2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Providence Friars Providence Friars P script logo.gif 125 Big East Conference Big East 15–17 4–14 Keno Davis Chris Davis Rodell Davis Chris Driscoll Marshon Brooks Dunkin' Donuts Center The 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 15–17 record overall. In his third season with the team, head coach Keno Davis returned two starters and just eight players overall after a tumultuous offseason that included the dismissal of the team's leading scorer in 2009–10, forward Jamine Peterson, as well as the transfer or dismissal of three other players. The Friars were led in scoring by senior forward Marshon Brooks, who finished first the conference and second in Division I with 24.6 points per game. He set conference records for single-game scoring (52 points vs. Notre Dame on February 23) and for single-season conference scoring (468 points). Brooks was named to the All-Big East First Team and the Associated Press All-American Third Team following the season and was a finalist for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award. After losing their first six conference games, including a narrow home defeat to #5 Pittsburgh on January 4, the Friars managed back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 1998. On January 22, they defeated #19 Louisville at home before knocking off #8 Villanova at home on January 26. However, the Friars did not receive votes in either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll at any point in the season. The Friars lost seven of their final eight regular season conference games, finishing 14th in the conference before falling to Marquette in the first round of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament. Davis was fired three days later. Offseason On the morning of April 12, 2010 two freshmen – center James Still and guard Johnnie Lacy – were arrested outside of campus after Lacy and Still randomly attacked another student on the street. Lacy and Still were charged with assault and suspended from the school the same day; Lacy had already planned on transferring at the end of the spring semester. Fellow freshman guard Duke Mondy was detained for questioning, but was not charged.http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/04/two-pc-basketball-players-char.html Update: PC suspends 2 hoop players in alleged assault The Providence Journal 2010-04-12 2010-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100417154929/http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/04/two-pc-basketball-players-char.html 17 April 2010 dead dmy-all Still was later dismissed from the school.http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2010/05/19/sports/7410979.txt 'Greedy' no longer wanted at Providence The Providence Journal Peter Gobis 2010-05-19 2010-05-19 On May 18, 2010, sophomore forward Jamine Peterson – the Friars' leading scorer in 2009–10 and an All-Big East Honorable Mention – announced to SLAM Magazine that he was turning professional and would pursue playing opportunities overseas.http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2010/05/breaking-news-providences-peterson-will-turn-pro/ Breaking: Jamine Peterson Will Turn Pro, Dismissed From Team SLAM Magazine Franklyn Calle 2010-05-18 2010-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522111140/http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2010/05/breaking-news-providences-peterson-will-turn-pro/ 22 May 2010 dead dmy-all The same day, the school announced Peterson was dismissed from the team for a team rules violation,http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2010/05/jamine-peterson.html PC kicks scoring star Greedy Peterson off basketball team The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-05-18 2010-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521035806/http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2010/05/jamine-peterson.html 21 May 2010 dead dmy-all which was later revealed to have been an on-campus incident involving Peterson and AAU players from Boston on April 23 or 24, 2010. On the morning of July 18, 2010, redshirt freshman forward Kadeem Batts was arrested outside of a Providence nightclub and was charged with disorderly conduct and failing to disperse after he did not follow police orders to leave the area.http://www.projo.com/pc/content/PC_Friars_Batts_07-21-10_87J97A1_v2.1fc6fef.html PC player facing disorderly charge The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-07-21 2010-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724024856/http://www.projo.com/pc/content/PC_Friars_Batts_07-21-10_87J97A1_v2.1fc6fef.html 24 July 2010 live The charges were dismissed after six months.http://www.projo.com/news/content/PC_Player_Case_08-04-10_B8JE54K_v20.2380034.html Providence college athlete may have misdemeanor dropped The Providence Journal Gregory Smith 2010-08-04 2010-08-12 The Friars also lost two graduating starting guards, Sharaud Curry and Brian McKenzie, as well as graduating reserve guard Luke Burchett. Center Ray Hall graduated but returned to the team for a fifth year of eligibility,http://www.projo.com/pc/content/PC_Friars_McNamara_05-14-10_JPIG1SF_v2.27d3c57.html PC's Davis expects Hall to