2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record15–17 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Bob Simon
  • Brian Blaney
MVPVincent Council
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
South Florida 12 6   .667 22 14   .611
West Virginia 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Connecticut 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Rutgers 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
St. John's 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 22 17   .564
Villanova 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Providence 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 1   .000 0 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville 0 8   .000 0 10   .000
2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2]

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,[3] 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.[3]

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

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2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F -- Sidiki Johnson (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wadleigh High School Bronx, New York
G 1 Gerard Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tilton School Boston, Massachusetts
F 10 Kadeem Batts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So McEachern High School Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 Bryce Cotton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Palo Verde High School Tucson, Arizona
F 13 Brice Kofane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr The Miller School Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 21 Lee Goldsbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Loreto College Newcastle, England
F 23 LaDontae Henton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Eastern High School Lansing, Michigan
G 31 Anthony Muhammad (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hope High School Providence, Rhode Island
G 32 Vincent Council 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Patterson School Brooklyn, New York
G 33 Kiwi Gardner (I) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Westwind Preparatory Academy Oakland, California
F 34 Ron Giplaye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Lowell, Massachusetts
G 35 Maurice Grant (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bergen Catholic High School Saddle River, New Jersey
G 41 Chris Carter (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Shepherd Hill Regional High School Worcester, Massachusetts
F/C 42 Bilal Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Queen of Peace High School Jersey City, New Jersey
G 51 Ted Bancroft (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Bishop Stang High School Marion, Massachusetts
G 53 Mike Murray (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So La Salle Institute Troy, New York
Head coach

Ed Cooley

Assistant coach(es)

Andre LaFleur
Bob Simon
Brian Blaney


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-02-22

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
F/C Kadeem Batts Brice Kofane
Bilal Dixon
Ron Giplaye
Lee Goldsbrough
F LaDontae Henton
G/F Gerard Coleman Anthony Muhammad (W) Chris Carter (W)
G Bryce Cotton Ted Bancroft (W) Mike Murray (W)
PG Vincent Council Maurice Grant (W)

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiwi Gardner
PG
Manteca, CA Westwind Preparatory Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Apr 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
LaDontae Henton
SF
Lansing, MI Eastern HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
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:

  • "2011 Providence Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  • "2011 Providence Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  • "2011 Providence Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition games
October 25*
7:00 pm
Assumption (D-II) W 64–51 
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
November 5*
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell (D-II) W 76–75 
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
Non-conference games
November 12*
2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–61  1–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
November 14*
7:30 pm, Cox Sports
at Fairfield W 80–72  2–0
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
November 19*
4:00 pm
Florida A&M
South Padre Island Invitational
W 87–65  3–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
November 22*
7:00 pm
Southern
South Padre Island Invitational
W 59–53  4–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
November 25*
8:30 pm
vs. Iowa State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 54–64  4–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
November 26*
10:00 pm, CBS Sports Network
vs. Northern Iowa
South Padre Island Invitational
L 62–79  4–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
November 29*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 82–77  5–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 1*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Carolina
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 76–67  6–2
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
December 5*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Brown W 80–49  7–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 8*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston College W 64–57  8–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 10*
12:00 pm, Cox Sports
Bryant W 72–61  9–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 20*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
New Hampshire W 67–52  10–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 23*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
at Rhode Island W 80–61  11–2
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
Big East regular season
December 27
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
at St. John's L 67–91  11–3 (0–1)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 31
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 12 Georgetown L 40–49  11–4 (0–2)
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 4
9:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 1 Syracuse L 73–87  11–5 (0–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 7
6:00 pm, Cox Sports
Seton Hall L 57–66  11–6 (0–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 10
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Louisville W 90–59  12–6 (1–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 14
6:00 pm, Cox Sports
at No. 1 Syracuse L 55–78  12–7 (1–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 21
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 21 Marquette L 72–79  12–8 (1–6)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 25
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
at Pittsburgh L 74–86  12–9 (1–7)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 29
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 78–81  12–10 (1–8)
Tampa Bay Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
February 1
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers W 78–67  13–10 (2–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
February 5
12:00 pm, Cox Sports
West Virginia L 84–87 OT 13–11 (2–9)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
February 7
8:00 pm, Cox Sports
at Villanova L 72–74  13–12 (2–10)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 11
4:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 48–55  13–13 (2–11)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
February 15
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 66–81  13–14 (2–12)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 18
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
No. 10 Georgetown L 53–63  13–15 (2–13)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
February 25
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at DePaul W 73–71  14–15 (3–13)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
February 28
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Connecticut W 72–70  15–15 (4–13)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
March 2
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
at No. 20 Notre Dame L 69–75  15–16 (4–14)
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
Big East tournament
March 6
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
First Round
L 47–79  15–17 (4–14)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[4].

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award(s)
Ted Bancroft 2012 John Zannini Coaches' Award[5]
Bryce Cotton 2012 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award[5]
Vincent Council 2012 All-Big East Third Team[3]
2012 USBWA All-District 1[6]
2012 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award[5]
Lee Goldsbrough 2012 Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[5]
LaDontae Henton 2012 Big East All-Rookie Team[3]
2012 Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award[5]
March 5: Big East Rookie of the Week[7]
December 12: Big East Rookie of the Week[8]
December 5: Big East Rookie of the Week[9]
Brice Kofane 2012 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award[5]
Mike Murray 2012 Thomas Ramos Academic Award[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ McNamara, Kevin (December 6, 2011). "NCAA declares PC's Kiwi Gardner ineligible". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Freshman LaDontae Henton And Junior Vincent Council Earn All-BIG EAST Honors". Friars.com. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Schedule Friars.com. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Men's Basketball Holds Annual Awards Banquet". Friars.com. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "USBWA NAMES 2011-12 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS". United States Basketball Writers Association. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  7. ^ "Big East Weekly Release March 4" (PDF). Big East Conference. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Providence Freshman LaDontae Henton Earns Second Consecutive BIG EAST Rookie Of The Week Honor". Friars.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "Providence Freshman LaDontae Henton Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week". Friars.com. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
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