Providence College Athletics

Men's Basketball Plays In Puerto Rico Shootout

11/23/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Nov. 23, 1999

Providence Friars vs. Michigan State Spartans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The two schools meet for the third time in their histories with Michigan State holding a 2-0 edge in the series. The first meeting between the two schools came on March 11, 1978 in Indianapolis, Indiana in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans won that contest 77-63. Two years later, the two teams met in Providence with Michigan State taking a 77-76 verdict on December 20, 1980. The Friars have faced teams from the Big Ten 23 times and are 11-12 in those games. PC's last game against the Big Ten was last December when the Friars upset #9 Purdue 87-82 in Providence.

PC VERSUS TOURNAMENT TEAMS...Here's the Friars all-time records versus all the teams in this year's Puerto Rico Shootout: Michigan State (0-2)...Virginia (1-2)...South Carolina (3-1)...Texas (2-1)...DePaul (15-5)...Arizona State (1-0)...American U. of P.R. (First Meeting)...

LAST GAME...The Friars evened their record at 1-1 with a 73-63 win over crosstown rival, Brown University. Erron Maxey led PC with the sixth double-double of his career has he scored a game high15 points and pulled down a career best 18 rebounds. Freshmen Marcus Jefferson added 12 points in the win as seven Friars had eight or more points.

ON THE SIDELINES...John Linehan, the Friars' junior point guard and the reigning BIG EAST steals champion (3.3 per game) is out of the lineup due to surgery to repair a groin injury on October 25th. He is expected to be out another one-to-three weeks.

THE CAPTAINS...Juniors John Linehan (Chester, Pa.) and Erron Maxey (Lake Elsinore, Calif.) will serve as the Friars' captains this season.

BUSY WEEK...PC's game against Michigan State is the Friars' third in six days and is part of a streak of five games in eight days and six games in ten days. After the Michigan State game, the Friars have two more games in the Puerto Rico Shootout and then return home to face Boston University on Tuesday, November 30th.

MAD MAX....Junior forward Erron Maxey turned in his sixth double-double of his career in the Friars win over Brown on Monday night. The Lake Elsinore, California native led the Friars with 15 points and pulled down a career best 18 rebounds in the win. His previous best was 13 set last season. The last Friar to have more than 18 rebounds in a game was Ruben Garces who pulled down 19 in the Friars' overtime loss to Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Pos. No.  Name             Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Last School  G   11   Abdul MILLS     10.5/3.0  6-3 190 Fr.   Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford  Academy G    5   Jamaal CAMAH     9.0/6.5  6-4 195 Jr.   Salem., Mass./Notre Dame AcademyF/C  40   David MURRAY     7.0/7.0  6-9 225 Jr.   Bronx, N.Y./Mesa (AZ) CC F   32   Marcus JEFFERSON 8.0/4.0  6-5 185 Fr.   East Chicago, Ind./Notre Dame Prep F   24   Erron MAXEY     10.5/12.5 6-6 195 Jr.   Lake Elsinore, Cal./Elsinore

OFF THE BENCH

 G    2   Kareem HAYLETTS     0.0/0.0  6-0  160 So. Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield    G   10   Chris ROGERS        4.0/1.0  6-4  180 Jr. Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC    F   25   Romuald AUGUSTIN    5.5/3.0  6-7  190 Fr. Montreal, Que./Youngstown-Rayen      F/C  42   Llewellyn COLE      0.5/2.0  6-7  220 Sr. New York, N.Y./Maine Central Institute F   45   Brian SCHNURR       0.0/0.0  6-7  205 So. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield PrepG/F  55   Mark JARRELL-WRIGHT 0.0/0.0  6-5  180 Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's G   12   John LINEHAN        Injured  5-9  165 Jr. Chester, Pa./Winchendon School G   33   Donta WADE          3.0/1.5  6-2  195 Jr. Huntington, W.Va./SE Illinois CC

TODAY IN THE BIG EAST (PC ON THE AIR)

Providence vs. Michigan State 11:00 a.m. EST -- WPRO Radio with John Scott Cordischi and Joe Hassett calling the shots. Today's game is also being televised nationally on ESPN2 with Derrin Horton and Quinn Buckner calling the game.

FRIAR FACTS

Location: Providence, R.I. 02918
Founded: 1917
Enrollment: 3,700
President: Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P.
Athletic Director: John M. Marinatto
Head Coach: Tim Welsh (Potsdam St. '84)
Career Record: 87-37/Fifth season
Record At PC: 17-15/Second Season
Ass't. Coaches: Steve DeMeo, King Rice, Bob Walsh
Coordinator of Basketball Ops: Vince Cautero
Trainer: Kevin Gorey
Strength Coach: John Rinaldo
Website: www.friars.com

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL

PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1112-696 (.616) - Second in New England...Home record: 661-212 (.758)...Civic Center record: 336-133 (.718).

PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...128-194 in regular season and 142-212 overall in 20 seasons ... Eighth all-time in wins and percentage.

HOME COOKING...The Friars are 1-1 at home this season after going 10-5 at home during the 1998-99 season. Over the last seven seasons, PC is 83-32 (.722) at the Civic Center. The Friars are 42-6 (.875) in their last 48 non-conference home games in Providence dating back to the start of the 1992-93 season.

CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 335-133 (.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).

MONTH-BY-MONTH...
The Friars record by month:
1-1 in November

DAY-BY-DAY...
The Friars are:
1-0 on Monday
0-0 on Tuesday
0-0 on Wednesday
0-0 on Friday
0-1 on Saturday
0-0 on Sunday.

KARIM SHABAZZ...The Friars' 7-2 center who transferred from Florida State in January will become eligible to play for the Friars on December 21st when PC faces Central Connecticut. The Far Rockaway, New York native averaged 31.0 minutes per game wth 9.2 points and 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in five games at FSU last season.

FRIARS IN THE NBA...Providence College has seven former players and one coach on NBA rosters to start the 1999-2000 season. They are:

Otis Thorpe - Miami Heat
Austin Croshere - Indiana Pacers
Eric Murdock - Los Angeles Clippers
Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls
Michael Smith - Washington Wizards
Eric Williams - Boston Celtics
Marty Conlon - Boston Celtics

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

NEWEST FRIAR...The Friars have received a national letter-of-intent from Marcus Douthit. He is a 6-10, 215-pound forward/center from Syracuse, New York. He is currently playing at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

HOME AND AWAY....During the 1999-2000 season, the Friars turned in their first winning road record in BIG EAST play in the league's first 20 years. The Friars were 5-4 away from the Civic Center in league games.

PRESEASON RECAP...The Friars were 2-0 on the preseason defeating the Upstate New York All-Stars on November 4th by an 88-86 score. Erron Maxey scored eight of the Friars' final ten points including the winning basket with three seconds left. Maxey led PC with 29 points and ten rebounds while Jamaal Camah and Marcus Jefferson added 13 in the win. On Sunday, November 14th, the Friars defeated the One World All-Stars, 84-72. Maxey again led PC with 28 points and 13 rebounds while Camah added 15 points and 11 rebounds on the night.

PC COACHES' CONVENTION...The Puerto Rico Shootout in November will serve as a Providence College Coaches Convention of sorts. Tim Welsh will lead his Friars into the tournament versus Michigan State in the first round. The two previous Friar head coaches, Pete Gillen at Virginia and Rick Barnes at Texas, will also have their teams in the tournament. Virginia faces South Carolina in the first round and could face PC in a second round game. Texas faces Arizona State in the first round and would only play the Friars in a third round game.

THANKSGIVING IN PUERTO RICO...Providence College makes its first-ever trip to Puerto Rico to play in the Puerto Rico Shootout from November 25th through November 27th. The Friars are in a bracket with Michigan State, Virginia and South Carolina. Texas, Arizona State, DePaul and American University of Puerto Rico are in the other bracket.

Puerto Rico Shootout Schedule:

Thursday, November 25th (All times EST)
11:00 a.m. (ESPN2)
Game 1 - Michigan State vs. Providence
2:00 p.m.
Game 2 - South Carolina vs. Virginia
4:30 p.m.
Game 3 - Texas vs. Arizona State
7:00 p.m.
Game 4 - DePaul vs. American Univ. of PR

Friday, November 26th
 (All times EST)
10:30 a.m.
Game 5 - Loser - Game 1 vs. Loser - Game 2
1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 6 - Winner - Game 1 vs. Winner - Game 2
4:00 p.m.
Game 7 - Winner - Game 3 vs. Winner - Game 3
6:30 p.m.
Game 8 - Loser - Game 4 vs. Loser- Game 4

Saturday, November 27th
All times EST
11:00 a.m.
Game 9 - Loser - Game 5 vs. Loser - Game 8
1:30 p.m.
Game 10 - Winner -Game 5 vs. Winner - Game 8
4:00 p.m. (Third Place Game)
Game 11 - Loser-Game 6 vs.Loser Game 7
7:00 p.m. (ESPN2) - Championship Game
Game 12 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7

FRIARS IN SEASON OPENERS...The loss to Holy Cross in Saturday's home opener gives PC a 63-10 record in season opening games in the school's 73-year basketball history. The loss was also the Friars' first home opening loss sicne November 29, 1984 when PC lost to Assumption, 70-67. That broke a streak of 14 consecutive home opening wins. The Friars are now 49-5 in opening games at home and 14-5 in road openers. PC lost its opening game last year to Vanderbilt, but the game was part of the CoSIDA Classic and the Civic Center was considered a neutral court.

