2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Friars, led by third-year head coach Ed Cooley , played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center , and were in their first season as members of the reorganized Big East Conference . They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They were champions of the Big East tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.
Roster
2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Brandon Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Imhotep Charter High School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3
Kris Dunn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
So New London High School
New London, Connecticut
G 4
Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So Kecoughtan High School
Hampton, Virginia
F 5
Rodney Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr Kecoughtan High School
Hampton, Virginia
F 10
Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr McEachern High School
Boston, Massachusetts
G 11
Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Sr Palo Verde High School
Tucson, Arizona
G 12
Casey Woodring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Cushing Academy
Darien, Connecticut
F 13
Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr The Miller School of Albemarle
Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 21
Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Sr Loreto College
Newcastle, England
G 22
Ted Bancroft 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Bishop Stang High School
Marion, Massachusetts
F 23
LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr Eastern High School
Lansing, Michigan
F 25
Tyler Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS So St. Benedict's Prep
Dix Hills, New York
G 32
Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So Madison Memorial
Montreal, Quebec
F 33
Carson Desrosiers 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
Incoming recruits
Class of 2014 recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Paschal Chukwu C Westport, CT
Fairfield College Prep
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Aug 29, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 86
Jalen Lindsey SF Franklin, TN
Huntington Prep
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jul 15, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 83
Ben Bentil PF Middletown, DE
Saint Andrew's School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sep 30, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Kyron Cartwright PG Compton, CA
Compton High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Apr 7, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 72
Tyree Chambers PG Bayreuth, Germany
Graf-Münster-Gymnasium
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Aug 30, 2014
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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:
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition games
November 3 *7:00 pm
Rhode Island College W 97–65 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Regular season
November 8 *6:00 pm, FS1
Boston College W 82–78 OT
1–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,867)Providence, RI
November 13 *7:00 pm, FSN
Brown W 73–69 2–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,891)Providence, RI
November 16 *7:00 pm, FS2
Marist Paradise Jam tournament Opening RoundW 93–48 3–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,799)Providence, RI
November 18 *7:00 pm, FS1
Vermont W 70–49 4–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,021)Providence, RI
November 22 *6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam tournament first round W 67–60 5–0
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI
November 24 *9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals W 71–63 6–0
Sports and Fitness Center (1,766)Saint Thomas, VI
November 25 *10:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament championship L 52–56 6–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,655)Saint Thomas, VI
November 29 *12:30 pm, FS1
Fairfield W 78–69 7–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,769)Providence, RI
December 1 *8:30 pm, FS1
vs. No. 3 Kentucky
L 65–79 7–2
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 5 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode Island
W 50–49 8–2
Ryan Center Kingston, RI
December 17 *7:00 pm, FS1
Yale W 76–74 9–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,281)Providence, RI
December 21 *2:00 pm, FSN
Maine W 94–70 10–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,328)Providence, RI
December 28 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 23 Massachusetts
L 67–69 OT
10–3
Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 31 2:30 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 80–81 2OT
10–4 (0–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,568)Providence, RI
January 5 7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 11 Villanova
L 61–91 10–5 (0–2)
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 8 7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 70–52 11–5 (1–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,187)Providence, RI
January 16 7:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's
W 84–83 2OT
12–5 (2–2)
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 18 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 20 Creighton
W 81–68 13–5 (3–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,026)Providence, RI
January 21 9:00 pm, FS1
Butler W 65–56 14–5 (4–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (2,022)Providence, RI
January 25 12:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 81–72 15–5 (5–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,112)Providence, RI
January 30 12:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette
L 50–61 15–6 (5–3)
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 1 12:00 pm, FSN
at DePaul
W 77–72 16–6 (6–3)
Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
February 4 7:00 pm, FS1
St. John's L 76–86 16–7 (6–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798)Providence, RI
February 8 3:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier
L 53–59 16–8 (6–5)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 10 7:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
L 71–83 16–9 (6–6)
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
February 15 2:00 pm, FSN
DePaul W 84–61 17–9 (7–6)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069)Providence, RI
February 18 7:00 pm, FS1
No. 9 Villanova
L 79–82 2OT
17–10 (7–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106)Providence, RI
February 23 6:00 pm, FS1
at Butler
W 87–81 18–10 (8–7)
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 28 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Seton Hall
W 74–69 19–10 (9–7)
Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 4 9:00 pm, FS1
Marquette W 81–80 20–10 (10–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,469)Providence, RI
March 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 Creighton
L 73–88 20–11 (10–8)
CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 13 3:30 pm, FS1
vs. St. John's Quarterfinals W 79–74 21–11
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
March 14 7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall Semifinals W 80–74 22–11
Madison Square Garden (15,580)New York City, NY
March 15 8:30 pm, FS1
vs. No. 14 Creighton Championship W 65–58 23–11
Madison Square Garden (15,290)New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21 7:20 pm, TNT
No. (11 E)
vs. No. 19 (6 E) North Carolina Second round L 77–79 23–12
AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) denote seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:[ 2]
Awards and honors
Recipient
Award(s)
Bryce Cotton
Big East Player of the Week (Jan 13-Jan 19)[ 3] [ 4] Big East tournament MVP
Kadeem Batts
Second-Team All-Big East[ 5]
References
^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.^ "Schedule" . Friars.com . Retrieved October 22, 2013 .^ "Bryce Cotton Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week" . Providence College. January 20, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .^ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team" . Providence College. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .^ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team" . Providence College. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
