March 28, 1997
1996-97 Season Wrap-Up
FRIARS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT...PC won its first NCAA Tournament
games since 1987, going 3-1 in the tourney and advancing to
the Elite Eight. In the First/Second Rounds at Charlotte,
North Carolina, PC had wins over #7-seed Marquette (81-59)
and #2-seed Duke (98-87). The Friars played in the
Regionals (Southeast) for the fifth time in school history.
There, they defeated #10-seed Tennessee-Chattanoogoa (71-65)
before losing in the Elite Eight to Arizona, 96-92 in
overtime.
FRIARS IN NCAA's...The Friars' win against Marquette
(3/14/97) snapped a four-game NCAA Tournament losing streak
for Providence. PC hadn't won since losing to Syracuse in
the Final Four in 1987. Providence had three more
appearances after that - 1989, 1990, and 1994 - losing in
the first round each time. PC is now 14-14 in NCAA
Tournament play in this the Friars' 13th all-time
appearance.
PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1082-665 (.619) - Best in New
England...Home record: 641-200...Civic Center record:
317-119.
BIG EAST FAXBACK: (401-861-0616) Allows you to access
PC's statistics (151152); Box scores (151153); or Game
notes (151151).
PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...114-174 in regular season and
126-190 overall in 17 seasons ... Eighth all-time in wins
and percentage.
HEAD COACH PETE GILLEN
THIRD YEAR AT PC: 24-12/10-8 in BIG EAST
Overall at PC: 59-37 (.615)/26-28 in BIG EAST
XAVIER: 202-75 (.724)
12-YEAR CAREER: 261-112 (.700)
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 4-3
BIG EAST GAMES: 26-28
NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 33-9 (Losses vs. Vlllanova - BE Tourney (1995,1996, 1997);
Virginia Tech - NIT; at Texas, ST. JOSEPH'S - NIT,
Middle Tennessee State, Rhode Island, Arizona - NCAA)
NCAA TOURNAMENT: 8-8 (1985-91; 1992-93, 1997)
NIT: 4-3 (1993-94, 94-95, 95-96)
1996-97 (24-12/10-8)...Elite Eight...Beat Marquette
(81-59)...Defeated #8 Duke (98-87)...Knocked off
UT-Chattanooga (71-65)...Lost to eventual champion, #13
Arizona, 96-92 in overtime...Second in BIG EAST 7...Upset
#18 Texas (74-66)...Upset #8 Villanova (91-68)...Recorded
250th career win at St. John's, 72-59...Knocked off #25
Boston College (83-71)...
1995-96 (18-12/9-9)...Third in BIG EAST 7 ...Upset #21
Boston College at Conte Forum (76-75)...Upset #8 Georgetown
(84-77) ...Beat St. John's (80-72) in BIG EAST
Tournament....1996 NIT versus Fairfield (91-79)...Lost to
St. Joseph's (62-82)...
1994-95 (17-13/7-11)...Sixth in BIG EAST...First BIG EAST
win 1/4/95 vs. Pittsburgh...Upset #4 Connecticut...Upset
#11 Villanova...Upset #20 Syracuse in BIG EAST Quarterfinals
1993-94 (22-8/8-2) First in MCC...NIT
Quarterfinalists...Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of
the Year...Upset # 19 Cincinnati...Assistant Coach Dream
Team II
1992-93 (24-6/12-2) First in MCC... Lost in second round of
NCAA...Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year...
Head Coach North Team, U.S. Olympic Festival...Upset #17 New
Orleans...
1991-92 (15-12/7-3) Second in MCC...
1990-91 (22-10/11-3) First in MCC...MCC Tournament
Champions...Lost in second round of NCAA... Upset #11
Nebraska in NCAA Tournament.
1989-90 (28-5/12-2) First in MCC...Second in MCC
Tournament...Lost in Sweet 16 of NCAA... Midwestern
Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year...School's most wins
ever...Upsets of #25 Loyola-Marymount and #8 Georgetown
(NCAA Tournament)...
1988-89 (21-12/7-5) Third in MCC...MCC Tournament
Champions...Lost in first round of NCAA... Upset #4
Louisville
1987-88 (26-4/9-1) First in MCC...MCC Tournament
Champions...Lost in first round of NCAA... Midwestern
Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year...School's best-ever
winning percentage...
1986-87 (19-13/7-5) Third in MCC...MCC Tournament
Champions...Lost in second round of NCAA...Beat #14 Missouri
in NCAA Tournament.
1985-86 (25-5/10-2) First in MCC...MCC Tournament
Champions...Lost in first round of NCAA... Midwestern
Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year.
GILLEN COACHED UPSETS VERSUS TOP 25 TEAMS (1985-97)
Year Rank Team (Score) Year Rank Team (Score)
1986-87 #14 Missouri (70-69 - NCAA Tournament) 1994-95 #11 VILLANOVA (71-70)
1988-89 #4 Louisville (85-83) 1994-95 #20 SYRACUSE (71-69 OT - BE Tourney)
1989-90 #25 Loyola Marymount (115-113 OT) 1995-96 #21 Boston College (76-75)
1989-90 #8 Georgetown (74-71 - NCAA Tournament) 1995-96 # 8 GEORGETOWN (84-77)
1990-91 #11 Nebraska (89-84 - NCAA Tournament) 1996-97 #18 TEXAS (74-66)
1992-93 #17 New Orleans (73-55) 1996-97 # 8 VILLANOVA (91-68)
1992-93 #19 Cincinnati (82-76 OT) 1996-97 #25 BOSTON COLLEGE (83-71)
1994-95 # 4 CONNECTICUT (72-70) 1996-97 # 8 Duke (98-87 - NCAA Tournament)
FAST COMPANY....With 260 career wins, Friars' coach
Pete Gillen is moving in with some fast company. Only nine
other coaches have reached that many wins faster than Gillen
in 12 or less seasons. Here's a list of the group with him:
COACH SCHOOL YEARS RECORD GAMES
Everett Case North Carolina St. 1947-57 280-71 351
Denny Crum Louisville 1972-82 263-74 337
Jim Boeheim Syracuse 1977-87 261-84 345
Nolan Richardson Tulsa/Arkansas 1981-91 260-92 352
Jerry Tarkanian Long Beach/UNLV 1969-79 259-49 308
The above five coaches reached 258 wins in 11 seasons. The
following coaches did it in their 12th season. This is also
Gillen's 12th season.
Wimp Sanderson Alabama 1981-92 265-118 373
John Thompson Georgetown 1973-84 262-104 366
Bob Huggins Walsh/Akron/Cinn. 1981-93 262-108 370
PETE GILLEN Xavier/PC 1986-97 261-112 372
Boyd Grant Fresno St./Colo. St. 1976-86 260-106 366
1988-90
MONTH BY MONTH (1996-97)...4-1 in November...5-2 in
December...6-2 in January...4-4 in February...March 5-3...
HOME COOKING...PC is 57-15 (.792) over the last 72 games at
the Providence Civic Center (dating back to January 25,
1993). Over the last five seasons, PC is 64-18 (.780)
at the Civic Center. PC is 32-4 (.889) in its last 36
non-conference games in Providence dating back to the start
of the 1992-93 season. The losses - December 8th, 1992 to
Rhode Island, Virginia Tech (1995 NIT), St. Joseph's (1996
NIT) and URI again on December 10, 1996.
