2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team
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The 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team will represent Providence College
in the Big East Conference
.
After finishing with a 4–14 conference record for the second straight season in 2010–11
, head coach Keno Davis
was fired in March 2011 after three seasons with the team. Replacing Davis was Fairfield University
head coach and Providence native Ed Cooley
.
Cooley's 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.
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Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
in the Big East Conference
2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season will be the 33rd season of competitive basketball played by the Big East Conference, since its inception in 1979, and will involve its 16 full-time member schools.-Coaching changes:...
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After finishing with a 4–14 conference record for the second straight season in 2010–11
2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 15–17 record overall....
, head coach Keno Davis
Keno Davis
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was fired in March 2011 after three seasons with the team. Replacing Davis was Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
head coach and Providence native Ed Cooley
Ed Cooley
Ed Cooley is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Providence College Friars men's basketball team. Previously, Cooley had held the same position at Fairfield University from 2006–2011...
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Cooley's first season with the Friars would come without departing seniors Marshon Brooks
Marshon Brooks
Marshon Brooks is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.-Early years:...
, who was a first-round selection in the 2011 NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
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.
Roster
Depth chart
Incoming recruits
Class of 2012 recruits
Schedule
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Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
regular season