Men's Basketball Hosts Villanova on Tuesday

Friars look to improve on their 5-4 conference record.

January 25, 1999

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (12-7/5-4)
vs.
VILLANOVA (15-5/6-4)

  • Tuesday, January 26, 1999
  • 8:05 p.m.
  • Civic Center (12,993)
  • Providence, Rhode Island

    PROBABLE STARTERS

    Pos. No. Name              Pts/Reb.  Ht.  Wt. Cl.  Hometown
     F   22  Sean CONNOLLY    11.7/3.4  6-4  180  Fr.  Peabody, Mass.
     F   33  Jamel THOMAS     22.7/7.8  6-6  215  Sr.  Brooklyn, N.Y.             
     C   24  Erron MAXEY       9.9/6.4  6-6  195  So.  Lake Elsinore, Cal.
     G    3  Kendrick MOORE   10.4/2.5  6-3  180  Sr.  Hartford, Conn.
     G   12  John LINEHAN      4.3/2.3  5-9  165  So.  Chester, Pa.
    
    OFF THE BENCH
    Pos. No. Name              Pts/Reb.  Ht.  Wt. Cl.   Hometown
     G    5  Jamaal CAMAH      3.6/1.5  6-4  195  So.   Salem., Mass.
     G   10  Corey WRIGHT      5.1/2.5  5-8  160  Sr.   New York, N.Y.
     F   15  Peter FARRELL-    0.0/0.5  6-5  195  So.   Hanover, Mass.
             MARCELLINO
     G   21  Kareem HAYLETTS   0.0/0.0  6-0  160  Fr.   Bergenfield, N.J.
     F   25  Ben PERKINS       0.7/0.6  6-7  205  So.   Vinton, La.
     F   32  Leon BRISPORT     2.5/2.4  6-9  220  Jr.   New York, N.Y.
     F   40  Justin FARLEY     6.9/3.1  6-6  205  Sr.   Indianapolis, Ind.
     F   42  Llewellyn COLE    5.4/2.9  6-7  220  Jr.   New York, N.Y.
     F   50  Ryan McAULIFFE    0.0/0.0  6-5  205  Sr.   Essex Jct., Vt.
    
    FRIARS VERSUS WILDCATS...Tonight's game is the 66th meeting between the two schools with Villanova holding a 39-26 edge in the all-time series. In BIG EAST regular season play, the Wildcats hold a 21-13 edge. In Providence, PC is 16-12 against the Wildcats. Providence won the only meeting last season, a 58-52 decision on February 14th in Providence. PC has beaten Villanova seven straight times at the Civic Center. The seven-game Providence home winning streak began on March 2, 1991. PC has won two of the last three in the series, but Villanova has won seven of the last ten meetings. The two teams play at the Pavilion on Saturday, February 20th.

    FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...PC's back-to-back losses to St. John's and Arkansas drops PC's record to 4-3 against top 25 teams this season. The Friars had won four in a row against the nation's best.

    HOGGING THE BALL...Arkansas' 118 points in the January 23rd game at Fayetteville are the most points ever scored against a Providence College team. The previous high was 117 set by the University of Pittsburgh on February 10, 1990. Arkansas also had 15 three-pointers, the most ever by a PC opponent and the Razorback's 45 field goals equalled the most ever against the Friars.

    CENTURY MARK...The 118 points by Arkansas marked the first time the Friars had given up over 100 points since February 8, 1995 (76-100 loss at Syracuse) breaking a streak of 124 games holding opponents to less than 100.

    THREE, GOING FOR MORE...PC's All-BIG EAST and All-America candidate, Jamel Thomas, recorded his third game with 30 or more points this season at Arkansas. Thomas also had ten rebounds to give him seven double-doubles this season. He is the first player at PC to have three or more 30-point games sinc Eric Murdock had 11 with 30 or more during the 1990-91 season.

    IRISH ARE NEXT...PC travels to Notre Dame on Saturday, January 30th for a 12:00 noon game with the Fighting Irish. That game is the BIG EAST Game of the Week and can be seen on WJAR-TV 10 in Providence.

    TODAY IN THE BIG EAST - PC ON THE AIR
    WPRO Radio with John Rooke and Joe Hassett calling the shots. The game will also be televised by ESPN2 with Dan Shulman and Doris Burke doing the announcing.

    HEAD COACH: TIM WELSH

    FIRST YEAR AT PC:     12-7/5-4
       Overall at PC:     12-7/5-4
                IONA:  70-22 (.761)      
       4-YEAR CAREER:  82-29 (.739)
    

    BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: BIG EAST GAMES: 5-4 NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 7-3 VERSUS VILLANOVA: First Meeting

    NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0-1 (1997-98) NIT: 0-2 (1995-96, 1996-97)

    1998-99 (12-7/5-4)...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...Upset #18 Syracuse, 67-58...

