Jamel Thomas scored 22
points the when the Friars
and Mountaineers met Jan. 5.

 

Men's Hoops Heads to Morgantown

Friars lead series with West Virginia 7-2.

February 1, 1999

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (13-8/6-5) at WEST VIRGINIA (9-11/3-7)
Wednesday, February 3, 1999 - 7:05 p.m.
WVU Coliseum (14,000) - Morgantown, West Virginia

FRIARS VERSUS MOUNTAINEERS...Tonight's game is the tenth meeting all-time and the second this season between the Friars and Mountaineers. PC leads the all-time series with a 7-2 mark. In the first meeting this season in Providence, the Friars won in a 90-87 overtime decision. PC will be looking for its first win ever in Morgantown as the Friars are 0-2 at the WVU Coliseum. Since West Virginia joined the BIG EAST, the Friars have a 3-2 edge in regular season conference play.

PROBABLE STARTERS


Pos. No. Name             Pts/Reb.  Ht.  Wt.  Cl.   Hometown
 F   22  Sean CONNOLLY   12.2/3.6  6-4  180   Fr.   Peabody, Mass.
 F   33  Jamel THOMAS    22.1/7.7  6-6  215   Sr.   Brooklyn, N.Y.          
 C   24  Erron MAXEY      9.8/6.1  6-6  195   So.   Lake Elsinore, Cal.
 G    5  Jamaal CAMAH     4.0/1.6  6-4  195   So.   Salem., Mass.
 G   12  John LINEHAN     4.4/2.4  5-9  165   So.   Chester, Pa.
OFF THE BENCH

Pos. No. Name             Pts/Reb.  Ht.  Wt.  Cl.   Hometown
 G    3  Kendrick MOORE   9.6/2.5  6-3  180   Sr.   Hartford, Conn.   
 G   10  Corey WRIGHT     4.9/2.3  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    3.1/2.5  6-9  220   Jr.   New York, N.Y.
 F   40  Justin FARLEY    7.0/3.4  6-6  205   Sr.   Indianapolis, Ind.
 F   42  Llewellyn COLE   4.9/2.3  6-7  220   Jr.   New York, N.Y.
 F   50  Ryan McAULIFFE   0.0/0.0  6-5  205   Sr.   Essex Jct., Vt.

THE LAST TIME...The two teams met in Providence on January 5th with Providence taking a 90-87 overtime decision against West Virginia. On that night, the Friars shot a BIG EAST record 59 free throws, making 40 of them. The Mountaineers were whistled for a BIG EAST record 41 fouls as six WVU players and two Friars fouled out of the game. WVU led 34-28 at the half, but PC came back to lead 69-66 with time running out. Jarett Kearse drilled a 30-foot three-point shot at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. PC made 16 of 21 foul shots in the extra stanza on the way to the final of 90-87. Kearse had a game high 31 points while Marcus Goree added 24 along with 17 rebounds. Jamel Thomas led five Friars in double figures with 22 points.

FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...PC's back-to-back losses to St. John's and Arkansas dropped 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.

WOODEN NOMINEE...PC's All-American and All-BIG EAST candidate, Jamel Thomas, has been nominated for the John R. Wooden Award and All-American team that will be selected in March. The Friars' senior leads the BIG EAST with 22.1 points per game and is currently ranked eighth in the nation.

THREE POINTS...Freshman Sean Connolly had a strong week last week behind the three-point arc as he made 10 of 18 (.556) three pointers in two games last week. His 52 three-pointers for the Friars is the most ever by a PC freshman. He is 11th on the season list for most three pointers with seven regular season games left.

SCARLET KNIGHTS VISIT...The Friars return home on Sunday, February 7th for a 12:00 noon contest versus the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Parent's Weekend game will be televised by Cox Communications in Providence and can be heard on WPRO Radio 630 AM.