NAIL BITERS...PC's four-point overtime loss to Arizona in
the Southeast Regional Championship game (96-92) drops the
Friars to 1-3 in games decided by four points or fewer this
season. PC is 12-10 in games decided by four points or
fewer in Pete Gillen's three seasons at PC.
1996-97 CLOSE ONES...
11/23 Middle Tennessee 77 PC 75 -
12/21 at Wisconsin 57 PC 59
1/15 at Miami 71 PC 69 -
3/23 vs. Arizona 96 PC 92 -
300 WINS...PC's January 8th win against Canisius last
season was the school's 300th regular season win at the
Providence Civic Center. The Friars have played there since
1972 and own a 317-118 (.729) record at the downtown arena.
FRIARS IN THE NBA...Providence College currently has five
players in the NBA. They are:
Otis Thorpe - Detroit Pistons
Marty Conlon - Boston Celtics
Michael Smith - Sacramento Kings
Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls
Eric Williams - Boston Celtics
Also, Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens, is one of
Providence College's all-time greatest players.
BIG EAST WINS...With the Friars' 79-74 win at Rutgers on
February 18th, Austin Croshere and Jason Murdock became PC's
winningest BIG EAST players with 36 career BIG EAST wins.
Graduated guard Michael Brown (now playing professionally in
England) set the Providence College record for BIG EAST
wins last season with 35 in his four-year career.
PRIME TIME...Beginning on February 18th at Rutgers (ESPN 2)
through the loss to Arizona on March 23rd (CBS) Providence
College basketball was seen on national television for the
final 11 games of the 1996-97 season. The Friars had one
appearance on ESPN 2; one appearance on NBC, four
appearnaces on ESPN and five games on CBS. The Friars'
games NCAA Tournament games with Duke (3/16) and Arizona
(3/23) were televised to the entire nation.
PC VERSUS 96-97 OPPONENTS...
Alaska-Fairbanks: # 1-0
Middle Tennessee St.: # 0-1
Southern Illinois: # 1-0
Long Island University: 4-1
Columbia University: 1-0
Villanova: 25-39
Notre Dame: 5-3
Rhode Island: 59-48
Brown: 81-24
Wisconsin: 3-1
Loyola-Marymount: 1-0
Texas: 2-1
St. John's: 30-49
Seton Hall: 38-32
Canisius: 19-5
Miami: 10-7
West Virginia: 6-1
Connecticut: 20-29
Boston College: 49-36
Rutgers: 4-0
Georgetown: 14-29
Pittsburgh: 13-17
Syracuse: 6-33
Marquette: % 3-2
Duke: % 1-1
Chattanooga: % 1-0
Arizona: % 2-3
#Opponent at Top of the World Classic
% NCAA Tournament
STREAKY FRIARS...During the 1996-97 season, the Friars had a
pair of six game winning streaks (12/21/96 - 1/6/97 and
1/19/97 - 2/5/97). During those streaks, the Friars had won
16 of 20 games. On the downside, the Friars worst losing
streak was three games (2/22/97 to 3/2/97). the Friars
ended the year winning five of their last seven games.
ATTENDANCE MARKS...The 1996-97 Friars averaged more fans per
game than ever at the Providence Civic Center. During the
past season, the Friars played 15 home games in front of
165,447 fans for an 11,030 per game average. The previous
season best average came in 1993-94 when the Friars averaged
10,822 per game.
FRIARS IN THE BIG EAST TOURNEY...PC shot 62.5 (15-24) in
the second half versus Rutgers. That was the best half the
Friars have ever had in the BIG EAST Tournament. The
previous best was .593 versus Seton Hall in 1985...Jamel
Thomas' four three-pointers tied the PC mark for three-point
field goals held by Billy Donovan and set against St. John's
in 1987.
FRIAR NCAA MARKS....The Friars set several school marks in
the NCAA Tournament. The 56 points scored in the second
half against Duke is a new Friars' record...The 27 points
that PC held Marquette to in the second half was the fewest
the Friars have ever given up in a half...Duke's eight
three-pointers is the most that the Friars have ever
surrendered....Austin Croshere's 39 points broke Billy
Donovan's mark of 35 set in 1987...Croshere's 15-15 night at
the foul line is best shooting night for a Friar in 12
previous NCAA Tournaments.
MARGIN OF VICTORY...The Friars' 22-point win over Marquette
(81-59) was the largest margin of victory for PC in an NCAA
Tournament game since March 15, 1973 when the Friars downed
Penn by 22 (87-65).
GREAT DEFENSE...The 59 points that PC surrendered to
Marquette was the fewest that the Friars have ever given up
in an NCAA Tournament game. The previous low was 65 by Penn
on March 15, 1973.
BOARD BANGERS...Providence won the battle of the boards in
three of their four NCAA Tournament games. Against
Marquette, PC outrebounded the Golden Eagles by a 34-20
margin. Against Duke, PC led by a 43-24 margin. The 19
rebound difference versus the Blue Devils is the best this
season. Chattanooga had a 45-37 edge over the Friars and PC
took care of Arizona by a 50-45 margin, including 27
offensive rebounds. In the four games, PC outrebounded
opponents by a 41.0 to 33.5 margin (7.5 per game). On the
regular season, the Friars onl
YOUNG VETERANS
Despite having four seniors on the roster, only two members
of this year's Friar team have played more that 30
games. Here's how the roster breaks down:
Number of Games played
Player 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 TOTAL
Austin Croshere (Sr.) 25 30 30 36 121
Jason Murdock (Sr.) 17 30 30 36 113
Derrick Brown (Sr.) 30 34 64
Ruben Garces (Sr.) 30 35 65
Mark Adams (Jr.) 5 6 12 23
Abdul Brown (Jr.) 8 8
Dennis Cleary (So.) 3 9 12
Llewellyn Cole (So.) 28 redshirt 28
Richard Cordella (So.) 5 9 14
God Shammgod (So.) 29 36 65
Jamel Thomas (So.) 29 36 65
Corey Wright (So.) 36 36
Kofi Pointer (Fr.) 14 14
Ndongo N'Diaye (Fr.) 32 32
1996-97 AWARDS AND HONORS
DERRICK BROWN - Third Team All-BIG EAST
Jimmy Walker Co-Most Valuable Player
Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-East
BIG EAST Player of the Week - February 3rd
First Player to have jersey retired at Los Angeles City College
33rd Player at Providence to go over 1,000 points in career
CBS Player of the Game versus Duke
AUSTIN CROSHERE - Finalist for the John Wooden All-American Team
Jimmy Walker Co-Most Valuable Player
Providence College's Male Athlete of the Year
First Team All-BIG EAST
ECAC Co-Player of the Year
First Team All-ECAC
USBWA All-District I Player of the Year
College Hoop Insider First Team All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Player of the Week - December 30th
32nd player in PC history to go over 1,000 points in career (Finished 8th -1,523)
Set BIG EAST and Providence College records for consecutive
free throws with 57 from 2/5 (Rutgers) to 3/6 (West
Virginia)
CBS Player of the Game versus Marquette
RUBEN GARCES - Team's Rebounder Award
JASON MURDOCK - PC's Unsung Hero Award
NDONGO N'DIAYE - PC's Most Improved Player Award
KOFI POINTER - PC's Most Promising Prospect Award
GOD SHAMMGOD - Named to the NCAA All-Southeast Regional Team
Marvin Barnes Defensive Player of the Year
PC's Playmaker Award
Eighth all-time at PC with 428 assists
Broke PC sophomore assists mark with 239
CBS Player of the Game versus Tennessee-Chattanooga
JAMEL THOMAS - Named to NCAA All-Southeast Regional Team
All-Tournament Team - Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, Alaska)
BIG EAST Player of the Week - November 25th
Winner of PC's Coaches' Award
CBS Player of the Game versus Arizona
COREY WRIGHT - Lenny Wilkens Hustle Award
SCORING MACHINE...Austin Croshere scored 91 points in the
Friars' four NCAA games during March for a 22.75 per game
average. That led the tournament after four games.