    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
    Birthdate - October 4, 1960
    Birthplace - Massena, New York
    Family - Single
    High School - Massena High School
    College - Potsdam State University '84

    Coaching Experience

    1998 -   Head Coach, Providence College
    1995-98  Head Coach, Iona College
    1994-95  Interim Head Coach, Iona College (10 games)
    1991-95  Assistant Coach, Iona College
    1988-91  Assistant Coach, Syracuse University
    1986-88  Assistant Coach, Florida State University
    1985-86  Volunteer Assistant Coach, Iona College
    
    Coaching Honors
    1998 -  Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year
    1998 -  Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I
                                       Coach of the Year
    1998 -  Jack Bruen Award - New York State Coach of the Year
    1997 -  Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year
    1997 -  NABC District II Coach of the Year
    1996 -  Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I 
                                       Coach of the Year
    

    FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...PC's January 23rd loss to #22/#21 Arkansas drops the Friars record to 4-3 against nationally-ranked teams. The loss was the Friars' second in a row after four consecutive wins against the nation's best. The Friars were just 1-7 against ranked teams a year ago.

    AP                               USA/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
    #18   Syracuse        W   67-58     #18   Syracuse        W   67-58
    # 8   St. John's      L   57-84     # 9   St. John's      L   57-84
    #22   Arkansas        L  79-118     #21   Arkansas        L  79-118
    

    PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL
    All-time record: 1107-688 (.617) - Second in New England...Home record: 657-208 (.760)...Civic Center record: 333-129 (.721).

    PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...124-189 in regular season and 138-207 overall in 20 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. Sixteen 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 8-2 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 80-28 (.741) 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...Saturday's 75-70 loss to Georgetown drops the Friars to 2-4 in "close" games this season "Close" games are games decided by five points or less. The Friars were 5-3 last season in "close" games.

    MONTH BY MONTH...The Friars are 4-3 in January. PC was 5-2 in November and 3-2 in December.

    CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 333-129 (.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. The Vanderbilt 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 the Friars 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 at Oklahoma State.

    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 last season. They are:

  • Otis Thorpe - Washington Wizards
  • Austin Croshere - Indiana Pacers
  • Eric Murdock - Miami Heat
  • God Shammgod - Washington Wizards
  • Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls
  • Michael Smith - Vancouver Grizzlies
  • Eric Williams - Denver Nuggets
  • Marty Conlon - Miami Heat

    Also, Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens, is one of Providence College's all-time greatest players.

    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 the University of San Diego. 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 is third on the team in scoring with 10.4 points per game this season. 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 is one of the Friars' first players off the bench and is averaging 6.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game this season. Both players are excellent students and are candidates for Academic All-America honors this season.

    JAMEL 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).

    This season, Thomas picked up where he left off as a junior. He leads the Friars in scoring (431, 22.7 ppg) and rebounding (139, 7.3 per game). He ranks first in the BIG EAST in overall scoring and is tenth in the nation in the scoring column. Earlier this season, Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three-point field goals (178) and three-point attempts (517). He is currently seventh on the all-time scoring list with 1,741 points.

    1998-99 PRESEASON HONORS FOR JAMEL THOMAS

  • FIRST TEAM All-BIG EAST
  • Basketball News First Team All-BIG EAST
  • Dick Vitale's College Basketball Second Team All-BIG EAST
  • Dick Vitale's Sixth Best Swing Forward in Country
  • Swish Magazine New England Division I Dream Team

    1,000 POINT CLUB...Jamel Thomas continues his assault on the Providence College record book. On January 5th, he moved into seventh on PC's all-time scoring list passing Otis Thorpe (1,625). The talented scorer now has 1,741 career points and leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 22.7 points per game average. 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  JAMEL THOMAS      113   1,741
     8  Otis Thorpe       113   1,625
     9  Austin Croshere   121   1,523
    10  John Thompson      79   1,520
    
    DOUBLE FIGURES...Jamel Thomas has now scored in double figures in 52 consecutive games dating back to the final four games of his sophomore year.

    DOUBLE-DOUBLES...Thomas has recorded seven double-doubles this season including two in a row against Maine (11/30) and Brown (12/5) and Georgetown (1/9) and Syracuse (1/12)

    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
    J. Thomas    @ G'town    17 pts/12 rebs
    J. Thomas    @Syracuse   19 pts/14 rebs
    J. Thomas    @Arkansas   30 pts/10 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 (431 pts.) and rebounding (149) through 19 games.

    BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas is second on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 949 points in 63 league games. Here's the list and who is ahead of him:

    NO  PLAYER          GP   POINTS
     1  Eric Murdock    63    1,145
     2  JAMEL THOMAS    63      949
    
    Thomas leads all active BIG EAST players in scoring with 949 points. He is followed by Richard Hamilton of UCONN with 885 and Tim James of Miami with 849.

    BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK...PART III...Jamel Thomas was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week ending January 17th. This marks the third time this season that the Friars' go-to-guy has recorded this honor and the fifth time in his career. Jamel had 19 pts/14 rebounds in upset win at Syracuse and 27 pts/8rebs against Boston College. He was also chosen for the honor on November 18th and on December 7th.

    RECORDS WATCH...Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three point field goals made with three at Georgetown. For his career, he now has 178, passing Eric Murdock who had 169 in his career. Thomas is also the all-time leader in three-point attempts with 517 in his career.

    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
    SETON HALL   34  18   9    3      2
    WVU          39  22   7    0      4
    @ GT         29  17  12    0      0
    @ SYR        28  19  14    2      2
    @ BC         33  27   8    1      3
    ST. JOHN'S   31  14   3    1      0
    @ Arkansas   32  30  10    1      4
    

    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:                 0-1
        Boston College:         51-37
        Georgetown:             14-31
        Syracuse:                8-34
        Pittsburgh:             15-18
        St. John's:             30-51
        West Virginia:            7-2
        Connecticut:            20-32
        Seton Hall:             40-33
        Miami:                   11-8
        Rutgers:                  4-2   
        Villanova:              26-39
        Notre Dame:               7-4
    

    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 rebs
    J. Thomas     @ GT       17 pts/12 rebs
    J. Thomas     @ Syr.     19 pts/14 rebs
    E. Maxey      @ Syr.     14 pts/12 rebs
    J. Thomas     @ Ark.     30 pts/10 rebs
    
    HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 12 of their first 19 games this season. Arkansas had the biggest lead at the half this season (57-31). In the other six games, PC trailed by 11 or less. PC is 9-3 when the Friars lead at halftime and 3-4 when they trail.

    BOARD GAMES...Despite the Friars lack of size (one player over 6-7), PC is now 11-8 in winning the battle of the boards through 19 games. Arkansas pulled down a season high 52 boards against the Friars and had a 52-45 edge in the game. Through the first 19 games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 706-688 margin.

    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
    SETON HALL    37   31     +6.0
    WVU           38   48    -10.0
    @ GT          48   44     +4.0
    @ SYR         51   41    +10.0
    @ BC          32   30     +2.0
    ST. JOHN'S    41   39     +2.0
    @ Arkansas    45   52    - 7.0
    TOTALS       688  706    -18.0
    
    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. Combined, the dynamic duo is averaging 9.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 7.5 apg and 5.2 steals per game. These two 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. They already have combined for 98 steals this season (5.2 per game). With 42 steals in the first 19 games, Corey Wright is now tied for sixth on the Friar' all-time steals list with 170 in 83 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     
        Corey Wright         83 170
    
    MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring threat for the Friars this season. Through 18 games, Wright has scored 97 points, 26 more than all of last year. As a sophomore he scored 117 points in 36 games. He is averaging 5.1 points per game on the year. 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.

    MAD MAX...Sophomore center Erron Maxey continues to be a force on the boards for the Friars. He collected his third double-double of the season in the win at Syracuse with 14 points and 12 rebounds. It was the fourth double-double of his career. At Rutgers in December, Maxey pulled down a career high 13 rebounds in his second double-double of the year.

     1/12/99   @ Syracuse        14 pts/12 rebs
    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.
    
    FAST STARTS...The Friars' pressure defense and running offense have helped Providence get out to big leads nine times this season. 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         2:42
    
    The Friars used a fast second half start against SETON HALL to break that game open. Leading 26-23 at the half, PC opened the second half with an 8-0 run in the first 1:31 on the way to a 21-4 run over the first 6:54 for a 47-27 lead. At Syracuse, the Friars used an 11-2 run over the first 4:45 of the second half to erase a nine-point halftime deficit on the way to a 67-58 win.
    PROVIDENCE STATS IN       WINS  LOSSES   HOME   AWAY   NEUTRAL
      FG Percentage           .448    .403   .423   .438     .452               
      FG Percentage Defense   .465    .484   .479   .462     .472
      Three-point Percentage  .346    .235   .299   .343     .216
      Free Throw Percentage   .715    .712   .740   .676     .705     
      Rebounds Average        35.9    36.7   34.7   40.4     29.0
      Rebound Margin          -0.2    -2.3   -1.9   +2.0     -6.5
      Points per Game         81.9    70.9   79.4   77.4     71.5
      Points Allowed/Game     70.3    83.3   72.7   78.4     75.5  
    
    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/L.A. 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) CC  
    

    ##Brisport is eligible to play in second semester of 1998-99 season.

    Also joining the Friars' roster as a transfer from Florida State is Karim Shabazz. He will be eligible in the second semester of the 1999-2000 season.

