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Providence Preps For Arkansas
12/22/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 22, 1999
Notes: Both teams come into tonight's game off of home losses. Arkansas lost a 70-64 decision at home on Monday night against #23 Wake Forest. The Friars lost to Central Connecticut on Tuesday night by a 54-50 margin. A year ago, Arkansas defeated PC at Fayetteville by a 118-97 margin. The 118 points given up by the Friars is the most in school history. Only four members of this year's Providence team played versus Arkansas in that game.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (4-5) vs.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (6-3)
Providence Civic Center (12,993)
Providence, Rhode Island
Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 8:05 p.m.
FRIARS VERSUS RAZORBACKS...Tonight's game is just the second meeting between the two schools with Arkansas holding a 1-0 edge in the series. The two teams met last January 23rd in Fayetteville with the Razorbacks rolling up a 118-79 win in front of 20,186 fans. Derek Hood led Arkansas with 25 points and Brandon Dean added 16. Jamel Thomas scored 30 to lead PC while Kendrick Moore (15) and Erron Maxey (12) also scored in double figures for the Friars. The 118 points were the most-ever given up by Providence College.
INJURED LIST...Freshman forward Marcus Jefferson is out 2-4 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot. Freshman swingman Mark Jarrell-Wright missed the Central Connecticut game with a bruised right hip.
ARKANSAS UPDATE...The Razorbacks are 6-3 on the season and are coming off a 70-64 loss to #23 Wake Forest at home on Monday, December 20th. Tonight's game is the first road game for Arkansas. The Hogs have played three games at neutral sites as they participated in the Big Island Invitational over Thanksgiving where they were 2-1.
FRIARS VERSUS SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE...Tonight's game is the Friars' 14th meeting against teams from the Southeastern Conference. PC is 5-8 against teams from the conference after going 0-2 last season with losses to Vanderbilt and Arkansas.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT RECAP...The Friars dropped a 54-50 decision to the Central Connecticut Blue Devils on Tuesday night. Erron Maxey recorded his third consecutive double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. PC shot just .292 (19-65) in the game and made 21 turnovers.
TIME OFF...After having 14 days off for finals (December 8-21) the Friars are now playing their second days in three days. Between December 21 and December 30th, the Friars will play four games (Central Connecticut, Arkansas, Long Island - Dec. 27 and Massachusetts - Dec. 30).
KARIM WATCH...Karim Shabazz, the Friars' 7-2 center who transferred from Florida State last January will play in his first game this season tonight versus Arkansas. 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.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School G 12 John LINEHAN 5.3/4.0 5-9 165 Jr. Chester, Pa./Winchendon School G 33 Donta WADE 6.3/1.0 6-2 195 Jr. Huntington, W.Va./SE Illinois CC C 40 David MURRAY 8.8/6.3 6-9 225 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Mesa (AZ) CC F 24 Erron MAXEY 16.7/9.9 6-6 195 Jr. Lake Elsinore, Cal./Elsinore F 25 Romuald AUGUSTIN 7.0/3.2 6-7 190 Fr. Montreal, Que./Youngstown-RayenOFF THE BENCH
G 2 Kareem HAYLETTS 0.0/0.0 6-0 160 So. Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield C 3 Karim SHABAZZ First Game 7-2 230 Jr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Florida State G 5 Jamaal CAMAH 7.3/4.5 6-4 195 Jr. Salem., Mass./Notre Dame Academy G 10 Chris ROGERS 3.4/1.8 6-4 180 Jr. Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC G 11 Abdul MILLS 9.6/2.4 6-3 190 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford Academy F 32 Marcus JEFFERSON 6.6/4.0 6-5 185 Fr. East Chicago, Ind./Notre Dame Prep F/C 42 Llewellyn COLE 0.8/1.3 6-7 220 Sr. New York, N.Y./Maine Central Institute F 45 Brian SCHNURR 0.0/1.0 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Prep G/F 55 Mark JARRELL-WRIGHT 2.0/1.4 6-5 180 Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's
TONIGHT IN THE BIG EAST PC ON THE AIRFairfield at Connecticut 7:30 p.m. WPRO Radio with John Rooke handlingStony Brook at Seton Hall 7:30 p.m. the play-by-play and Joe Hassett Virginia Commonwealth at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. providing the color commentary.Boston College vs. TBD(Puerto Rico Holiday Classic) Game is being televised by the Arkansas Razorback Sports Network with PaulSTARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through 29 games:
*PC basketball is on the internet at www.friars.com Eells and Jimmy Dykes calling the action.