TODAY IN THE BIG EAST                       PC ON THE AIR
Miami at St. John's           7:00 p.m.     WPRO Radio with John Rooke and Joe 
Providence at West Virginia   7:00 p.m.     Hassett calling the shots.  The    
Rutgers at Villanova          7:30 p.m.     game will also be televised by the         
                                            New England Sports Network (NESN)           
                                            with John Sanders and Ron Perry   
                                            handling the broadcasting chores.
FRIAR FACTS
Location: Providence, R.I.  02918
Founded: 1917
Enrollment: 3,661
President:  Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P.
Athletic Director:  John M. Marinatto
Head Coach: Tim Welsh
Career Record: 83-30/Fourth Season
Record At PC: 13-8/6-5/First Season
Ass't. Coaches: Steve DeMeo, King Rice, Bob Walsh
Adm. Assistant: Vince Cautero
Trainer:    Kevin Gorey
Strength Coach: John Rinaldo
Website:  www.friars.com
Sports Hotline: (401) 865-INFO (4636)

1998-99 PROVIDENCE RECORD (13-8/6-5)

Oct. 31 Team Fokus L 88 - 95

Nov. 3 Marathon W 107 - 81 Nov. 9 vs. Vanderbilt # L 66 - 72 Nov. 10 vs. TCU # L 77 - 79 Nov. 14 RHODE ISLAND W 87 - 63 Nov. 21 TEXAS-PAN AM W 88 - 78 Nov. 24 NO. CAROLINA ST. W 80 - 69 Nov. 28 at Cleveland State W 87 - 81 Nov. 30 MAINE W 79 - 72

Dec. 5 BROWN W 81 - 60 Dec. 8 NOTRE DAME L 80 - 83 Dec. 11 at Rutgers L 67 - 72 Dec. 27 PURDUE W 87 - 82 Dec 30 at Pittsburgh W 83 - 68

Jan. 2 SETON HALL W 65 - 49 Jan. 5 WEST VIRGINIA W 90 - 87ot Jan. 9 at Georgetown L 70 - 75 Jan 12 at Syracuse W 67 - 58 Jan. 17 at Boston College W 89 - 77 Jan. 20 ST. JOHN'S L 57 - 84 Jan. 23 at Arkansas L 79 -118 Jan. 26 VILLANOVA W 85 - 72 Jan. 30 at Notre Dame L 62 - 81

Feb. 3 at West Virginia 7:00 pm Feb. 7 RUTGERS Noon Feb. 13 MIAMI 4:00 pm Feb. 15 at St. John's 7:30 pm Feb. 20 at Villanova 7:30 pm Feb. 22 CONNECTICTUT 7:30 pm Feb. 27 GEORGETOWN Noon Mar. 3-6 at BIG EAST Tournament $

# CoSIDA Classic - Providence, R.I. $ BIG EAST Tournament - New York, N.Y.

FIRST YEAR AT PC: 13-8/6-5 Overall at PC: 13-8/6-5 IONA: 70-22 (.761) 4-YEAR CAREER: 83-30 (.735) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: BIG EAST GAMES: 6-5 NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 7-3 VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA: 1-0 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0-1 (1997-98) NIT: 0-2 (1995-96, 1996-97)

1998-99 (13-8/6-5)...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
PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1108-689 (.617) - Second in New England...Home record: 658-208 (.760)...Civic Center record: 334-129 (.723).

PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...125-190 in regular season and 139-208 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 9-2 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 81-28 (.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...PC's 75-70 loss to Georgetown on January 9th 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 were 5-4 in January. PC was 5-2 in November and 3-2 in December.

CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 334-129 (.723) 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 - New Jersey Nets
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 9.8 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 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season. He recorded his first double-double of the season with ten points and ten rebounds in the win over Villanova. Both players are excellent students and are candidates for Academic All-America honors this season.

TURNAROUNDS...After losing its first two games this season (worst start since 1932-33), Providence has now won 13 of its last 19 games. The Friars also started the BIG EAST schedule with two losses (Notre Dame and at Rutgers) but have won six of their last nine league games.

