The 2013-14 season was a turning point for Providence’s basketball program. This was the first year of the newly-reconfigured Big East, with Xavier, Creighton, and Butler joining conference holdovers Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Marquette, Seton Hall, DePaul, and PC.
That March, behind Bryce Cotton’s heroics, LaDontae Henton’s big shot ability, and Kadeem Batts’ grit, Ed Cooley’s team put Providence back on the national radar by winning the Big East Tournament for the first time in 20 years.
For any diehard Friar fan, the 2014 run will always be special. For me, it is a time I look back on with mixed emotions.