To conclude the 2013 – 14 regular season , Cotton was the only player in the nation to average more than 40 minutes per game ( 40.1 ) , having averaged 41.9 minutes in Big East competition . His high minutes per game stems from Providence 's six overtime games , four of which went to a second overtime . In those four double-overtime outings , Cotton played 200 minutes of a possible 200 minutes . His tireless play carried the Friars to their best season in a decade , as they headed into the Big East Tournament with a 20 – 11 record . After going 3 – 0 in the Big East Tournament , the Friars reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 . It marked Providence 's first Big East Tournament title since 1994 , while Cotton was selected the tournament MVP . In Providence 's 79 – 77 loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament , Cotton scored a career-high 36 points . In 35 games as a senior , Cotton averaged 21.8 points , 3.5 rebounds , 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game . He subsequently earned first-team All-Big East honors for the second straight season , as well as the AP Honorable Mention All-America Team . He finished his career ranked fourth all-time in scoring at Providence ( 1,975 points ) , and became the fifth player from a major conference to average 20-plus points and five-or-more assists in a season since 2002
Big East Tournament
2014 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Bryce Cotton