Men's basketball split the season series with Big East foe.
March 1, 1999
1999 AT&T BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown F 33 Jamel THOMAS 22.1/7.4 6-6 215 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. F 40 Justin FARLEY 8.8/4.0 6-6 205 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. C 24 Erron MAXEY 9.5/5.7 6-6 195 So. Lake Elsinore, Cal. G 12 John LINEHAN 4.3/2.3 5-9 165 So. Chester, Pa. G 22 Sean CONNOLLY 10.6/3.1 6-4 180 Fr. Peabody, Mass. OFF THE BENCH
Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
G 3 Kendrick MOORE 7.8/2.3 6-3 180 Sr. Hartford, Conn.
G 5 Jamaal CAMAH 4.6/2.0 6-4 195 So. Salem., Mass.
G 10 Corey WRIGHT 4.6/1.9 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 2.9/2.4 6-9 220 Jr. New York, N.Y.
F 42 Llewellyn COLE 4.0/2.4 6-7 220 Jr. New York, N.Y.
BIG EAST TOURNEY OPENERS....For the second year in a row, the Friars will open the BIG EAST Tournament playing the same team they played in the season finale. Last year, the Friars closed the regular season with a win against Notre Dame (77-62) and then played the Irish in the 8-9 game at the Garden. The Friars won that game, 72-55. On Saturday, February 27th, PC defeated Georgetown, 64-62 on Erron Maxey's 8-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds left. The two teams face each other in the 7-11 game on March 3 at 7:30 p.m.
FRIARS VERSUS HOYAS...The Hoyas and Friars meet for the seventh time in BIG EAST Tournament play with Georgetown holding a 5-1 edge. PC won the last meeting, 74-64, during the 1994 tournament on the way to the championship. This is the 47th time the two schools have met with Georgetown holding a 31-15 edge in the series. PC's win on Saturday snapped a four-game Georgetown winning streak in the series. The two teams split the season series with Georgetown winning on January 9th, 75-70 at the MCI Center. The Friars won on February 27th, 64-62, in Providence. FRIARS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY...Providence has an all-time BIG EAST Tournament record of 14-18 (.438). The Friars won the championship in 1994. The highest PC has ever been seeded is fourth (1987, 1993, 1994 and 1997). The Friars were 1-1 in the tournament last year. PC has played at least two games in the tournament for the last seven years. The last time PC lost in the opening round was the 1991-92 season.
FARLEY WELL...Senior forward Justin Farley equalled a career high with 25 points and added a career high11 rebounds in the Friars' 64-62 win. Since moving into the starting lineup against Villanova (2/20) Farley is averaging 20.0 points per game with 7.7 rpg in 35.3 minutes per game.
For the season he is averaging 8.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per contest.
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST...Jamel Thomas becomes the sixth PC player to be named First Team All-BIG EAST and the first since Austin Croshere in 1997. The Friars' All-American candidate has carried the Friars all season and is the BIG EAST's leading scorer averaging 22.1 points per game which ranks him 11th in the country. Thomas now has a career high 619 points this season, the ninth best total ever at Providence. On February 13, Thomas moved into third place on PC's all-time scoring list and now has 1,929 points in his career. The Brooklyn, New York native is now the third player in school history to lead his team in scoring and rebounding two seasons in a row. He joins Jim Hadnot (three times) and Marvin Barnes (twice) as the only players to have achieved that feat.
TODAY IN THE BIG EAST PC ON THE AIR
HEAD COACH TIM WELSH
FIRST YEAR AT PC: 16-12/9-9
4-YEAR CAREER: 86-34 (.717)
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 0-0
BIG EAST GAMES: 9-9 NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 7-3 VERSUS GEORGETOWN: 1-1
NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0 -1 (1997-98)
NIT: 0 - 2 (1995-96, 1996-97)
1998-99 (16-12/9-9)...9-9 record in the BIG EAST is the best by a Friar first year coach...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
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FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...The Friars have lost five in a row to ranked teams with the last loss coming on February 22 versus Connecticut. The #4/#4 ranked Connecticut Huskies are the highest ranked team the Friars have faced this season. PC is now 4-6 against the nation's best this year. Associated Press USA TODAY/ESPN RANK TEAM RANK TEAM #25 Texas Christian Univ.L 79-81 #24 Texas Christian Univ. 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 #16 Miami L 65-69 #21 Miami L 65-69 #10 St. John's L 70-104 #8 St. John's L 70-104 #4 Connecticut L 65-72 #4 Connecticut L 65-72
PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1111-693 (.616) - Second in New England...Home record: 660-211 (.758)...Civic Center record: 335-132 (.717).
PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...128-194 in regular season and 142-212 overall in 20 seasons ... Eighth all-time in wins and percentage.
BIG EAST FAXBACK ...(201-947-3918) - Allows you to access PC's short notes (1721); PC's full game notes (1722); PC's statistics (1723) or Box scores (1724). Also the BIG EAST is on the Internet at www.bigeast.org
HOME COOKING...The Friars are now 10-5 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 82-31 (.726) 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.
NAIL BITERS...PC's buzzer beater win against Georgetown, 64-62, on February 27th improved the Friars to 3-5 in "close" games this season "Close" games are games decided by five points or less.
MONTH BY MONTH...The Friars were 3-4 in the month of February. PC was 5-2 in November, 3-2 in December and 5-4 in January.
DAY BY DAY...
DAY GAMES...In PC's six games that have started before 1:00 p.m., the Friars are 2-4. PC defeated Purdue then lost to Georgetown, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Rutgers before closing the season with a win against Georgetown.
CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 334-132 (.717) 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:
Austin Croshere - Indiana Pacers Eric Murdock - New Jersey Nets Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls Michael Smith - Vancouver Grizzlies Eric Williams - Denver Nuggets Marty Conlon - Miami Heat
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.
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.
HOME AND AWAY....For the first time in the 20 years of the BIG EAST, the Friars turned in a winning road record, going 5-4 away from the Providence Civic Center. For the second year in a row, the Friars were under .500 at home in BIG EAST play going 4-5. The Friars were 6-5 overall on the road this season, PC's first winning road mark since the 1988-89 season when that team went 6-4 away from the Providence Civic Center.
NEXT FOR THE FRIARS...If the Friars defeat Georgetown, they will play the #2-seed, Miami at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That game will be televised on ESPN2.
JAMEL THOMAS -
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST
ALL-AMERICA Candidate
The Friars' Team MVP as a junior, the Brooklyn, New York native leads the Friars in scoring (619 points) and rebounding (208) to become just the third player in school history to lead his team in rebounding and scoring two or more years in a row. Jim Hadnot and Marvin Barnes are the others. Both those numbers are career highs for Thomas. Earlier this season, Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three-point field goals (196) and three-point attempts (570). He is third on the Friars' all-time scoring list with 1,929 points.
1998-99 HONORS FOR JAMEL THOMAS
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 1,929 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:
DOUBLE FIGURES...Jamel Thomas had his streak of double figure games snapped against Georgetown (2/27/99). He had scored in double figures in 60 consecutive games dating back to March 7, 1997 against Villanova during his sophomore season.
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... For the second season in a row, Jamel Thomas has led the Friars in scoring and rebounding. As a junior he scored 536 points with 200 rebounds. Since 1956-57 only Jim Hadnot (3 times) and Marvin Barnes (twice) have led the Friars in scoring and rebounding two or more seasons. Thomas currently leads the Friars in scoring (619 pts.) and rebounding (208) through 28 games.
BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas is second on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 1,135 points in 72 league games. Here's the list and who is ahead of him:
Thomas leads all active BIG EAST players in scoring with 1,135 points. He is followed by Richard Hamilton of UCONN and Tim James of Miami. He finishes his BIG EAST career 14th on the all-time scoring list with 1,135 points.
FOUR-TIME BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK...Jamel Thomas was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week ending February 22nd. This is the most-ever for a PC player as Eric Murdock was selected three times during the 1990-91 season. Thomas had a career high 38 points versus Villanova including 12 of PC's 14 in overtime. He also had 21 points and nine rebounds in the February 15th loss to St. John's. He has also won the award November 18th, December 7th and January 17th. This is the sixth time in his career that he has been honored by the BIG EAST.
RECORDS WATCH...Thomas is the Friars' all-time leader in three-point field goals (196) and three-point attempts (570).
FOUR FOR 30 OR 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 UCONN 33 20 6 1 1 G'TOWN 33 9 4 3 1
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: 15-31
Syracuse: 8-34
Pittsburgh: 15-18
St. John's: 30-52
West Virginia: 8-2
Connecticut: 20-33
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: 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 J. Farley @ Vill. 21 pts/10 rebs J. Farley G'TOWN 25 pts/11 rebs
HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 16 of their first 28 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 ten games, PC trailed by 11 or less. PC is 12-4 when the Friars lead at halftime and 4-8 when they trail.
BOARD GAMES...The Friars have been outrebounded in five of their last six games by a 261-201 (-60 or 10.0 per game) margin. UConn outrebounded the Friars by the biggest margin this season 44-22 (19). The one game they weren't outrebounded, the teams were even --- 43-43 versus Villanova.