Croshere set the PC record for points in an NCAA game when
he scored 39 in the win over Marquette. That was also a
career high for the Los Angeles native. His 15-for-15 night
at the free throw line ranks him third behind Bill Bradley
and Fennis Denbow (each was 16-for-16 from the charity
stripe in one game.). Croshere has now played in five NCAA
games in his career and has 92 points (18.4 ppg average).
He played one minute in his freshman year with one point.
Croshere scored in double figures in 29 of PC's 36 games
this year.
Croshere in NCAA Tournament:
Marquette - 39 points - 6 rebounds
Duke - 21 points -10 rebounds
Tenn.-Chattanooga - 19 points - 5 rebounds
Arizona - 12 points- 2 rebounds
Croshere Double-Doubles
12/28/96 at LMU - 20 pts., 11 rebs.
1/06/97 vs. Villanova - 27 pts., 10 rebs.
1/19/97 vs. WVU - 12 pts., 16 rebs.
2/02/97 vs. BC - 25 points, 10 rebs
2/12/97 vs. Georgetown - 20 pts., 12 rebs.
2/15/97 vs. PITT - 25 points - 12 rebs.
2/18/97 vs. Rutgers - 17 points - 13 rebs
2/24/97 vs. Syracuse - 21 points-11 rebs
3/16/97 vs. Duke - 21 points -10 rebs.
BROKEN STREAK...Austin Croshere set BIG EAST and Providence
College records when he hit on 57 consecutive free throws
between 2/5 and 3/6 (nine games). Croshere set the BIG
EAST single season free throw percentage mark as he made 81
of 84 (.964) in league play.
ALL-TIME SCORING LIST....Austin Croshere continues to climb
on PC's all-time scoring chart. With 91 points in the NCAA
Tournament, Croshere has moved into eighth on the all-time
scoring list with 1,523 points. Here's who's ahead of him:
NO PLAYER GP POINTS
1 Jimmy Walker 81 2,045
2 Eric Murdock 117 2,021
3 Marvin Barnes 89 1,839
4 Joe Hassett 124 1,828
5 Bruce Campbell 122 1,809
6 Ernie DiGregorio 86 1,760
7 Otis Thorpe 113 1,625
8 Austin Croshere 121 1,523
CAREER HIGH....Austin Croshere scored a career high 39
points in the win over Marquette. His career best prior to
the Marquette game was 31 against New Hampshire. His
rebounding high is 16 which he did against New Hampshire as
a junior.
THE KING OF STEAL...Sophomore guard God Shammgod broke a
Providence College record when he recorded ten steals in the
win over Brown on December 21st. Shammgod broke Eric
Murdock's record of eight in a game set on 1/27/88 against
Miami. Shammgod led the Friars with 88 steals or 2.44
steals per game.
MEN OF STEAL....The Friars set individual and team records
with 22 steals against Brown University on December 21st.
PC's 22 steals broke the previous mark of 21 set against
Arkansas-Little Rock on December 23, 1985.
HOMETOWN HEROES....Senior forwards Derrick Brown and Austin
Croshere made triumphant returns to the Los Angeles area
when the Friars played Loyola Marymount on December 28th.
Brown, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., played his junior college
basketball at Los Angeles City College. On December 29, he
had his number retired, the first player to ever be so
honored by that school. Brown was the California Junior
College Player of the Year and a J.C. All-American for the
1994-95 season before coming to Providence. Brown followed
that honor with game scoring honors versus LMU as he scored
25 points in PC's win including a career high five
three-pointers. Croshere, a former high school standout at
Crossroads School in L.A. didn't disappoint his large
contingent of fans either. The All-America candidate turned
in his first double-double of the season and the fifth of
his career as he scored 20 points and added 11 rebounds in
the Marymount win. He was also named BIG EAST Player of the
Week for the Wisconsin (27 points, five rebounds)df and
Loyola Marymount games.
THE PANAMANIAN WRECKING CREW... Ruben Garces played with a
stress fracture in his right leg for the entire season, but
his play in the NCAA Tournament shows it didn't slow him
down, especially on the boards. In four tourney games,
Garces scored 9.5 points and added 9.0 rebounds per game.
His big game came against Arizona where he scored 16 points
and pulled down a career high 19 rebounds, including 18 in
the second half.
GARCES DOUBLE-DOUBLES...
11/27 LIU -14 points -13 rebounds
1/02 ST. JOHN'S - 14 points - 10 rebs.
1/11 @ Seton Hall - 16 points- 18rebs.
2/24 SYRACUSE - 12 points - 13 rebs.
3/07 Villanova - 15 points - 10 rebs.
3/23 Arizona - 16 points - 19 rebounds
MOST WINS...The Friars' 24 wins is the most for a PC team
since 1986-87 when that team went 25-9. PC's 10-8 BIG
EAST record equals the teams record set in 1993-94. Only
three PC teams have won ten games in BIG EAST play with the
1986-87 season being the best record with a 10-6 mark in
league play.
UPSET MAKER...Head coach Pete Gillen has the magic touch
when it comes to knocking off the big boys. In just his
third season at Providence, Gillen's teams have pulled off
nine upsets of Top 25 teams including four against Top 10
teams. Already this season,the Friars have knocked off #18
Texas, #8 Villanova, #25 Boston College and #2 Duke
University (NCAA Tournament).
PROVIDENCE STATS IN
WINS LOSSES HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
FG Percentage .467 .412 .460 .414 .474
FG Percentage Defense .413 .470 .416 .464 .416
Three-point Percentage .352 .300 .340 .311 .365
Free Throw Percentage .745 .697 .722 .695 .753
Rebounds Average 37.5 36.9 37.0 36.8 38.3
Rebound Margin 3.8 -3.4 0.8 0.0 3.1
Points per Game 79.0 72.3 77.8 72.8 79.4
Points Allowed per Game 64.6 80.8 68.6 71.3 71.1
OVERTIME BLUES...The Friars' overtime loss to Arizona was
their fourth of the season. The last time PC played four
overtimes in a season was the 1991-92 season when PC lost
all four games. In four overtime games this past season,
the Friars were outscored 67-30 or by a 16.75 to 7.5 margin.
DERRICK TAKES FLIGHT...Senior forward Derrick Brown had a
strong post season for the Friars. First, he scored 65
points in three BIG EAST Tournament games and followed that
up with 73 in four NCAA games. The high-flying forward has
now scored 138 points in seven post-season games (19.7 ppg).
PC's "Unsung Hero" Brown scored a career high 33 points in
PC's win over Duke. The 33 points helped Brown become the
33rd player in school history to go over 1,000 points in
his career. Brown closed out his Providence career with now
has 1,034 career points in just 64 games. The senior from
Brooklyn, New York joins elite company as only two other
two-year players at Providence have scored more than 1,000
points. Derrick finishes 31st on PC's all-time scoring
list.
