2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by second-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center and were members of the Big East Conference. The Friars finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Cincinnati in the second round of the Big East Tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charlotte and Robert Morris to advance to the NIT quarterfinals. There they lost to the eventual NIT champions, Baylor.

2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball
NIT, #4, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record1915 (99 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
MVPBryce Cotton
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Georgetown144 .778  257  .781
No. 15 Marquette144 .778  269  .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh126 .667  249  .727
No. 16 Syracuse117 .611  3010  .750
No. 23 Notre Dame117 .611  2510  .714
Villanova108 .556  2014  .588
Connecticut*108 .556  2010  .667
Cincinnati99 .500  2212  .647
Providence99 .500  1915  .559
St. John's810 .444  1716  .515
Rutgers513 .278  1516  .484
Seton Hall315 .167  1518  .455
South Florida315 .167  1219  .387
DePaul216 .111  1121  .344
No. 2 Louisville†**04 .000  05  .000
2013 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. **Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 6 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(35–5)(14–4)

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2011–12 season 15–7, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in 16th place. They lost to Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Offseason

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ian Baker
PG
Washington, D.C. Arlington Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 30, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Kris Dunn
PG
New London, CT New London HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Josh Fortune
SG
Hampton, VA Kecoughtan HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Ricardo Ledo
SG
Providence, RI Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #10   Rivals: #8  ESPN: #6
  • 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:

  • "2012 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  • "2012 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  • "2012 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

    Class of 2013 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:

      Roster

      2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 1 Ricky Ledo (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSouth Kent School Providence, Rhode Island
      G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNew London High School New London, Connecticut
      G 4 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
      F 5 Sidiki Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoWadleigh High School Harlem, New York
      F 10 Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrMcEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia
      G 11 Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrPalo Verde High School Tucson, Arizona
      F 13 Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoThe Miller School Yaoundé, Cameroon
      F 21 Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrLoreto College Newcastle, England
      G 22 Ted Bancroft (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
      F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoEastern High School Lansing, Michigan
      F 25 Tyler Harris (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSt. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York
      G 32 Vincent Council 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrThe Patterson School Brooklyn, New York
      F 33 Carson Desrosiers (I) 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 10, 2012

      Depth chart

      Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
      F/C Kadeem Batts Lee Goldsbrough Brice Kofane (Sidiki Johnson)
      F LaDontae Henton
      G/F Kris Dunn Ted Bancroft (W)
      G Bryce Cotton Josh Fortune
      PG Vincent Council