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 (465, 22.1 ppg) and rebounding (161, 7.7 per game). He ranks first in the BIG EAST in overall scoring and is eighth in the nation in the scoring column. Earlier this season, Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three-point field goals (180) and three-point attempts (527). He has moved into sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,775 points.

1998-99 PRESEASON HONORS FOR JAMEL THOMAS

  • NOMINATED FOR THE 1999 JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD AND ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
  • 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 26th, he moved into sixth on PC's all-time scoring list passing Friars great Ernie DiGregorio (1,760). The talented scorer now has 1,775 career points and leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 22.1 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  JAMEL THOMAS      115   1,775
     7  Ernie DiGregorio   86   1,760
     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 54 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 (465 pts.) and rebounding (161) through 21 games.

    BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas is second on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 983 points in 65 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    65        983
    
    Thomas leads all active BIG EAST players in scoring with 983 points. He is followed by Richard Hamilton of UCONN with 934 and Tim James of Miami with 866.

    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 is the Friars' all-time leader in three-point field goals (180) and three-point attempts (527).

    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. He is the first player at PC to have three or more 30-point games since Eric Murdock had 12 with 30 or more during the 1990-91 season.

    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
    VILLANOVA     31    20     8     6     1
    @ND           30    14     4     1     1
    

    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   135
    
    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       14
    
    FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST...
    Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
    Tim James - Miami
    Vonteego Cummings - Pittsburgh
    Khalid El-Amin - Connecticut
    JAMEL THOMAS - Providence
    
    SECOND TEAM
    Shernard Long - Georgetown
    Geoff Billet - Rutgers
    Ron Artest - St. John's
    Ryan Blackwell - Syracuse
    Etan Thomas - Syracuse
    
    PLAYER OF THE YEAR
    Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
    
    CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
    Anthony Perry - Georgetown
    Erick Barkley - St. John's
    

    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:              27-39
        Notre Dame:               7-5
    

    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
    J. Farley   VILL.     10 pts/10 rebs
    
    HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 13 of their first 21 games this season. Arkansas had the biggest lead at the half this season (57-31). In the other seven games, PC trailed by 11 or less. PC is 10-3 when the Friars lead at halftime and 3-5 when they trail.

    BOARD GAMES...Despite the Friars lack of size (one player over 6-7), PC is now 11-9 in winning the battle of the boards through 21 games. Villanova and Providence each had 43 rebounds in the January 26th game. Arkansas pulled down a season high 52 boards against the Friars and had a 52-45 edge in the game. Through the first 21 games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 789-757 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
    VILLANOVA     43   43     ----
    @Notre Dame   26   40    -14.0
    TOTALS       757  789    -32.0
    

    MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring threat for the Friars this season. Through 21 games, Wright has scored 103 points, 32 more than all of last year. As a sophomore he scored 117 points in 36 games. He is averaging 4.9 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.

    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/Erasmus Hall/LA 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/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./FSU
    
    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 21 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
    VILLANOVA       67/24       18/16
    @Notre Dame     44/16        18/7
    

    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 eight games, Farley has provided a spark off the bench scoring season highs of 12 points against Georgetown and Syracuse. He added his first double-double of the season (10/10) versus VILLANOVA. Over the last eight games, Farley has scored 80 points (10.0 ppg) and had 32 rebounds (4.0 rpg) in 23 minutes per game. He played a season-high 27 minutes at Boston College and is averaging 7.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg over the first 21 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.

    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.

    FAST PACE...The Friars have already equalled their total win total of last season with 13 (13-16 in 97-98) and are one away from their BIG EAST total of seven (7-11). PC has seven games left this season.

    GETTING HIS CHANCE...PC's Leon Brisport who joined the team on December 23rd played a career high 19 minutes at Notre Dame and scored a career best eight points with two rebounds. In ten games this season, the Friars' big man is averaging 3.1 points and 2,5 rebounds in just over eight minutes per game.

    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.