NO PLAYER GP POINTS
27 Carlton Screen 109 1,076
28 Steve Wright 123 1,060
29 Jerry Scott 97 1,045
30 Mike Pascale 66 1,035
31 Derrick Brown 64 1,034
32 Ray Flynn 82 1,025
33 Eric Williams 60 1,001
THREE - D...Derrick Brown has recorded five double-doubles on the season.
Derrick's Double-Doubles
11/22/96 at Ala.-Fairbanks - 29 pts./14 rebs.
1/27/97 at UConn - 31 pts./10 rebs.
2/01/97 BC - 21 pts./11 rebounds
2/05/97 RUTGERS - 17 pts./12 rebounds
3/16/97 Duke - 33 points/10 rebounds
His 33 points against Duke marked Brown's career best day.
His 14 rebounds dsat Alaska-Fairbanks is a career high in
that department.
DOUBLE YOUR FUN...The fifth Friar to record double-doubles
this season is sophomore guard God Shammgod. He's done it
twice using scoring, assists and steals for his games. His
first came on December 21 when he had ten points and 10
steals against Brown. His second occurred in the Syracuse
game when he had 14 points and 10 assists. He was one of
three Friars to turn in double-doubles in that game. He
joins Croshere, Derrick Brown, Garces and Jamel Thomas with
double-doubles this season.
N'DIAYE TIME....Freshman Ndongo N'Diaye pulled down a
career-high eight rebounds in the Friars' win over Canisius.
He also scored four points and blocked a pair of shots in
15 minutes of playing time. Ndongo gave the Friars a spark
in the BIG EAST Tournament when he turned in three blocked
shots in eight minutes of action against Villanova.
TWO FOR RHODE ISLAND...Two of the state's three Division I
schools, Providence College and the University of Rhode
Island were selected for this year's NCAA Tournament. This
marks just the third time (1966 and 1978) in the two
school's histories that both are in the NCAA Tournament at
the same time.
HIGH RANKINGS...Providence College finished the season
ranked 15th by USA Today/CNN. It marks the first time since
January 10, 1989 that the Friars have cracked the Top 25.
PC was 20th then with a 13-0 record. The last time
Providence finished the season ranked nationally was
following the 1986-87 season when the Friars were ranked
sixth by USA Today/CNN.
MAKING THE PLAYS....God Shammgod continues to be the
catalyst behind PC's strong season. The sophomore point
guard is among the national leaders in assists and steals.
He finished the season with 239 assists in 36 games for a
6.6 assist per game average. That ranked Shammgod 12th in
the nation. He also led PC with 88 steals in 36 games for a
2.4 steal per game mark. JAMEL TIME....It appears that Jamel
Thomas will be the Friars top returnee for the 1997-98
season. He has had a strong start playing regularly in the
first half of his collegiate career. The junior-to-be
scored 504 points last season for a 14.0 ppg average along
with 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. In just two
seasons, Thomas has scored 774 points in 65 games for an
11.9 ppg average. He was named to the NCAA All-Southeast
Regional Team following PC's two games in Birmingham. In
four NCAA games, Thomas averaged 15.8 points and 6.8
rebounds against some of the best schools in the country.
MOVING IN THE RECORDS....God Shammgod continues to make his
mark on the PC record book as a sophomore. In the NCAA
Tournament, he 14.0 points and 7.2 assists per game. He
currently ranks eighth on PC's all-time assist list with 428
assists in 65 games. After setting the PC freshman record
for assists last season, Shamm now owns the Friars'
sophomore mark for assists with 239. Only four other
players have recorded more assists in a season than
Shammgod. The last Friar to record 200 assists in a season
was Abdul Abdullah who had 241 in the 1993-94 season. For
the season, Shamm averaged 10.8 points and 6.6 assists per
game.
THE WRIGHT STUFF...Sophomore guard Corey Wright proved he
belonged in his first year with the Friars. He turned in a
career high 11 points and 31 minutes in PC's overtime loss
to Notre Dame. In the tournament, he is averaging 3.0
points per game and 2.3 rebounds against some of the
nation's best players. He ranks second to God Shammgod on
the team in assists (103) and steals (73).
FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS....The Friars finished the 1996-97
season with 3-3 (AP) and 4-3 (USA Today/CNN) records against
nationally-ranked teams. PC upset eighth-ranked Duke
University in the Second Round of NCAA Tournament, 98-87 and
fell to #15/#13 Arizona, 96-92 in overtime. Arizona went on
to be USA Today/CNN's national champion. Here's how the
Friars have fared against teams ranked in the Top 25 by the
Asssociated Press or USA Today/CNN.
Associated Press USA TODAY/CNN
DATE RANK TEAM W/L SCORE DATE RANK TEAM W/L SCORE
12/04/96 #5 at Villanova L 64-75 12/04/96 #8 at Villanova L 64-75
12/31/96 #18 TEXAS W 74-66 12/31/96 #17 TEXAS W 74-66
1/06/97 #8 VILLANOVA W 91-68 1/06/97 #10 VILLANOVA W 91-68
2/01/97 #25 BC W 83-71
3/07/97 #21 Villanova L 63-73 3/07/97 #17 Villanova L 63-73
3/16/97 # 8 Duke W 98-87 3/16/97 # 8 Duke W 98-87
3/23/97 #15 Arizona L ot 92-96 3/23/97 #13 Arizona L ot 92-96
FRIAR LEADS AND DEFICITS
BIGGEST LEAD: 35 (79-44/3:29 left in second half) vs. CANISIUS
Biggest lead lost: 11 (28-17/5:31 left in first half) at St. John's
BIGGEST DEFICIT: 18 (74-92/:33 left in second half) versus RHODE ISLAND
Biggest deficit overcome: 12 (37-49/17:13 left in second half) vs. Middle Tennessee State
12 (62-74/6:50 left in second half) vs. Arizona
BIGGEST RUN: 39 [77-36 - (30:36)/from start of game to 9:24 of second half] versus CANISIUS
BIGGEST RUN ALLOWED: 22 [22-44 - (17:32)/from 12:32 left in second half to end of overtime] by Notre Dame
COMEBACKS AND LOST LEADS
OPPONENT SCORE LED/TRAILED TIME LEFT
Alaska-Fairbanks $ 98 - 73 Trailed 18-20 9:27 left in first half
Middle Tennessee State $ 75 - 77 - Led 73-72 1:46 left in second half
Southern Illinois $ 82 - 58 Never trailed
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 100 - 88 Trailed 42-44 19:03 left in second half
COLUMBIA 74 - 61 Trailed 6-7 17:40 left in first half
Villanova 64 - 75 - Never led
NOTRE DAME 82 - 59 Never trailed
RHODE ISLAND 79 - 96 - Led 7-0 18:00 left in first half
BROWN 58 - 44 Never trailed
Wisconsin 59 - 57 Trailed 1-7 16:22 left in first half
Loyola Marymount 83 - 76 Trailed 58-60 8:57 left in the second half
TEXAS 74 - 66 Trailed 4-6 15:32 left in the first half
