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Men's Hoops Hosts Seton Hall, Jan. 2
January 2, 1999 PROVIDENCE vs. FRIARS VERSUS PIRATES...This afternoon's game is the 73rd meeting between Providence and Seton Hall with the Friars leading the all-time series, 39-33. The two teams have met 36 times in BIG EAST play with the Pirates leading 19-17. In four BIG EAST Tournament meetings, the two teams have split four games. In Providence, PC is 21-8 against Seton Hall. The two teams met twice last year with each team winning on the road. Seton Hall won in Providence, 68-56, on January 31 and PC won 74-73 at the Meadowlands on February 11th. PC's win snapped a four-game Seton Hall winning streak in the series. This is the only meeting between the two schools during the regular season this year. PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown F 22 Sean CONNOLLY 13.2/3.6 6-4 180 Fr. Peabody, Mass. F 33 Jamel THOMAS 23.7/7.2 6-6 215 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. C 24 Erron MAXEY 10.4/5.8 6-6 195 So. Lake Elsinore, Cal. G 3 Kendrick MOORE 11.6/1.8 6-3 180 Sr. Hartford, Conn. G 12 John LINEHAN 3.8/1.5 5-9 165 So. Chester, Pa.OFF THE BENCH
Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown
G 5 Jamaal CAMAH 5.1/1.8 6-4 195 So. Salem., Mass.
G 10 Corey WRIGHT 6.1/2.2 5-8 160 Sr. New York, N.Y.
F 15 Peter FARRELL- 0.0/0.5 6-5 195 So. Hanover, Mass.
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G 21 Kareem HAYLETTS 0.0/0.0 6-0 160 Fr. Bergenfield, N.J.
F 25 Ben PERKINS 0.8/0.5 6-7 205 So. Vinton, La.
F 32 Leon BRISPORT 5.0/4.0 6-9 220 Jr. New York, N.Y.
F 40 Justin FARLEY 5.3/2.9 6-6 205 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.
F 42 Llewellyn COLE 6.7/3.4 6-7 220 Jr. New York, N.Y.
F 50 Ryan McAULIFFE 0.0/0.0 6-5 205 Sr. Essex Jct., Vt.
ROSTER ADDITION...Junior forward Leon Brisport (6-9, 225 lbs., New York, N.Y.) has joined the Friars' roster for the second semester. Brisport was signed in the November signing period after playing two seasons at Los Angeles Valley Community College. An All-California JC selection last season, Brisport averaged 22.5 points and eight rebounds per game last year. He did not play against Purdue but played ten minutes with five points and four rebounds at Pittsburgh.
FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...With the Friars' 83-68 win at #23/#23 Pittsburgh on Wednesday, the PC has won back-to-back games against ranked opponents for the first time since the 1994-95 season. The Friars had also defeated #9/#8 ranked Purdue, 87-82 on December 27th. It was also the second time this season that PC played back-to-back games against ranked teams. In the first week of the season, PC lost to then #25-ranked TCU, 79-77 and defeated then #23-ranked Rhode Island, 87-63. PC is 3-1 this season against ranked opponents. As of December 28th, PC has 10 games left against teams that are ranked or received votes in the Associated Press poll: UConn (1), St. John's (2), Arkansas (1), Syracuse (1), Pitt (1), Villanova (2), Miami (1), Seton Hall (1). THE LAST TIME...PC won back-to-back games against ranked teams came late in the 1994-95 season when the Friars beat #4 Connecticut (Feb. 27) and #11 Villanova (3/4) to end the regular season. They went on to defeat #21 Syracuse in the BIG EAST Tournament before falling to #13 Villanova in the semi-finals giving them four games against ranked teams in 13 days. NEXT GAME...The Friars host West Virginia on Tuesday, January 5th in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Providence Civic Center. That game will be televised by the New England Sports Network.
