 Friars take on the Huskies.
February 22, 1999
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (15-11/8-8) FRIARS VERSUS HUSKIES...Tonight's game is the 53rd meeting between the two schools and the first this season. The Friars trail in the all-time series by a 20-32 margin. Last season, the Huskies beat the Friars three times - in Providence (83-56); at the Hartford Civic Center (77-68) and in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament (64-55). The Huskies have won three in a row in the series and five of the last six meetings going back to January 13, 1996. Since the birth of the BIG EAST, the Friars trail 13-23 in the first 36 league contests. FARLEY WELL...Senior forward Justin Farley made his first start of the season at Villanova and responded with a season high 38 minutes, scoring a season high 21 points with 10 rebounds. It was his second double-double of the season. FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...The #2/#4 Connecticut Huskies are the tenth team the Friars have faced this season ranked in the Top 25. The Huskies are the highest ranked team PC has faced since 2/6/96 when the Friars played the then-sixth ranked Huskies at Gampel Pavilion. The Friars are now 4-5 against nationally-ranked teams this season. The Friars have now lost four in a row to ranked teams after having a four-game winning streak earlier in the campaign.
PROBABLE STARTERS
ROAD WARRIORS... By defeating Villanova at the Pavilion on Saturday, the Friars improved to 5-4 on the road and now have their first winning record on the road ever in BIG EAST play. The Friars were 4-4 twice in 1986-87 and 1988-89.
TODAY IN THE BIG EAST
PC ON THE AIR HEAD COACH TIM WELSH
FIRST YEAR AT PC: 15-11/7-8 NIT: 0 - 2 (1995-96, 1996-97) 1998-99 (15-11/8-8)...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
Birthdate
Birthplace
Family
High School
College
Coaching Experience 1985-86 Volunteer Assistant Coach, Iona College
Coaching Honors
FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...The Friars have lost four in a row to ranked teams with the last loss coming on February 15th at St. John's. The #2/#2 ranked Connecticut Huskies are the tenth nationally ranked team the Friars have faced this season. PC is now 4-5 against the nation's best this year. The Friars were just 1-7 against ranked teams a year ago.
PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1110-692 (.616) - Second in New England...Home record: 659-210 (.758)...Civic Center record: 334-131 (.718). PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...127-193 in regular season and 141-211 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 9-4 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 81-30 (.730) 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 90 - 84 overtime win makes the Friars 2-0 this year in games that went to an extra stanza. The Friars to 2-5 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 2-3 in the month of February. PC was 5-2 in November, 3-2 in December and 5-4 in January. DAY BY DAY...The Friars are 1-2 on Monday, 4-2 on Tuesday, 2-1 on Wednesday, 0-1 on Friday, 6-4 on Saturday and 2-1 on Sunday. In PC's four games that have started before 1:00 p.m., the Friars are 1-4. PC defeated Purdue and lost to Georgetown, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Rutgers. CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 334-131 (.718) 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 has seven former players and one coach in the NBA this season. They are:
Otis Thorpe - Washington Wizards 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 fourth on the team in scoring with 8.6 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 made his first start of the season against Villanova and responded with 21 points and ten rebounds. For the season, Farley is averaging 8.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this season. The double-double at Villanova was his second of the season and both came against Villanova. Farley owns a 3.35 grade point average as a Finance major and has been nominated for GTE/CoSida Academic All-American honors.
JAMEL THOMAS -
ALL-AMERICA and ALL-BIG EAST Candidate 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 (590, 22.7 ppg) and rebounding (198, 7.6 per game). He ranks first in the BIG EAST in overall scoring and is 13th in the nation in the scoring column. Earlier this season, Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three-point field goals (194) and three-point attempts (561). He has moved into third on the all-time scoring list with 1,900 points. Thomas is just one of three players in PC history to have over 1,800 points and 700 rebounds joining Marvin Barnes (1,839/1,592) and Bruce Campbell (1,809/949)
1998-99 PRESEASON HONORS FOR JAMEL THOMAS
NOMINATED FOR THE 1999 JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD AND ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
FIRST TEAM All-BIG EAST
AMONG THE BEST...Jamel Thomas moved into third on PC's all-time scoring list with 16 points on February 13th versus Miami. He passed Joey Hassett (1,828) and Marvin Barnes (1,839). The talented scorer now has 1,900 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:
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).
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 (590 pts.) and rebounding (198) through 26 games.
BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas is second on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 1,068 points in 70 league games. Here's the list and who is ahead of him:
Thomas leads all active BIG EAST players in scoring with 1,068 points. He is followed by Richard Hamilton of UCONN and Tim James of Miami. Thomas is 16th on the BIG EAST all-time scoring list with 1,106 points.
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 (194) and three-point attempts (561).
