2017-2018 Providence Friars

2017-2018 Providence Friars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Makai Ashton-Langford Fr PG 6-3 185 Oct 3, 1997 Worcester (MA) United States Brewster Academy
5 Rodney Bullock Sr SF 6-8 225 Jun 3, 1994 Hampton (VA) United States Kecoughtan High School
24 Kyron Cartwright Sr G 5-11 185 Jun 6, 1996 Compton (CA) United States Compton High School
11 Alpha Diallo So SF 6-6 207 Jun 29, 1997 Denver (CO) United States / Guinea Abraham Lincoln High School
33 Dajour Dickens Fr C 7-0 215 Oct 21, 1998 Hampton (VA) United States Bethel High School
25 Drew Edwards So SG 6-4 190 May 20, 1997 Towson (MD) United States Calvert Hall College High School
10 Andrew Fonts Fr G 6-2 175 Jul 10, 1999 Portsmouth (RI) United States Portsmouth Abbey School
15 Emmitt Holt RS-Sr F 6-7 230 Apr 23, 1996 Webster (NY) United States Webster Schroeder High School
44 Isaiah Jackson Jr PG 6-6 225 Feb 27, 1995 Gainesville (FL) United States The Villages Charter High School
21 Jalen Lindsey Sr F 6-7 227 Apr 26, 1996 Franklin (TN) United States Christ Presbyterian Academy
34 Tom Planek Sr F 6-7 210 Jan 5, 1996 Oak Park (IL) United States Fenwick High School
0 Nate Watson Fr C 6-10 260 Oct 19, 1998 Arlington (VA) United States Bishop O'Connell High School
4 Maliek White So PG 6-3 190 Jun 6, 1998 Richmond (VA) United States George Wythe High School
13 Kalif Young So C 6-9 250 Apr 5, 1997 Toronto Canada Orangeville Prep

Recent Providence Friars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-14 (10-10) 6th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 21-12 (13-7) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 27-6 (14-3) 2nd (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 13-13 (8-10) 6th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 19-12 (12-6) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 18-16 (7-11) 8th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-14 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 20-13 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 24-11 (10-8) 4th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 22-12 (11-7) 4th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-12 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 19-15 (9-9) 9th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 15-17 (4-14) 15th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 15-17 (4-14) 14th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 12-19 (4-14) 15th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 19-14 (10-8) 7th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 15-16 (6-12) 12th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 18-13 (8-8) 10th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 12-15 (5-11) 13th (AAC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 14-17 (4-12) 9th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 20-9 (11-5) 3rd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 18-14 (8-8) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd

2017-2018 Providence Friars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kyron Cartwright All-Big East Honorable Mention
Kyron Cartwright Big East All-Tournament Team
Alpha Diallo Big East All-Tournament Team
Nate Watson Big East All-Rookie Team
Kyron Cartwright 2K Sports Classic MVP
Rodney Bullock 2K Sports Classic All-Tournament Team
Kyron Cartwright 2K Sports Classic All-Tournament Team

2017-2018 Providence Friars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Cartwright A. Diallo J. Lindsey R. Bullock K. Young
Rotation I. Jackson       N. Watson
Lim PT M. White D. Edwards T. Planek   D. Dickens
Lim PT M. Ashton-Langford   E. Holt    
Lim PT A. Fonts        

2017-2018 Providence Friars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rodney Bullock 34 32.9 14.3 5.8 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.9
Alpha Diallo 32 30.7 13.2 6.6 2.3 1.0 0.3 1.9
Kyron Cartwright 34 31.2 11.8 2.9 5.8 1.3 0.0 2.7
Jalen Lindsey 33 32.8 8.8 3.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7
Isaiah Jackson 35 20.3 7.4 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.1
Nate Watson 35 13.8 6.8 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.8
Maliek White 25 13.0 4.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.7
Kalif Young 35 16.6 4.3 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9
Makai Ashton-Langford 31 13.1 4.2 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.4
Drew Edwards 33 10.2 2.0 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5
Dajour Dickens 3 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Tom Planek 12 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2
Andrew Fonts 7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Providence Friars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ed Cooley Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Brian Blaney Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Jeff Battle Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Wake Forest, 2000 to 2013)
Ivan Thomas Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Associate Director of Player Development (Providence, 2015 to 2016)
Nikola Knezevic Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Providence, 2014 to 2015)
Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Ken White Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A