TONIGHT IN THE BIG EAST - PC ON THE AIR Head Coach Tim Welch
FIRST YEAR AT PC: 8-4 4-YEAR CAREER: 78-26 (.750) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
BIG EAST GAMES: 1-2 1998-99 (8-4/1-2)...Won first game as a Friars' head coach upsetting #23 Rhode Island, 87-63...Coached 100th career game against Brown University (12/5)...Upset #9 Purdue, 87-82...Won first BIG EAST game at #23/#23 Pittsburgh, 83-68... 1997-98 (27-6/10-4)...Led Iona to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship...Coached Iona to first NCAA appearance since 1985...MAAC Coach of the Year...Metropolitan Area's Division I Coach of the Year...Jack Bruen Award as New York State Coach of the Year...Team won school record 27 games... 1996-97 (22-8/11-3)...Led Iona to first place finish in MAAC...Made second consecutive NIT appearance...MAAC Coach of the Year...NABC District II Coach of the Year... 1995-96 (21-8/15-3)...Won first of three MAAC regular season titles...Took Iona to first NIT appearance since 1983...Winner of Peter A. Carlesimo Award as Metropolitan Area Division I Coach of the Year... The Welsh Facts File
Full Name - Tim Welsh
Coaching Experience
Coaching Honors
FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...The game against #23/#23 Pittsburgh was the Friars fourth this season against a ranked team. The Friars are 3-1 against ranked teams after defeating #9/#8 Purdue, 87-82 on December 27th. PC was just 1-7 against ranked teams a year ago. Associated Press USA TODAY/ESPN RANK TEAM RANK TEAM #25 TCU L 79-81 #24 TCU L 79-81 #23 Rhode Island W 87-63 #25 Rhode Island W 87-63 #9 Purdue W 87-82 #8 Purdue W 87-82 #23 Pittsburgh W 83-68 #23 Pittsburgh W 83-68 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1103-685 (.617) - Second in New England...Home record: 655-207 (.760)...Civic Center record: 331-128 (.721). PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...120-187 in regular season and 134-205 overall in 19 seasons ... Eighth all-time in wins and percentage.
TOUGH SCHEDULE...Friars' head coach, Tim Welsh has a tough schedule in his first season as PC's basketball bench boss. 16 of the team's 28 games come against teams that played in postseason tournaments a year ago. 12 games come against NCAA Tournament teams (TCU, URI, North Carolina State, Purdue, Connecticut, Syracuse, Miami and two each against West Virginia and St. John's). The other four are against teams that saw NIT action - Vanderbilt, Seton Hall and two with Georgetown. HOME COOKING...The Friars are now 6-1 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 78-27 (.743) at the Civic Center. The Friars are 41-5 (.870) in their last 46 non-conference home games in Providence dating back to the start of the 1992-93 season. The back-to-back losses against Vanderbilt and TCU are considered neutral site losses since the Friars were not a home team in the CoSIDA CLASSIC. The last time PC lost back-to-back non-league games at the Civic Center was the 1984-85 season when the Friars dropped home games to Assumption and Dayton on November 29 and December 1. NAIL BITERS...The Friars were 5-3 last season in "close" games - games decided by five or less points. The 87-82 win over Purdue improved PC to 1-3 this season. The losses were to TCU, 79-77, Notre Dame, 83-80 and Rutgers, 72-67. MONTH BY MONTH...PC's November 9th opening date marks the earliest any Friar team has ever started the season. The earliiest start was last November 18 against Vermont. The most any PC team has ever played in November is five and that was during the 1996-97 season when PC played in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks. PC was 5-2 in November and 3-2 in December CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 331-128 (.721) record at the Providence Civic Center since the building opened in 1972. The Friars recorded their 300th win on January 8, 1996 against Canisius (91-63). FRIARS IN SEASON OPENERS...With the season opening loss to Vanderbilt, the Friars' all-time record in season opening games goes to 63-9. When that season opening game is at home, PC is 49-4. When the first game is on the road, the Friars are 14-5. In home openers, the Friars are 66-6 all-time. Last night's loss snapped a four-year streak of wins in season openers and a string of 13 straight home openers dating back to November 29, 1984 when they lost a 70-67 decision to Assumption at the Civic Center. PC's last season opening loss came on November 26, 1993 - a 113-102 overtime loss. BIG EAST OPENERS...The Friars' 83-80 loss to Notre Dame on December 8th extended their BIG EAST season opener's losing streak to nine straight. PC's last win to open the BIG EAST schedule came in December of 1989 against Boston College at home. The Friars are now 3-17 in BIG EAST season openers and 8-12 in their first league contest at home. FRIARS IN THE NBA...Providence College had eight players and one coach in the NBA the last time that league played games. They are:
Otis Thorpe - Washington Wizards
FAMOUS RELATIVES...Senior standout Jamel Thomas is the cousin of the Minnesota Timberwolves' Stephon Marbury. NEW HOOP STAFF...Joining Tim Welsh at Providence College are three new assistant coaches. Steve DeMeo joined Welsh on April 2nd after the two worked together at Iona. King Rice, a former standout point guard at North Carolina joins the staff after spending five years at Illinois State as an assistant. Bob Walsh comes to Providence after a year at San Diego State. He had served as a graduate assistant to Welsh at Iona for two years prior to taking an assistants job in San Diego. Vince Cautero takes over as the administrative assistant. He has been an assistant coach at Florida State (1988-1992) and Florida International (1992-1998). KENDRICK MOORE SELECTED... Providence College senior guard Kendrick Moore (Hartford, Conn.) has been selected to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the 1998-99 school year. The SAAC is made up of dedicated, hard working student-athletes who are the voice of their fellow student-athletes within the NCAA. The committee meets three times a year in January, March and August. Moore's appointment began on September 1st. TWO YEAR SENIORS...Two key members to the 1998-99 Friars are seniors Kendrick Moore and Justin Farley. Both close out PC careers this season after transferring two years ago from Missouri. Moore, who graduated in the spring and is currently a graduate student working on his MBA led the Friars with 3.3 assists per game last year and was third in scoring with 9.2 points per game. Moore is like a coach on the floor and can play either guard spot. Farley joined the Friars before Christmas last season after transferring from Evansville. The 6-6, 205-pound forward worked his way into a starting role in January and was second on the team with 9.5 points per game. In his last eight games of the season he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Both players are excellent students and are candidates for Academic All-America honors this season. SLOW START...The Friars' 0-2 start marked the first time since 1932-33 that PC had opened the year with two losses. The Friars have never lost three games in a row to start the season. NEW FRIARS...The Friars have received national letters of intent from three players for the 1999-2000 season: ##Leon Brisport F 6-9, 220 Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall/Los Angeles Valley CC Mark Jarrell-Wright G/F 6-5, 180 Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's David Murray F 6-9, 220 Jr. New York, N.Y./All Hallows/Mesa (AZ) CCJAMEL THOMAS - ALL-AMERICA and ALL-BIG EAST Candidate Senior forward Jamel Thomas came into his own during the 1997-98 season and will once again be the Friars' team leader on and off the floor. As a junior, Thomas scored over 500 points for the second time in his career to become only the ninth Providence player in school history to reach that plateau. He joins: Jimmy Walker (three times), Marvin Barnes (three times), Joey Hassett (three times), Bruce Campbell, Ernie DiGregorio, John Thompson, John Egan and Kevin Stacom. The Friars team MVP in 1997-98, Thomas finished the regular season averaging 18.5 points and 6.9 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. He had career highs in three points attempted (178); free throws (156); free throws attempted (200); free throw percentage (.780); rebounds (200) and steals (44). In the BIG EAST, Thomas was third in scoring averaging 19.2 points (346) in league games. Eric Murdock (1990-91) is the only PC Friar to score more points (435) or have a better scoring average (27.2) than Thomas in BIG EAST play. 1998-99 PRESEASON HONORS FOR JAMEL THOMAS 1,000 POINT CLUB...Jamel Thomas continues his assault on the Providence College record book. On December 8th, he moved into eighth on PC's all-time scoring list passing John Thompson (1,520) and Austin Croshere (1,523). The