    PROVIDENCE STATS IN WINS LOSSES HOME AWAY NEUTRAL FG % .446 .396 .423 .426 .452 FG Percentage Defense .453 .500 .464 .481 .472 Three-point % .348 .255 .305 .346 .216 Free Throw % .711 .707 .732 .674 .705 Rebounds Average 36.5 35.4 35.5 38.6 29.0 Rebound Margin -0.1 -3.7 -1.7 +0.0 -6.5 Points per Game 82.2 69.8 79.9 75.5 71.5 Points Allowed/Game 70.5 83.0 72.6 78.8 75.5

    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: 29 (56-27 /25:46 - from 15:15 left in first half to 9:29 left in second half) vs. VILLANOVA 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
    TCU $            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
    NC 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
    VILLANOVA        85 - 72     Trailed 10-11   13:49 left in first half
    Notre Dame       62 - 81 -   Led 15-13       12:59 left in first half
        
    $  CoSIDA CLASSIC
    

    FRIARS' FOUL SHOOTING
    FREE THROW SHOOTING IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES AND OT
    (Game score 10 or fewer)

    PLAYER           1998-99          CAREER          
    Leon Brisport      0-0              0-0           
    Jamaal Camah       0-0              0-0           
    Llewellyn Cole     0-2   (.000)     2-8   (.250)
    Sean Connolly      6-6  (1.000)     6-6  (1.000)      
    Justin Farley     9-10   (.900)   13-18   (.723) 
    John Linehan     19-22   (.864)   33-38   (.868)
    Erron Maxey       8-14   (.571)    8-14   (.571)                     
    Kendrick Moore     4-6   (.667)   20-23   (.870)          
    Ben Perkins        0-0   (.000)     3-4   (.750)
    Jamel Thomas      20-28  (.714)   67-89   (.753)       
    Corey Wright     12-20   (.600)   27-45   (.600)
    

    PROVIDENCE 78 - 108 (.722) 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.................    9 - 8 
    Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor.........  10 - 5
    Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor......      3 - 3
    Providence outrebounds opponent.................................   8 - 3
    Opponent outrebounds Providence................................    4 - 5
    Providence makes 40% of three point tries......................    5 - 1
    Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries...........     8 - 7
    Providence scores less than 60 points...........................   0 - 1
    Providence  scores 60 or more points............................  13 - 7
    Providence scores 70  or more points...........................   11 - 4
    Providence scores 80  or more points...........................   10 - 1
    Opponent held to less than  60 points...........................   2 - 0
    Opponent scores 60 or more points...............................  11 - 8
    Opponent scores 70 or more points..............................    7 - 8
    Opponent scores 80 or more points..............................    2 - 5
    
    FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING....
                      WHEN AHEAD   WHEN TIED   WHEN TRAILING
    Halftime            10 - 3       -----         3 - 5 
    10 Minutes Left      9 - 1       0 - 0         4 - 7 
    5 Minutes Left      12 - 2       0 - 0         1 - 6
    
    STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
     7 - 5:  Linehan-Moore-Maxey- Thomas- Connolly
     6 - 3:  Linehan-Camah-Maxey-Thomas-Connolly
    
    RECORDS AS STARTERS
     0  -  0:   Leon Brisport
     6  -  3:   Jamaal Camah
     0  -  0:   Llewellyn Cole
    13  -  8:   Sean Connolly
     0  -  0:   Justin Farley
    13  -  8:   John Linehan
    13  -  8:   Erron Maxey
     7  -  5    Kendrick Moore
     0  -  0:   Ben Perkins
    13  -  8:   Jamel Thomas
     0  -  0:   Corey Wright
    
    GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS/ACADEMICS (17)
    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)
                    Sprained right knee (VILL)

    GAMES LED PC IN:

       
    Scoring:                 Thomas (18.0), Connolly (3.0)
    Rebounding:              Thomas (13.0), Maxey (7.0), Farley (1.0) 
    Scoring and Rebounding:  Thomas (13.0)  
    DOUBLE/DOUBLES:          Thomas (7), Maxey (3), Farley (1) 
    20-POINT GAMES:          Thomas (14), Connolly (2), Maxey (1), 
    30-POINT GAMES:          Thomas (3)
    
    FRIAR GAME KEYS:
     9 - 8   in games shooting under 50%
     4 - 0   in games shooting over 50%
     5 - 1   when PC has better FG%
     4 - 5   when PC is outrebounded
     1 - 4   when committing more turnovers
     8 - 3   when opponent held to 75 or less
    10 - 3   when PC leads at the half
    

    FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS....

