2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Providence Friars Providence Friars P script logo.gif 125 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 15–17 4–14 Ed Cooley Andre LaFleur Bob Simon Brian Blaney Vincent Council Dunkin' Donuts Center The 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. For the third straight season, the team finished with a 4–14 conference record, while amassing a 15–17 record overall. Replacing Keno Davis, who was fired following the 2010–11 season, Providence native Ed Cooley took over as head coach and his first season with the Friars would come without departing seniors Marshon Brooks, who was a first-round selection in the 2011 NBA draft after leading the Big East in scoring in 2010–11, and reserve center Ray Hall. In addition, sophomore guard Duke Mondy, freshman guard Dre Evans, and redshirt freshman guard Xavier Davis all did not return to the team or transferred, while incoming freshman guard Kiwi Gardner was deemed ineligible to play in the 2011–12 season by the NCAA.http://news.providencejournal.com/sports/college/2011/12/ncaa-declares-pcs-kiwi-gardner-ineligible.html#.T0GvvHn-MSM NCAA declares PC's Kiwi Gardner ineligible The Providence Journal Kevin McNamara 2011-12-06 2012-02-19 With just nine scholarship players available, the Friars had three players in the top five in the conference for minutes played per game, including freshman forward LaDontae Henton (37.2 minutes per game), who was named the Big East All-Rookie Team, and sophomore guard Bryce Cotton (38.6 minutes per game). Leading the conference in both minutes per game (38.7) and assists per game (7.5) was junior guard Vincent Council, who was selected to the All-Big East Third Team. The Friars managed four conference wins, but defeated #14 Louisville at home, 90–59, on January 10. The Friars did not receive votes in either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll at any point in the season. They finished 15th in the conference and were defeated by Seton Hall in the first round of the 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament. Roster 2011 Providence Friars black #C0C0C0 white black y Sidiki Johnson I -- F 6 8 220 Fr Bronx, New York Wadleigh High School Gerard Coleman 1 G 6 4 180 So Boston, Massachusetts Tilton School Kadeem Batts 10 F 6 9 250 So yes Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School Bryce Cotton y 11 G 6 1 165 So Tucson, Arizona Palo Verde High School Brice Kofane 13 F 6 8 205 Fr yes Yaoundé, Cameroon The Miller School Lee Goldsbrough 21 F 6 9 220 So Newcastle, England Loreto College LaDontae Henton y 23 F 6 6 220 Fr Lansing, Michigan Eastern High School Anthony Muhammad W 31 G 6 3 185 Sr Providence, Rhode Island Hope High School Vincent Council y 32 G 6 2 180 Jr Brooklyn, New York The Patterson School Kiwi Gardner y I 33 G 5 10 165 Fr Oakland, California Westwind Preparatory Academy Ron Giplaye 34 F 6 6 230 So Lowell, Massachusetts Notre Dame Prep Maurice Grant W 35 G 6 3 195 Fr Saddle River, New Jersey Bergen Catholic High School Chris Carter W 41 G 6 4 180 Sr yes Worcester, Massachusetts Shepherd Hill Regional High School Bilal Dixon 42 F/C 6 9 245 Jr yes Jersey City, New Jersey Queen of Peace High School Ted Bancroft W 51 G 6 4 187 So Marion, Massachusetts Bishop Stang High School Mike Murray W 53 G 6 2 188 So Troy, New York La Salle Institute Ed Cooley Andre LaFleurBob SimonBrian Blaney http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/prov-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2012-02-22 Depth chart Providence Friars Kadeem Batts LaDontae Henton Gerard Coleman Bryce Cotton Vincent Council Brice KofaneBilal DixonRon Giplaye Anthony Muhammad (W) Lee Goldsbrough Chris Carter (W) Ted Bancroft (W) Mike Murray (W) Maurice Grant (W) Incoming recruits no no 2011 Kiwi Gardner PG Manteca, CA Westwind Preparatory Academy 5 8 155 2011-04-21 2 3 88 LaDontae Henton SF Lansing, MI Eastern HS 6 6 215 2011-05-05 3 89 2011 2011 Providence Signees 2011 Providence Signees 2011 Providence Signees providence 425 2507 2011-07-12 yes Schedule no |- !colspan=8| Exhibition games October 25 7:00 pm yes Assumption (D-II) Alumni Hall Providence, RI 64–51 |- November 5 7:00 pm yes UMass Lowell (D-II) Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 76–75 |- !colspan=8| Non-conference games November 12 2:00 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 72–61 1–0 November 14 7:30 pm yes yes Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT Cox Sports 80–72 2–0 November 19 4:00 pm yes Florida A&M Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI South Padre Island Invitational 87–65 3–0 November 22 7:00 pm yes Southern Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI South Padre Island Invitational 59–53 4–0 November 25 8:30 pm yes yes Iowa State South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX South Padre Island Invitational 54–64 4–1 November 26 10:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX South Padre Island Invitational CBS Sports Network 62–79 4–2 November 29 7:00 pm yes Holy