ST. JOHN'S 77 - 67 Trailed 4-6 17:04 left in the first half
VILLANOVA 91 - 68 Never Trailed
Seton Hall 66 - 73 - Led 62-61 2:35 left in second half
Miami 69 - 71 - Led 27-18 10:30 left in first half
WEST VIRGINIA 74 - 61 Never Trailed
St. John's 72 - 59 Trailed 37-41 13:04 left in second half
CANISIUS 80 - 53 Never Trailed
Connecticut 62 - 47 Trailed 7-12 14:00 left in first half
BOSTON COLLEGE 83 - 71 Trailed 9-19 13:51 left in the first half
RUTGERS 73 - 67 Trailed 60-62 3:20 left in the second half
West Virginia 78 - 90 - ot Led 26-24 5:44 left in first half
Georgetown 69 - 75 - Led 13-9 15:09 left in first half
PITTSBURGH 84 - 70 Never trailed
Rutgers 79 - 74 Tied 71-71 1:59 left in second half
Notre Dame 74 - 86 - ot Led 64-6 1:02 left in second half
SYRACUSE 82 - 91 - ot Led 14-7 13:45 left in first half
GEORGETOWN 56 - 67 Led 46-44 8:01 left in second half
Rutgers # 77 - 56 Trailed 7-8 15:10 left in first half
West Virginia # 76 - 69 Trailed 41-42 16:06 left in second half
Villanova # 63 - 73 - Led 37-34 Start of second half
Marquette % 81 - 59 Trailed 13-19 10:51 left in first half
Duke % 98 - 87 Trailed 44-51 18:55 left in second half
Chattanooga + 71 - 65 Trailed 44-47 10:00 left in second half
Arizona + 92 - 96 - ot Led 87-85 4:33 left in overtime
$ Top of the World Classic
# BIG EAST Tournament
% NCAA First/Second Round
+ NCAA Southeast Regional
FRIARS' FOUL SHOOTING
FREE THROW SHOOTING IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES (Game score 10 or fewer)
PLAYER 1996-97 CAREER PLAYER 1996-97 CAREER
Abdul Brown 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Jason Murdock 1-3 (.333) 17-23 (.739)
Derrick Brown 23-30 (.767) 47-63 (.746) Ndongo N'Diaye 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
Austin Croshere 24-33 (.727) 53-65 (.815) Kofi Pointer 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
Llewellyn Cole 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) God Shammgod 31-47 (.660) 61-86 (.709)
Ruben Garces 2-5 (.400) 4-9 (.444) Jamel Thomas 14-17 (.824) 19-28 (.679)
Corey Wright 8-15 (.533) 8-15 (.533)
PROVIDENCE 105-151 (.695) OPPONENTS 103-147 (.701)
FRIAR STATISTICAL LEADERS
(as of March 3, 1997)
INDIVIDUAL
POINTS OVERALL BIG EAST
Austin Croshere 17.9 (3rd) 16.1 (10th)
Derrick Brown 16.7 (7th) 15.6 (13th)
FIELD GOAL %
Derrick Brown .494 (3rd) .473 (5th)
Austin Croshere .453 (6th) .398 (12th)
Jamel Thomas .436 (11th) .447 (8th)
Ruben Garces .545 (2nd)
FREE THROW %
Austin Croshere .900 (1st) .933 (1st)
Derrick Brown .805 (3rd) .769 (8th)
REBOUNDING
Austin Croshere 7.8 (4th) 8.4 (4th)
Ruben Garces 7.3 (10th) 7.7 (t9th)
ASSISTS
God Shammgod 6.6 (1st) 6.8 (1st)
STEALS
God Shammgod 2.8 (4th) 2.6 (3rd)
Corey Wright 2.2 (9th) 2.2 (10th)
ASS'T/TO RATIO
God Shammgod 2.16 (2nd) 2.16 (2nd)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Ruben Garces 3.1 (4th) 3.5 (3rd)
Derrick Brown 2.9 (9th) 2.7 (14th)
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Austin Croshere 5.6 (3rd) 6.3 (2nd)
Ruben Garces 4.1 (14th)
TEAM
CATEGORY OVERALL BIG EAST
Scoring 75.8 (2nd) 74.2 (t3rd)
Scoring Defense 69.7 (10th) 70.6 (8th)
Scoring Margin +6.1 (5th) +3.6 (3rd)
Field Goal % .442 (5th) .431 (5th)
Opp. FG % .433 (12th) .439 (12th)
3PT % .335 (7th) .328 (9th)
Opp 3 PT% .353 (12th) .333 (8th)
Free Throw % .713 (1st) .700 (3rd)
Rebounds 36.8 (12th) 36.3 (10th)
Opp. Rebounds 36.3 (5th) 38.6 (7th)
Rebound Margin +0.5 (8th) -2.2 (9th)
Assists 16.1 (4th) 16.9 (1st)
Steals 10.1 (4th) 9.9 (2nd)
Blocked Shots 3.9 (7th) 4.3 (6th)
Turnover Margin +3.0 (2nd) +2.3 (4th)
Assist/TO Ratio 1.01 (3rd) 1.07 (1st)
FRIARS IN FINAL NCAA RANKINGS
ASSISTS - 12th - God Shammgod 239 (6.6)
FT % - 6th - Austin Croshere (182-205) .888
FRIAR GAME KEYS:
19-11 in games shooting under 50%
5-1 in games shooting over 50%
19-2 when PC has better FG%
5-6 when committing more turnovers
22-5 when opponent held to 75 or less
20-2 when PC leads at the half
FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS....
CURRENT STREAK: Lost 1
OVERALL RECORD: 24-12
LAST FIVE GAMES: 3-2
LAST TEN GAMES: 5-5
HOME: 12-3
ROAD: 6-6
NEUTRAL: 6-3
OVERTIME GAMES: 0-4
BIG EAST RECORD: 10-8
BIG EAST HOME: 7-2
BIG EAST AWAY: 3-6
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 6 (twice)
HOME WIN STREAK: 9 (Dec. 21- Feb. 15)
BIG EAST HOME
WIN STREAK: 8 (Includes win from last season vs.
Georgetown - 2/27/96 to 2/15/97)
WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 20-2
AWAY: 5-2
HOME: 10-0
NEUTRAL: 5-0
WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 4-9
HOME: 2-2
AWAY: 1-5
NEUTRAL: 1-2
RECORD LAST TIME PC PLAYED 36 GAMES: Never played 36 games
1996-97 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES
FRIARS RECORD WHEN....
Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor..................................................5-1
Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor..................................................19-11
Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor....................................24-10
Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor...................................0-2
Providence outrebounds opponent......................................................................16-5
Opponent out rebounds Providence....................................................................8-7
Providence makes 40% or more of three point tries............................................10-2
Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries..........................................13-11
Providence scores 60 or more points..................................................................21-11
Providence scores 70 or more points.................................................................20-6
Providence scores 80 or more points.................................................................10-2
Opponent held to fewer than 60 points.................................................................8-1
Opponent scores 60 or more points....................................................................15-12
Opponent scores 70 or more points....................................................................7-11
Opponent scores 80 or more points....................................................................2-5
FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING....