talented scorer now has 1,594 career points and leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 23.7 points per game average. He is tenth in the nation in scoring. Here are the Top 10 scorers in PC history: 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 JAMEL THOMAS 107 1,594 9 Austin Croshere 121 1,523 10 John Thompson 79 1,520DOUBLE FIGURES...Jamel Thomas has now scored in double figures in 45 consecutive games dating back to the final four games of his sophomore year. DOUBLE-DOUBLES...Thomas has recorded four double-doubles this season including two in a row against Maine and Brown. J. Thomas TCU 21 pts/11 rebs J. Thomas MAINE 25 pts/11 rebs J. Thomas BROWN 30 pts/10 rebs J. Thomas @Pitt 25 pts/11 rebs REBOUNDER TOO...Thomas led the Friars in rebounding last season with 200 rebounds in 29 games for a 6.9 rebound per game average. He became the first Friar to lead the team in scoring and rebounds since Steve Wright did it in 1987-88. Since 1956-57 only Jim Hadnot (3 times), John Thompson, Marvin Barnes (twice), Rudy Williams, Rich Hunger, Otis Thorpe, Wright and Thomas have led the Friars in both scoring and rebounding in a single season. Thomas currently leads the Friars in scoring (284 pts.) and rebounding (86) through 12 games. BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas moved into third on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 805 points in 56 league games. Here's the list and who is ahead of him: NO PLAYER GP POINTS 1 Eric Murdock 63 1,145 2 Otis Thorpe 55 897 3 JAMEL THOMAS 57 832BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK...PART II...For the second time this season, Jamel Thomas has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week. Thomas had a pair of double-doubles in PC's wins over Maine (79-72) and Brown (81-60). Versus Maine, the Friars' All-America and All-BIG EAST candidate had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Against Brown, Thomas tied his season high with 30 points and added ten rebounds. He was also named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the opening week of the season. This is the fourth time in his career that he has received this honor. 1998-99 GAME-BY-GAME... Game Min Pts Reb Asts Steals vs. Vandy 33 22 8 2 0 vs. TCU 34 21 11 3 1 URI 30 30 6 2 2 UTPA 35 29 7 2 0 NCSU 34 18 7 1 0 @ CSU 32 28 3 1 0 MAINE 34 25 11 1 2 BROWN 30 30 10 4 1 ND 35 21 2 3 1 @ Rutgers 35 13 5 2 0 PURDUE 33 22 5 4 2 @ Pitt 31 25 11 5 3 SUPERPESTS...Keep an eye on Friar guards John Linehan and Corey Wright. Despite their size (5-9 and 5-8 respectively), they have a way of getting under their opponents skin. The duo combined for 105 steals last season with Linehan getting 50 and Wright 55. Linehan set a BIG EAST freshman record with nine steals in a game against Pittsburgh. With seven steals in the Vanderbilt and TCU games, Corey Wright moved into ninth on the Friars' all-time steals list with 135 in 67 games. 1. Eric Murdock 117 376 2. Carlton Screen 109 226 3. Harold Starks 117 207 4. Joe Hassett 124 176 5. Michael Brown 123 174 6. Billy Donovan 122 170 7. Bill Eason 116 159 8. Dwight Williams 61 150 9. Corey Wright 66 135PRESEASON PICKS...The Friars were picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST this season in voting done by the league's coaches. Senior Jamel Thomas was selected to the Preseason First All-BIG EAST team by the coaches. Here's a look at both polls: BIG EAST COACHES' POLL 1. Connecticut (12) 144 2. Syracuse (1) 130 3. Miami 116 4. St. John's 102 5. Georgetown 98 6. Villanova 79 7. Pittsburgh 78 8. Rutgers 72 9. Seton Hall 60 10. PROVIDENCE 54 11. West Virginia 42 12. Notre Dame 26 13. Boston College 14FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST... Richard Hamilton - Connecticut Tim James - Miami Vonteego Cummings - Pittsburgh Khalid El-Amin - Connecticut JAMEL THOMAS - Providence
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