      Schedule

      Date
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
      city, state
      Exhibition games
      October 27*
      2:00 pm
      Assumption (D-II) W 88–45 
      Alumni Hall 
      Providence, RI
      November 3*
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports
      Rhode Island College (D-III) W 76–52 
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      Non-conference games
      November 10*
      2:00 pm
      NJIT W 64–63  1–0
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      November 12*
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports
      Bryant W 81–49  2–0
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      November 15*
      7:30 pm, ESPNU
      vs. Massachusetts
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round
      L 75–77  2–1
      Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
      Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      November 16*
      7:30 pm, ESPN3
      vs. Penn State
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation
      L 52–55 OT 2–2
      Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
      Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      November 18*
      11:00 am, ESPNU
      vs. UNC Asheville
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game
      W 72–67  3–2
      Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
      Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      November 23*
      7:00 pm
      Fairfield W 66–47  4–2
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      November 27*
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports
      Holy Cross W 61–42  5–2
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      December 1*
      12:00 pm, ESPNU
      Mississippi State
      SEC–Big East Challenge
      W 73–63  6–2
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      December 6*
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports
      Rhode Island W 72–57  7–2
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      December 18*
      7:00 pm
      Colgate W 79–45  8–2
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      December 22*
      2:00 pm, ESPN3
      at Boston College L 68–71  8–3
      Conte Forum 
      Chestnut Hill, MA
      December 28*
      7:00 pm, NBC Sports
      at Brown L 68–69  8–4
      Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center 
      Providence, RI
      Big East regular season
      January 2
      6:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      at No. 4 Louisville L 62–80  8–5 (0–1)
      KFC Yum! Center 
      Louisville, KY
      January 5
      8:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      DePaul L 73–83  8–6 (0–2)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      January 9
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      No. 7 Syracuse L 66–72  8–7 (0–3)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      January 13
      12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      at Seton Hall W 67–55  9–7 (1–3)
      Prudential Center 
      Newark, NJ
      January 16
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      at Georgetown L 65–74  9–8 (1–4)
      Verizon Center 
      Washington, D.C.
      January 19
      4:00 pm, Cox Sports/MSG
      Villanova W 69–66  10–8 (2–4)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      January 22
      7:00 pm, ESPN2
      Pittsburgh L 64–68  10–9 (2–5)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      January 26
      2:00 pm, Cox Sports/MSG
      at Marquette L 71–81  10–10 (2–6)
      BMO Harris Bradley Center 
      Milwaukee, WI
      January 31
      7:00 pm, ESPN2
      Connecticut L 79–82 OT 10–11 (2–7)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      February 3
      12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      at Villanova W 55–52  11–11 (3–7)
      The Pavilion 
      Villanova, PA
      February 6
      7:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      No. 17 Cincinnati W 54–50  12–11 (4–7)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      February 13
      9:00 pm, ESPNU
      at South Florida W 76–66  13–11 (5–7)
      USF Sun Dome 
      Tampa, FL
      February 16
      12:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      No. 21 Notre Dame W 71–54  14–11 (6–7)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      February 20
      7:00 pm, ESPN2
      at No. 8 Syracuse L 59–84  14–12 (6–8)
      Carrier Dome 
      Syracuse, NY
      February 23
      9:00 pm, ESPNU
      at Rutgers W 76–72  15–12 (7–8)
      Louis Brown Athletic Center 
      Piscataway, NJ
      March 2
      8:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      St. John's W 62–59  16–12 (8–8)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      March 5
      9:00 pm, Cox Sports/SNY
      Seton Hall W 76–66  17–12 (9–8)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      March 9
      12:00 pm, ESPNU
      at Connecticut L 59–63 OT 17–13 (9–9)
      Gampel Pavilion 
      Storrs, CT
      Big East Tournament
      March 13
      12:00 pm, ESPN
      vs. Cincinnati
      Second Round
      L 44–61  17–14 (9–9)
      Madison Square Garden 
      New York, NY
      NIT
      March 20*
      7:15 pm, ESPN3
      No. 4 No. 5 Charlotte
      First Round
      W 75–66  18–14 (9–9)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      March 25*
      7:00 pm, ESPNews
      No. 4 No. 8 Robert Morris
      Second Round
      W 77–68  19–14 (9–9)
      Dunkin' Donuts Center 
      Providence, RI
      March 27*
      9:00 pm, ESPN2
      No. 4 at No. 2 Baylor
      Quarterfinals
      L 68–79  19–15 (9–9)
      Ferrell Center 
      Waco, TX
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Eastern Time[2].

      Awards and honors

      Recipient Award(s)
      Ted Bancroft 2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[3]
      Kadeem Batts 2013 Big East Co-Most Improved Player Award[4]
      2013 All-Big East Honorable Mention[5]
      2013 USBWA All-District 1[6]
      2013 Marvin Barnes Co-Defensive Player Award[3]
      2013 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award[3]
      February 11: Big East Player of the Week[7]
      Bryce Cotton 2013 All-Big East First Team[5]
      2013 USBWA All-District 1[6]
      2013 NABC Division I All-District 5 Second Team[8]
      2013 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award[3]
      2013 Thomas Ramos Academic Award[3]
      Vincent Council 2013 John Zannini Coaches' Award[3]
      2012 Preseason All-Big East First Team[9]
      2013 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidate[10]
      Kris Dunn 2013 Co-Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award[3]
      2013 Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award[3]
      Lee Goldsbrough 2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[3]
      LaDontae Henton 2013 Top Rebounder Award[3]

      References

      1. "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
      2. "Schedule". Friars.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
      3. "Men's Basketball Holds Annual End of the Year Awards Banquet". Friars.com. April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
      4. "Kadeem Batts Named Co-Winner Of BIG EAST Most Improved". Friars.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
      5. "Bryce Cotton And Kadeem Batts Earn BIG EAST Season Honors". Friars.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
      6. "Napier USBWA District I Player Of Year". UConnHuskies.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
      7. McNamara, Kevin (February 11, 2013). "PC's Kadeem Batts wins Big East Player of Week honor". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
      8. "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012-13 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF). NABC. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
      9. "Louisville's Siva Named BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. October 17, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
      10. "John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Preseason Top 50". John R. Wooden Award. November 8, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
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