2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball

NIT, #4, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record	19–15 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Bob Simon
Assistant coach	Brian Blaney
MVP	Bryce Cotton
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Louisville†	14	–	4	.778	35	–	5	.875
#8 Georgetown	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
#15 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
#20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
#16 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
#23 Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Providence	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15	.167	15	–	18	.455
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 2013^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

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.

Roster

2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Ledo, RickyRicky Ledo (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent School	Providence, Rhode Island
1.5 !G	3	Dunn, KrisKris Dunn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New London High School	New London, Connecticut
1.5 !G	4	Fortune, JoshJosh Fortune	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kecoughtan High School	Hampton, Virginia
3.5 !F	5	Johnson, SidikiSidiki Johnson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Wadleigh High School	Harlem, New York
3.5 !F	10	Batts, KadeemKadeem Batts	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	McEachern High School	Powder Springs, Georgia
1.5 !G	11	Cotton, BryceBryce Cotton	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Palo Verde High School	Tucson, Arizona
3.5 !F	13	Kofane, BriceBrice Kofane	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	The Miller School	Yaoundé, Cameroon
3.5 !F	21	Goldsbrough, LeeLee Goldsbrough	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Loreto College	Newcastle, England
1.5 !G	22	Bancroft, TedTed Bancroft (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Stang High School	Marion, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	23	Henton, LaDontaeLaDontae Henton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Eastern High School	Lansing, Michigan
3.5 !F	25	Harris, TylerTyler Harris (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Benedict's Prep	Dix Hills, New York
1.5 !G	32	Council, VincentVincent Council	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	The Patterson School	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	33	Desrosiers, CarsonCarson Desrosiers (I)	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !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 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

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
Ian Baker PG	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
Kris Dunn PG	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
Josh Fortune SG	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
Ricardo Ledo SG	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 30 March 2012. "2012 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012. "2012 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 30 March 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
Brandon Austin SF	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
Rodney Bullock SF	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: "2013 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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

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

Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972) Providence Civic Center/Dunkin Donuts Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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