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Men's Basketball Faces Long Island University
12/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 27, 1999
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (5-5) vs. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY (2-4)
Providence Civic Center (12,993) - Providence, Rhode Island
Monday, December 27, 1999 - 7:35 p.m.
FRIARS VERSUS BLACKBIRDS...Providence and Long Island have tangled five times in the series' past with the Friars holding a 4-1 edge. The two teams last met on November 27, 1996 in Providence with the Friars taking a 100-88 verdict. The lone PC loss in the series came on December 13, 1983 when Long Island defeated the Friars, 72-65 in the Civic Center. All five games of the series have been played in Providence. The series started in February of 1977 when Providence won 99-85.
INJURED LIST...Freshman forward Marcus Jefferson is out 2-4 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot. Junior guard John Linehan missed the Arkansas game with a groin injury. He is questionable for tonight's game versus Long Island University.
LOOKING AT LONG ISLAND...The Blackbirds come into tonight's game with a 2-4 record overall. LIU started the season with three straight losses at Tennessee, at Towson State and at Fordham. The Blackbirds followed that with a win at Colgate (62-58) and at home versus New Haven (78-59). Long Island lost its last game on December 18th at James Madison by a 91-60 margin. Senior forward Virgil Smiley leads LIU in scoring and rebounding with 15.0 ppg and 7.4 rebounds. Former Friars' guard Carlton Screen serves as an assistant coach for the Blackbirds.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Pos. No. Name Pts/Reb. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Last School G 5 Jamaal CAMAH 7.1/4.4 6-4 195 Jr. Salem., Mass./Notre Dame AcademyG 10 Chris ROGERS 3.1/1.7 6-4 180 Jr. Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CCC 3 Karim SHABAZZ 18.0/9.0 7-2 230 Jr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Florida StateF 24 Erron MAXEY 16.8/10.0 6-6 195 Jr. Lake Elsinore, Cal./ElsinoreF 40 David MURRAY 8.4/6.4 6-9 225 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Mesa (AZ) CC
OFF THE BENCH
G 2 Kareem HAYLETTS 0.0/0.0 6-0 160 So. Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield G 11 Abdul MILLS 10.2/3.0 6-3 190 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford AcademyG 12 John LINEHAN 5.3/4.0 5-9 165 Jr. Chester, Pa./Winchendon SchoolF 25 Romuald AUGUSTIN 6.3/3.1 6-7 190 Fr. Montreal, Que./Youngstown-RayenF 32 Marcus JEFFERSON 6.6/4.0 6-5 185 Fr. East Chicago, Ind./Notre Dame PrepG 33 Donta WADE 8.1/1.2 6-2 195 Jr. Huntington, W.Va./SE Illinois CCF/C 42 Llewellyn COLE 0.8/1.3 6-7 220 Sr. New York, N.Y./Maine Central InstituteF 45 Brian SCHNURR 0.0/1.0 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield PrepG/F 55 Mark JARRELL- WRIGHT 2.0/1.4 6-5 180 Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's
ARKANSAS RECAP...The Friars put together their best game of the season as they downed the Arkansas Razorbacks, 87-81, on December 23rd. Junior guard Donta Wade came off the bench to score a career high 24 points (8-13 FG, 6-8 3PT, 2-2 FT) while Erron Maxey and Karim Shabazz combined for 36 points and 20 rebounds in the win. After scoring just 50 points in a 54-50 loss to Central Connecticut on 12/21, the Friars scored 51 first half points versus the Razorbacks on the way to a 51-40 halftime lead. PC shot 60.0% in the first half from the floor and hit on 30-of-55 (54.5%) for the game. The Friars outrebounded Arkansas by a 47-34 margin in the game.
KARIM'S SUPREME...Karim Shabazz, the Friars' 7-2 center who transferred from Florida State last January saw his first action for the Black and White against Arkansas and gave fans a glimpse of what they have been waiting for. The Friars' "Tower of Power" made his first start versus the Razorbacks, scoring 18 points (7-11 FT, 4-9 FT) with nine rebounds, three blocks and a pair of assists in 35 minutes of playing time.
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.
THE CAPTAINS...Juniors John Linehan (Chester, Pa.) and Erron Maxey (Lake Elsinore, Calif.) will serve as the Friars' captains this season.
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.