WHEN AHEAD WHEN TIED WHEN TRAILING
Halftime 20 - 2 0 - 1 4 - 9
10 Minutes Left 21 - 3 0 - 1 3 - 7
5 Minutes Left 22 - 2 0 - 0 2 - 9
STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
1 - 1: Shammgod - Murdock - Croshere - D. Brown - Thomas
2 - 0: Wright - Thomas - Garces - D. Brown - Croshere
19 - 7: Shammgod - Thomas - Garces - D. Brown - Croshere
1 - 2: Shammgod - Murdock - Garces - D. Brown - Croshere
1 - 1: Wright - Shammgod - Garces - Thomas - Croshere
1 - 0: Shammgod - Murdock - Garces - Thomas - Croshere
RECORDS AS STARTERS
23 - 11: Derrick Brown
24 - 12: Austin Croshere
23 - 12: Ruben Garces
3 - 3: Jason Murdock
22 - 12: God Shammgod
22 - 10: Jamel Thomas
2 - 1: Corey Wright
GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS/ACADEMICS (3)
Ruben Garces - (right leg - Alaska-Fairbanks)
Derrick Brown (academics - URI - BROWN)
GAMES LED PC IN:
Scoring: Croshere (17.0), D. Brown (13), Thomas (4.0), Shammgod (2.0), Garces (0.5)
Rebounding: Croshere (12.5), Garces (12.0), Thomas (3.5), D. Brown (4.0),
Murdock (1), N'Diaye (1)
Scoring and Rebounding: Croshere (4), Thomas (1), D. Brown (2.5),
DOUBLE/DOUBLES: Croshere (9), Garces (6), D. Brown (5), Thomas (4), Shammgod (2)
20-POINT GAMES: Croshere (17), D. Brown (11), Thomas (5), Shammgod (3)
30-POINT GAMES: Croshere (3), D. Brown (2)
FRIAR RECORD BOOK
PC SEASON THREE POINTS ATTEMPTS
1 Billy Donovan (1986-87) 237
2 Ernie Lewis (1986-87) 220
3 Delray Brooks (1987-88) 182
4 Austin Croshere (1995-96) 166
5 Eric Murdock (1990-91) 160
6 Chris Watts (1990-91) 159
7 JAMEL THOMAS (1996-97) 158
8 Rob Phelps (1991-92) 151
PC CAREER THREE POINT GOALS
1 Eric Murdock 169
2 Michael Brown 167
3 AUSTIN CROSHERE 147
PC CAREER THREE POINT ATTEMPTS
1 Eric Murdock 477
2 AUSTIN CROSHERE 432
PC SEASON FREE THROWS MADE
1 Eric Murdock (1990-91) 238
2 Jimmy Walker (1966-67) 205
3 Billy Donovan (1986-87) 199
4 AUSTIN CROSHERE (1996-97) 182
5 Jimmy Walker (1965-66) 166
6 Otis Thorpe (1983-84) 162
7 John Thompson (1963-64) 161
PC CAREER FREE THROWS MADE
1 Jimmy Walker 481
2 Eric Murdock 478
3 Bob Moran 417
4 AUSTIN CROSHERE 386
5 Otis Thorpe 377
PC SEASON FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
1 Joe Hassett (1976-77) 64-68 .941
2 Bill Blair (1965-66 101-112 .902
3 AUSTIN CROSHERE (1996-97) 182-205 .888
PC CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
1 Joe Hassett (148-171) .865
2 Bill Blair (231-271) .852
3 Mark McAndrew (128-151) .848
4 AUSTIN CROSHERE (375-443) .843
5 Matt Palazzi (120-143) .839
PC SEASON ASSISTS
1 Ernie DiGregorio (1972-73) 267
2 Vin Ernst (1962-63) 243
Billy Donovan (1986-87) 243
4 Abdul Abdullah (1993-94) 241
5 GOD SHAMMGOD (1996-97) 239
PC CAREER ASSISTS
1 Ernie DiGregorio 662
2 Billy Donovan 546
3 Carlton Screen 532
4 Ricky Tucker 520
5 Bob Misevicius 490
6 Eric Murdock 487
Vin Ernst 487
8 GOD SHAMMGOD 428
PC SEASON STEALS
1 Eric Murdock (1990-91) 111
2 Carlton Screen (1988-89) 101
3 Eric Murdock (1988-89) 97
6 GOD SHAMMGOD (1996-97) 88
PC CAREER STEALS
1 Eric Murdock 376
2 Carlton Screen 226
3 Harold Starks 207
7 Bill Eason 159
8 Dwight Williams 150
Delray Brooks 130
10 GOD SHAMMGOD 130
PC CAREER SCORING
1 Jimmy Walker 2045
2 Eric Murdock 2021
3 Marvin Barnes 1839
4 Joe Hassett 1828
5 Bruce Campbell 1809
6 Ernie DiGregorio 1760
7 Otis Thorpe 1625
8 AUSTIN CROSHERE 1523
9 John Thompson 1520
10 Jim Hadnot 1467
27 Carlton Screen 1076
28 Steve Wright 1060
29 Jerry Scott 1045
30 Mike Pascale 1035
31 DERRICK BROWN 1034
32 Ray Flynn 1025
33 Eric Williams 1001
TEAM SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
PROVIDENCE OPPONENT
POINTS - 1st Half High 50 Marquette (3/14/97) 44 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96)
Low 24 Villanova (12/4/96) 16 BROWN (12/21/96)
POINTS - 2nd Half High 60 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96) 54 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96)
Low 22 BROWN (12/21/96) 23 Connecticut (1/29/97)
TOTAL POINTS High 100 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96) 96 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96)
96 Arizona (3/23/97)
Low 58 GEORGETOWN (3/2/97) 44 BROWN (12/21/96)
FIELD GOALS High 36 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96) 36 West Virginia (2/8/97)
Low 20 BROWN (12/21/96) 17 BROWN (12/21/96)
20 Wisconsin (12/23/96)
20 Villanova (3/7/97)
FG ATTEMPTS High 86 Arizona (3/23/97) 75 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96)
Low 42 Wisconsin (12/23/96) 43 BROWN (12/21/96)
FG PERCENTAGE High .579 CANISIUS (1/27/97) .621 West Virginia (2/8/97)
Low .348 Villanova (12/4/96) .333 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
3-PT FG High 12 Loyola Marymount (12/28/96) 11 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96)
Low 2 Five Times 1 St. John's (1/25/97)
3-PT FGA High 31 Loyola Marymount (12/28/96) 37 TEXAS (12/31/96)
Low 5 Wisconsin (12/23/96) 6 St. John's (1/25/97)
3-PT FG PCT. High .500 Three times .500 Three times
Low .154 Villanova (12/4/96) .143 CANISIUS (1/27/97)
FREE THROWS High 40 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 27 Villanova (12/4/96)
27 Arizona (3/23/97)
Low 6 Miami (1/15/97) 2 TEXAS (12/31/96)
6 Connecticut (1/29/97)
FT ATTEMPTS High 55 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 38 Arizona (3/23/97)
Low 8 West Virginia (2/8/97) 5 BROWN (12/21/96)
FT PCT. High .917 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97) 1.000 BROWN (12/21/96)
Low .500 St. John's (1/25/97) .200 TEXAS (12/31/96)
REBOUNDS High 50 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 51 Villanova (12/4/96)
50 Arizona (3/23/97)
Low 26 Wisconsin (12/23/96) 20 Marquette (3/14/97)
ASSISTS High 25 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 22 West Virginia (2/8/97)
22 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
Low 8 Three Times 7 Villanova (12/4/96)
TURNOVERS High 24 BROWN (12/21/96) 31 BROWN (12/21/96)
24 Seton Hall (1/11/97)
Low 6 Tennessee-Chattanooga (3/21/97) 8 Tennessee-Chattanooga (3/21/97)
BLOCKS High 10 BOSTON COLLEGE (2/1/97) 6 Rutgers (2/18/97)
6 GEORGETOWN (3/2/97)
6 Arizona (3/23/97)
Low 1 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 0 Four Times
STEALS High 22 BROWN (12/21/96) 15 Seton Hall (1/11/97)
Low 1 Twice 2 Four times
INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
PROVIDENCE OPPONENT