    Karim Shabazz         C   7-2, 230  Jr. Queens, N.Y./Woodmere Acad./F.S.U.
    
    Shabazz enrolled at Providence for the second semester and is eligible for the second semester of the 1999-2000 season. He has 1-1/2 years of eligibility

    ROSTER ADDITION...Junior forward Leon Brisport (6-9, 225 lbs., Brooklyn, 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.

    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.

    STARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through 17 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
    SETON HALL      52/22       13/11
    WVU             59/21       31/15
    @ G'town        45/28       25/12
    @ Syracuse      45/39        19/8
    @ Boston Coll.  73/23        16/5
    ST. JOHN'S      37/26       20/15
    @ Arkansas      64/25       15/18   
    
    REBOUNDING MARKS...Jamel Thomas' 14 rebounds at Syracuse were his career best in a a BIG EAST game. The 51 rebounds recorded by the Friars against the Orange was a season best for PC.

    THE LAST TIME...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.

    "FOUL" SHOOTING...The Friars were just 17-34 (.500) from the charity stripe in the win over Syracuse. PC was 9-10 in the first half, but just 8-24 in the second half and still won the game. Syracuse was just 8-22 (.364) from the line for the entire game.

    FARLEY TIME....Senior forward Justin Farley has found his role in the Friars offense. In the last six games, Farley has provided a spark off the bench scoring season highs of 12 points against Georgetown and Syracuse. Over the last six games, Farley has scored 64 points (10.7 ppg) and had 19 rebounds (3.2 rpg) in 25 minutes per game. He played a season-high 27 minutes at Boston College and is averaging 6.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg over the first 19 games this season.

    HIGH SCORERS....West Virginia guard Jarett Kearse joined Notre Dame freshman Troy Murphy, Cleveland State's James Madison and TCU's Lee Nailon as players that have scored 30 or more points against the Friars this season.

    James Madison - CSU  33 points
    Jarett Kearse - WVU  31 points
    Troy Murphy -    ND  30 pts./11 rebs.
    Lee Nailon -    TCU  30 pts./10 rebs.
    
    Madison is the first player to score 33 or more points on the Friars since December 21, 1995 when Reggie Freeman lit the PC up for 37 points in a 92-83 loss at Texas.

    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. PC has won five of its last seven league games after the 0-2 start.

    TOUGH PLACES....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. The Friars are just 3-15 at Georgetown and 3-15 at Syracuse after winning their last two games at the Carrier Dome.

    OVERTIME BLUES...The Friars overtime win against West Virginia snapped a five-game overtime losing streak for the Friars that dated back to 3/19/95 (PC defeated Syracuse 71-69 at the BIG EAST Tournament). The Friars were 0-2 in 1995-96 and 0-3 in 1996-97 in the extra stanza. The West Virginia win evened the Friars' all-time record in overtime to 42-42.

    WILD WEST VIRGINIA...PC and West Virginia set several BIG EAST records in the 90-87 overtime win on January 5th. The 59 free throws taken by the Friars is a BIG EAST and Providence College record. The previous record for the Friars was 55 set against Alaska-Fairbanks in the 1996 Top of the World Classic. West Virginia's 41 fouls was a BIG EAST record as were the 39 overtime points that the two teams combined for. The Mountaineers had six players foul out while the Friars had two. Providence was 16-21 from the free throw line in overtime.

    50 OR BETTER...PC shot over 50% (50.8%) in the win over Boston College on January 17. That marked the fourth time this season that PC has shot 50% or better in a game. The Friars are 4-0 when they hit half their shots or more.

    SEASON LOWS...St. John's held the Friars to a season low 32.4% (22-68) from the floor. The Friars were also held to a season low 11 assists while St. John's turned over the ball a season low 12 times.

    HOG HIGHS...Arkansas scored 118 points the most ever by an opponent versus the Friars. The 15-three pointers Arkansas scored were the most ever by an opponent. The 45 field goals equalled the most ever by an opponent versus PC. Arkansas' 29 assists were a season high against Providence and the 26 turnovers by the Friars were a season high. Arkansas' 52 rebounds were the most this season by a PC opponent.

    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.

