Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2014–15 |
Team: | Providence Friars |
Conference: | Big East Conference |
Short Conf: | Big East |
Record: | 22–12 |
Conf Record: | 11–7 |
Asst Coach1: | Andre LaFleur |
Asst Coach2: | Bob Simon |
Asst Coach3: | Brian Blaney |
Champion: | Hall of Fame Tip Off champions |
Bowl Result: | 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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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Brandon Austin | 1 | F | 6’6" | 185 | Freshman | 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 | Transferred to Colorado | ||
Kadeem Batts | 10 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
11 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft | |||
Brice Kofane | 13 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Monmouth | ||
Lee Goldsbrough | 21 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Graduated |
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See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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