NAIL BITERS...The four-point loss to Central Connecticut was the Friars' second four-point loss this season. PC is 0-2 in "close" games this season after going 3-6 in "close" games last season. "Close" games are games decided by five points or less.
ONE FOR THE TUBE...The Friars' December 30th game with the University of Massachusetts has been added to PC's television schedule for the 1999-2000 schedule. The game can be seen on the New England Sports Network with John Sanders and Ron Perry calling the action. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
BACK IN ACTION...Junior guard John Linehan returned to the Friars' lineup versus Boston University after being out of action since October 25th when he underwent surgery for a sports hernia. Following two more surgeries for a blood clot and an infection, PC's superpest missed the Friars' first five games. In four games since his return to the lineup, Linehan is averaging 25.0 minutes per game with 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game.. On Saturday, December 4th at North Carolina State, Linehan played 27 minutes with 12 points, equalled a career high with six rebounds, had five assists and four steals. Linehan re-aggravated the injury in the Central Connecticut game and sat out the Arkansas game. His status is questionable for the Long Island game.
FRIARS IN SEASON OPENERS...The loss to Holy Cross in the November 20th 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 since 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.
HIGHS AND LOWS...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. Just one week later, the Friars set the school's single game scoring mark with 120 points versus American University - Puerto Rico.
FOR THE RECORDS...The Friars' 120-point outburst against American University of Puerto Rico sets the single game mark for points in a game. The previous mark was 118 and was set on January 20th, 1973 in a 118-88 win over Western Kentucky. PC's 50 field goals versus American also set a school mark. The previous best of 48 was done four times with the last one coming on December 18, 1976 versus Brown University.
FINDING THE HANDLE...After cutting their turnovers to 14 per game over the previous four games, the Friars turned the ball over a season high 26 times in the win over Arkansas. In PC's first five games, the Friars turned it over 113 times for an average of 22.6 per game. From the Boston University game through Central Connecticut, PC had just 56 turnovers in those four games. On the season, PC has turned it over 195 times for 19.5 per game. On the other hand, PC has forced 211 turnovers for an average of 21.1 per game.
FRIARS FOR THREE...The Friars hit on a season high 11 three-pointers in the victory over American-Puerto Rico. Then followed that with a 10-for-20 performance versus Boston University. After making just eight of their first 45 three point attempts (17.8%), the Friars have made 50 of 140 for a 35.7% average. Included in those totals was a school record performance of 7-for-9 (77.8%) in the win over Arkansas. On the season, PC has made 58 of 185 three-point tries (31.0%).
FINDING THE RANGE...Two of the Friars newest players recorded career highs in the win over American University. Freshman guard Abdul Mills scored 20 points and freshman forward Romuald Augustin scored a season high 15 points, getting 13 of those in the first half.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE...After having 14 days off for finals (December 8-21) the Friars are now in the midst of a six-game homestand that will go through Wednesday, January 5th. PC is 1-1 in the home stand, losing to Central Connecticut (54-50) while beating Arkansas (87-81). After tonight's game with Long Island University, the Friars face Massachusetts (12/30) and Fordham (1/2) before opening the BIG EAST schedule with Georgetown on January 5th.
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....Junior forward Erron Maxey continues his red-hot play as he turned in his fourth consecutive double-double of the season (18 points/11 rebounds) in the win over Arkansas. For the season, he now has five and for his career he now has ten.
SERIES INFO
Notes: Providence won the last meeting between the two schools on November 27, 1996 by a 100-88 score. The two schools have split the last two meetings while PC has won four of five in the all-time series. On the season, LIU has won two of its last three games while the Friars are 4-2 over their last six contests. Llewellyn Cole is the only Friar who was with the team when PC last played LIU. He was sitting out his redshirt season in 1996-97.
Big East Standings
League Overall W L PCT W L PCTSyracuse 0 0 .000 8 0 1.000Connecticut 0 0 .000 8 1 .889St. John's 0 0 .000 7 2 .778Seton Hall 0 0 .000 7 2 .778Boston College 0 0 .000 8 3 .727Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 7 3 .700Rutgers 0 0 .000 7 3 .700Georgetown 0 0 .000 6 3 .667Villanova 0 0 .000 4 2 .667West Virginia 0 0 .000 5 3 .625Notre Dame 0 0 .000 6 5 .545Miami 0 0 .000 5 5 .500Providence 0 0 .000 5 5 .500
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