POINT PRODUCTION...The 43 points scored by the Friars in the 54-43 loss to Holy Cross (11/20/99) is the fewest points the Friars have scored in a game since December 27, 1982 when they lost by an identical 54-43 score to the University of Hawaii in the Rainbow Classic.

FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...The Friars were 4-6 last season against teams ranked in the Top 25 by the Associated Press and/or USA TODAY/ESPN. Today's game versus #2/#2 Michigan State is the Friars' first this season against a ranked team. The last time PC faced a team ranked as high as second was January 14, 1995 when the Friars lost at #2/#3 Connecticut, 70-62. The last time PC defeated a team ranked as high was March 12, 1994 when the Friars defeated #2/#2 Connecticut in the BIG EAST semifinals, 69-67, on the way to the BIG EAST title. Current Texas coach Rick Barnes was the coach of that team.

TURNOVER TROUBLES...The young Friars have had problems protecting the ball through the first two games this season. PC has had 26 turnovers in each of the first two games. Luckily for the Friars they have forced 49 turnovers in the first two games, an average of 24.5 per game.

CAREER RECORDS WATCH

CAREER ASSIST-TO RATIO

    Name            (Year)      AST/TO    RATIO   
1.  Abdul Abdullah  (1992-94)   422/163   2.59-12.  Paul Oristaglio (1975-78)   122/50    2.44-13.  Carlton Screen  (1986-90)   532/237   2.24-14.  Gary Bello      (1972-75)   257/118   2.18-15.  God Shammgod    (1995-97)   428/197   2.17-16.  Billy Donovan   (1983-87)   546/271   2.01-1    John Linehan    (1997- )    191/95    2.01-

SEASON STEALS

    Name            (Year)      GP   STLS   1.  Eric Murdock    (1990-91)   32   1112.  Carlton Screen  (1988-89)   29   1013.  John Linehan    (1998-99)   30    98

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    (1996-90)    96   181 5.  Joe Hassett     (1973-77)   124   176 6.  Michael Brown   (1992-96)   123   174 7.  Billy Donovan   (1983-87)   122   170 8.  Bill Eason      (1974-78)   116   159 9.  Dwight Williams (1976-78)    61   15010.  John Linehan    (1997 - )    59   148

CAREER STEALS AVERAGE

    Name            (Year)       GP/ST    AVG1.  Eric Murdock    (1987-91)   117/376   3.212.  John Linehan    (1997-  )    59/148   2.513.  Dwight Williams (1976-78)    61/150   2.464.  Delray Brooks   (1986-88)    56/130   2.325.  Carlton Screen  (1986-90)   109/226   2.076.  Corey Wright    (1996-)      96/181   1.89
League Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Notre Dame 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000
Syracuse 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000
Rutgers 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000
Boston College 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Georgetown 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Miami 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Seton Hall 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Connecticut 0 0 .000 3 1 .750
St. John's 0 0 .000 1 1 .500
Providence 0 0 .000 1 1 .500
Villanova 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
West Virginia 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST

Monday, November 22
Providence 73, Brown 63
Connecticut 79, Massachusetts 65
Rutgers 77, Charleston Southern 63
Syracuse 105, Florida Atlantic 79
Georgetown vs. Memphis (Maui Invitational)

Tuesday, November 23
Wofford at West Virginia
Lafayette at Villanova
Monmouth at Miami
St. John's at Stony Brook
Vermont at Boston College
Georgetown vs. North Carolina or USC (Maui Inv.)
Wednesday, November 24
St. Francis (PA) at Pittsburgh
Georgetown at Maui Invitational

Thursday, November 25
Providence vs. Michigan State (ESPN2) (Puerto Rico Shootout)

Friday, November 26
Rutgers vs. Murray State (Hoop and Quill Classic)
Providence vs. So. Carolina or Virginia (Puerto Rico Shootout)

Saturday, November 27
Drexel at Seton Hall
Boston College at Penn State
Robert Morris at West Virginia
Indiana-Purdue at Pittsburgh
Rutgers vs. Mississippi State or Valparaiso
(Hoop and Quill Classic
Providence at Puerto Rico Shootout

Sunday, November 28
Georgetown at UNLV
Rutgers at Hoop and Quill Classic

NEWS AND NOTES

BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Notre Dame's Troy Murphy was the league's first player of the week as he led the Fighting Irish to a 3-0 week by averaging 29.0 points per game and 10.3 rebounds. Included in the three wins was a 59-57 upset of Ohio State in the Preseason NIT.

Seton Hall's Darius Lane is the Rookie of the Week as he led the Pirates with 12 points and five rebounds in 22 minutes of their 91-55 win over Quinnipiac.

BEATING THE BEST...The BIG EAST Conference is 2-0 this season against Top 10 teams with wins over Ohio State and Duke. Seven BIG EAST teams are either ranked in the Top 25 or have received votes in the second week of the season.

