2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team

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

Class of 2015 recruits

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East Conference Play

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| NCAA tournament

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Rankings

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