2008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 10–8 conference record and a 19–14 record overall.
2008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball | |
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NIT, #5, 1st Round | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Record | 19–14 (10–8 Big East) |
Head coach | |
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MVP | Weyinmi Efejuku |
Home arena | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Louisville† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Connecticut | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Marquette | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Syracuse | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 28 | – | 10 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
In March 2008, head coach Tim Welsh was fired by the school after finishing with a losing record for the third time in four seasons. In April, Drake University head coach Keno Davis replaced him; Davis was named the 2008 Associated Press National Coach of the Year in his first and only season as a head coach at Drake.[2] The Friars had previously been turned down by Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, who coached Providence to the 1987 Final Four, George Mason University head coach Jim Larranaga, a Providence alumnus, and University of Massachusetts head coach Travis Ford.[2][3]
Davis inherited all five starters from Welsh's final season with the Friars. However, prior to the season junior guard Dwain Williams transferred to Oregon State,[4] while reserve forward Charles Burch was the team's lone departing senior.
At home, the Friars twice defeated ranked opponents; on January 28 they defeated #15 Syracuse, and on February 24, the Friars knocked off #1 Pittsburgh, the first time the school had accomplished the feat since 1976. The Friars received votes in the AP Poll after each win, but were not ranked at any point in the season.
Finishing with a 10-8 record in the Big East, the Friars began the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament as an eighth seed, defeating DePaul in the first round before falling to top-seeded Louisville in the quarterfinals. They missed the NCAA tournament for a fifth straight season and lost in the first round of the NIT to Miami.
Roster
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Depth chart
editPos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Jonathan Kale | Randall Hanke | Bilal Dixon | Ray Hall |
PF | Geoff McDermott | Alex Kellogg | Chris Baudinet (W) | Jamine Peterson |
SF | Weyinmi Efejuku | Marshon Brooks | Brian Beloin (W) | Connor Heine (W) |
SG | Jeff Xavier | Brian McKenzie | ||
PG | Sharaud Curry | Luke Burchett (W) |
Incoming recruits
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bilal Dixon PF |
Jersey City, NJ | Queen of Peace HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | Sep 25, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition games | |||||||||||
November 1* 7:00 pm |
University of Ottawa (CIS) | W 85–57 | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI | ||||||||
November 8* 7:00 pm |
Slippery Rock (D-II) | W 105–84 | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI | ||||||||
Non-conference games | |||||||||||
November 15* 7:00 pm |
Northeastern | L 66–70 | 0–1 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,086) Providence, RI | |||||||
November 18* 7:00 pm |
Dartmouth | W 100–82 | 1–1 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,762) Providence, RI | |||||||
November 20* 7:00 pm |
Sacred Heart | W 111-87 | 2–1 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,108) Providence, RI | |||||||
November 22* 2:00 pm |
Maine | W 83–62 | 3–1 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,060) Providence, RI | |||||||
November 27* 11:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Baylor 76 Classic |
L 56–72 | 3–2 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,157) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
November 28* 10:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Charlotte 76 Classic |
W 67–62 | 4–2 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,417) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
November 30* 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. St. Mary's (CA) 76 Classic |
L 75–81 | 4–3 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,077) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
December 3* 7:00 pm |
Brown | W 86–62 | 5–3 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,155) Providence, RI | |||||||
December 6* 2:00 pm, Cox Sports |
Rhode Island | W 66–65 | 6–3 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,600) Providence, RI | |||||||
December 17* 7:00 pm |
Jackson State | W 85–71 | 7–3 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,158) Providence, RI | |||||||
December 20* 4:00 pm, NESN |
at Boston College | L 76–81 | 7–4 |
Conte Forum (6,880) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
December 22* 7:00 pm |
Bryant | W 91–64 | 8–4 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,103) Providence, RI | |||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 31 4:00 pm, Cox Sports |