Cross Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 82–77 5–2 December 1 7:00 pm yes yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC–Big East Challenge ESPNU 76–67 6–2 December 5 7:00 pm yes Brown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 80–49 7–2 December 8 7:00 pm yes Boston College Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN3 64–57 8–2 December 10 12:00 pm yes Bryant Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 72–61 9–2 December 20 7:00 pm yes New Hampshire Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 67–52 10–2 December 23 7:00 pm yes yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI Cox Sports 80–61 11–2 |- !colspan=8| Big East regular season December 27 7:00 pm yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Cox Sports 67–91 11–3 (0–1) December 31 2:00 pm yes Georgetown 12 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. ESPN2 40–49 11–4 (0–2) January 4 9:00 pm Syracuse 1 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 73–87 11–5 (0–3) January 7 6:00 pm Seton Hall Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 57–66 11–6 (0–4) January 10 7:00 pm Louisville 14 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN2 90–59 12–6 (1–4) January 14 6:00 pm yes Syracuse 1 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Cox Sports 55–78 12–7 (1–5) January 21 7:00 pm Marquette 21 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 72–79 12–8 (1–6) January 25 7:00 pm yes Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Cox Sports 74–86 12–9 (1–7) January 29 2:00 pm yes South Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL ESPN3 78–81 12–10 (1–8) February 1 7:00 pm Rutgers Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 78–67 13–10 (2–8) February 5 12:00 pm West Virginia Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 84–87 OT 13–11 (2–9) February 7 8:00 pm yes Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA Cox Sports 72–74 13–12 (2–10) February 11 4:00 pm South Florida Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN3 48–55 13–13 (2–11) February 15 9:00 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 66–81 13–14 (2–12) February 18 7:00 pm Georgetown 10 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 53–63 13–15 (2–13) February 25 2:00 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ESPN3 73–71 14–15 (3–13) February 28 7:00 pm Connecticut Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Cox Sports 72–70 15–15 (4–13) March 2 7:00 pm yes Notre Dame 20 Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN Cox Sports 69–75 15–16 (4–14) |- !colspan=8| Big East tournament March 6 7:00 pm yes Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round ESPNU 47–79 15–17 (4–14) AP Poll Eastern TimeSchedule https://web.archive.org/web/20171015182447/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/prov-m-baskbl-sched.html October 15, 2017 Friars.com. Retrieved on December 17, 2011. Awards and honors Recipient Award(s) Ted Bancroft 2012 John Zannini Coaches' Award Bryce Cotton 2012 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award Vincent Council 2012 All-Big East Third Teamhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030412aae.html Freshman LaDontae Henton And Junior Vincent Council Earn All-BIG EAST Honors Friars.com 2012-03-04 2012-03-042012 USBWA All-District 1https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/alldistrict120306.html USBWA NAMES 2011-12 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS United States Basketball Writers Association 2012-03-06 2013-03-272012 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Awardhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042112aaa.html Men's Basketball Holds Annual Awards Banquet Friars.com 2012-04-21 2012-04-21 Lee Goldsbrough 2012 Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award LaDontae Henton 2012 Big East All-Rookie Team2012 Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect AwardMarch 5: Big East Rookie of the Weekhttp://bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/weekly-release.pdf Big East Weekly Release March 4 Big East Conference 2012-03-04 2012-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526191632/http://bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/weekly-release.pdf 2012-05-26 deadDecember 12: Big East Rookie of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html Providence Freshman LaDontae Henton Earns Second Consecutive BIG EAST Rookie Of The Week Honor Friars.com 2011-12-12 2011-12-17December 5: Big East Rookie of the Weekhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120511aab.html Providence Freshman LaDontae Henton Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week Friars.com 2011-12-05 2011-12-08 Brice Kofane 2012 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award Mike Murray 2012 Thomas Ramos Academic Award References 2 External links 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball media guide Category:Providence Friars men's basketball seasons Providence Friars Providence Providence