2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed where they lost to USC in the First Four.

2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Battle
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Villanova 15 3   .833 32 4   .889
No. 21 Butler 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Creighton 10 8   .556 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Providence 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Xavier 9 9   .500 24 14   .632
Saint John's 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Georgetown 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
DePaul 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Friars 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 No. 9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round before losing to North Carolina in the second round.

Preseason

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Prior to the season, Providence was picked to finish ninth in a poll of Big East coaches.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ben Bentil 0 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Wilmington, DE Declared for the 2016 NBA draft; selected 51st overall by the Boston Celtics
Kris Dunn 3 G 6'4" 220 RS Junior New London, CT Declared for the 2016 NBA draft; selected 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Quadree Smith 10 F 6'8" 285 Freshman Temple Hills, MD Transferred
Tyree Chambers 14 G 6'2" 182 Sophomore Bayreuth, Germany Transfrerred to LeMoyne
Junior Lomomba 32 G 6'5" 205 RS Junior Montreal, QE Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emmitt Holt 15 F 6'8" 230 Junior Webster, NY Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alpha Diallo
#19 SF
Denver, CO Brewster Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 82
Maliek White
#34 PG
Richmond, VA George Wythe High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Kalif Young
PF
Orangeville, ON Orangeville Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) May 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

Class of 2017 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Makai Ashton-Langford
PG
Worcester, MA Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Dajour Dickens
C
Hampton, VA Bethel High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Nate Watson
C
Arlington, VA Bishop O'Connell High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
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:

Roster

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2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Bryan Donovan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop McGuinness Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Maliek White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr George Wythe High School Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Rodney Bullock (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Kecoughtan High School Hampton, Virginia
G 11 Alpha Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brewster Academy New York, New York
G 12 Casey Woodring (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cushing Academy Darien, Connecticut
F 13 Kalif Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Vaughan, Ontario
F 15 Emmitt Holt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Webster Schroeder
Indian Hills CC
Webster, New York
F 21 Jalen Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Huntington Prep Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 22 Ricky Council II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moravian Prep Durham, North Carolina
G 24 Kyron Cartwright (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Compton High School Compton, California
F 25 Drew Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Calvert Hall Perry Hall, Maryland
F 34 Tom Planek (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fenwick High School Oak Park, Illinois
G 35 Ryan Fazekas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Marquette Catholic High School Chesterton, Indiana
G 44 Isaiah Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Villages Charter School
George Mason
Gainesville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2016*
7:00 pm
Carleton W 87–69 
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,875)
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
Vermont W 80–58  1–0
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,310)
Providence, RI
Nov 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 67–72  1–1
Value City Arena (11,089)
Columbus, OH
Nov 19, 2016*
12:00 pm, FS2
Grambling State
Emerald Coast Classic
W 71–54  2–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,093)
Providence, RI
Nov 21, 2016*
6:30 pm, FS1
St. Francis Brooklyn
Emerald Coast Classic
W 64–48  3–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,208)
Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2016*
9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Memphis
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals
W 60–51  4–1
The Arena at NWFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
Nov 26, 2016*
7:00, CBSSN
vs. No. 7 Virginia
Emerald Coast Classic championship
L 52–63  4–2
The Arena at NWFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
Nov 30, 2016*
6:30 pm, FS2
New Hampshire W 76–62  5–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,801)
Providence, RI
Dec 3, 2016*
4:30 pm, FSN/OSN
No. 21 Rhode Island
Ocean State Cup
W 63–60  6–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,488)
Providence, RI
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
Brown
Ocean State Cup
W 95–57  7–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,869)
Providence, RI
Dec 10, 2016*
12:00 pm, FS1
Massachusetts W 75–69  8–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815)
Providence, RI
Dec 17, 2016*
12:00 pm, FS1
Wagner W 76–54  9–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,069)
Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2016*
8:30 pm, FS1
Maine W 79–59  10–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,257)
Providence, RI
Dec 23, 2016*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College L 67–79  10–3
Conte Forum (5,266)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Big East regular season
Dec 28, 2016
7:00 pm, FSN/OSN
at No. 17 Xavier L 56–82  10–4
(0–1)
Cintas Center (10,426)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 1, 2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 Butler L 61–78  10–5
(0–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,403)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Georgetown W 76–70  11–5
(1–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,586)
Providence, RI
Jan 7, 2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 10 Creighton L 64–78  11–6
(1–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI
Jan 10, 2017
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 63–64  11–7
(1–4)
Allstate Arena (4,641)
Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, FSN/OSN
Seton Hall W 65–61  12–7
(2–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,253)
Providence, RI
Jan 16, 2017
9:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
MLK Day Marathon
W 74–56  13–7
(3–4)
Verizon Center (5,169)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 21, 2017
12:00 pm, FOX
at No. 1 Villanova L 68–78  13–8
(3–5)
Wells Fargo Center (18,731)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25, 2017
6:30 pm, FS1
St. John's L 86–91  13–9
(3–6)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,314)
Providence, RI
Jan 28, 2017
2:00 pm, FSN/OSN
at Marquette W 79–78  14–9
(4–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,369)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 1, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 4 Villanova L 57–66  14–10
(4–7)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,463)
Providence, RI
Feb 8, 2017
12:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall L 70–72 OT 14–11
(4–8)
Walsh Gymnasium (7,024)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 Butler W 71–65  15–11
(5–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,746)
Providence, RI
Feb 15, 2017
6:30 pm, FS1
Xavier W 75–63  16–11
(6–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,102)
Providence, RI
Feb 22, 2017
8:00 pm, FSN/OSN
at No. 23 Creighton W 68–66  17–11
(7–8)
CenturyLink Center (17,382)
Omaha, NE
Feb 25, 2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Marquette W 73–69  18–11
(8–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (13,216)
Providence, RI
Feb 28, 2017
9:00 pm, FS1
DePaul W 73–64  19–11
(9–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,101)
Providence, RI
Mar 4, 2017
12:00 pm, FS2
at St. John's W 86–75  20–11
(10–8)
Madison Square Garden (8,826)
New York City, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2017
9:30 pm, FS1
(3) vs. (6) Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 58–70  20–12
Madison Square Garden (16,003)
New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2017*
9:10 pm, truTV
(11 E) vs. (11 E) USC
First Four
L 71–75  20–13
UD Arena (11,528)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2017.