POINTS - 1st Half High 20 Austin Croshere (Marquette) 15 Charles Jones (LONG ISLAND)
POINTS - 2nd Half High 20 Austin Croshere (RHODE ISLAND) 19 Jeff Capel (Duke)
TOTAL POINTS High 39 Austin Croshere (Marquette) 30 Miles Simon (Arizona)
FIELD GOALS High 12 Jamel Thomas (Connecticut) 11 Otis Hill (SYRACUSE)
12 Derrick Brown (Marquette)
FG ATTEMPTS High 29 Jamel Thomas (Arizona) 26 Victor Page (Georgetown)
FG PERCENTAGE High 1.000 Ruben Garces (WEST VIRGINIA) 1.000 Alex Fraser (Miami)
(5 or more attempts) (6-6) (6-6)
3-PT FG High 5 Derrick Brown (Loyola Marymount) 6 Charles Jones (LONG ISLAND)
5 Jamel Thomas (Miami)
5 Austin Croshere (BOSTON COLLEGE)
5 Austin Croshere (RUTGERS)
5 Jamel Thomas (SYRACUSE)
3-PT FGA High 11 Austin Croshere (Loyola Marymount) 14 Charles Jones (LONG ISLAND)
11 Jamel Thomas (Miami)
3-PT FG PCT. High .800 Derrick Brown (Connecticut) .800 C.J. Thompkins (COLUMBIA)
(5 or more attempts) (4-5) (4-5)
(4-5) Earl Johnson (RUTGERS)
FREE THROWS High 15 Austin Croshere (Marquette) 10 Pat Garrity (NOTRE DAME)
10 Todd Burgan (SYRACUSE)
10 Miles Simon (Arizona)
FT ATTEMPTS High 17 God Shammgod (RHODE ISLAND) 16 Miles Simon (Arizona)
FT PCT. High 1.000 Austin Croshere (Georgetown) 1.000 Tim Thomas (Villanova)
(5 or more attempts) (15-15) (9-9)
1.000 Austin Croshere (Marquette) 1.000 Danya Abrams (BOSTON COLLEGE)
(15-15) (8-8)
REBOUNDS High 19 Ruben Garces (Arizona) 13 Jason Lawson (Villanova)
13 Gordon Malone (West Virginia - BE)
ASSISTS High 11 God Shammgod (VILLANOVA) 9 Kevin Norris (Miami)
TURNOVERS High 7 God Shammgod (BROWN) 8 Rickie Sanders (Alaska-Fairbanks)
8 Monquencio Hardnett (Connecticut)
8 Victor Page (Georgetown)
BLOCKS High 4 Ruben Garces (St. John's) 5 Jason Lawson (Villanova)
4 Ruben Garces (BOSTON COLLEGE)
4 Austin Croshere (West Virginia - BE)
4 Ruben Garces (UT-Chattanooga - NCAA)
STEALS High 10 God Shammgod (BROWN) 6 James "Scoonie" Penn (BC)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE CAREER HIGHS
ABDUL BROWN OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 13 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 3 Twice
POINTS 3 Twice
REBOUNDS 3 Three Times 2 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FIELD GOALS 1 Twice
FG ATTEMPTS 2 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96) 2 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FG PCT. 1.000 LONG ISLAND UNIV. (11/27/96)
FREE THROWS 3 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 4 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/26)
FT PCT. .750 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96)
3PT FG ----
3PT FGA ----
3PT FG% ----
ASSISTS 0
TURNOVERS 1 Four Times
BLOCKS 0
STEALS 1 Twice
DERRICK BROWN OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 38 Twice 38 PITTSBURGH (2/10/96)
POINTS 33 Marquette (3/14/97) 31 Connecticut (1/29/97)
REBOUNDS 14 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96)) 13 RUTGERS (2/3/96)
FIELD GOALS 12 Three times 12 Twice
FG ATTEMPTS 19 Loyola Marymount (12/28/96) 18 Villanova (1/24/96)
FG PCT. .778 Boston College (2/1/96) .778 Boston College (2/1/96)
FREE THROWS 13 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 7 Three Times
FT ATTEMPTS 16 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 11 RUTGERS (2/3/96)
FT PCT. 1.000 20 times 1.000 10 times
3PT FG 5 Loyola Marymount (12/28/96) 4 Twice
3PT FGA 8 Twice 7 Villanova (3/7/97)
3PT FG% 1.000 WEST VIRGINIA (1/20/96) 1.000 WEST VIRGINIA (1/20/96)
ASSISTS 5 St. John's (3/6/96) 4 Twice
TURNOVERS 5 Five Times 5 GEORGETOWN (3/2/97)
BLOCKS 2 Four Times 1 Eight times
STEALS 4 Twice 3 Twice
LLEWELLYN COLE OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 14 COLGATE (12/28/95) 9 Twice
POINTS 8 Texas (12/21/95) 3 St. John's (1/6/96)
REBOUNDS 7 CANISIUS (1/8/96) 3 Pittsburgh (1/28/96)
FIELD GOALS 2 Three Times 1 Six Times
FG ATTEMPTS 4 CANISIUS (1/8/96) 2 Three Times
FG PCT. 1.000 Five Times 1.000 Four Times
FREE THROWS 4 Texas (12/21/95) 1 St. John's (1/6/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 6 Texas (12/21/95) 1 St. John's (1/6/96)
FT PCT .667 Texas (12/21/95) 1.000 St. John's (1/6/96)
3PT FG 1 MIAMI (2/14/96) 1 MIAMI (2/14/96)
3PT FGA 1 MIAMI (2/14/96) 1 MIAMI (2/14/96)
3PT FG% 1.000 MIAMI (2/14/96) 1.000 MIAMI (2/14/96)
ASSISTS 2 Twice 1 SETON HALL (1/2/96)
TURNOVERS 2 CANISIUS (1/8/96) 1 Twice
BLOCKS 2 Pittsburgh (1/28/96) 2 Pittsburgh (1/28/96)
STEALS 1 Villanova (3/7/96) ----
AUSTIN CROSHERE OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 43 Twice 43 Twice
POINTS 39 Marquette (3/14/97) 27 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
REBOUNDS 16 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97) 16 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
FIELD GOALS 11 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 9 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
FG ATTEMPTS 18 BOSTON COLLEGE (2/17/96) 18 BOSTON COLLEGE (2/17/96)
FG PCT. 1.000 MIAMI (1/8/94) 1.000 MIAMI (1/8/94)
FREE THROWS 15 Marquette (3/14/97) 14 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97)
FT ATTEMPTS 17 PITTSBURGH (2/10/96) 17 PITTSBURGH (2/10/96)
FT PCT. 1.000 30th Time 1.000 21st Time
3PT FG 5 Twice 5 Twice
3PT FGA 11 Loyola Marymount (12/28/96) 9 Twice
3PT FG% 1.000 Five Times 1.000 Twice
ASSISTS 4 Four times 4 Three times
TURNOVERS 7 Rhode Island (12/9/95) 6 Twice
BLOCKS 4 Three times 4 BOSTON COLLEGE (2/17/96)
STEALS 6 WISCONSIN (12/11/95) 4 Twice
RUBEN GARCES OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 36 Villanova (3/7/97) 32 Twice
POINTS 19 VILLANOVA (1/6/97) 19 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
REBOUNDS 19 Arizona (3/23/97) 18 Seton Hall (1/11/97)
FIELD GOALS 9 West Virginia (2/8/97) 9 West Virginia (2/8/97)
FG ATTEMPTS 16 Twice 16 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
FG PCT. 1.000 Twice 1.000 Twice
FREE THROWS 5 Syracuse (1/10/96)) 5 Syracuse (1/10/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 8 Syracuse (1/10/96) 8 Syracuse (1/10/96)
FT PCT. 1.000 Four Times 1.000 Twice
3PT FG --- ---
3PT FGA --- ---
3PT FG% --- ---
ASSISTS 2 12 times 2 11 times
TURNOVERS 6 Twice 6 WEST VIRGINIA (1/20/96)
BLOCKS 4 Twice 4 Twice
STEALS 3 Five Times 3 Four Times
JASON MURDOCK OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 36 CONNECTICUT (2/27/95) 36 CONNECTICUT (2/27/95)
POINTS 20 South Carolina (12/31/94) 18 Seton Hall (2/13/95)
