March 20, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior guard John Linehan (Chester, Pa.) will participate in the National Association of Basketball Coaches College All-Star game versus the Harlem Globetrotters in the NABC Roundball Challenge on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Ga. The game is part of the weekend hoopla surrounding the 2002 NCAA Final Four and the 75th annual NABC Convention.

Linehan, who has been named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, ESPN.com Defensive Player of the Year and College Insider.com National Defensive Player of the Year, is a candidate for the NABC Defensive Player of the Year honor.

This season, he also was named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America, All-BIG EAST Second Team, NABC District 1 First Team, USBWA All-District 1, and College Insider.com 2002 All-Defensive Team member.

Linehan, who finished second in the nation in average steals per game (4.5), made 139 steals in 31 contests this season. He set the NCAA career steals record with his 377th steal on February 26. Linehan finished his career with 385 steals. In addition to the NCAA career steals mark, Linehan also established the BIG EAST career steals record (226), the BIG EAST single-season steals record (77) and the BIG EAST single-game steals record (11). This season, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Linehan, who concluded his high school career at the Winchendon School, is the son of Elizabeth Linehan and Mike Shaw.

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