    CURRENT STREAK:     Lose 1
    OVERALL RECORD:       13-8
    LAST FIVE GAMES:       2-3
    LAST TEN GAMES:        6-4
    HOME:                  9-2
    ROAD:                  4-4
    NEUTRAL:               0-2
    OVERTIME GAMES:        1-0
    BIG EAST RECORD:       6-5
    BIG EAST HOME:         3-2
    BIG EAST AWAY:         3-3
    LONGEST WIN STREAK:      6  (11/14 - 12/8)
    HOME WIN STREAK:         5
    BIG EAST HOME
    WIN STREAK:              1
    LONGEST LOSING STREAK:   2  Three times
    

    WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 10-3 AWAY: 3-1 HOME: 7-0 NEUTRAL: 0-2

    WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 3-5 HOME: 2-2 AWAY: 1-3 NEUTRAL: 0-0

    RECORD AFTER 21 GAMES IN 1997-98: 8-13/3-9

    PROVIDENCE - WEST VIRGINIA
    SERIES FACTS
    Series Record:  10th meeting - PC leads, 7-2
    BIG EAST Series:  Series tied, 2-2
    At Morgantown:      PC trails, 0-2
    At Providence:       PC leads, 5-0
    Neutral Courts:      PC leads, 2-0
    Last Meeting:  1/5/99 - PC  90  WVU 87 ot
    Last PC win overall:  1/5/99  PC 90  WVU 87  ot
    Last West Virginia win:  1/24/98 - @WVU  81  PC  63
    
    Current Streak: The Friars won the last meeting (1/5/99) and the two teams have split the last four games in the series.

    STATISTICAL COMPARISON

      PC                            WVU
    13-8       Overall Record       9-12
     6-5      BIG EAST Record       3-8
    .427       Field Goal Pct.      .433
    .310    3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.   .316
    .710       Free Throw Pct..     .637
    .471        Opp. FG Pct.        .443
    .343      Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.    .352
    .644        Opp. FT Pct.        .712
    36.0       Rebound Average      35.0
    -1.6       Rebound Margin       +0.4
    16.2        Assists/Game        14.0
    16.0       Turnovers/Game       17.0
     2.0         Blocks/Game        3.9
    10.6         Steals/Game        9.9
    77.4         Points/Game        66.4
    75.2      Pts Allowed/Game      70.6
    
    SERIES NOTES
    Streaks: The two teams have split the last four meetings in the series with the Friars winning seven of the nine games in the series which dates back to March of 1965 in the NCAA Tournament. The Friars have never won in Morgantown going 0-2 in their first two visits. PC is 5-0 against the Mountaineers in Providence.

    Notes: WVU has split its last four games after suffering through a five-game losing streak. WVU is 5-4 at the WVU Coliseum, 1-7 on the road and 3-1 on neutral floors this season.

    FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. WEST VIRGINIA

    No. Player         GP     PPG    RPG     APG
     3  Moore           2    12.5    4.5     1.5
        Career Best - 1/24/98 - 13 pts./6 rebs./1 ast.
     5  Camah           1     0.0    3.0     2.0
    10  Wright          5     4.5    2.0     2.2
        Career Best - 1/5/99 - 12 pts./1 rebs./3 ast.
    12  Linehan         2    10.0    1.5     3.0
        Career Best - 1/5/99 - 10 pts./3 rebs./3 asts.
    15  F-Marcellino    Has not played
    21  Hayletts        Has not played
    22  Connolly        1     8.0    2.0     2.0
    24  Maxey           2     3.5    4.5     0.0
        Career Best - 1/5/99 - 7 pts./6 rebs.
    25  Perkins         1    13.0    2.0     2.0
        Career Best - 1/24/98 - 13 pts./2 rebs./2 asts.
    32  Brisport        1     0.0    2.0     0.0
    33  Thomas          6    13.8    5.1   2.6
        Career Best - 1/5/99 - 22 pts./7 rebs.
    40  Farley          2     7.5    3.0     1.0
        Career Best -  1/5/99 - 11 pts./5 rebs.
    42  Cole            3     4.8    2.3     0.0
        Career Best - 1/5/99 - 8 pts./4 reb.
    