return The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-05-14 2010-05-19 while junior forward Russ Permenter transferred after one season with the Friars.http://www.projo.com/pc/content/PC_Friars_Keno_Davis_McNamara_04-09-10_JAI21O_v3.2f2b4fd.html Friars Permenter, Lacy to 'pursue other opportunities' The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-04-08 2010-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100417015141/http://www.projo.com/pc/content/PC_Friars_Keno_Davis_McNamara_04-09-10_JAI21O_v3.2f2b4fd.html 17 April 2010 live In addition, assistant coach Pat Skerry was hired by Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon as an assistant coach on May 27.http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052710aaa.html Head Coach Keno Davis Looks To Hire New Assistant Coach Friars.com 2010-05-27 2010-05-27 December 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220093913/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052710aaa.html dead He was replaced by Boston AAU coach Chris Driscoll, who coached Class of 2010 recruits Gerard Coleman and Ron Giplaye.http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062510aaa.html Men's Basketball Names Chris Driscoll Assistant Coach Friars.com 2010-06-25 2010-06-25 December 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220094426/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062510aaa.html dead Also hired as Director of Player Development and Video Operations was former NBA player Kevin Gamble, who played for Keno Davis' father Tom Davis at Iowa.http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062810aaa.html Men's Basketball Names Kevin Gamble Coordinator of Player Development and Video Operations Friars.com 2010-06-28 2010-06-28 December 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220094110/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062810aaa.html dead A week after Skerry's departure, 2011 recruit Naadir Tharpe, a guard rated 4/5 stars by Rivals.com who had committed in March 2010, decommitted from Providence due to Skerry's departure. The next day, June 3, the team lost another 4-star recruit by Rivals.com from the 2010 class, guard Joe Young.http://hoopsblog.projo.com/ Top recruit Joe Young backing off PC; so is Naadir Tharpe The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-06-03 2010-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227100544/http://hoopsblog.projo.com/ 2010-02-27 dead However, the school did not allow Young to be released from his signed National Letter of Intent; his family stated Young "would never play at Providence."http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/local/100603-providence-denies-joseph-young%27s-release Providence Denies Joseph Young's Release KRIV Mark Berman 2010-06-03 2010-06-03 June 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100606092248/http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/local/100603-providence-denies-joseph-young%27s-release dead Young later enrolled in the University of Houston, where is father, Michael, was the school's Director of Basketball Operations. Due to NCAA regulations, Young sat out his first year at Houston before returning for three seasons of eligibility.http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2010/08/joseph-young-en.html Joseph Young enrolls at Houston The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2010-08-23 2010-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100827095722/http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2010/08/joseph-young-en.html 27 August 2010 dead dmy-all During the 2010–11 season, Providence lost a top class of 2012 recruit and Rhode Island native Ricky Ledo, who gave Providence a verbal commitment in December 2010,https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/20241/top-recruits-verbal-huge-for-keno-davis Recruit's commitment huge for Keno Davis ESPN.com Eamonn Brennan 2010-12-27 2012-02-19 only to rescind his commitment in January 2011.https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/4601/nd-preps-ledo-decommits-from-providence ND Prep's Ledo decommits from Providence ESPNBoston.com 2011-01-31 2012-02-19 Roster 2010 Providence Friars black #C0C0C0 white black y Duke Mondy y 1 G 6 3 198 So Grand Rapids, Michigan Catholic Central High School Marshon Brooks y 2 G/F 6 5 200 Sr Stone Mountain, Georgia Tucker High School Dre Evans 4 G 5 9 167 Fr Dallas, Texas David W. Carter High School Kadeem Batts 10 F 6 9 250 Fr yes Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School Ron Giplaye 11 F 6 6 230 Fr Lowell, Massachusetts Notre Dame Prep Gerard Coleman 12 G 6 4 180 Fr Boston, Massachusetts Tilton School Brice Kofane 13 F 6 8 205 Fr yes Yaoundé, Cameroon The Miller School Xavier Davis W 15 G 5 11 170 Fr yes Smithfield, Rhode Island Smithfield High School Lee Goldsbrough 21 F 6 9 205 Fr Newcastle, England Manchester Magic Bryce Cotton y 25 G 6 1 165 Fr Tucson, Arizona Palo Verde High School Vincent Council y 32 G 6 2 180 So Brooklyn, New York The Patterson School Tom Niemeier W 35 F 6 7 235 Fr Lihue, Hawaii Kauai High School Chris Carter W 41 G 6 4 180 Sr Worcester, Massachusetts Shepherd Hill Regional High School Bilal Dixon 42 F/C 6 9 245 So yes Jersey City, New