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 8.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 7.5 apg and 4.9 steals per game. These two have combined for 142 steals this year (5.1 per game). With 52 steals in the first 28 games, Corey Wright is now fourth on the Friars' all-time steals list with 180 in 92 games.
MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring threat for the Friars this season. Through 28 games, Wright has scored 128 points, surpassing his career high of 117 points set as a sophomore in 36 games. He is averaging 4.6 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
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.
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. PROVIDENCE STATS IN WINS LOSSES HOME AWAY NEUTRAL FG Percentage .437 .395 .412 .422 .452 FG Percentage Defense .449 .511 .473 .478 .472 Three-point Percentage .338 .265 .289 .351 .216 Free Throw Percentage .722 .694 .724 .700 .705 Rebounds Average 36.9 33.8 34.4 38.3 29.0 Rebound Margin - 0.7 -6.3 -3.6 -1.9 -6.5 Points per Game 81.2 69.4 76.5 76.5 71.5 Points Allowed per Game 70.6 82.9 72.5 80.5 75.5 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 28 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
@ WVU 61/21 16/9
RUTGERS 49/15 26/13
MIAMI 27/17 38/17
@SJU 47/16 23/13
@Villanova 78/29 12/7
UCONN 55/13 10/6
G'TOWN 53/25 11/9
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.
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.
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 58 three-pointers this season, the most ever by a PC freshman. He is tied for seventh on the single season list for most three pointers. He also has a shot to be the Friars' highest scoring freshman scorer ever. He is averaging 10.9 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 nine games, the Salem, Massachusetts native has scored 65 points (7.2 ppg) with 27 rebounds (3.0 per game) in 17.4 minutes per game. In the Georgetown win, Camah was a career best 5-for-5 from the free throw line and pulled down a career high six rebounds.
SUPERPEST...Sophomore guard John Linehan has career highs in assists (105) and steals (90). His 3.2 steals per game currently tie him for 8th 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 have given the best in the BIG EAST trouble the past two seasons. Versus Connecticut, they forced Richard Hamilton into nine turnovers. Villanova's John Celestand turned the ball over 11 times. A year ago, that duo forced Pitt's Vonteego Cummings into a league record 12 turnovers. PC forced Georgetown into a Hoya season high 25 turnovers.
FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...The #4/#4 Connecticut Huskies were the tenth nationally-ranked team the Friars faced this season. PC is now 4-6 on the year against the Top 25 teams the Friars have faced. After starting 4-1 against ranked teams, the Friars have now lost five in a row. UConn was the highest ranked team the Friars have played this year.
A LOOK BACK...PC is 16-12 on the season improving on last year's 13-16 mark. PC finished 9-9 in the BIG EAST after going 7-11 last season. The Friars were picked in the preseason polls to finish tenth in the league. PC finished seventh on the year.
BIG EAST PRESEASON 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
FRIAR LEADS AND DEFICITS
COMEBACKS AND LOST LEADS
FRIARS' FOUL SHOOTING FREE THROW SHOOTING IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES AND OVERTIME (Game score 10 or fewer)
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 11 -12 (.917) 15 -20 (.750)
Corey Wright 12 - 20 (.600) 27 - 45 (.600)
John Linehan 20 -24 (.833) 34 -40 (.850)
PROVIDENCE 88 - 125 (.704)
OPPONENTS 58 - 85 (.683)
FRIAR GAME KEYS: 12 -12 in games shooting under 50%
4 - 0 in games shooting over 50%
6 - 1 when PC has better FG%
6 - 8 when PC is outrebounded
1 - 5 when committing more turnovers
10 - 5 when opponent held to 75 or less
12 - 4 when PC leads at the half
FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS....