    1998-99 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL

    FRIAR LEADS AND DEFICITS

    BIGGEST LEAD:       29  (80-51/3:33 left in second half) vs. RHODE ISLAND
    Biggest lead lost:  17  (42-25/2:01 left in first half to 14:29 left in second          
                             half) vs. Cleveland State
    

    BIGGEST DEFICIT: 39 (79-118/:11.7 left in second half) vs. Arkansas Biggest deficit overcome: 12 (11-23/7:55 left in first half) at Syracuse BIGGEST RUN: 24 (40-16 /18:39 - from start of game to 1:21 left in first half) vs. BROWN BIGGEST RUN ALLOWED: 27 (5-32 - 10:42 /12:39 left in first half to 1:57 left in first half) vs. NOTRE DAME

    COMEBACKS AND LOST LEADS
    OPPONENT             SCORE     LED/TRAILED     TIME LEFT
    Vanderbilt    $      66-72     Led  33-32      17:45 left in second half
    Texas Christian  $   77-79     Led  75-73       4:16 left in second half
    RHODE ISLAND         87-63     Trailed 0-2     18:25 left in first half
    TEXAS-PAN AM         88-78     Trailed 0-4     19:04 left in first half
    NO. CAROLINA STATE   80-69     Trailed 4-8     15:06 left in first half
    Cleveland State      87-81     Trailed 59-60   10:43 left in second half
    MAINE                79-72     Trailed 31-35      34 left in first half   
    BROWN                81-60     Never trailed    
    NOTRE DAME           80-83     Led 19-7        12:21 left in the first half 
    Rutgers              67-72     Led 40-31       18:19 left in second half
    PURDUE               87-82     Trailed 58-59   13:53 left in second half
    Pittsburgh           83-68     Trailed 43-44   14:55 left in second half
    SETON HALL           65-49     Trailed 13-15    6:35 left in first half
    WEST VIRGINIA        90-87 ot  Trailed 23-32    2:47 left in first half
    Georgetown           70-75     Led 65-64        3:23 left in second half
    Syracuse             67-58     Trailed 46-47    8:55 left in second half
    Boston College       89-77     Trailed 55-56   14:33 left in second half
    ST. JOHN'S           57-84     Never led
    Arkansas            79-118     Never led
        
    $  CoSIDA CLASSIC
    
    FRIARS' FOUL SHOOTING FREE THROW SHOOTING - FINAL THREE MINUTES AND OT
    (Game score 10 or fewer)
        
    PLAYER          1998-99              CAREER     PLAYER          1998-99             CAREER          
    Leon Brisport     0-0            0-0            Erron Maxey       6-12 (.500)    6-12 (.500)
    Jamaal Camah      0-0            0-0            Kendrick Moore     4-6 (.667)   20-23 (.870)          
    Llewellyn Cole    0-2  (.000)    2-8  (.250)    Ben Perkins        0-0 (.000)     3-4 (.750)
    Sean Connolly     6-6 (1.000)    6-6 (1.000)    Jamel Thomas     17-24 (.708)   64-85 (.753)          
    Justin Farley     7-8  (.875)  11-16  (.688)    Corey Wright     10-18 (.556)   25-43 (.581)
    John Linehan    17-20  (.850)  31-36  (.861)    
                            
    PROVIDENCE  67-96 (.698)              
    OPPONENTS   45-69 (.652)
    

    1998-99 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES

    FRIARS RECORD WHEN....
    Providence  shoots 50% or better from the floor................   4 - 0
    Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor................    8 - 7 
    Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor.......    9 - 5
    Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor.....      3 - 2
    Providence outrebounds opponent................................   8 - 3
    Opponent outrebounds Providence...............................    4 - 4
    Providence makes 40% of three point tries.....................    5 - 1
    Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries..........     7 - 6
    Providence scores less than 60 points..........................   0 - 1
    Providence  scores 60 or more points...........................  12 - 6
    Providence scores 70  or more points..........................   10 - 4
    Providence scores 80  or more points..........................    9 - 1
    Opponent held to less than  60 points..........................   2 - 0
    Opponent scores 60 or more points..............................  10 - 7
    Opponent scores 70 or more points.............................    6 - 7
    Opponent scores 80 or more points.............................    2 - 4
    
    FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING....
                     WHEN AHEAD   WHEN TIED   WHEN TRAILING
    Halftime            9 - 3       -----         3 - 4 
    10 Minutes Left     8 - 1       0 - 0         4 - 6 
    5 Minutes Left     11 - 2       0 - 0         1 - 5
    
    STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
    3 - 2:  Linehan-Moore-Maxey- Thomas- Connolly
    9 - 5:  Linehan-Camah-Maxey-Thomas-Connolly
    
    RECORDS AS STARTERS
     0 - 0:  Leon Brisport
     5 - 2:  Jamaal Camah
     0 - 0:  Llewellyn Cole
    12 - 7:  Sean Connolly
     0 - 0:  Justin Farley
    12 - 7:  John Linehan
    12 - 7:  Erron Maxey
     7 - 5:  Kendrick Moore
     0 - 0:  Ben Perkins 
    12 - 7:  Jamel Thomas
     0 - 0:  Corey Wright
    
    GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS/ACADEMICS (16)
    Kareem Hayletts - Arthroscopic surgery - cartilage right knee (VU, TCU, URI, UTPA, NCST, CSU, ME, BR, ND)