THREE, GOING FOR MORE...PC's All-BIG EAST and All-America candidate, Jamel Thomas, recorded his fourth game with 30 or more points this season with a career high 38 points at Villanova. He is the first player at PC to have four 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 @WVU 36 27 8 1 1 RUTGERS 30 23 8 4 0 MIAMI 31 16 3 1 1 @SJU 29 21 9 2 0 @Villanova 34 38 9 2 3
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: 30-52 West Virginia: 8-2 Connecticut: 20-32 Seton Hall: 40-33 Miami: 11-9 Rutgers: 4-3 Villanova: 28-39 Notre Dame: 7-5
DOUBLE-DOUBLES....Friars with double-doubles this season:
HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 15 of their first 26 games this season. Arkansas had the biggest lead at the half this season (57-31) while St. John's had a 25-point lead (51-26). In the other nine games, PC trailed by 11 or less. PC is 12-3 when the Friars lead at halftime and 3-8 when they trail.
BOARD GAMES...Despite the Friars lack of size (one player over 6-7), PC is now 12-12 in winning the battle of the boards through 26 games. Villanova and Providence each had 43 rebounds in the January 26th game while PC and Miami each pulled down 37 on February 13th. Arkansas pulled down a season high 52 boards against the Friars and had a 52-45 edge in the game. Through the first 26 games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 999-937 margin.
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 9.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 7.3 apg and 4.8 steals per game. These two have combined for 126 steals this year (4.8 per game). With 48 steals in the first 26 games, Corey Wright is now fifth on the Friars' all-time steals list with 176 in 90 games.
MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring threat for the Friars this season. Through 25 games, Wright has scored 124 points, surpassing his career high of 117 points set as a sophomore in 36 games. He is averaging 4.8 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 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.
NEW FRIARS...The Friars have received national letters of intent from three players for the 1999-2000 season:
##Leon Brisport F 6-9, 220 Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall/Los Angeles Valley CC
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./Florida State
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.
MORE BRISPORT...Leon Brisport turned in his best game as a Friar in the loss to Miami. The 6-9, 225-pound forward turned in career highs in points (10), rebounds (6) and minutes played (19). For the season he is averaging 3.3 points per game and 2.5 rebounds.
STARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through 24 games:
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. Making his first start at Villanova, Farley scored a season high 21 points with ten rebounds. It was his second double-double of the year with both coming against Villanova. Over the last 13 games, Farley has scored 140 points (10.8 ppg) and had 61 rebounds (4.7 rpg) in 23 minutes per game.
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
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.
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.
On February 3rd, PC won its first game ever at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
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. FREE THROWS VERSUS WVU...In PC's two games against West Virginia this season, the Friars have shot 101 free throws making 72 of them for a .713 success rate.
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.
THREE POINTS...Sean Connolly has hit 56 three-pointers this season, the most ever by a PC freshman. He is 11th on the season list for most three pointers with two regular season games left. He also has a shot to be the Friars' highest scoring freshman scorer ever. He is averaging 11.1 per game with the PC record being 12.3. That mark was set in the 1944-45 season by Leo Labossiere. Only seven freshman in Providence College history have averaged 10.0 or more points in their first season.
HOT CAMAH...Sophomore guard Jamaal Camah has found the hot hand for the Friars in recent games off the PC bench. In his last seven games, the Salem, Massachusetts native has scored 50 points (7.1 ppg) with 17 rebounds (16.6 minutes per game. During that span, Camah is shooting 21-34 (.618) from the floor. Prior to this hot streak he was shooting just .373 from the floor. He is now shooting .450 for the season.
SUPERPEST...Sophomore guard John Linehan has career highs in assists (92) and steals (78). His 3.0 steals per game currently tie him for 11th in the NCAA for steals per game.
HIGH SCORING...When Arkansas scored 118 points versus the Friars, it marked the first time anyone had scored over 100 points since February 8, 1995, a span of 124 games. It took just six games before St. John's scored 104 on February 15th.
QUICK HANDS...PC's guard tandem of John Linehan and Corey Wright played a key role in forcing Villanova's John Celestand into a BIG EAST high 11 turnovers. A year ago, that duo forced Pitt's Vonteego Cummings into a league record 12 turnovers.
FINAL SCHEDULES...Here's how the teams the Friars are battling with in the BIG EAST wrap up their seasons: Through games of 2/21/99.