    League Overall W L PCT W L PCT Connecticut 11 0 1.000 19 0 1.000 St. John's 8 2 .800 17 5 .773 Miami 7 3 .700 13 5 .722 Rutgers 6 4 .600 14 6 .700 Providence 6 5 .545 13 8 .619 Syracuse 6 5 .545 15 6 .714 Seton Hall 5 6 .455 11 9 .550 Notre Dame 5 6 .455 11 11 .500 West Virginia 3 8 .273 9 12 .429 Georgetown 2 9 .182 9 11 .450 Pittsburgh 2 7 .222 11 9 .550 Boston College 1 9 .100 4 14 .222

    THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Monday, February 1
    Syracuse at Connecticut           7:30 pm
    
    Tuesday, February 2
    Pittsburgh at Georgetown          7:00 pm
    Seton Hall at Boston College      8:00 pm
    
    Wednesday, February 3
    Miami at St. John's               7:00 pm 
    Providence at West Virginia       7:00 pm
    Rutgers at Villanova              7:30 pm
    
    Saturday, February 6
    Georgetown at Miami                  Noon
    Notre Dame at Seton Hall             Noon
    Connecticut at Stanford           3:00 pm
    West Virginia at Boston College   7:00 pm
    St. John's at Pittsburgh          7:30 pm
    Villanova at Syracuse             7:30 pm
    
    Sunday, February 7
    Rutgers at Providence                Noon
    

    1998-99 BIG EAST HONORS

    Co- PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Feb. 1)
    Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
    Averaged 24.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in win over Georgetown and St. John's.

    Rob Hodgson - Rutgers
    Tied two BIG EAST shooting records in 87-61 win over West Virginia. Was 11-11 from the field and 6-6 from three-point range. Had a career high 31 points.

    ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (Feb. 1)
    Troy Murphy - Notre Dame
    Averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 boards in a 1-1 week. Had 26 points and 12 rebounds in win over PC. Added 17 points and 11 rebounds in loss to Boston College.

    FRIAR STATISTICAL LEADERS
    (as of February 1, 1999)

    POINTS                OVERALL       BIG EAST
    Jamel Thomas        22.1  (1st)    19.1  (2nd)
    

    FIELD GOAL % Jamel Thomas .431 (13th) .402 (10th)

    FREE THROW % Jamel Thomas .767 (9th) Kendrick Moore

    3PT FG MADE Sean Connolly 2.48 (2nd) 2.82 (2nd) Jamel Thomas 1.76 (10th)

    3PT FG % Sean Connolly .403 (9th) .470 (4th)

    REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 7.7 (7th) 7.5 (6th) Erron Maxey 6.6 (14th)

    OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Erron Maxey 2.76 (13th) 2.55 (t14th) Jamel Thomas 2.48 (15th) 2.55 (t14th)

    DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 5.19 (5th) 5.00 (5th) Erron Maxey 4.09 (13th)

    STEALS John Linehan 2.86 (t2nd) 2.73 (2nd) Corey Wright 2.05 (10th) 1.64 (15th)

    ASSIST/TO RATIO Corey Wright 2.22 (1st) 2.30 (1st) John Linehan 2.15 (2nd) 2.00 (t2nd)

    ASSISTS Corey Wright 4.05 (12th) 4.18 (11th) John Linehan 3.64 (13th)