1999-2000 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL

FRIAR LEADS AND DEFICITS

BIGGEST LEAD: 10 (73-63/end of game ) vs. BROWN
Biggest lead lost: 7 (38-31/8:14 left in first half to end of game) vs. HOLY CROSS

BIGGEST DEFICIT: 11 (43-54/end of game) vs. HOLY CROSS
Biggest deficit overcome: 8 (46-54/9:36 left in second half) vs. BROWN

BIGGEST RUN: 18 (27-9 /9:38 - from 9:38 left in second half to end of game) vs. BROWN

BIGGEST RUN ALLOWED: 18 (5-23 - 9:14/9:14 left in first half to end of game) vs. HOLY CROSS

COMEBACKS AND LOST LEADS

OPPONENT         SCORE      LED/TRAILED      TIME LEFTHOLY CROSS      43 - 54     Led  33 - 31     9:14 left in second halfBROWN           73 - 63     Trailed 46 - 54  9:38 left in second half

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

PLAYER              1999-00      CAREER        PLAYER        1999-00     CAREER          Romuald Augustin    0 - 0(.000)                Erron Maxey   0 - 1(.000) 8-17(.471)Jamaal Camah        1 - 2(.500)  1 - 4(.250)   Abdul Mills   1 - 2(.500) 1-2(.500)         Llewellyn Cole      0 - 2(.000)  2 - 8(.250)   David Murray  0 - 2(.000) 0-2(.000)Mark Jarrell-Wright 0 - 0(.000)                Chris Rogers  0 - 0(.000)Marcus Jefferson    0 - 0(.000)                Karim Shabazz 0 - 0(.000)John Linehan        0 - 0(.000) 34 -40(.850)   Donta Wade    0 - 0(.000)                  PROVIDENCE          2 - 7(.286)                OPPONENTS     7 - 11(.636)

FRIAR GAME KEYS:
1 - 1 in games shooting under 50%
0 - 0 in games shooting over 50%
1 - 0 when PC has better FG%
0 - 1 when PC is outrebounded
1 - 1 when committing more turnovers
1 - 1 when opponent held to 75 or fewer
1 - 0 when PC leads at the half

FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS
CURRENT STREAK: Win 1
OVERALL RECORD: 1-1
LAST FIVE GAMES: 2-3
LAST TEN GAMES: 3-7
HOME: 1-1
ROAD: 0-0
NEUTRAL: 0-0
OVERTIME GAMES: 0-0
BIG EAST RECORD: 0-0
BIG EAST HOME: 0-0
BIG EAST AWAY: 0-0
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 1
HOME WIN STREAK: 1
WIN STREAK: 1
WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 1-0, AWAY: 0-0, HOME: 1-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0
WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 0-1, HOME: 0-1, AWAY: 0-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0

RECORD AFTER 2 GAMES IN 1998-99: 1-1/0-0

1999-00 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES

FRIARS RECORD WHEN....

Providence  shoots 50% or better  from the floor............0 - 0
Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor..............1 - 1
Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor.....1 - 1
Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor.....0 - 0
Providence outrebounds opponent.............................1 - 0
Opponent outrebounds Providence.............................0 - 1
Providence makes 40% of three point tries...................0 - 0
Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries.........1 - 1
Providence scores less than 60 points.......................0 - 1
Providence  scores 60 or more points........................1 - 0
Providence scores 70  or more points........................1 - 0
Providence scores 80  or more points........................0 - 0
Opponent held to less than  60 points.......................0 - 1
Opponent scores 60 or more points...........................1 - 0
Opponent scores 70 or more points...........................0 - 0
Opponent scores 80 or more points...........................0 - 0

FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING....

               WHEN AHEAD   WHEN TIED   WHEN TRAILINGHalftime         1 - 0        -----        0 - 1   10 Minutes Left  0 - 1        0 - 0        1 - 0 5 Minutes Left   0 - 0        1 - 0        0 - 1

STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
1 - 1: Mills -Camah-Murray-Jefferson-Maxey

RECORDS AS STARTERS
0 - 0: Romuald Augustin
1 - 1: Jamaal Camah
0 - 0: Llewellyn Cole
0 - 0: Mark Jarrell-Wright
1 - 1: Marcus Jefferson
0 - 0: John Linehan
1 - 1: Erron Maxey
1 - 1: Abdul Mills
1 - 1: David Murray
0 - 0: Chris Rogers
0 - 0: Karim Shabazz
0 - 0: Donta Wade

GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS (2)
John Linehan - Surgery - groin (HC, Brown)

GAMES LED PC IN:
Scoring: Mills (1), Maxey (1)
Rebounding: Murray (1), Maxey (1)
Scoring and Rebounding: Maxey (1)
DOUBLE/DOUBLES: Maxey (1)

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