2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Xavier 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

Previous season

The Friars 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandon Austin 1 F 6’6" 185 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Oregon. Was going to be eligible to play at the start of Oregon's fall quarter in 2014. Later, dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations
Josh Fortune 4 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred to Colorado
Kadeem Batts 10 F 6'9" 245 RS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Bryce Cotton 11 G 6'1" 165 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
Brice Kofane 13 F 6'8" 210 RS Junior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduate transferred to Monmouth
Lee Goldsbrough 21 F 6'9" 230 Senior Newcastle, England Graduated

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paschal Chukwu
C 		Westport, CT Fairfield College Prep 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 29, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Kyron Cartwright
PG 		Compton, CA Compton High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Apr 7, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2014 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • "2014 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • "2014 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

Class of 2015 recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Owens
PF 		Orlando, FL Oak Ridge High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 11, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Ryan Fazekas
SF 		Michigan City, IN Marquette Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 29, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Drew Edwards
SG 		Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 28, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
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:

Roster

2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ben Bentil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Andrew's School Wilmington, Delaware
G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New London High School New London, Connecticut
F 5 Rodney Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Kecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
G 12 Casey Woodring (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Fairfield Prep Westport, Connecticut
G 14 Tyree Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Bayreuth, Germany
F 21 Jalen Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 22 Ted Bancroft 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Bishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Eastern High School Lansing, Michigan
G 24 Kyron Cartwright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Compton High School Compton, California
F 25 Tyler Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Jr St. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York
G 32 Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Madison Memorial Montreal, Quebec
F 33 Carson Desrosiers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Central Catholic High School Windham, New Hampshire
F 34 Tom Planek (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fenwick High School Oak Park, Illinois
Head coach

Ed Cooley

Assistant coach(es)

Andre LaFleur
Bob Simon
Brian Blaney

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8*
4:00 pm 		Stonehill College W 93–49  –
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,234[1])
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 15*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Albany W 64–60  1–0
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,599[2])
Providence, RI
November 17*
9:00 pm, FS1 		Binghamton
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 66–45  2–0
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,033[3])
Providence, RI
November 20*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Navy
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 88–51  3–0
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,051[4])
Providence, RI
November 22*
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Florida State
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 80–54  4–0
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A[5])
Uncasville, CT
November 23*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Notre Dame
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 75–74  5–0
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513[6])
Uncasville, CT
November 28*
4:00 pm, FS1 		Yale W 72–66  6–0
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,045[7])
Providence, RI
November 30*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 1 Kentucky L 38–58  6–1
 Rupp Arena (23,601[8])
Lexington, KY
December 5*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boston College L 60–69  6–2
 Conte Forum (6,155)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 8*
9:00 pm, FS1 		Brown
Ocean State Cup 		L 67–77  6–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,124)
Providence, RI
December 10*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Rhode Island
Ocean State Cup 		W 68–60  7–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,246)
Providence, RI
December 13*
12:00 pm, FSN 		Stony Brook W 79–61  8–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,132)
Providence, RI
December 20*
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Massachusetts W 85–65  9–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,975)
Providence, RI
December 22*
9:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Miami (FL)
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational 		W 76–62  10–3
 Barclays Center (6,519)
Brooklyn, NY
Big East Conference Play
December 31
7:30 pm, FS1 		Creighton W 65–53  11–3 (1–0)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,961)
Providence, RI
January 3
2:00 pm, FSN 		at Marquette L 66–75  11–4 (1–1)
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,134)
Milwaukee, WI
January 6
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Butler W 66–62  12–4 (2–1)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,755)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10
12:00 pm, FS1 		Georgetown W 60–57 OT 13–4 (3–1)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,786)
Providence, RI
January 14
7:00 pm, FS1 		St. John's L 70–83  13–5 (3–2)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI
January 17
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Creighton W 74–65  14–5 (4–2)
 CenturyLink Center (17,640)
Omaha, NE
January 22
7:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 69–66 OT 15–5 (5–2)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,250)
Providence, RI
January 27
9:00 pm, FS1 		DePaul Dunkin' Donuts Center (–)
Providence, RI
January 29
2:00 pm, FS1 		DePaul W 83–72  16–5 (6–2)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,568)
Providence, RI
January 31
12:00 pm, FOX 		at St. John's L 66–75  16–6 (6–3)
 Madison Square Garden (8,973)
New York, NY
February 4
9:10 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 24 Georgetown W 74–71  17–6 (7–3)
 Verizon Center (7,981)
Washington, D.C.
February 7
1:00 pm, FS1 		at Xavier L 69–78  17–7 (7–4)
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
February 11
8:00 pm, FS1 		No. 6 Villanova L 68–74  17–8 (7–5)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
Providence, RI
February 14
4:00 pm, FSN 		Seton Hall W 69–62  18–8 (8–5)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,120)
Providence, RI
February 18
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at DePaul W 84–57  19–8 (9–5)
 Allstate Arena (5,923)
Rosemont, IL
February 24
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 25 at No. 6 Villanova L 61–89  19–9 (9–6)
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
March 1
3:30 pm, FS1 		No. 25 Marquette W 77–66  20–9 (10–6)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,568)
Providence, RI
March 4
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 24 at Seton Hall W 79–66  21–9 (11–6)
 Prudential Center (7,162)
Newark, NJ
March 7
12:00 noon, FSN 		No. 24 No. 21 Butler L 64–68  21–10 (11–7)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 12
2:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals 		W 74–57  22–10
 Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
March 13
7:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 4 Villanova
Semifinals 		L 61–63  22–11
 Madison Square Garden (15,194)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 20*
9:57 pm, truTV 		No. (6 E) vs. (11 E) Dayton
Second round 		L 53–66  22–12
 Nationwide Arena (17,584)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

Source:[9]

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV RV N/A
Coaches RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV

Notes

  1. ^ The game was postponed until January 29, 2015, due to the January 2015 nor'easter in New England.

References

  1. ^ "MBB vs. Stonehill College box score" (PDF). friars.com. Providence College. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "MBB vs. Albany box score". Providence College. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. Binghamton box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. Navy box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. Florida State box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. Notre Dame box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Yale box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. Kentucky box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Schedule". Friars.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.