    CATEGORY OVERALL BIG EAST Scoring 77.4 (3rd) 74.1 (5th) Opp. Scoring 75.2 (12th) 73.3 (8th) Scoring Margin +2.2 (9th) +0.8 (7th) Field Goal % .427 (9th) .402 (12th) Opp. FG % .471 (12th) .450 (11th) 3PT % .310 (12th) .327 (10th) Opp 3 PT% .343 (8th) .320 (2nd) Free Throw % .710 (5th) .706 (5th) Rebounds 36.0 (10th) 38.1 (6th) Opp. Rebounds 37.6 (10th) 38.1 (9th) Rebound Margin -1.5 (12th) +0.0 (7th) Assists 16.2 (5th) 15.8 (7th) Steals 10.6 (2nd) 9.7 (2nd) Blocked Shots 2.0 (13th) 1.8 (13th) Turnover Margin 4.33 (1st) +3.36 (1st) Assist/Turnover 1.01 (5th) 0.98 (4th)

    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. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 115 1,775

    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) 465(21) 22.14 7. Marvin Barnes (1973-74) 706(32) 22.06

    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- ) 115 613

    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. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 115 1484

    CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS Name (Year) GP 3-FG 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 -) 115 180 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 169

    CAREER 3 PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 115 527 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 - ) 115 369

    CAREER GAMES PLAYED Name (Year) GP 1. Dickey Simpkins (1990-94) 125 2. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 3. Bob Cooper (1973-77) 123 Steve Wright (1984-88) 123 Michael Brown (1992-96) 123 7. Bruce Campbell (1975-79) 122 Billy Donovan (1983-87) 122 9. Austin Croshere (1993-97) 121 10. Darryl Wright (1984-88) 119 11. Troy Brown (1990-95) 118 12. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 Harold Starks (1982-86) 117 14. Chris Watts (1987-91) 116 Billy Eason (1974-78) 116 16. Jamel Thomas (1995-99) 115

    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 Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 115 496

    CAREER REBOUNDS Name (Year) GP REB 1. Marvin Barnes (1971-74) 89 1592 2. Jim Hadnot (1959-62) 74 1299 3. John Thompson (1961-64) 79 1061 4. Michael Smith (1991-94) 94 1038 5. Bruce Campbell (1974-78) 122 949 6. Otis Thorpe (1980-84) 113 902 7. Billy Eason (1974-78) 116 800 8. Dickey Simpkins (1990-94) 125 790 9. Bob Cooper (1973-77) 123 768 10. Bob Misevicius (1974-78) 109 722 11. Jamel Thomas (1995-99) 115 677

    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. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 233

    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 6. John Linehan (1997- ) 155/76 2.04-1 7. Billy Donovan (1983-87) 546/271 2.01-1 8. Corey Wright (1996- ) 266/136 1.96-1 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. Corey Wright (1996- ) 86 171

    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-) 86/171 1.99

    SEASON 3 POINT FIELD GOALS Name (Year) GP 3-FG 1. Billy Donovan (1986-87) 34 97 2. Ernie Lewis (1986-87) 34 95 3. Delray Brooks (1987-88) 28 67 4. Delray Brooks (1986-87) 28 66 5. Jamel Thomas (1996-97) 36 65 6. Austin Croshere (1996-97) 36 61 7. Matt Palazzi (1988-89) 29 57 Chris Watts (1990-91) 32 57 9. Eric Murdock (1990-91) 32 56 10. Tony Turner (1992-93) 33 55 11. Sean Connolly (1998-99) 21 52

    BIG EAST CAREER SCORING Name (Years) PTS 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 1,145 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 983

    BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOALS Name (Year) FG 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 390 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 339

    BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOAL ATT Name (Year) FGA 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 884 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 822

    BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG Name (Year) 3-FG 1. Michael Brown (1992-96) 115 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 112

    BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG ATT Name (Year) 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 316

    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. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 191

    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. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 261

    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-) 1930

    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 Jamel Thomas (1995-) 96 6. Corey Wright (1996- ) 90

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