# 2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fourth-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 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

## Previous season

The Friars 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brandon Austin | 1 | F | 6’6" | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Oregon. Was going to be eligible to play at the start of Oregon's fall quarter in 2014. Later, dismissed from the team due to sexual assault allegations |
| Josh Fortune | 4 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Hampton, VA | Transferred to Colorado |
| Kadeem Batts | 10 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Senior | Boston, MA | Graduated |
| Bryce Cotton | 11 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft |
| Brice Kofane | 13 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Graduate transferred to Monmouth |
| Lee Goldsbrough | 21 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Newcastle, England | Graduated |

## Incoming 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 1 in (2.16 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) | 155 lb (70 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 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2014 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2014 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. ||||||

### Class of 2015 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Alex Owens PF | Orlando, FL | Oak Ridge High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Aug 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Ryan Fazekas SF | 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: 81 ||||||
| Drew Edwards SG | Towson, MD | Calvert Hall College High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| 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 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2015 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2015 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8* 4:00 pm | | Stonehill College | W 93–49 | – | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,234) Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Albany | W 64–60 | 1–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,599) Providence, RI |
| November 17* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Binghamton Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 66–45 | 2–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,033) Providence, RI |
| November 20* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Navy Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 88–51 | 3–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,051) Providence, RI |
| November 22* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Florida State Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 80–54 | 4–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| November 23* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Notre Dame Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 75–74 | 5–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT |
| November 28* 4:00 pm, FS1 | | Yale | W 72–66 | 6–0 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,045) Providence, RI |
| November 30* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 38–58 | 6–1 | Rupp Arena (23,601) Lexington, KY |
| December 5* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boston College | L 60–69 | 6–2 | Conte Forum (6,155) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 8* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Brown Ocean State Cup | L 67–77 | 6–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,124) Providence, RI |
| December 10* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Rhode Island Ocean State Cup | W 68–60 | 7–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,246) Providence, RI |
| December 13* 12:00 pm, FSN | | Stony Brook | W 79–61 | 8–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,132) Providence, RI |
| December 20* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Massachusetts | W 85–65 | 9–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,975) Providence, RI |
| December 22* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Miami (FL) Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 76–62 | 10–3 | Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY |
| Big East Conference Play ||||||
| December 31 7:30 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | W 65–53 | 11–3 (1–0) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,961) Providence, RI |
| January 3 2:00 pm, FSN | | at Marquette | L 66–75 | 11–4 (1–1) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,134) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 6 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Butler | W 66–62 | 12–4 (2–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,755) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 10 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 60–57 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (3–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,786) Providence, RI |
| January 14 7:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | L 70–83 | 13–5 (3–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176) Providence, RI |
| January 17 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | W 74–65 | 14–5 (4–2) | CenturyLink Center (17,640) Omaha, NE |
| January 22 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (5–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,250) Providence, RI |
| January 27 9:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | | | Dunkin' Donuts Center (–) Providence, RI |
| January 29 2:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | W 83–72 | 16–5 (6–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,568) Providence, RI |
| January 31 12:00 pm, FOX | | at St. John's | L 66–75 | 16–6 (6–3) | Madison Square Garden (8,973) New York, NY |
| February 4 9:10 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 24 Georgetown | W 74–71 | 17–6 (7–3) | Verizon Center (7,981) Washington, D.C. |
| February 7 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 69–78 | 17–7 (7–4) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 11 8:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Villanova | L 68–74 | 17–8 (7–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI |
| February 14 4:00 pm, FSN | | Seton Hall | W 69–62 | 18–8 (8–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,120) Providence, RI |
| February 18 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at DePaul | W 84–57 | 19–8 (9–5) | Allstate Arena (5,923) Rosemont, IL |
| February 24 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 25 | at No. 6 Villanova | L 61–89 | 19–9 (9–6) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| March 1 3:30 pm, FS1 | No. 25 | Marquette | W 77–66 | 20–9 (10–6) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,568) Providence, RI |
| March 4 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | at Seton Hall | W 79–66 | 21–9 (11–6) | Prudential Center (7,162) Newark, NJ |
| March 7 12:00 noon, FSN | No. 24 | No. 21 Butler | L 64–68 | 21–10 (11–7) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400) Providence, RI |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 12 2:30 p.m., FS1 | | vs. St. John's Quarterfinals | W 74–57 | 22–10 | Madison Square Garden (15,197) New York, NY |
| March 13 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. No. 4 Villanova Semifinals | L 61–63 | 22–11 | Madison Square Garden (15,194) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20* 9:57 pm, truTV | No. (6 E) | vs. (11 E) Dayton Second round | L 53–66 | 22–12 | Nationwide Arena (17,584) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
| AP | | | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV |