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
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley
Assistant coaches	Andre LaFleur Bob Simon Brian Blaney
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

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 Bob Simon Brian Blaney Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 21, 2013

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (87)
Rodney Bullock SF	Hampton, VA	Kecoughtan HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 3, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Providence Signees". Scout. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

Class of 2014 recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (86)
Jalen Lindsey SF	Franklin, TN	Huntington Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 15, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (83)
Ben Bentil PF	Middletown, DE	Saint Andrew's School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 30, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Kyron Cartwright PG	Compton, CA	Compton High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 7, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (72)
Tyree Chambers PG	Bayreuth, Germany	Graf-Münster-Gymnasium	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Aug 30, 2014
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

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.

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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]