GAME STARTERS BENCH
Pts./Rebs Pts./Rebs.Vanderbilt 51/18 15/9TCU 61/22 18/6URI 62/21 25/11UTPA 74/25 14/8NCSU 46/17 34/8@CSU 72/18 15/11MAINE 55/23 24/14BROWN 56/18 25/15ND 59/16 21/9@ Rutgers 50/24 17/8PURDUE 66/12 21/11@Pitt 56/23 27/14SETON HALL 52/22 13/11WVU 59/21 31/15@ G'town 45/28 25/12@ Syracuse 45/39 19/8@ Boston Coll. 73/23 16/5ST. JOHN'S 37/26 20/15@ Arkansas 64/25 15/18VILLANOVA 67/24 18/16@Notre Dame 44/16 18/7@ WVU 61/21 16/9RUTGERS 49/15 26/13MIAMI 27/17 38/17@SJU 47/16 23/13@Villanova 78/29 12/7UCONN 55/13 10/6G'TOWN 53/25 11/9G'town 53/20 13/11
1999-2000: 4-5/0-0 Overall at PC: 20-19/9-9 IONA: 70-22 (.761)
4-YEAR CAREER: 90-41 (.687) BIG EAST GAMES: 9-9 NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 11-10 VERSUS ARKANSAS: 0-1 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 0-1 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0-1 (1997-98) NIT: 0-3 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99) 1999-2000 (4-5/0-0) 1998-99 (16-14/9-9)...9-9 record in the BIG EAST is the best by a Friars' first year coach...First win as a Friars' head coach was upset of #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...
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM...Junior forward Erron Maxey was chosen to the All-Tournament team at the Puerto Rico Shootout. In three games, Maxey scored 61 points (20.3 ppg) and had 22 rebounds (7.3 rpg). The Friars' team captain set personal bests with 12 field goals and 25 points in the win over American University.
MAXEY-MUM EFFORT....Erron Maxey turned in his third consecutive double-double in the loss to Central Connecticut. Maxey scored a game highs in the scoring and rebounding department with 19 and 14 respectively. He now has four double-doubles on the season. In the December 7th win over Rhode Island, Maxey had 12 points and 14 rebounds in the 62-49 win and against North Carolina State, the 6-6 jumping jack had 18 points and ten boards. Over his last three games, Maxey has scored 49 points (16.3 ppg) and pulled down 43 rebounds (14.3 per game). Earlier in the season, the Lake Elsinore, California native had 15 points and a career-best 18 rebounds in PC's win over Brown in his other double-double. Maxey has led the Friars in scoring in eight of nine games this season and in rebounding in six of PC's first nine games. He leads PC with 16.7 ppg and 9.9 rebounds.
MAXEY DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
12/21/99 CENT. CONN 19 pts./14 rebs. 12/7/99 @ Rhode Island 12 pts./14 rebs. 12/4/99 @ NC State 18 pts./10 rebs.11/22/99 BROWN 15 pts./18 rebs. 3/10/99 @ NC State 12 pts./12 rebs. 1/12/99 @ Syracuse 14 pts./12 rebs.12/11/98 @ Rutgers 13 pts./13 rebs.11/21/98 TEXAS-PAN AM 20 pts./11 rebs. 1/5/98 IONA 12 pts./11 rebs.MR. ROGERS...Junior college transfer Chris Rogers made his first start of the season at point guard for the Friars versus Virginia and turned in his best performance. The Shreveport, La. native scored 11 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 1-2 FT), pulled down seven rebounds and had three assists in the game.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE...Junior center David Murray set a career best for rebounds in his short, nine-game career at Providence at North Carolina State. PC's "man in the middle" pulled down 11 rebounds while scoring nine points. It marked the third time this season and the second consecutive game that the 6-9 forward from the Bronx, New York has led the Friars in rebounding. Over the last seven games, Murray has scored 65 points (9.3 ppg) while pulling down 43 rebounds (6.1 per game). Murray comes to Providence after playing his junior college basketball at Mesa Community College in Arizona from 1996-98. He sat out last year to finish up his course work so he's playing his first basketball since the end of the 1997-98 season.