REBOUNDS 8 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96) 8 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FIELD GOALS 7 South Carolina (12/31/94) 6 Twice
FG ATTEMPTS 16 ST. JOHN'S (1/4/95) 16 ST. JOHN'S (1/4/95)
FG PCT. 1.000 Three times 1.000 Three times
FREE THROWS 6 BROWN (12/1/94) 5 St. John's (1/6/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 10 BROWN (12/1/94) 6 St. John's (1/6/96)
FT PCT. 1.000 17 times 1.000 10 times
3PT FG 3 West Virginia (2/8/97) 3 West Virginia (2/8/97)
3PT FGA 8 ST. JOHN'S (1/4/95) 8 ST. JOHN'S (1/4/95)
3PT FG% 1.000 Eight Times 1.000 Four times
ASSISTS 6 Three Times 6 Connecticut (1/14/95)
TURNOVERS 6 Georgetown (12/7/94) 6 Georgetown (12/7/94)
BLOCKS 3 Seton Hall (2/13/95) 3 Seton Hall (2/13/95)
STEALS 5 RHODE ISLAND (12/3/94) 3 Twice
NDONGO N'DIAYE OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 21 Southern Illinois (11/24/96) 13 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
POINTS 5 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 4 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
REBOUNDS 8 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 4 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
FIELD GOALS 2 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 1 Twice
FG ATTEMPTS 5 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 2 Three times
FG PCT. 1.000 Three times 1.000 SYRACUSE (2/24/97)
FREE THROWS 4 Southern Illinois (11/24/96) 2 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
FT ATTEMPTS 5 Alaska-Fair banks (11/22/96) 2 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
FT PCT. 1.000 Twice 1.000 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
3PT FG.
3PT FG ATT 1 West Virginia (2/8/97) 1 West Virginia (2/8/97)
3PT FG%
ASSISTS 1 Villlanova (3/7/97)
TURNOVERS 2 Three times 2 West Virginia (2/8/97)
BLOCKS 3 Three times 3 ST. JOHN'S (1/2/97)
STEALS 1 Three times 1 Twice
KOFI POINTER OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 10 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 5 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
POINTS 6 Southern Illinois (11/24/96) 2 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
REBOUNDS 3 BROWN (12/21/96) 1 VILLANOVA (1/6/97)
FIELD GOALS 1 Twice 1 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FG ATTEMPTS 2 Three times 2 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FG PCT. .500 Twice .500 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FREE THROWS 3 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 4 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
FT PCT. .750 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
3PT FG. 1 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
3PT FG ATT. 2 Southern Illinois (11/24/96) 1 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
3PT FG% .500 Southern Illinois (11/24/96)
ASSISTS 1 Twice
TURNOVERS 2 CANISIUS (1/27/97) 1 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
BLOCKS 1 BROWN (12/21/96)
STEALS 1 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96) 1 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
GOD SHAMMGOD OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 43 Twice 43 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
POINTS 24 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 21 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
REBOUNDS 5 Four times 5 Twice
FIELD GOALS 8 Twice 8 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
FG ATTEMPTS 20 ST. JOSEPH'S (3/19/96) 17 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
FG PCT. .750 Wisconsin (12/23/96) .556 St. John's (1/25/97)
FREE THROWS 10 Twice 8 PITTSBURGH (2/10/96)
FT ATTEMPTS 17 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 11 GEORGETOWN (2dddddf/27/96)
FT PCT. 1.000 11 times 1.000 Seven times
3PT FG. 4 SYRACUSE (12/3/95) 4 SYRACUSE (12/3/95)
3PT FG 8 Twice 8 SYRACUSE (12/3/95)
3PT FG% 1.000 SYRACUSE (2/24/97) 1.000 SYRACUSE (2/24/97)
ASSISTS 13 WEST VIRGINIA (1/20/96) 13 WEST VIRGINIA (1/20/96)
TURNOVERS 7 Twice 7 Villanova (1/24/96)
BLOCKS 1 Five times 1 Three times
STEALS 10 BROWN (12/21/96) 8 WEST VIRGINIA (1/19/97)
JAMEL THOMAS OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 41 Arizona (3/23/97) 37 Three times
POINTS 29 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 27 Twice
REBOUNDS 15 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 9 Twice
FIELD GOALS 11 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96) 11 NOTRE DAME (12/7/96)
FG ATTEMPTS 29 Arizona (3/23/97) 25 Miami (1/15/97)
FG PCT. .778 CONNECTICUT (1/13/96) .778 CONNECTICUT (1/13/96)
FREE THROWS 9 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22?96) 6 ST. JOHN'S (1/2/97)
FT ATTEMPTS 12 Alaska-Fairbanks (11/22/96) 7 ST. JOHN'S (1/2/97)
FT PCT. 1.000 Eight Times 1.000 Six Times
3PT FG 5 Twice 5 Miami (1/15/97)
3PT FGA 11 Miami (1/15/97) 11 Miami (1/15/97)
3PT FG% 1.000 Five times 1.000 Four times
ASSISTS 5 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97) 5 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97)
TURNOVERS 6 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 5 Three times
BLOCKS 2 Twice 2 Twice
STEALS 5 Twice 5 MIAMI (2/14/96)
COREY WRIGHT OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 34 Southern Illinois (11/24/96) 31 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
POINTS 11 Notre Dame (2/22/97) 11 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
REBOUNDS 5 SYRACUSE (2/24/97) 5 SYRACUSE (2/24/97)
FIELD GOALS 4 Notre Dame (2/22/97) 4 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
FG ATTEMPTS 7 Twice 7 Notre Dame (2/22/97)
FG PCT. 1.000 Four times 1.000 Twice
FREE THROWS 4 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97) 4 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97)
FT ATTEMPTS 6 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97) 6 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97)
FT PCT. 1.000 Three times 1.000 Three times
3PT FG. 2 Twice 1 Four times
3PT FGA 4 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 3 Twice
3PT FG% 1.000 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97) 1.000 PITTSBURGH (2/15/97)
ASSISTS 6 Five times 6 Twice
TURNOVERS 5 RHODE ISLAND (12/10/96) 3 Twice
BLOCKS 1 Miami (1/15/97) 1 Miami (1/15/97)
STEALS 5 Twice 4 Twice