Jersey Queen of Peace High School Ted Bancroft W 51 G 6 4 187 Fr Marion, Massachusetts Bishop Stang High School Mike Murray W 53 G 6 2 188 Fr Troy, New York La Salle Institute Ray Hall 55 C 7 0 285 Sr yes Denver, Colorado J. K. Mullen High School Keno Davis Chris DavisRodell DavisChris Driscoll http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/prov-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-11-16 Depth chart 000000 C0C0C0 000000 Bilal Dixon Kadeem Batts Marshon Brooks Gerard Coleman Vincent Council Ray Hall Ron Giplaye Duke Mondy Bryce Cotton Dre Evans Lee Goldsbrough Brice Kofane 8px|Redshirt Chris Carter (W) Xavier Davis (W) Tom Niemeier (W) Ted Bancroft (W) Mike Murray (W) Incoming recruits no no 2010 Gerard Coleman SG Boston, MA Tilton School 6 4 168 2009-06-16 4 4 94 Bryce Cotton PG Tucson, AZ Palo Verde HS 6 0 170 2010-08-30 Dre Evans PG Dallas, TX Carter HS 5 10 160 2010-06-16 87 Alex Gavrilovic C Strasbourg, France IMG Academy 6 9 225 2010-05-19 3 86 Ron Giplaye PF Lowell, MA Notre Dame Prep 6 6 213 2009-07-11 2 3 88 Lee Goldsbrough PF Newcastle upon Tyne Manchester Magic 6 9 205 2010-07-26 Brice Kofane PF Yaoundé, Cameroon The Miller School 6 8 220 2010-04-26 2 3 90 Joe Young SG Houston, TX Yates HS 6 2 175 2009-09-15 3 4 93 2010 2010 Providence Signees 2010 Providence Signees 2010 Providence Signees providence 425 2507 October 29, 2009 yes Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition games November 6 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Bentley Falcons Bentley University Bentley (D-II) Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 83–76   |- !colspan=9| Non-conference games November 13 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 87–52 1–0 5,203Season Schedule/Results & Leaders http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/teamcume.html Providence College November 15 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 58–55 2–0 3,521 November 18 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Morgan State Bears Morgan State University Morgan State Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 77–55 3–0 4,620 November 20 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 78–62 4–0 5,851 November 23 4:30 pm l yes yes 2010-11 La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle Aventura Palace Playa del Carmen, Mexico Cancún Challenge CBS College Sports 73–84 4–1 330 November 24 7:00 pm w yes yes Wyoming Aventura Palace Playa del Carmen, Mexico Cancún Challenge CBS College Sports 84–77 5–1 415 November 29 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut State Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 92–57 6–1 3,783 December 1 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 77–72 7–1 4,828 December 4 4:00 pm w yes Rhode Island Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 87–74 8–1 12,410 December 6 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Brown Bears Brown University Brown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 91–64 9–1 3,641 December 8 7:00 pm l yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 86–88 9–2 5,462 December 11 2:00 pm w yes Alabama Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 82–70 10–2 8,056 December 21 7:00 pm w yes 2010-11 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 84–76 11–2 6,075 |- !colspan=8| Big East regular season December 28 9:00 pm l yes Syracuse 5 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPNU 74–81 11–3 (0–1) 20,388 January 1 7:00 pm l St. John's Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 65–67 11–4 (0–2) 8,157 January 4 7:00 pm l Pittsburgh 5 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 79–83 11–5 (0–3) 9,181 January 8 8:00 pm l yes 2010-11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Cox Sports 72–85 11–6 (0–4) 6,520 January 13 7:00 pm l yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 63–93 11–7 (0–5) 11,052 January 16 12:00 pm l yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN3 72–79 11–8 (0–6) 3,526 January 22 5:00 pm w Louisville 19 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 72–67 12–8 (1–6) 12,051 January 26 7:00 pm w Villanova 8 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 83–68 13–8 (2–6) 7,927 January 30 2:00 pm l yes 2010-11 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ Cox Sports 71–81 13–9 (2–7) 9,880 February 2 7:00 pm w South Florida Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 68–63 14–9 (3–7) 3,785 February 5 12:00 pm l yes Georgetown 13 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Cox Sports 81–83 14–10 (3–8) 16,289 February 13 7:00 pm l yes Connecticut 10 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Cox Sports 57–75 14–11 (3–9) 10,167 February 17 9:00 pm l 2010-11 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN2 76–79 14–12 (3–10) 5,021 February 19 7:00 pm l Cincinnati Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 81–93 OT 14–13 (3–11) 9,432 February 23 7:00 pm l Notre Dame 9 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 93–94 14–14 (3–12) 11,185 February 27 4:00 pm l yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Cox Sports 62–86 14–15 (3–13) 16,768 March 2 7:00 pm l yes Louisville 11 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY NewsChannel 5 60–87 14–16 (3–14) 22,724 March 5 7:00 pm w Rutgers Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN3 75–74 15–16 (4–14) 9,088 |- !colspan=8| Big East tournament March 8 9:00 pm l yes Marquette Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round ESPNU 66–87 15–17 (4–14) 19,375 AP Poll Eastern TimeSchedule https://web.archive.org/web/20120529155710/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/prov-m-baskbl-sched-2010.html May 29, 2012 Friars.com. