2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Friars, led by second-year head coach Ed Cooley , played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center and were members of the Big East Conference . The Friars finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Cincinnati in the second round of the Big East tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charlotte and Robert Morris to advance to the NIT quarterfinals. There they lost to the eventual NIT champions, Baylor .
Previous season
The Friars finished the 2011–12 season 15–7, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in 16th place. They lost to Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament.
Offseason
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ian Baker PG Washington, D.C.
Arlington Country Day School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Mar 30, 2012
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 87
Kris Dunn PG New London, CT
New London HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 24, 2011
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 96
Josh Fortune SG Hampton, VA
Kecoughtan HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 26, 2010
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 89
Ricardo Ledo SG Providence, RI
Notre Dame Prep
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 5, 2011
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : #10 Rivals : #8 ESPN : #6
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Class of 2013 recruits
Roster
2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Ricky Ledo (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr South Kent School
Providence, Rhode Island
G 3
Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr New London High School
New London, Connecticut
G 4
Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr Kecoughtan High School
Hampton, Virginia
F 5
Sidiki Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So Wadleigh High School
Harlem, New York
F 10
Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr McEachern High School
Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11
Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Jr Palo Verde High School
Tucson, Arizona
F 13
Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS So The Miller School
Yaoundé , Cameroon
F 21
Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Jr Loreto College
Newcastle, England
G 22
Ted Bancroft (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Bishop Stang High School
Marion, Massachusetts
F 23
LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So Eastern High School
Lansing, Michigan
F 25
Tyler Harris (I)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So St. Benedict's Prep
Dix Hills, New York
G 32
Vincent Council 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr The Patterson School
Brooklyn, New York
F 33
Carson Desrosiers (I)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Jr Central Catholic High School
Windham, New Hampshire
Head coach Ed Cooley
Assistant coach(es) Andre LaFleur
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
Bench 3
F/C Kadeem Batts
Lee Goldsbrough
Brice Kofane
(Sidiki Johnson)
F LaDontae Henton
G/F Kris Dunn
Ted Bancroft (W)
G Bryce Cotton
Josh Fortune
PG Vincent Council
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Exhibition games
October 27 *2:00 pm
Assumption (D-II )W 88–45 Alumni Hall Providence, RI
November 3 *7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Rhode Island College (D-III )W 76–52 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Non-conference games
November 10 *2:00 pm
NJIT W 64–63 1–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
November 12 *7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Bryant W 81–49 2–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
November 15 *7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Massachusetts Puerto Rico Tip-Off First RoundL 75–77 2–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 16 *7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Penn State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation L 52–55 OT
2–2
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 18 *11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. UNC Asheville Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game W 72–67 3–2
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 23 *7:00 pm
Fairfield Homecoming W 66–47 4–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
November 27 *7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Holy Cross Homecoming W 61–42 5–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
December 1 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
Mississippi State SEC–Big East Challenge W 73–63 6–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
December 6 *7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Rhode Island W 72–57 7–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
December 18 *7:00 pm
Colgate W 79–45 8–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
December 22 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boston College
L 68–71 8–3
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28 *7:00 pm, NBC Sports
at Brown
L 68–69 8–4
Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center Providence, RI
Big East regular season
January 2 6:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
at No. 4 Louisville
L 62–80 8–5 (0–1)
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 5 8:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
DePaul L 73–83 8–6 (0–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 9 7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
No. 7 Syracuse
L 66–72 8–7 (0–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 13 12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
at Seton Hall
W 67–55 9–7 (1–3)
Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 16 7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
at Georgetown
L 65–74 9–8 (1–4)
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
January 19 4:00 pm, Cox Sports/MSG
Villanova W 69–66 10–8 (2–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 22 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Pittsburgh L 64–68 10–9 (2–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 26 2:00 pm, Cox Sports/MSG
at Marquette
L 71–81 10–10 (2–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Connecticut L 79–82 OT
10–11 (2–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 3 12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
at Villanova
W 55–52 11–11 (3–7)
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 6 7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
No. 17 Cincinnati
W 54–50 12–11 (4–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 13 9:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida
W 76–66 13–11 (5–7)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 16 12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
No. 21 Notre Dame
W 71–54 14–11 (6–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Syracuse
L 59–84 14–12 (6–8)
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 23 9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers
W 76–72 15–12 (7–8)
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
March 2 8:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
St. John's W 62–59 16–12 (8–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
March 5 9:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
Seton Hall W 76–66 17–12 (9–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
March 9 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Connecticut
L 59–63 OT
17–13 (9–9)
Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
March 13 12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Cincinnati Second Round L 44–61 17–14 (9–9)
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT
March 20 *7:15 pm, ESPN3
No. 4
No. 5 Charlotte First Round W 75–66 18–14 (9–9)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
March 25 *7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 4
No. 8 Robert Morris Second Round W 77–68 19–14 (9–9)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
March 27 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
at No. 2 Baylor Quarterfinals L 68–79 19–15 (9–9)
Ferrell Center Waco, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time [ 2] .
Awards and honors
Recipient
Award(s)
Ted Bancroft
2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[ 3]
Kadeem Batts
2013 Big East Co-Most Improved Player Award[ 4] [ 5] USBWA All-District 1[ 6] Marvin Barnes Co-Defensive Player Award[ 3] Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award[ 3] [ 7]
Bryce Cotton
2013 All-Big East First Team[ 5] USBWA All-District 1[ 6] NABC Division I All-District 5 Second Team[ 8] Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award[ 3] [ 3]
Vincent Council
2013 John Zannini Coaches' Award[ 3] [ 9] John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidate[ 10]
Kris Dunn
2013 Co-Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award[ 3] Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award[ 3]
Lee Goldsbrough
2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[ 3]
LaDontae Henton
2013 Top Rebounder Award[ 3]
References
^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.^ "Schedule" . Friars.com . Retrieved October 10, 2012 .^ a b c d e f g h i j "Men's Basketball Holds Annual End of the Year Awards Banquet" . Friars.com . April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013 .^ "Kadeem Batts Named Co-Winner Of BIG EAST Most Improved" . Friars.com . March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .^ a b "Bryce Cotton And Kadeem Batts Earn BIG EAST Season Honors" . Friars.com . March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .^ a b "Napier USBWA District I Player Of Year" . UConnHuskies.com . March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .^ McNamara, Kevin (February 11, 2013). "PC's Kadeem Batts wins Big East Player of Week honor" . The Providence Journal . Retrieved February 11, 2013 . ^ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012-13 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF) . NABC the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .^ "Louisville's Siva Named BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year" . Big East Conference the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012 .^ "John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Preseason Top 50" . John R. Wooden Award . Retrieved December 13, 2012 .
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