St. John's | W 75–54 | 9–4 (1–0) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,037) Providence, RI | |||||||
January 3 7:00 pm, Cox Sports |
DePaul | W 62–54 | 10–4 (2–0) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,547) Providence, RI | |||||||
January 7 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Cincinnati | W 87–79 | 11–4 (3–0) |
Fifth Third Arena (6,612) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 10 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 9 Georgetown | L 75–82 | 11–5 (3–1) |
Verizon Center (12,764) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 17 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 Marquette | L 82–91 | 11–6 (3–2) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,221) Providence, RI | |||||||
January 19 8:00 pm, Cox Sports |
Cincinnati | W 72–63 | 12–6 (4–2) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,285) Providence, RI | |||||||
January 22 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Seton Hall | W 98–93 OT | 13–6 (5–2) |
Prudential Center (7,165) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 28 7:00 pm, Cox Sports |
No. 15 Syracuse | W 100–94 | 14–6 (6–2) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,873) Providence, RI | |||||||
January 31 4:00 pm, Cox Sports |
at No. 2 Connecticut | L 61–94 | 14–7 (6–3) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||||||
February 4 8:00 pm, Cox Sports |
No. 17 Villanova | L 91–94 | 14–8 (6–4) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,212) Providence, RI | |||||||
February 7 4:00 pm, Cox Sports |
at West Virginia | L 59–86 | 14–9 (6–5) |
WVU Coliseum (11,091) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 10 7:00 pm, ESPN360 |
at South Florida | W 77–62 | 15–9 (7–5) |
USF Sun Dome (3,340) Tampa, FL | |||||||
February 14 7:00 pm, Cox Sports |
Rutgers | W 78–68 | 16–9 (8–5) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,246) Providence, RI | |||||||
February 18 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 7 Louisville | L 76–94 | 16–10 (8–6) |
Freedom Hall (19,484) Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 21 12:00 pm, Cox Sports |
Notre Dame | L 84–103 | 16–11 (8–7) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,600) Providence, RI | |||||||
February 24 7:00 pm, Cox Sports |
No. 1 Pittsburgh | W 81–73 | 17–11 (9–7) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,887) Providence, RI | |||||||
March 1 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Rutgers | W 73–66 | 18–11 (10–7) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,122) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
March 5 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 11 Villanova | L 80–97 | 18–12 (10–8) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 11 12:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. DePaul First Round |
W 83–74 | 19–12 (10–8) |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY | |||||||
March 12 12:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. No. 5 Louisville Quarterfinals |
L 55–73 | 19–13 (10–8) |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | No. 4 Miami First Round |
L 66–78 | 19–14 (10–8) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,645) Providence, RI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[5]. |
Rankings
editPoll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | n/a | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award(s) |
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Marshon Brooks | 2009 Co-Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award[6] |
Sharaud Curry | 2009 Ernie D Team Leader Award[6] |
Weyinmi Efejuku | 2009 All-Big East Honorable Mention[7] 2009 USBWA All-District 1[8] 2009 Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award[6] March 2: Big East Player of the Week[9] |
Ray Hall | 2009 Thomas Ramos Academic Award[6] |
Randall Hanke | 2009 John Zannini Coaches' Award[6] |
Jonathan Kale | 2009 Ryan Gomes Most Improved Player Award[6] |
Geoff McDermott | 2009 Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award[6] |
Brian McKenzie | 2009 Co-Coca-Cola Most Promising Prospect Award[6] |
Jeff Xavier | 2009 Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award[6] |
References
edit- ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.
- ^ a b Tucker, Eric (April 15, 2008). "Providence picks Drake's Keno Davis to replace Tim Welsh". Associated Press. The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (October 26, 2008). "Courting Pitino -- Friar coaching legend considered a return to PC". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Dwain Williams to Transfer to Oregon State". Oregon State University. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ Schedule Friars.com. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Men's Basketball Team Awards Announced". Friars.com. April 25, 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Weyinmi Efejuku Named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention". Friars.com. March 8, 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Weyinmi Efejuku Named USBWA All-District 1". Friars.com. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Weyinmi Efejuku Named BIG EAST Player Of The Week". Friars.com. March 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2009.