MIAMI - (13-3, 2 remaining)
2/23 PITTSBURGH
2/27 RUTGERS
ST. JOHN'S - (13-3, 2 remaining)
2/24 NOTRE DAME
2/27 at Villanova
VILLANOVA - (9-8, 1 remaining)
2/23 at Pennsylvania
2/27 ST. JOHN'S
RUTGERS - (9-7, 2 remaining)
2/23 GEORGETOWN
2/27 at Miami
SYRACUSE - (9-7, 2 remaining)
2/24 at Boston College
2/28 CONNECTICUT
PROVIDENCE - (8-8, 2 remaining)
2/22 CONNECTICUT
2/27 GEORGETOWN
NOTRE DAME - (7-9, 2 remaining)
2/24 at St. John's
2/28 BOSTON COLLEGE
SETON HALL - (7-9, 2 remaining)
2/25 at West Virginia
2/27 at Pittsburgh
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: 14 (37-51/15:01 left in second half) vs. MIAMI 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: 41 (29-70 - 25:46/16:01 left in first half to 10:15 left in second half) at St. John's .
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
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
West Virginia 77 - 68 Never trailed
RUTGERS 75 - 86 - Never led
MIAMI 65 - 69 - Led 57-56 6:30 left in second half
St. John's 70 -104 - Led 12-8 16:01 left in first half
Villanova 90 - 84 ot Trailed 79-80 3:29 left in overtime
$ CoSIDA CLASSIC
FRIARS' FOUL SHOOTING - FREE THROW SHOOTING IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES AND OVERTIME PLAYER 1998-99 CAREER Leon Brisport 1 - 2 (.500) 1 - 2 (.500) Erron Maxey 8 -16 (.500) 8 -16 (.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 26 - 37 (.702) 73 - 98 (.745) Justin Farley 9 - 10 (.900) 13 - 18 (.723) Corey Wright 12 - 20 (.600) 27 - 45 (.600) John Linehan 19 - 22 (.864) 33 - 38 (.868) PROVIDENCE 85 - 121 (.702) OPPONENTS 52 - 77 (.675)
FRIAR GAME KEYS:
FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS....
WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 12-3
RECORD AFTER 26 GAMES
1998-99 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES
FRIARS RECORD WHEN....
FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING.... WHEN AHEAD WHEN TIED WHEN TRAILING Halftime 12 - 3 ----- 3 - 8 10 Minutes Left 10 - 1 0 - 0 5 -10 5 Minutes Left 13 - 2 0 - 0 2 - 9
STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
RECORDS AS STARTERS
GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS/ACADEMICS (18)
Kareem Hayletts - Arthroscopic surgery - cartilage right knee (VU, TCU, URI, UTPA, NCST, CSU, ME,
BR, ND)
GAMES LED PC IN:
PROVIDENCE - CONNECTICUT SERIES FACTS
Series Record: 53rd meeting - PC trails, 20-32
STATISTICAL COMPARISON PC UCONN 15-11 Overall Record 23-2 8-8 BIG EAST Record 14-2 .421 Field Goal Pct. .460 .313 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .352 .711 Free Throw Pct. .724 .477 Opp Field Goal Pct. .389 .342 Opp. 3-PT FG PCT. .352 .644 Opp. FT Pct. .603 36.0 Rebound Average 41.4 -2.4 Rebound Margin +7.3 16.2 Assists/Game 15.5 15.9 Turnovers/Game 14.8 2.0 Blocks/Game 4.4 10.8 Steals/Game 9.0 77.0 Points/Game 79.0 76.6 Pts Allowed/Game 61.2
SERIES NOTES
Notes: The Huskies are the highest ranked team to appear at the Providence Civic Center since January 13, 1996 when the 4th-ranked Huskies invaded the Civic Center. UConn won that game, 83-74.
FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. CONNECTICUT No. Player GP PPG RPG APG
3 Moore 3 3.7 2.3 4.0
Top Game - 2/23/98 - 7 pts./ 3 rebs./7 asts.
5 Camah First Meeting
10 Wright 4 0.8 2.3 2.7
Top Game - 1/29/97 - 3 pts./1 reb./2 asts.
12 Linehan 3 3.7 2.0 3.3
Top Game - 3/5/98 - 5 pts./5 rebs./4 asts.
15 F-Marcellino Has not played
21 Hayletts First Meeting
22 Connolly First Meeting
24 Maxey 3 12.0 3.7 4.3
Top Game - 1/27/98 - 16 pts./5 rebs
25 Perkins 2 3.5 1.0 1.0
Top Game - 2/23/98 - 7 pts./2 rebs./2 asts.
32 Brisport - First Meeting
33 Thomas 6 15.3 5.3 2.0
Top Game- 1/27/98 - 26 points/8 rebs./1 ast.
40 Farley 3 12.0 3.0 1.7
Top game - 2/23/98 - 19 pts./1 rebs./3 asts.
42 Cole 5 1.2 0.8 0.2
Top game - 3/5/98 - 7 pts./2 rebs.
THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST
Tuesday, February 23
Pittsburgh at Miami 7:30 pm
Georgetown at Rutgers 7:30 pm
Pennsylvania at Villanova 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 24
Syracuse at Boston College 7:30 pm
Notre Dame at St. John's 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 25
Seton Hall at West Virginia 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 27
Rutgers at Miami Noon
Georgetown at Providence Noon
St. John's at Villanova 2:00 pm
Seton Hall at Pittsburgh 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 28
Boston College at Notre Dame Noon
Connecticut at Syracuse 2:00 pm
1998-99 BIG EAST HONORS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Feb. 15)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (Feb. 15)
FRIAR STATISTICAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL POINTS OVERALL BIG EAST Jamel Thomas 22.7 (1st) 20.9 (2nd) FIELD GOAL % Jamel Thomas .425 (10th) .404 (11th) FREE THROW % Jamel Thomas .755 (13th) Kendrick Moore .868 (1st) 3PT FG MADE Sean Connolly 2.15 (3rd) 2.19 (5th) Jamel Thomas 1.96 (6th) 1.94 (8th) 3PT FG % Sean Connolly .386 (8th) .427 (5th) REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 7.6 (t5th) 7.5 (8th) OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Erron Maxey 2.58 (13th) Jamel Thomas 2.42 (15th) 2.44 (13th) DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 5.19 (3rd) 5.06 (4th) STEALS John Linehan 3.00 (1st) 3.00 (1st) Corey Wright 1.85 (12th) ASSIST/TO RATIO Corey Wright 2.20 (1st) 2.14 (1st) John Linehan 2.04 (4th) 1.90 (4th) ASSISTS Corey Wright 3.81 (12th) 3.75 (t12th)
TEAM CATEGORY OVERALL BIG EAST Scoring 77.0 (3rd) 74.5 (5th) Opp. Scoring 76.6 (13th) 76.1 (12th) Scoring Margin +0.4 (9th) -1.6 (7th) Field Goal % .421 (11th) .401 (12th) Opp. FG % .477 (13th) .473 (13th) 3PT % .313 (11th) .327 (9th) Opp 3 PT% .342 (9th) .325 (4th) Free Throw % .711 (6th) .710 (6th) Rebounds 36.0 (9th) 37.4 (7th) Opp. Rebounds 38.4 (12th) 39.3 (12th) Rebound Margin -2.4 (12th) -1.9 (10th) Assists 16.2 (4th) 15.9 (5th) Steals 10.8 (3rd) 10.3 (2nd) Blocked Shots 2.0 (13th) 1.9 (13th) Turnover Margin 4.31 (1st) +3.63 (1st) Assist/Turnover 1.01 (4th) 1.00 (3rd)
FRIARS IN NCAA RANKINGS (2/17/99)
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) 590 (26) 22.69
7. Marvin Barnes (1973-74) 706 (32) 22.06
SEASON SCORING
Name (Year) PTS(Gms) AVG
1. Jimmy Walker (1966-67) 851(28) 30.39
2. Eric Murdock (1990-91) 818(32) 25.56
3. Ernie DiGregorio (1972-73) 761(31) 25.55
4. Marvin Barnes (1973-74) 706(32) 22.06
5. Billy Donovan (1986-87) 702(34) 20.65
6. John Thompson (1963-64) 681(26) 26.19
7. Jimmy Walker (1965-66) 662(27) 24.52
8. Austin Croshere (1996-97) 643(36) 17.86
9. Kevin Stacom (1973-74) 592(32) 18.50
10. Derrick Brown (1996-97) 590(34) 17.35
Jamel Thomas (1998-99) 590(26) 22.69
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. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 120 652
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. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 120 1580
CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS
Name (Year) GP 3-FG
1. Jamel Thomas (1995 -) 120 194
2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 169
CAREER 3 PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Name (Year) GP 3-FGA
1. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 120 561
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. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 120 402
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. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 120 542
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) 120 714
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 - ) 244
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- ) 170/85 2.00-1
7. Billy Donovan (1983-87) 546/271 2.01-1
8. Corey Wright (1996- ) 280/144 1.94-1
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
Corey Wright (1996- ) 91 176
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. John Linehan (1997- ) 55/128 2.33
4. Delray Brooks (1986-88) 56/130 2.32
5. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 109/226 2.07
6. Corey Wright (1996-) 91/176 1.93
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
Sean Connolly (1998-99) 25 56
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. Jamel Thomas (1995-99) 120
BIG EAST CAREER SCORING
Name (Years) PTS
1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 1,145
2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 1,106
BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOALS
Name (Year) FG
1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 390
2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 374
BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOAL ATT
Name (Year) FGA
1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 907
2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 884
BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG
Name (Year) 3-FG
1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 129
BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG ATT
Name (Year) 3-FGA
1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 350
BIG EAST CAREER FREE THROWS
Name (Year) FT
1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 263
2. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 224
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. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 307
BIG EAST CAREER MINUTES
Name (Year) MIN
1. Michael Brown (1992-96) 2178
2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 2090
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. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 101
5. Harold Starks (1982-86) 96
6. Corey Wright (1996- ) 95
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