FRIARS VERSUS 1998-99 FOES... Vanderbilt University: 0-1 Texas Christian Univ: 0-1 Rhode Island: 60-49 Texas Pan-American: 1-0 North Carolina State: 1-2 Cleveland State: 3-0 Maine: 6-0 Brown: 83-24 Purdue: 2-5 Arkansas: 0-0 Boston College: 50-37 Georgetown: 14-30 Syracuse: 7-34 Pittsburgh: 15-18 St. John's: 30-50 West Virginia: 6-2 Connecticut: 20-32 Seton Hall: 39-33 Miami: 11-8 Rutgers: 4-2 Villanova: 26-39 Notre Dame: 7-4 BOARD GAMES...After Purdue outrebounded the Friars by the largest margin this year, PC bounced back and outrebounded Pittsburgh by a 38-36 margin at Pitt. Through the first 12 games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 421-396 margin. The Friars are 6-6 in outrebounding opponents through those first 12 games. GAME PC OPP DIFF vs. VANDY 28 35 -7.0 vs. TCU 30 36 -6.0 URI 34 42 -8.0 UTPA 36 32 +4.0 NCSU 29 32 -3.0 @CSU 32 30 + 2.0 MAINE 42 41 + 1.0 BROWN 37 27 +10.0 ND 28 31 -3.0 @Rutgers 37 36 +1.0 PURDUE 25 43 -18.0 @Pittsburgh 38 36 +2.0 TOTALS 396 421 -25.0 DOUBLE-DOUBLES....Friars with double-doubles this season: PLAYER GAME J. Thomas TCU 21 pts/11 rebs E. Maxey UTPA 20 pts/11 rebs J. Thomas MAINE 25 pts/11 rebs J. Thomas BROWN 30 pts/10 rebs E. Maxey @Rutgers 13 pts/13 rebs J. Thomas @Pitt 25 pts/11 rebsSUPERPESTS...Keep an eye on Friar guards John Linehan and Corey Wright. Despite their size (5-9 and 5-8 respectively), they have a way of getting under their opponents skin. The duo combined for 105 steals last season with Linehan getting 50 and Wright 55. Linehan set a BIG EAST freshman record with nine steals in a game against Pittsburgh. The duo have already combined for 60 steals this season (6.0 per game). With 26 steals in the first 12 games, Corey Wright moved into eighth on the Friar' all-time steals list with 154 in 76 games. 1. Eric Murdock 117 376 2. Carlton Screen 109 226 3. Harold Starks 117 207 4. Joe Hassett 124 176 5. Michael Brown 123 174 6. Billy Donovan 122 170 7. Bill Eason 116 159 8. Corey Wright 76 154MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring machine in games against TEXAS-PAN AM and NO. CAROLINA STATE. On November 21 against TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN, Wright had a career best 12 points including a 5-6 (.833) shooting mark from the floor. He also had four assists and four steals in the win. In the November 24th win over North Carolina State, Wright poured in a career high 14 points going 3-4 from the floor with a career high seven free throws in a career high eight attempts. He also had a career high seven assists in the win with three steals. The New York city native added nine points and equalled his career high with seven assists against NOTRE DAME.
MAXEY EFFORT...Sophomore center Erron Maxey picked up his second double-double of the season (13 points and 13 rebounds) in the loss at Rutgers. The 13 rebounds were a career high for the 6-6 high jumper. For Maxey it was the third double-double of his career. 12/11/98 @ Rutgers 13 pts/13 rebs. 11/21/98 TEXAS-PAN AM 20 pts/11rebs. 1/5/98 IONA 12 pts/11 rebs.HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 10 of their first 12 games this season. Only Maine (35-32) and Notrre Dame (39-31) led against the Friars at the intermission. PC is 7-3 when the Friars lead at halftime. FAST STARTS...The Friars' pressure defense and running offense have helped Providence get out to big leads in nine of the first 11 games this season. The Rutgers game marked the first game this season where the Friars didn't take a big lead early. Here's the list of fast starts: Game Score Time Elapsed Vanderbilt 17-2 5:42 TCU 21-9 7:36 URI 20-10 10:27 UTPA 23-7 8:00 NC State 26-10 10:08 @ Cleveland St. 14-2 3:18 MAINE 7-0 2:06 BROWN 17-4 5:52 ND 11-0 2:42STINGY DEFENSE...The Friars had one of their best defensive games of the season at Rutgers. PC held the Scarlet Knights to 23-55 from the floor (41.8%) and 5-18 (27.8%) from the free throw line. Rutgers came into the game averaging 49.0% from the floor and 44.4% from the three-point arc. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GAME... Purdue shot 57.1% from the floor, outrebounded the Friars by 18 (43-25) yet lost the game, 87-82. The Boilermakers shot 71.4% (15-21) in the first half yet trailed, 46-43. PC forced 27 turnovers and took 18 more shots in the game. PROVIDENCE STATS IN WINS LOSSES HOME AWAY NEUTRAL FG Percentage .468 .444 .452 .486 .452 FG Percentage Defense .471 .486 .491 .443 .472 Three-point Percentage .357 .293 .324 .487 .216 Free Throw Percentage .747 .732 .753 .746 .705 Rebounds Average 34.1 30.8 33.0 35.7 29.0 Rebound Margin -1.3 -3.7 -2.4 +1.7 -6.5 Points per Game 84.0 72.5 83.1 79.0 71.5 Points Allowed per Game 71.6 76.5 72.4 73.7 75.5GUARDING PURDUE...PC's three guards, Corey Wright, John Linehan and Kendrick Moore combined for 10 assists, no turnovers and seven steals in the win against Purdue. STARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through ten games: GAME STARTERS BENCH
Pts./Rebs Pts./Rebs.
