2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2013–14 record23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coachEd Cooley
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889  295  .853
No. 16 Creighton144 .778  278  .771
Providence108 .556  2312  .657
Xavier108 .556  2113  .618
St. John's108 .556  2013  .606
Marquette99 .500  1715  .531
Georgetown810 .444  1815  .545
Seton Hall612 .333  1717  .500
Butler414 .222  1417  .452
DePaul315 .167  1221  .364
2014 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[1]

Roster

2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brandon Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrImhotep Charter High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoNew London High School New London, Connecticut
G 4 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
F 5 Rodney Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
F 10 Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrMcEachern High School Boston, Massachusetts
G 11 Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrPalo Verde High School Tucson, Arizona
G 12 Casey Woodring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
F 13 Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrThe Miller School of Albemarle Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 21 Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLoreto College Newcastle, England
G 22 Ted Bancroft 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrEastern High School Lansing, Michigan
F 25 Tyler Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoSt. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York
G 32 Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMadison Memorial Montreal, Quebec
F 33 Carson Desrosiers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrCentral Catholic High School Windham, New Hampshire
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
Last update: October 21, 2013

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Austin
SF
Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute Charter HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 19, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Rodney Bullock
SF
Hampton, VA Kecoughtan HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 3, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
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:

  • "2013 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  • "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  • "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

    Class of 2014 recruits

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    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 
    Recruiting 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 
    Recruiting 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 
    Recruiting 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 
    Recruiting 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition games
      November 3*
      7:00 pm
      Rhode Island College W 97–65 
      Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,146)
      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 Round
      W 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 (2,275)
      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 (8,086)
      Brooklyn, NY
      December 5*
      8:00 pm, CBSSN
      at Rhode Island W 50–49  8–2
      Ryan Center (7,657)
      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 (9,493)
      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 (6,500)
      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 (4,709)
      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 (15,248)
      Milwaukee, WI
      February 1
      12:00 pm, FSN
      at DePaul W 77–72  16–6 (6–3)
      Allstate Arena (7,139)
      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 (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      February 10
      7:00 pm, FS1
      at Georgetown L 71–83  16–9 (6–6)
      Verizon Center (8,063)
      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 (6,857)
      Indianapolis, IN
      February 28
      7:00 pm, CBSSN
      at Seton Hall W 74–69  19–10 (9–7)
      Prudential Center (8,125)
      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 (18,868)
      Omaha, NE
      Big East Tournament
      March 13
      3:30 pm, FS1
      vs. St. John's
      Quarterfinals
      W 79–74  21–11
      Madison Square Garden (14,925)
      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 (11,690)
      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]
      First-Team All-Big East[4]
      Big East Tournament MVP
      Kadeem Batts Second-Team All-Big East[5]
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      References

      1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
      2. "Schedule". Friars.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
      3. "Bryce Cotton Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week". Providence College. 20 Jan 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
      4. "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
      5. "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. 9 Mar 2014. Retrieved 16 Mar 2014.
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