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. Awards and honors Recipient Award(s) Kadeem Batts 2011 John Zannini Coaches' Award Marshon Brooks 2011 Associated Press Third Team All-Americanhttp://hoopsblog.projo.com/2011/03/ap-names-pcs-ma.html AP names PC's Marshon Brooks 3rd team All-American The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2011-03-28 2011-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110818010641/http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2011/03/ap-names-pcs-ma.html 2011-08-18 dead2011 All-Big East First Teamhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030611aaa.html Senior Marshon Brooks Named First Team All-BIG EAST Friars.com 2011-03-06 2011-03-06 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040408/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030611aaa.html dead2011 John R. Wooden Award Top 20 Finalisthttp://www.woodenaward.com/?p=934 2011 Men's and Women's Ballots Announced John R. Wooden Award 2011-03-14 2011-03-142011 USBWA All-District 1http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031111aac.html Marshon Brooks Named To USBWA District I All-District Team Friars.com 2011-03-11 2011-03-13 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040435/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031111aac.html dead2011 NABC Division I All-District 5 First Teamhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030911aaa.html Marshon Brooks Named To NABC Division I All-District 5 First Team Friars.com 2011-03-09 2011-03-09 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040416/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030911aaa.html dead2011 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Awardhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html Men's Basketball Holds Annual End-Of-The-Year-Banquet Friars.com 2011-04-18 2011-04-18 2012-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322142010/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aac.html deadFebruary 28: Big East Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022811aab.html Marshon Brooks Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week Friars.com 2011-02-28 2011-02-28 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040344/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022811aab.html deadFebruary 7: Big East Player of the Weekhttp://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/220165/Men-s-Basketball-Honors---Feb.-7.aspx Men's Basketball Honors - Feb. 7 Friars.com 2011-02-07 2011-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318153036/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/220165/Men-s-Basketball-Honors---Feb.-7.aspx 2012-03-18 deadDecember 13: Big East Player of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121310aaa.html Marshon Brooks Named BIG EAST Player of the Week Friars.com 2010-12-13 2010-12-14 2011-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040421/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121310aaa.html dead2011 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidatehttp://www.woodenaward.com/?cat=3 2009-10 Men's Midseason List 2010-01-26 2010-01-04 John R. Wooden Award November 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121082702/http://www.woodenaward.com/?cat=3 dead Chris Carter 2011 Thomas Ramos Academic Award Gerard Coleman 2011 Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect AwardJanuary 24: Big East Rookie of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012411aaa.html Providence Guard Gerard Coleman Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Rookie Of The Week Friars.com 2011-01-24 2011-01-30 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307032947/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012411aaa.html deadNovember 29: Big East Rookie of the Weekhttp://bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/weekly-release.pdf November 29, 2010 Big East men's basketball weekly release Big East Conference 2010-11-29 2010-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20101120221217/http://bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/weekly-release.pdf 20 November 2010 dead Bryce Cotton 2011 Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award Vincent Council 2011 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award Ray Hall 2011 Ernie D Team Leader Award Duke Mondy 2011 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award References 2 External links 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040430/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/1011-online-guide.html July 11, 2011 Category:Providence Friars men's basketball seasons Providence Friars Providence Friars men's basketball Providence Friars men's basketball