    Kendrick Moore - Stress fracture - left foot (UTPA, NCST, CSU, ME, BR, ND, Rut)

    GAMES LED PC IN:

        
    Scoring:              Thomas (17.5), Connolly (1.5)
    Rebounding:           Thomas (13.0), Maxey (6.0) 
    Scoring/Rebounding:   Thomas (13.0)  
    DOUBLE/DOUBLES:       Thomas (7), Maxey (3) 
    20-POINT GAMES:       Thomas (13), Connolly (2), Maxey (1), 
    30-POINT GAMES:       Thomas (3)
    
    FRIAR GAME KEYS:
     8 - 7   in games shooting under 50%
     4 - 0   in games shooting over 50%
     4 - 1   when PC has better FG%
     4 - 4   when PC is outrebounded
     1 - 4   when committing more turnovers
     7 - 3   when opponent held to 75 or less
     9 - 3   when PC leads at the half
    

    FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS....

    CURRENT STREAK:       Lost 2
    OVERALL RECORD:         12-7
    LAST FIVE GAMES:         2-3
    LAST TEN GAMES:          6-4
    HOME:                    8-2
    ROAD:                    4-3
    NEUTRAL:                 0-2
    OVERTIME GAMES:          1-0
    BIG EAST RECORD:         5-4
    BIG EAST HOME:           2-2
    BIG EAST AWAY:           3-2
    LONGEST WIN STREAK:        6   (11/14 - 12/8)
    HOME WIN STREAK:           5
    BIG EAST HOME
    WIN STREAK:                2
    LONGEST LOSING STREAK:     2  Three times
    

    WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 9-3 AWAY: 3-1 HOME: 6-0 NEUTRAL: 0-2

    WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 3-4 HOME: 2-2 AWAY: 1-2 NEUTRAL: 0-0

    RECORD AFTER 19 GAMES IN 1997-98: 8-11/3-7

    PROVIDENCE - VILLANOVA

    SERIES FACTS

    Series Record:        66th meeting - 
                          PC trails, 26-39
    BIG EAST Series:      PC trails, 13-21 
    At Villanova:         PC trails, 8-21
    At Providence:        PC leads, 16-12
    Neutral Courts:       PC trails, 2-6
    Last Meeting:         2/14/98  @PC 58   VU 52
    Last PC win overall:  2/14/98 
    Last Villanova win:    3/7/97 - VU 73  PC 63
    
    STATISTICAL COMPARISON
      PC                             Nova
    12-7       Overall  Record       15-5
     5-4       BIG EAST Record       6-4
    .431       Field Goal Pct.       .463
    .303    3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.    .374
    .714        Free Throw Pct.      .711
    .472         Opp. FG Pct.        .429
    .336      Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.     .354
    .634         Opp. FT Pct.        .683
    36.2       Rebound Average       36.3
    -1.0       Rebound  Margin       +4.2
    15.9        Assists/Game         15.5
    16.4       Turnovers/Game        16.1
     1.9         Blocks/Game         4.5
    11.0        Steals/Game          7.4
    77.8        Points/Game          74.5
    75.1      Pts Allowed/Game       67.4
    
    SERIES NOTES
    Streaks: The Friars won the lone meeting last season, 58-52 on February 14th. PC has won two of the last three meetings in the series, but Villanova has won seven of the last ten. Villanova has not won at the Providence Civic Center since1/13/90, a string of seven consecutive PC wins.

    Notes: While PC has lost two in a row and three of its last five, Villanova has won four in a row and five of its last six games overall. The Wildcats are led by guards Howard Brown (13.9 ppg/4.4 reb) and John Celestand (12.7 ppg/2.7 rpg). Malik Allen and Rafal Bigus lead Villanova in rebounding with 5.9 boards per game.

    FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. VILLANOVA

    No.  Player         GP   PPG   RPG   APG
     3   Moore           1   6.0   1.0   2.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 6 pts./1 reb. 2 asts.
     5   Camah                                 First Meeting
    10   Wright          4   0.8   1.8   2.5   Career Best - 12/4/96 - 2 pts./3 rebs./2 asts.
    12   Linehan         1   7.0   5.0   2.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 7 pts./5 rebs./2 asts.
    15   F.-Marcellino                         Has not played
    21   Hayletts                              First Meeting
    22   Connolly                              First Meeting
    24   Maxey           1   9.0   7.0   2.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 9 pts./7 rebs./2 asts.
    25   Perkins         1   7.0   5.0   1.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 7 pts./5 rebs./2 asts.
    32   Brisport                              First Meeting
    33   Thomas          6   9.0   4.7   1.5   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 20 pts./8 rebs./2 asts.
    40   Farley          1   2.0   3.0   0.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 2 pts./3 rebs.
    42   Cole            3   3.0   3.0   0.0   Career Best - 2/14/98 - 3 pts./8 reb.
    

