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
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	19–15 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley
Assistant coaches	Andre LaFleur Bob Simon Brian Blaney
MVP	Bryce Cotton
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**	14	–	4		.778			35	–	5		.875
No. 8 Georgetown	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 15 Marquette	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
No. 16 Syracuse	11	–	7		.611			30	–	10		.750
No. 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.

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: "2013 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012. "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012. "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ricky Ledo (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Kent School Providence, Rhode Island G 3 Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr New London High School New London, Connecticut G 4 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia F 5 Sidiki Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Wadleigh High School Harlem, New York F 10 Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr McEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia G 11 Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Palo Verde High School Tucson, Arizona F 13 Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So The Miller School Yaoundé, Cameroon F 21 Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Loreto College Newcastle, England G 22 Ted Bancroft (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Eastern High School Lansing, Michigan F 25 Tyler Harris (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Dix Hills, New York G 32 Vincent Council 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Patterson School Brooklyn, New York F 33 Carson Desrosiers (I) 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 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 Homecoming	W 66–47	4–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
November 27* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports		Holy Cross Homecoming	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. 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.