CURRENT STREAK: Win 1 RECORD AFTER 28 GAMES IN 1997-98: 13-15/7-11
1998-99 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSESFRIARS RECORD WHEN.... Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor.............. 4 - 0 Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor................ 12 -12 Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor....... 13 - 5 Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor....... 3 - 7 Providence outrebounds opponent............................... 9 - 3 Opponent outrebounds Providence............................... 6 - 8 Providence makes 40% of three point tries..................... 5 - 1 Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries........... 11 -11 Providence scores less than 60 points......................... 0 - 1 Providence scores 60 or more points.......................... 16 -11 Providence scores 70 or more points.......................... 13 - 6 Providence scores 80 or more points.......................... 11 - 1 Opponent held to less than 60 points......................... 2 - 0 Opponent scores 60 or more points............................. 14 - 11 Opponent scores 70 or more points............................. 8 - 10 Opponent scores 80 or more points............................. 3 - 7
FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING.... WHEN AHEAD WHEN TIED WHEN TRAILING Halftime 12 - 4 ----- 4 - 8 10 Minutes Left 11 - 1 0 - 0 5 -11 5 Minutes Left 13 - 2 0 - 0 3 -10
STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS 8 - 8: Linehan-Moore-Maxey- Thomas- Connolly
6 - 3: Linehan-Camah-Maxey-Thomas-Connolly
2 - 1: Linehan-Connolly-Maxey-Thomas-Farley
RECORDS AS STARTERS 0 - 0: Leon Brisport
6 - 3: Jamaal Camah
0 - 0: Llewellyn Cole
16 -12: Sean Connolly
2 - 1: Justin Farley
16 -12: John Linehan
16 -12: Erron Maxey
8 - 8 Kendrick Moore
0 - 0: Ben Perkins
16 -12: Jamel Thomas
0 - 0: Corey Wright
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 - GEORGETOWN SERIES FACTS
STATISTICAL COMPARISON PC Georgetown 16-12 Overall Record 14-14 9-9 BIG EAST Record 6-12 .418 Field Goal Pct. .395 .305 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .308 .713 Free Throw Pct.. .647 .475 Opp. FG Pct. .399 .348 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .333 .647 Opp. FT Pct. .716 35.5 Rebound Average 43.0 -3.2 Rebound Margin + 4.9 16.3 Assists/Game 12.3 15.6 Turnovers/Game 18.1 2.1 Blocks/Game 6.3 11.0 Steals/Game 11.2 76.1 Points/Game 70.3 75.9 Pts Allowed/Game 66.9
SERIES NOTES
FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. GEORGETOWN No. Player GP PPG RPG APG
3 Moore 3 6.7 3.0 1.7
Career Best - 1/3/98 - 12 pts./4 rebs./3 asts.
5 Camah 2 5.5 3.5 0.0
Career Best - 2/27/99 - 9 pts./6 rebs.
10 Wright 5 1.0 1.4 4.0
Career Best - 2/12/97 - 2 pts./4 rebs./5 asts.
12 Linehan 3 1.3 1.0 3.0
Career Best - 2/27/99 - 2 pts./5 asts./9 steals
15 F.-Marcellino Has Not Played
21 Hayletts Has Not Played
22 Connolly 2 5.0 2.5 1.5
Career Best - 1/9/99 - 7 pts./2 rebs./1 asts.
24 Maxey 3 11.3 4.7 0.7
Career Best - 2/27/99- 14 pts./7 rebs./2 asts.
25 Perkins 1 5.0 1.0 0.0
Career Best - 1/3/98 - 5 pts./1 reb.
32 Brisport 2 1.0 2.5 0.5
Career Best - 1/9/99 - 2 pts./2 rebs.
33 Thomas 6 13.0 4.2 2.2
Career Best - 1/9/99 - 17 pts./12 rebs
40 Farley 3 12.3 5.3 1.3
Career Best - 2/27/99 - 25 pts./11 rebs./2 asts.
42 Cole 4 4.3 1.5 0.8
Career Best - 1/3/97 - 11 pts./4 rebs./2 asts.
