2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Providence Friars Providence Friars P script logo.gif 125 Big East Conference Big East 24–11 10–8 Ed Cooley 5th Andre LaFleur Brian Blaney Jeff Battle Dunkin' Donuts Center NCAA tournament Second Round The 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fifth-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 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round, then lost to North Carolina in the second round.https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article66816167.html Bullock’s layup gives Providence 70-69 win over USC Patrick Stevens The News & Observer March 18, 2016 February 4, 2024https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article67166552.html UNC back in Sweet 16 after 85-66 win over Providence Andrew Carter The Charlotte Observer March 20, 2016 February 4, 2024 Previous season The Friars finished the 2014–15 season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #6 seed, losing to Dayton in the second round. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ted Bancroft 1 22 G 6'6" 215 RS Senior Marion, MA Graduated Paschal Chukwu 1 13 C 7'2" 226 Freshman Westport, CT Transferred to Syracuse Carson Desrosiers 1 33 F 7'0" 250 Senior Windham, NH Graduated Tyler Harris 1 25 F 6'9" 223 RS Junior Dix Hills, NY Graduated, transferred to Auburn LaDontae Henton 23 F 6'6" 215 Senior Lansing, MI Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft Incoming recruits no no 2015 Ryan Fazekas PF Michigan City, IN Marquette Catholic High School 6 7 180 2013-10-29 3 3 80 Drew Edwards SG Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 3 170 2014-08-29 3 3 80 Ricky Council II SF Durham, NC Moravian Prep 6 4 185 2015-02-24 3 POST Quadree Smith C Temple Hills, Maryland IMG Academy 6 7 290 2015-06-10 3 POST 2015 2015 Providence Signees 2015 Providence Signees 2015 Providence Signees 2015-07-28 yes Roster 2015 Providence Friars black #C0C0C0 white black y Ben Bentil y 0 F 6 9 235 So Wilmington, Delaware St. Andrew's School Kris Dunn y 3 G 6 4 220 Jr y New London, Connecticut New London High School Rodney Bullock y 5 F 6 8 225 So y Hampton, Virginia Kecoughtan High School Quadree Smith 10 F 6 8 285 Fr Temple Hills, Maryland IMG Academy Casey Woodring 12 G 6 2 185 Jr Darien, Connecticut Cushing Academy W Tyree Chambers 14 G 6 2 182 So Bayreuth, Germany Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Jalen Lindsay 21 F 6 7 210 So Murfreesboro, Tennessee Huntington Prep Ricky Council II 22 G 6 5 200 Fr Durham, North Carolina Moravian Prep Kyron Cartwright y 24 G 5 11 185 So Compton, California Compton High School Drew Edwards 25 F 6 3 185 Fr Perry Hall, Maryland Calvert Hall Junior Lomomba 32 G 6 5 205 Jr y Montreal, Quebec Madison Memorial Tom Planek 34 F 6 6 205 So Oak Park, Illinois Fenwick High School W Ryan Fazekas 35 G 6 8 205 Fr Chesterton, Indiana Marquette Catholic High School Ed Cooley (Stonehill College) Andre LaFleur (Northeastern) Brian Blaney (Roanoke College) Jeff Battle (Marshall) http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/prov-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Exhibition Oct 31, 2015 2:00pm yes Stonehill Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI   92–76 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 2015 7:00pm yes Harvard Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 9,477 FSN 76–64 1–0 Nov 18, 2015 7:00pm yes Illinois Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Gavitt Tipoff Games 8,069 FS1 60–59 2–0 Nov 21, 2015 7:00pm yes Brown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Ocean State Cup 8,706 FSN 94–73 3–0 Nov 23, 2015 6:30pm yes NJIT Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 5,009 FS1 83–76 4–0 Nov 26, 2015 8:00pm yes yes Evansville Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 2,460 ESPNU 74–64 5–0 Nov 27, 2015 10:30pm yes yes Arizona 11 Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy semifinals 2,873 ESPN2 69–65 6–0 Nov 29, 2015 9:00pm yes yes Michigan State 3 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy championship 4,393 ESPN2 64–77 6–1 Dec 2, 2015 7:00pm yes 23 Hartford Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 5,169 FSN 89–66 7–1 Dec 5, 2015 7:00pm yes yes 23 Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI Ocean State Cup 7,678 ESPNU 74–72 8–1 Dec 9, 2015 7:00pm yes 15 Boston College Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Wooden Legacy Non-Bracket game 8,425 FS1 66–51 9–1 Dec 12, 2015 12:00pm yes 15 Bryant Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Ocean State Cup 7,369 FS1 74–67 10–1 Dec 19, 2015 8:00pm yes 14 Rider Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 7,852 FSN 73–65 11–1 Dec 21, 2015 7:00pm yes yes 10 Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,411 CBSSN 90–66 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"|Big East regular season Dec 31, 2015 2:30pm yes 12 Butler 9 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 9,100 CBSSN 81–73 13–1 1–0 Jan 2, 2016 3:30pm 12 St. John's Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Big East New Year's Marathon 12,410 FS1 83–65 14–1 2–0 Jan 5, 2016 7:00pm 8 Marquette Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 10,446 FS1 64–65 14–2 2–1 Jan 12, 2016 8:30pm yes 12 Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,073 FS1 50–48 15–2 3–1 Jan 16, 2016 4:30pm 12 Seton Hall Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 11,148 FS1 72–81 15–3 3–2 Jan 19, 2016 6:30pm 16 Butler 18 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 10,918 FS1 71–68 16–3 4–2 Jan 23, 2016 12:00pm yes 16 Villanova 4 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 7,191 FOX 82–76 17–3 5–2 Jan 26, 2016 8:30pm 10 Xavier 7 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 12,804 FS1 68–75 17–4 5–3 Jan 30, 2016 8:00pm yes 10 Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 14,481 FS1 73–69 18–4 6–3 Feb 2, 2016 9:00pm yes 11 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 5,114 FS1 70–77 18–5 6–4 Feb 6, 2016 2:30pm 11 Villanova 4 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 12,883 FS1 60–72 18–6 6–5 Feb 10, 2016 7:00pm yes 20 Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 14,616 CBSSN 91–96 18–7 6–6 Feb 13, 2016 12:07pm 20 Georgetown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 12,582 FOX 75–72 19–7 7–6 Feb 17, 2016 7:00pm yes 23 Xavier 8 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,336 FS1 74–85 19–8 7–7 Feb 25, 2016 7:00pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 8,600 FS1 52–70 19–9 7–8 Feb 27 2016 4:00pm DePaul Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 12,435 CBSSN 87–66 20–9 8–8 Mar 2, 2016 9:00pm Creighton Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 9,252 CBSSN 70–66 21–9 9–8 Mar 5, 2016 12:30pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY 10,079 FS1 90–76 22–9 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East tournament Mar 10, 2016 2:30 pm yes 4 Butler 5 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Quarterfinals FS1 74–60 14,869 23–9 Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm yes 4 Villanova 3 1 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Semifinals FS1 68–76 17,130 23–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2016 9:50 pm yes yes 9 E USC 8 E PNC Arena Raleigh, NC First Round TBS 70–69 17,387 24–10 Mar 19, 2016 9:40 pm yes yes 9 E North Carolina 1 E 3 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Second Round TBS 66–85 19,433 24–11 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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