2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fifth-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 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round, then lost to North Carolina in the second round.

2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2015–16 record24–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Brian Blaney
  • Jeff Battle
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889  355  .875
No. 9 Xavier144 .778  285  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall126 .667  259  .735
Providence108 .556  2411  .686
Butler108 .556  2211  .667
Creighton99 .500  2015  .571
Marquette810 .444  2013  .606
Georgetown711 .389  1518  .455
DePaul315 .167  922  .290
St. John's117 .056  824  .250
2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2014–15 season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed, losing to Dayton in the Second Round.

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ted Bancroft22G6'6"215RS SeniorMarion, MAGraduated
Paschal Chukwu13C7'2"226FreshmanWestport, CTTransferred to Syracuse
Carson Desrosiers33F7'0"250SeniorWindham, NHGraduated
Tyler Harris25F6'9"223RS JuniorDix Hills, NYGraduated, transferred to Auburn
LaDontae Henton23F6'6"215SeniorLansing, MIGraduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Fazekas
PF
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: 80
Drew Edwards
SG
Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Ricky Council II
SF
Durham, NC Moravian Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Quadree Smith
C
Temple Hills, Maryland IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jun 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.

    Roster

    2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Ben Bentil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSt. Andrew's School Wilmington, Delaware
    G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrNew London High School New London, Connecticut
    F 5 Rodney Bullock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoKecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
    F 10 Quadree Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)285 lb (129 kg) FrIMG Academy Temple Hills, Maryland
    G 12 Casey Woodring (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
    G 14 Tyree Chambers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoGraf-Münster-Gymnasium Bayreuth, Germany
    F 21 Jalen Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHuntington Prep Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    G 22 Ricky Council II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMoravian Prep Durham, North Carolina
    G 24 Kyron Cartwright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCompton High School Compton, California
    F 25 Drew Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCalvert Hall Perry Hall, Maryland
    G 32 Junior Lomomba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrMadison Memorial Montreal, Quebec
    F 34 Tom Planek (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoFenwick High School Oak Park, Illinois
    G 35 Ryan Fazekas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMarquette Catholic High School Chesterton, Indiana
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    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
    Oct 31, 2015*
    2:00 pm
    Stonehill W 92–76 
    Dunkin' Donuts Center 
    Providence, RI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 14, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FSN
    Harvard W 76–64  1–0
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,477)
    Providence, RI
    Nov 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Illinois
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    W 60–59  2–0
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,069)
    Providence, RI
    Nov 21, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FSN
    Brown
    Ocean State Cup
    W 94–73  3–0
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,706)
    Providence, RI
    Nov 23, 2015*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    NJIT W 83–76  4–0
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,009)
    Providence, RI
    Nov 26, 2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Evansville
    Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
    W 74–64  5–0
    Titan Gym (2,460)
    Fullerton, CA
    Nov 27, 2015*
    10:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 11 Arizona
    Wooden Legacy semifinals
    W 69–65  6–0
    Titan Gym (2,873)
    Fullerton, CA
    Nov 29, 2015*
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 3 Michigan State
    Wooden Legacy championship
    L 64–77  6–1
    Honda Center (4,393)
    Anaheim, CA
    Dec 2, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FSN
    No. 23 Hartford W 89–66  7–1
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,169)
    Providence, RI
    Dec 5, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 at Rhode Island
    Ocean State Cup
    W 74–72  8–1
    Ryan Center (7,678)
    Kingston, RI
    Dec 9, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 15 Boston College
    Wooden Legacy Non-Bracket game
    W 66–51  9–1
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,425)
    Providence, RI
    Dec 12, 2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 15 Bryant
    Ocean State Cup
    W 74–67  10–1
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,369)
    Providence, RI
    Dec 19, 2015*
    8:00 pm, FSN
    No. 14 Rider W 73–65  11–1
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,852)
    Providence, RI
    Dec 21, 2015*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 10 at Massachusetts W 90–66  12–1
    Mullins Center (4,411)
    Amherst, MA
    Big East regular season
    Dec 31, 2015
    2:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 12 at No. 9 Butler W 81–73  13–1
    (1–0)
    Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Jan 2, 2016
    3:30 pm, FS1
    No. 12 St. John's
    Big East New Year's Marathon
    W 83–65  14–1
    (2–0)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 5, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 8 Marquette L 64–65  14–2
    (2–1)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,446)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 12, 2016
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 12 at Creighton W 50–48  15–2
    (3–1)
    CenturyLink Center (17,073)
    Omaha, NE
    Jan 16, 2016
    4:30 pm, FS1
    No. 12 Seton Hall L 72–81  15–3
    (3–2)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,148)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 19, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 16 No. 18 Butler W 71–68  16–3
    (4–2)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,918)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 23, 2016
    12:00 pm, FOX
    No. 16 at No. 4 Villanova W 82–76  17–3
    (5–2)
    Wells Fargo Center (7,191)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 26, 2016
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 10 No. 7 Xavier L 68–75  17–4
    (5–3)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,804)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 30, 2016
    8:00 pm, FS1
    No. 10 at Georgetown W 73–69  18–4
    (6–3)
    Verizon Center (14,481)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 2, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1
    No. 11 at DePaul L 70–77  18–5
    (6–4)
    Allstate Arena (5,114)
    Rosemont, IL
    Feb 6, 2016
    2:30 pm, FS1
    No. 11 No. 4 Villanova L 60–72  18–6
    (6–5)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,883)
    Providence, RI
    Feb 10, 2016
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 20 at Marquette L 91–96  18–7
    (6–6)
    BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,616)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Feb 13, 2016
    12:07 pm, FOX
    No. 20 Georgetown W 75–72  19–7
    (7–6)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,582)
    Providence, RI
    Feb 17, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 23 at No. 8 Xavier L 74–85  19–8
    (7–7)
    Cintas Center (10,336)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 25, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at Seton Hall L 52–70  19–9
    (7–8)
    Prudential Center (8,600)
    Newark, NJ
    Feb 27 2016
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    DePaul W 87–66  20–9
    (8–8)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,435)
    Providence, RI
    Mar 2, 2016
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    Creighton W 70–66  21–9
    (9–8)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,252)
    Providence, RI
    Mar 5, 2016
    12:30 pm, FS1
    at St. John's W 90–76  22–9
    (10–8)
    Madison Square Garden (10,079)
    New York, NY
    Big East Tournament
    Mar 10, 2016
    2:30 pm, FS1
    (4) vs. (5) Butler
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–60  23–9
    Madison Square Garden (14,869)
    New York City, NY
    Mar 11, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1
    (4) vs. (1) No. 3 Villanova
    Semifinals
    L 68–76  23–10
    Madison Square Garden (17,130)
    New York City, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2016*
    9:50 pm, TBS
    (9 E) vs. (8 E) USC
    First round
    W 70–69  24–10
    PNC Arena (17,387)
    Raleigh, NC
    Mar 19, 2016*
    9:40 pm, TBS
    (9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 North Carolina
    Second round
    L 66–85  24–11
    PNC Arena (19,433)
    Raleigh, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
    AP RV RV RV 23 15 14 10 12 8 12 16 10 11 20 23 RV NR RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV RV NR 24 18 14 14 13 9 12 17 10 11 17 20 24 RV RV RV RV

    References

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