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2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 16 Creighton 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

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

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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
Bob Simon
Brian Blaney


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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2013

Incoming recruits

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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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 October 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

Class of 2014 recruits

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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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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]

References

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  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. January 20, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bryce Cotton Named First Team All-BIG EAST, Kadeem Batts Named Second Team". Providence College. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.