2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2014–15 record22–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Villanova †16–2 .889  33–3  .917
Georgetown12–6 .667  22–11  .667
No. 23 Butler12–6 .667  23–11  .676
Providence11–7 .611  22–12  .647
St. John's10–8 .556  21–12  .636
No. 22 Xavier9–9 .500  23–14  .622
DePaul6–12 .333  12–20  .375
Seton Hall6–12 .333  16–15  .516
Marquette4–14 .222  13–19  .406
Creighton4–14 .222  14–19  .424
† 2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Austin1F6’6"185FreshmanPhiladelphia, PATransferred 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 Fortune4G6'5"205SophomoreHampton, VATransferred to Colorado
Kadeem Batts10F6'9"245RS SeniorBoston, MAGraduated
Bryce Cotton11G6'1"165SeniorTucson, AZGraduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
Brice Kofane13F6'8"210RS JuniorYaoundé, CameroonGraduate transferred to Monmouth
Lee Goldsbrough21F6'9"230SeniorNewcastle, EnglandGraduated

Incoming 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 1 in (2.16 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) 155 lb (70 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:

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

    Class of 2015 recruits
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      F 0 Ben Bentil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrSt. Andrew's School Wilmington, Delaware
      G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoNew London High School New London, Connecticut
      F 5 Rodney Bullock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
      G 12 Casey Woodring (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
      C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)226 lb (103 kg) FrFairfield Prep Westport, Connecticut
      G 14 Tyree Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrGraf-Münster-Gymnasium Bayreuth, Germany
      F 21 Jalen Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHuntington Prep Murfreesboro, Tennessee
      G 22 Ted Bancroft 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSBishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
      F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrEastern High School Lansing, Michigan
      G 24 Kyron Cartwright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCompton High School Compton, California
      F 25 Tyler Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS JrSt. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York
      G 32 Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoMadison Memorial Montreal, Quebec
      F 33 Carson Desrosiers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrCentral Catholic High School Windham, New Hampshire
      F 34 Tom Planek (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrFenwick 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.
      PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
      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

        References
        1. "MBB vs. Stonehill College box score" (PDF). friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
        2. "MBB vs. Albany box score". Providence College. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
        3. "MBB vs. Binghamton box score". friars.com. Providence College. Retrieved 17 November 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.
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