2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Providence Friars Providence Friars P script logo.gif 125 Big East Conference Big East 22–12 11–7 Ed Cooley Andre LaFleur Bob Simon Brian Blaney Dunkin' Donuts Center Hall of Fame Tip Off champions NCAA tournament round of 64 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 no no 2013 Paschal Chukwu C Westport, CT Fairfield College Prep 7 1 220 2013-08-29 4 4 86 Jalen Lindsey SF Franklin, TN Huntington Prep 6 7 180 2013-07-15 4 4 83 Ben Bentil PF Middletown, DE Saint Andrew's School 6 8 225 2013-09-30 4 4 80 Kyron Cartwright PG Compton, CA Compton High School 5 11 155 2014-04-07 3 3 72 Tyree Chambers PG Bayreuth, Germany Graf-Münster-Gymnasium 6 2 182 2014-08-30 2014 2014 Providence Signees 2014 Providence Signees 2014 Providence Signees providence 425 2507 1 September 2014 yes Class of 2015 recruits no no 2015 Alex Owens PF Orlando, FL Oak Ridge High School 6 8 240 2014-08-11 3 3 83 Ryan Fazekas SF Michigan City, IN Marquette Catholic High School 6 7 180 2013-10-29 3 3 81 Drew Edwards SG Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School 6 3 170 2014-08-28 3 3 79 2015 2015 Providence Signees 2015 Providence Signees 2015 Providence Signees providence 425 2507 1 September 2014 yes Roster 2014 Providence Friars black #C0C0C0 white black y Ben Bentil y 0 F 6 8 230 Fr Wilmington, Delaware St. Andrew's School Kris Dunn y 3 G 6 3 205 SO New London, Connecticut New London High School Rodney Bullock y 5 F 6 7 220 Fr y Hampton, Virginia Kecoughtan High School Casey Woodring 12 G 6 2 180 So Darien, Connecticut Cushing Academy W Paschal Chukwu 13 C 7 2 226 Fr Westport, Connecticut Fairfield Prep Tyree Chambers 14 G 6 2 182 Fr Bayreuth, Germany Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Jalen Lindsay 21 F 6 7 195 Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee Huntington Prep Ted Bancroft 22 G 6 6 215 GS Marion, Massachusetts Bishop Stang High School LaDontae Henton y 23 F 6 6 215 Sr Lansing, Michigan Eastern High School Kyron Cartwright y 24 G 5 11 185 Fr Compton, California Compton High School Tyler Harris 25 F 6 9 223 Jr y Dix Hills, New York St. Benedict's Prep Junior Lomomba 32 G 6 5 200 So y Montreal, Quebec Madison Memorial Carson Desrosiers 33 F 7 0 250 Sr Windham, New Hampshire Central Catholic High School Tom Planek 34 F 6 6 195 Fr Oak Park, Illinois Fenwick High School W Ed Cooley Andre LaFleurBob SimonBrian Blaney http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/prov-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Exhibition November 8 4:00 pm yes Stonehill College Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 93–49 – 4,234MBB vs. Stonehill College box score http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/prov/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/box_score/stats_20141108aaa.pdf friars.com Providence College 8 November 2014 9 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109073534/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/prov/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/box_score/stats_20141108aaa.pdf dead |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Non-conference regular season November 15 7:00 pm yes Albany Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS2 64–60 1–0 9,599MBB vs. Albany box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/nov15.htmlwork=friars.com Providence College 15 November 2014 November 17 9:00 pm yes Binghamton Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Hall of Fame Tip Off FS1 66–45 2–0 4,033MBB vs. Binghamton box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/nov17.html friars.com Providence College 17 November 2014 November 20 7:00 pm yes Navy Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Hall of Fame Tip Off FS2 88–51 3–0 6,051MBB vs. Navy box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/nov20.html friars.com Providence College November 20, 2014 November 22 2:30 pm yes yes Florida State Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 80–54 4–0 N/AMBB vs. Florida State box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/bhof2.html friars.com Providence College December 5, 2014 November 23 2:30 pm yes yes Notre Dame Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN2 75–74 5–0 6,513MBB vs. Notre Dame box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/bhof6.html friars.com Providence College December 5, 2014 November 28 4:00 pm yes Yale Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 72–66 6–0 8,045MBB vs. Yale box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/nov28.html friars.com Providence College December 5, 2014 November 30 2:00 pm yes yes Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN2 38–58 6–1 23,601MBB vs. Kentucky box score http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/uk1130.html friars.com Providence College December 5, 2014 December 5 7:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN3 60–69 6–2 6,155 December 8 9:00 pm yes Brown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Ocean State Cup FS1 67–77 6–3 4,124 December 10 7:00 pm yes Rhode Island Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Ocean State Cup FS2 68–60 7–3 12,246 December 13 12:00 pm yes Stony Brook Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FSN 79–61 8–3 5,132 December 20 1:00 pm yes Massachusetts Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI CBSSN 85–65 9–3 7,975 December 22 9:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational FS1 76–62 10–3 6,519 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East Conference Play December 31 7:30 pm Creighton Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 65–53 11–3 (1–0) 8,961 January 3 2:00 pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI FSN 66–75 11–4 (1–1) 15,134 January 6 9:00 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN CBSSN 66–62 12–4 (2–1) 5,755 January 10 12:00 pm Georgetown Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 60–57 OT 13–4 (3–1) 10,786 January 14 7:00 pm St. John's Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 70–83 13–5 (3–2) 8,176 January 17 7:30 pm yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 74–65 14–5 (4–2) 17,640 January 22 7:00 pm Xavier Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 69–66 OT 15–5 (5–2) 8,250 January 27 9:00 pm DePaul Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 PostponedThe game was postponed until January 29, 2015, due to the January 2015 nor'easter in New England. – – January 29 2:00 pm DePaul Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 83–72 16–5 (6–2) 3,568 January 31 12:00 pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY FOX 66–75 16–6 (6–3) 8,973 February 4 9:10 pm yes Georgetown 24 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. CBSSN 74–71 17–6 (7–3) 7,981 February 7 1:00 pm yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 69–78 17–7 (7–4) 10,250 February 11 8:00 pm Villanova 6 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 68–74 17–8 (7–5) 12,410 February 14 4:00 pm Seton Hall Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FSN 69–62 18–8 (8–5) 12,120 February 18 9:00 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL CBSSN 84–57 19–8 (9–5) 5,923 February 24 7:00 pm yes 25 Villanova 6 The Pavilion Villanova, PA FS1 61–89 19–9 (9–6) 6,500 March 1 3:30 pm 25 Marquette Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 77–66 20–9 (10–6) 12,568 March 4 7:00 pm yes 24 Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ FS1 79–66 21–9 (11–6) 7,162 March 7 12:00 noon 24 Butler 21 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FSN 64–68 21–10 (11–7) 12,400 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East tournament March 12 2:30 p.m. yes 4 St. John's 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals FS1 74–57 22–10 15,197 March 13 7:00 p.m. yes 4 Villanova 4 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals FS1 61–63 22–11 15,194 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| NCAA tournament March 20 9:57 pm yes yes 6 E Dayton 11 E Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second round truTV 53–66 22–12 17,584 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East Source:http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/prov-m-baskbl-sched.html Schedule Friars.com September 1, 2014 October 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171015182447/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/prov-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 Notes note References Category:Providence Friars men's basketball seasons Providence Providence Providence Providence