# 2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by third-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were in their first season as members of the reorganized Big East Conference. They 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.

## Roster
### Incoming 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 22, 2013. "2013 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. ||||||

### Class of 2014 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 0 in (2.13 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) | 165 lb (75 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: 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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 22, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition games ||||||
| November 3* 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island College | W 97–65 | | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,146) Providence, RI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Boston College | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,867) Providence, RI |
| November 13* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Brown | W 73–69 | 2–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,891) Providence, RI |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Marist Paradise Jam tournament Opening Round | W 93–48 | 3–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,799) Providence, RI |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Vermont | W 70–49 | 4–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,021) Providence, RI |
| November 22* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam tournament first round | W 67–60 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,275) Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 24* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals | W 71–63 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,766) Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 25* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament championship | L 52–56 | 6–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,655) Saint Thomas, VI |
| November 29* 12:30 pm, FS1 | | Fairfield | W 78–69 | 7–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,769) Providence, RI |
| December 1* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 3 Kentucky | L 65–79 | 7–2 | Barclays Center (8,086) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 5* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 50–49 | 8–2 | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI |
| December 17* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Yale | W 76–74 | 9–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,281) Providence, RI |
| December 21* 2:00 pm, FSN | | Maine | W 94–70 | 10–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,328) Providence, RI |
| December 28* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 23 Massachusetts | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| December 31 2:30 pm, FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 80–81 $^{2OT}$ | 10–4 (0–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,568) Providence, RI |
| January 5 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 11 Villanova | L 61–91 | 10–5 (0–2) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| January 8 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 70–52 | 11–5 (1–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,187) Providence, RI |
| January 16 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | W 84–83 $^{2OT}$ | 12–5 (2–2) | Carnesecca Arena (4,709) Queens, NY |
| January 18 8:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 20 Creighton | W 81–68 | 13–5 (3–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,026) Providence, RI |
| January 21 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Butler | W 65–56 | 14–5 (4–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (2,022) Providence, RI |
| January 25 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | W 81–72 | 15–5 (5–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,112) Providence, RI |
| January 30 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 50–61 | 15–6 (5–3) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,248) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 1 12:00 pm, FSN | | at DePaul | W 77–72 | 16–6 (6–3) | Allstate Arena (7,139) Rosemont, IL |
| February 4 7:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | L 76–86 | 16–7 (6–4) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798) Providence, RI |
| February 8 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 53–59 | 16–8 (6–5) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 10 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 71–83 | 16–9 (6–6) | Verizon Center (8,063) Washington, D.C. |
| February 15 2:00 pm, FSN | | DePaul | W 84–61 | 17–9 (7–6) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069) Providence, RI |
| February 18 7:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 9 Villanova | L 79–82 $^{2OT}$ | 17–10 (7–7) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106) Providence, RI |
| February 23 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | W 87–81 | 18–10 (8–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,857) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 28 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Seton Hall | W 74–69 | 19–10 (9–7) | Prudential Center (8,125) Newark, NJ |
| March 4 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | W 81–80 | 20–10 (10–7) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,469) Providence, RI |
| March 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 13 Creighton | L 73–88 | 20–11 (10–8) | CenturyLink Center (18,868) Omaha, NE |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 13 3:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. St. John's Quarterfinals | W 79–74 | 21–11 | Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY |
| March 14 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Seton Hall Semifinals | W 80–74 | 22–11 | Madison Square Garden (15,580) New York City, NY |
| March 15 8:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 14 Creighton Championship | W 65–58 | 23–11 | Madison Square Garden (15,290) New York City, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21 7:20 pm, TNT | No. (11 E) | vs. No. 19 (6 E) North Carolina Second round | L 77–79 | 23–12 | AT&T Center (11,690) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denote seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award(s) |
| Bryce Cotton | Big East Player of the Week (Jan 13-Jan 19) First-Team All-Big East Big East tournament MVP |
| Kadeem Batts | Second-Team All-Big East |