WADE-ING INTO THE ACTION...Junior guard Donta Wade made his first start of the season versus Central Connecticut and scored 12 points with three rebounds. The junior college transfer got off to a slow start for the Friars scoring just nine points in PC's first four games. He found the range in Puerto Rico with 19 points off the bench going 7-11 FG and 5-7 3PTers. In the win over Boston University, Wade again sparked the Friars with 11 points off the bench (4-6 FG, 3-5 3PT). In his last five games, Wade has scored 48 points (9.6 points per game).
SLAMMING THE DOOR...PC's relentless defense against Rhode Island held the Rams to a season-low 49 points on December 7th. The 49 points equals the fewest points a PC team has surrendered in Tim Welsh's two seasons guiding the Black and White. Last year, the Friars defeated Seton Hall by a 65-49 margin. PC's defense held URI to a season low 30.2% shooting (13-43) and force the Rams into 24 turnovers on the night.
PROVIDENCE - ARKANSAS SERIES FACTS
Series Record: Arkansas leads 1-0BIG EAST Series: N/AAt Arkansas: PC trails, 0-1At Providence: 0-0Neutral Courts: 0-0Last Meeting: 1/23/99 - Ark 118 PC 79Last PC win: Last Arkansas Win: 1/23/99 - Ark 118 PC 79STATISTICAL COMPARISON
PC Arkansas 4-5 Overall Record 6-3 0-0 League Record 0-0.397 Field Goal Pct. .433.290 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. .347.620 Free Throw Pct. .570.408 Opp. FG Pct. .389.321 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .354.616 Opp. FT Pct. .68839.7 Rebound Average 37.1+1.4 Rebound Margin -3.814.1 Assists/Game 15.318.8 Turnovers/Game 15.5 4.4 Blocks/Game 4.2 8.8 Steals/Game 11.668.3 Points/Game 76.964.0 Pts Allowed/Game 66.4SERIES INFO
Notes: Both teams come into tonight's game off of home losses. Arkansas lost a 70-64 decision at home on Monday night against #23 Wake Forest. The Friars lost to Central Connecticut on Tuesday night by a 54-50 margin. A year ago, Arkansas defeated PC at Fayetteville by a 118-97 margin. The 118 points given up by the Friars is the most in school history. Only four members of this year's Providence team played versus Arkansas in that game.
FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. ARKANSAS
No. Player GP PPG RPG APG 2 Hayletts Did Not Play 3 Shabazz First Meeting 5 Camah 1 0.0 0.0 0.010 Rogers First Meeting11 Mills First Meeting 12 Linehan 1 1.0 2.0 2.024 Maxey 1 12.0 8.0 0.025 Augustine First Meeting 32 Jefferson First Meeting33 Wade First Meeting40 Murray First Meeting42 Cole 1 2.0 2.0 0.045 Schnurr First Meeting55 Jarrell- First Meeting Wright
League Overall W L PCT W L PCTSyracuse 0 0 .000 7 0 1.000Connecticut 0 0 .000 7 1 .875Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 7 2 .778St. John's 0 0 .000 6 2 .750Seton Hall 0 0 .000 6 2 .750Rutgers 0 0 .000 7 3 .700Boston College 0 0 .000 6 3 .667Georgetown 0 0 .000 6 3 .667West Virginia 0 0 .000 5 3 .625Villanova 0 0 .000 3 2 .600Miami 0 0 .000 5 4 .556Notre Dame 0 0 .000 5 5 .500Providence 0 0 .000 4 5 .444
THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST
Monday, December 20
Louisiana-Lafayette 66 Miami 60 (San Juan Shootout)West Virginia 87 East Carolina 76Seton Hall 77 Army 56Pittsburgh 76 Duquesne 56Tuesday, December 21
Central Connecticut 54 Providence 50Tulsa 80 Boston College 66 (at Puerto Rico Classic)Florida 85 Rutgers 65 (at Jimmy V Classic)Miami 68 Detroit 64 (at San Juan Shootout)Wednesday, December 22
Hofstra at St. John'sLaSalle at SyracuseRider at Notre DameSouth Carolina State at VillanovaBoston College vs. NC-Charlotte/Ill.-Chicago (at Puerto Rico Classic)Miami vs. TBD (at San Juan Shootout)Thursday, December 23
Arkansas at ProvidenceFairfield at ConnecticutStony Brook at Seton HallVirginia Commonwealth at PittsburghBoston College vs. TBD (at Puerto Rico Classic)Saturday, December 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
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