    League Overall W L PCT W L PCT Connecticut 9 0 1.000 17 0 1.000 St. John's 7 1 .875 16 4 .800 Miami 6 2 .750 12 4 .750 Villanova 6 4 .600 15 5 .750 Syracuse 5 4 .556 14 5 .737 Rutgers 5 4 .556 12 6 .667 Providence 5 4 .556 12 7 .632 Seton Hall 5 4 .556 11 7 .611 Notre Dame 4 5 .444 10 10 .500 West Virginia 3 7 .300 8 11 .421 Georgetown 2 7 .222 9 9 .500 Pittsburgh 1 7 .125 9 9 .500 Boston College 0 8 .000 3 13 .188

    THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST

    Monday, January 25
    Connecticut at Georgetown       7:30 pm
    Lafayette at Rutgers            7:30 pm
    Pittsburgh at Duquesne          8:00 pm
    

    Tuesday, January 26 Villanova at Providence 8:00 pm

    Wednesday, January 27 St, John's at Syracuse 7:00 pm Notre Dame at Boston College 7:30 pm Seton Hall at Miami 7:30 pm West Virginia vs. Marshall 8:00 pm (at Charleston, W.Va.)

    Saturday, January 30 Providence at Notre Dame Noon Georgetown at Villanova Noon Connecticut at St. John's 1:00 pm Miami at Pittsburgh 4:30 pm Syracuse at Seton Hall 8:00 pm

    Sunday, January 31 West Virginia at Rutgers Noon

    1998-99 BIG EAST HONORS

    Co- PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Jan. 25)
    Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
    Averaged 27.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Huskies.

    "Bootsy" Thornton - St. John's
    Averaged 28.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week fro the Red Storm. Had career high 40 points and school record seven threes in overtime loss to Duke.

    Co-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (Jan. 25) Erick Barkley - St. John's
    Averaged 15.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals in 1-1 week for Red Storm.

    Dahntay Jones - Rutgers
    Averaged 16.5 points and six rebounds in 2-0 week. Had 23 points and nine rebounds versus Syracuse.

    FRIAR STATISTICAL LEADERS - (as of January 25, 1999)

    INDIVIDUAL

    POINTS                    OVERALL        BIG EAST
    Jamel Thomas          22.7  (1st)     19.6  (2nd)
    

    FIELD GOAL % Jamel Thomas .435 (12th) .405 (10th)

    FREE THROW % Jamel Thomas .782 (6th) Kendrick Moore .893 (2nd)

    3PT FG MADE Sean Connolly 2.21 (2nd) 2.33 (2nd) Jamel Thomas 1.84 (7th)

    3PT FG % Sean Connolly .378 (12th) .438 (9th)

    REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 7.8 (7th) 8.5 (4th) Erron Maxey 6.4 (15th) 7.1 (12th)

    OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Erron Maxey 3.00 ( 8th) 3.00 (t7th) Jamel Thomas 2.53 (13th) 2.67 (t15th)

    DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 5.32 (5th) 5.22 (5th) Erron Maxey 4.44 (8th)

    STEALS John Linehan 2.95 (2nd) 2.89 (1st) Corey Wright 2.21 (t8th) 1.89 (13th)

    ASSIST/TO RATIO Corey Wright 2.30 (1st) 2.31 (1st) John Linehan 2.00 (5th) 1.71 (8th)

    ASSISTS Corey Wright 4.12 (10th) 4.11 (10th)

    TEAM
           
    CATEGORY              OVERALL        BIG EAST
    Scoring             77.8  (3rd)    74.2  (4th)
    Opp. Scoring        75.1 (12th)    72.6  (8th)
    Scoring Margin      +2.7  (9th)    +1.6  (7th)
    Field Goal %        .431 (10th)    .406 (12th)
    Opp. FG %           .472 (13th)    .459 (11th)
    3PT %               .303 (11th)    .316 (10th)
    Opp 3 PT%           .336  (9th)    .299  (2nd)
    Free Throw %        .714  (4th)    .715  (5th)
    Rebounds            36.2  (9th)    38.9  (4th)
    Opp. Rebounds       37.2 (10th)    37.3  (8th)
    Rebound Margin      -1.0 (11th)    +1.6  (5th)
    Assists             16.0  (5th)    15.2  (8th)
    Steals              11.0  (2nd)    10.3  (1st) 
    Blocked Shots        1.9 (13th)     1.6 (13th)
    Turnover Margin     4.16  (1st)   +2.78  (2nd)
    Assist/Turnover     0.97  (5th)    0.87  (8th)
    