Vanderbilt 51/18 15/9
TCU 61/22 18/6
URI 62/21 25/11
UTPA 74/25 14/8
NCSU 46/17 34/8
@CSU 72/18 15/11
MAINE 55/23 24/14
BROWN 56/18 25/15
ND 59/16 21/9
@ Rutgers 50/24 17/8
PURDUE 66/12 21/11
@Pitt 56/23 27/14
HOT SHOTS...Notre Dame shot an incredible .592 (29-49) for the game against the Friars including .682 (15-22) in the second half. A year ago, the Friars almost set a BIG EAST record when West Virginia shot .611 (35-54) for the game at Morgantown.
HIGH SCORERS....Notre Dame freshman Troy Murphy joined Cleveland State's James Madison and TCU's Lee Nailon as players that have scored 30 or more points against the Friars this season. Murphy had 30 pts and 11 rebounds in Notre Dame's 83-80 win over PC. Cleveland State sharpshooter James Madison scored 33 versus the Friars on November 28th while TCU's All-American candidate, Lee Nailon scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the 79-77 win on November 10th in the CoSIDA Classic. Madison is the first player to score 33 or more points on the Friars since December 21, 1995 when Reggie Freeman lit the Friars up for 37 points in a 92-83 loss at Texas. GOING TO THE LINE...PC shot just eight free throws in the loss to Rutgers while the Scarlet Knights were taking 32 shots in the game. PC was outshot at the free throw line by a 27-2 margin in the second half. BIG EAST STARTS...The Friars have started the BIG EAST schedule with an 0-2 mark in three of the last four seasons. PC was 0-3 in the league last year before winning in the fourth league game. The Friars have started the BIG EAST schedule with an 0-2 record or worse in 14 of the BIG EAST's 20 seasons.
CHANGING TIMES...Please note the following time changes on the Friars' schedule. February 15 at St. John's - Originally a 7:00 p.m. game, this game will be moved to 7:30 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN2. TOUGH PLACE....The Friars win at the Fitzgerald Field House at Pittsburgh was just the Friars third against Pittsburgh on the Panthers home court. PC is now 3-13 at Pitt. REBOUNDING MARKS...Both Jamel Thomas and Jamaal Camah set personal bests on the boards at Pittsburgh. Thomas' 11 rebounds against the Panters were his best ever against a BIG EAST team. Camah pulled down a personal best four rebounds in the win at Pittsburgh. PRESEASON PICKS...The Friars were picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST this season in voting done by the league's coaches. Senior Jamel Thomas was selected to the Preseason First All-BIG EAST team by the coaches. Here's a look at both polls: BIG EAST COACHES' POLL 1. Connecticut (12) 144 2. Syracuse (1) 130 3. Miami 116 4. St. John's 102 5. Georgetown 98 6. Villanova 79 7. Pittsburgh 78 8. Rutgers 72 9. Seton Hall 60 10. PROVIDENCE 54 11. West Virginia 42 12. Notre Dame 26 13. Boston College 14FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST... Richard Hamilton - Connecticut Tim James - Miami Vonteego Cummings - Pittsburgh Khalid El-Amin - Connecticut JAMEL THOMAS - Providence
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
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