1999 AT&T BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, March 3
Thursday, March 4
Friday, March 5
Saturday, March 6
1998-99 BIG EAST HONORS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK (March 1)
Co-ROOKIES OF THE WEEK (March 1)
FRIAR STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of February 28, 1999) INDIVIDUAL POINTS OVERALL BIG EAST Jamel Thomas 22.1 (1st) 20.2 (2nd) FIELD GOAL % Jamel Thomas .419 (13th) .396 (12th) FREE THROW % Jamel Thomas .755 (12th) 3PT FG MADE Sean Connolly 2.07 (2nd) 2.06 (t5th) Jamel Thomas 1.93 (t6th) 1.83 (10th) 3PT FG % Sean Connolly .379 (9th) .411 (5th) REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 7.4 (6th) 7.2 (11th) OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Erron Maxey 2.61 (13th) 2.39 (t14th) DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jamel Thomas 5.14 (3rd) 5.00 (4th) STEALS John Linehan 3.21 (1st) 3.33 (1st) Corey Wright 1.86 (13th) ASSIST/TO RATIO Corey Wright 2.23 (1st) 2.20 (2nd) John Linehan 2.14 (4th) 2.06 (4th) ASSISTS John Linehan 3.75 (t15th) 3.78 (11th) Corey Wright 3.75 (t15th) 3.67 (14th)
TEAM CATEGORY OVERALL BIG EAST Scoring 76.1 (3rd) 73.4 (5th) Opp. Scoring 75.9 (13th) 75.1 (11th) Scoring Margin +0.3 (9th) -1.7 (8th) Field Goal % .418 (11th) .399 (12th) Opp. FG % .475 (13th) .471 (13th) 3PT % .305 (13th) .312 (10th) Opp 3 PT% .348 (10th) .336 (8th) Free Throw % .713 (5th) .715 (5th) Rebounds 35.5 (9th) 36.5 (7th) Opp. Rebounds 38.7 (13th) 39.6 (12th) Rebound Margin -3.2 (13th) -3.1 (11th) Assists 16.3 (4th) 16.2 (4th) Steals 11.0 (3rd) 10.7 (1st) Blocked Shots 2.1 (13th) 2.0 (13th) Turnover Margin 4.96 (1st) +4.72 (1st) Assist/Turnover 1.04 (2nd) 1.04 (2nd)
CAREER SCORING Name (Years) GP PTS 1. Jimmy Walker (1964-67) 81 2,045 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 2,021 3. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 122 1,929 4. Marvin Barnes (1971-74) 89 1,839 5. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 1,828
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) 619 (28) 22.11 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. Jamel Thomas (1998-99) 619(28) 22.11 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- ) 122 664
CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP FG Att 1. Joe Hassett (1973-77) 124 1703 2. Ernie DiGregorio (1970-73) 86 1619 3. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 122 1616
CAREER 3 POINT FIELD GOALS Name (Year) GP 3-FG 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 -) 122 196 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 117 169
CAREER 3 PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Name (Year) GP 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 122 570 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 - ) 122 405
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
Jamel Thomas (1995 - ) 122 546
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. Jamel Thomas (1995-99) 122 724
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 - ) 245
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- ) 183/89 2.06-1 7. Billy Donovan (1983-87) 546/271 2.01-1 8. Corey Wright (1996- ) 286/146 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. Corey Wright (1996- ) 93 180
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- ) 57/140 2.45 4. Delray Brooks (1986-88) 56/130 2.32 5. Carlton Screen (1986-90) 109/226 2.07 6. Corey Wright (1996-) 93/180 1.94
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. Sean Connolly (1998-99) 28 58
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
Jamel Thomas (1995-99) 122
BIG EAST CAREER SCORING Name (Years) PTS 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 1,145 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 1,135
BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOALS Name (Year) FG 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 390 2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 386
BIG EAST CAREER FIELD GOAL ATT Name (Year) FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 943 2. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 884
BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG Name (Year) 3-FG 1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 131
BIG EAST CAREER 3 POINT FG ATT Name (Year) 3-FGA 1. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 359
BIG EAST CAREER FREE THROWS Name (Year) FT 1. Eric Murdock (1987-91) 263 2. Jamel Thomas (1995- ) 227
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-) 311
BIG EAST CAREER MINUTES
Name (Year) MIN
1. Michael Brown (1992-96) 2178
2. Jamel Thomas (1995-) 2156
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-) 103 5. Corey Wright (1996- ) 99 6. John Linehan (1997- ) 96
PROVIDENCE vs. LEAGUE TEAMS IN TOURNAMENT (14-18, .438) Boston College (1-1) Connecticut (2-2) Miami (0-0) Georgetown (1-5) Notre Dame (1-0) Pittsburgh (0-0) Rutgers (1-0) St. John's (3-2) Seton Hall (2-2) Syracuse (1-1) Villanova (1-5) West Virginia (1-0)
FRIARS ON ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS First Team (6)
Jamel Thomas, 1999
Austin Croshere, 1997
Eric Williams, 1995
Eric Murdock, 1991
Billy Donovan, 1987
Otis Thorpe, 1984
FRIARS VS. SEEDS IN TOURNAMENT vs. #1: (2-6) vs. #2: (1-2) vs. #3: (2-4) vs. #4: (0-2) vs. #5: (3-0) vs. #6: (1-1) vs. #7: (0-0) vs. #8: (0-1) vs. #9: (3-2) vs. #10: (0-0) vs. #11: (1-0) vs. #12: (0-0) vs. #13 (1-0)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE COACHES' RECORDS IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Gary Walters 1980-81 1-2 Joe Mullaney 1982-85 2-4 Rick Pitino 1986-87 1-2 Gordon Chiesa 1988 0-1 Rick Barnes 1989-94 5-5 Pete Gillen 1995-98 5-4 Tim Welsh 1999- 0-0 |
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