    CAREER SCORING Name (Years) GP PTS 1. Jimmy Walker (1964-67) 81 2,045 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 2,021 3. Marvin Barnes (1971-74) 89 1,839 4. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 1,828 5. Bruce Campbell (1974-78) 122 1,809 6. Ernie DiGregorio (1970-73) 86 1,760 7. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 113 1,741

    SEASON SCORING AVERAGE Name (Year) PTS(Gms) AVG 1. Jimmy Walker (1966-67) 851(28) 30.39 2. John Thompson (1963-64) 681(26) 26.19 3. Eric Murdock (1990-91) 818(32) 25.58 4. Ernie DiGregorio (1972-73) 761(31) 24.55 5. Jimmy Walker (1965-66) 662(27) 24.52 6. Jamel Thomas (1998-99) 431(19) 22.70

    CAREER FIELD GOALS Name (Year) GP FG 1. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 840 2. Jimmy Walker (1964-67) 81 781 3. Marvin Barnes (1971-74) 89 770 4. Ernie DiGregorio (1970-73) 86 757 5. Bruce Campbell (1974-78 122 726 6. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 687 7. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 113 624 8. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 113 601

    CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP FG Att 1. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 1703 2. Ernie DiGregorio (1970-73) 86 1619 3. Jimmy Walker (1964-67) 81 1591 4. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 1575 5. Marvin Barnes (1971-74) 89 1494 6. Bruce Campbell (1974-78 122 1475 7. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 113 1453

    CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS Name (Year) GP 3-FG 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 -) 113 178 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 169

    CAREER 3 PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 113 517 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 477

    CAREER FREE THROWS Name (Year) GP FTM 1. Jimmy Walker (1964-67 81 481 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 478 3. Bob Moran (1951-54) 69 417 4. Austin Croshere (1993-97) 121 386 5. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 113 377 6. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 113 361

    CAREER FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP FTA 1. Jimmy Walker (1964-67 81 614 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 610 3. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 113 577 4. Michael Smith (1991-94) 94 560 5. Dickey Simpkins (1990-94) 125 553 6. John Thompson (1961-64) 79 546 7. Jim Hadnot (1959-62) 84 496 8. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 113 488

    CAREER OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Name (Year) REB 1. Michael Smith (1991-94) 382 2. Dickey Simpkins (1990-94) 312 3. Marques Bragg (1988-92) 288 4. Austin Croshere (1993-97) 230 5. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 229

    CAREER ASSIST-TO RATIO Name (Year) AST/TO RATIO 1. Abdul Abdullah (1992-94) 422/163 2.59-1 2. Paul Oristaglio (1975-78) 122/50 2.44-1 3. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 532/237 2.24-1 4. Gary Bello (1972-75) 257/118 2.18-1 5. God Shammgod (1995-97) 428/197 2.17-1 7. Billy Donovan (1983-87) 546/271 2.01-1 7. John Linehan (1997- ) 144/73 1.97-1 8. Corey Wright (1996- ) 257/132 1.95-1

    CAREER STEALS Name (Year) GP STLS 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 376 2. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 109 226 3. Harold Starks (1982-86) 117 207 4. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 176 5. Michael Brown (1992-96) 123 174 6. Billy Donovan (1983-87) 122 170 Corey Wright (1996- ) 84 170

    CAREER STEALS AVERAGE Name (Year) GP/ST AVG 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117/376 3.21 2. Dwight Williams (1976-78) 61/150 2.46 3. Delray Brooks (1986-88) 56/130 2.32 4. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 109/226 2.07 5. Corey Wright (1996-) 84/170 2.02

    BIG EAST CAREER SCORING Name (Years) PTS 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 1,145 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 949

    BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOALS Name (Year) FG 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 390 2. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 337 3. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 327

    BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOAL ATT Name (Year) FGA 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 884 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 791

    BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG Name (Year) 3-FG 1. Michael Brown (1992-96) 115 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 110

    BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG ATT Name (Year) 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 306

    BIG EAST CAREER FREE THROWS Name (Year) FT 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 263 2. Otis Thorpe (1981-84) 223 3. Michael Smith (1992-94) 203 4. Eric Williams (1994-96) 186 5. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 185 6. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 183

    BIG EAST CAREER FREE THROW ATT. Name (Year) FTA 1. Michael Smith (1991-94) 340 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 339 3. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 328 4. Dickey Simpkins (1990-94) 290 5. Eric Williams (1994-96) 259 6. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 248

    BIG EAST CAREER MINUTES Name (Year) MIN 1. Michael Brown (1992-96) 2178 2. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 1958 3. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 1948 4. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 1865

    BIG EAST CAREER STEALS Name (Year) STEALS 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 199 2. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 108 3. Michael Brown (1992-96) 107 4. Harold Starks (1982-86) 96 5. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 94 6. Corey Wright (1996- ) 89

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