# 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.

## 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
### 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award(s) |
| Ted Bancroft | 2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award |
| Kadeem Batts | 2013 Big East Co-Most Improved Player Award 2013 All-Big East Honorable Mention 2013 USBWA All-District 1 2013 Marvin Barnes Co-Defensive Player Award 2013 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award February 11: Big East Player of the Week |
| Bryce Cotton | 2013 All-Big East First Team 2013 USBWA All-District 1 2013 NABC Division I All-District 5 Second Team 2013 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award 2013 Thomas Ramos Academic Award |
| Vincent Council | 2013 John Zannini Coaches' Award 2012 Preseason All-Big East First Team 2013 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Candidate |
| Kris Dunn | 2013 Co-Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award 2013 Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award |
| Lee Goldsbrough | 2013 Co-Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award |
| LaDontae Henton | 2013 Top Rebounder Award |