Men's Basketball Faces Rival Brown Dec. 5

December 3, 1998

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (5-2) vs. BROWN UNIVERSITY (0-7)
Saturday, December 5, 1998 - 1:05 p.m.
Providence Civic Center (12,993) - Providence, Rhode Island

FRIARS VERSUS BEARS...The Providence-Brown series is the Friars' second oldest series (URI) and has had the second most games played (106). The Friars lead the all-time series with an 82-24 record against the Bears. PC is 39-10 when the Friars are the home team. The last 33 meetings have been at the Providence Civic Center with the Friars holding a 30-3 edge since January 2, 1973. The Friars have won six straight in the series. The last loss came on December 1, 1991 - 71-69 in overtime. PC is 104-45 all-time against the Ivy League.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Pos. No. Name                   Pts/Reb.   Ht.  Wt. Class   Hometown F   22  Sean CONNOLLY         12.1/3.9   6-4  180    Fr.   Peabody, Mass. F   33  Jamel THOMAS          24.7/7.6   6-6  215    Sr.   Brooklyn, N.Y.           C   24  Erron MAXEY           11.7/5.9   6-6  195    So.   Lake Elsinore, Cal. G    5  Jamaal CAMAH           6.3/1.6   6-4  195    So.   Salem., Mass. G   12  John LINEHAN           3.9/1.7   5-9  165    So.   Chester, Pa.

OFF THE BENCH

Pos. No. Name                   Pts/Reb.   Ht.  Wt. Class   Hometown G    3  Kendrick MOORE         9.7/1.3   6-3  180    Sr.   Hartford, Conn. G   10  Corey WRIGHT           5.7/1.7   5-8  160    Sr.   New York, N.Y. F   11  Rahim  JOHNSON         0.0/0.0   6-6  235    Fr.   Queens, N.Y. F   15  P. FARRELL-MARCELLINO  0.0/1.0   6-5  195    So.   Hanover, Mass. G   20  Kareem HAYLETTS        0.0/0.0   6-0  160    Fr.   Bergenfield, N.J. F   25  Ben PERKINS            1.0/0.7   6-7  205    So.   Vinton, La.  F   40  Justin FARLEY          5.0/2.7   6-6  205    Sr.   Indianapolis, Ind. F   42  Llewellyn COLE         6.0/3.4   6-7  220    Jr.   New York, N.Y. F   50  Ryan McAULIFFE         0.0/0.0   6-5  205    Sr.   Essex Jct., Vt.

INJURY REPORT....Kendrick Moore (stress fracture left foot - November 15) - out 4-6 weeks Kareem Hayletts (arthroscopic surgery right knee - Nov. 16ds) - out 3-4 weeks

CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK...PC's freshman Sean Connolly (Peabody, Mass.) has been named the BIG EAST's Co-Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 29th. Connolly helped the Friars to a 2-0 record during the week with wins over North Carolina State and Cleveland State. Versus NC State, he scored a career high 17 points with five rebounds as PC won 80-69. In the win at Cleveland State (87-81), Connolly had 12 points and four rebounds. For the season, he is second to Jamel Thomas in scoring with 13.5 ppg and 4.0 rebounds.

HOT STREAK...After losing their first two games of the season, the Friars are currently on a five-game winning streak. That's the longest winning streak for PC since the 1996-97 season when PC won six in a row between January 19 and February 5th. PC had two six-game winning streaks during that season on the way to the Sweet 16.

LAST GAME...The Friars defeated Maine on Monday night, 79-72. Jamel Thomas led the way with 25 points and 11 rebounds. It was PC's fifth straight win.

NEXT GAME...The Friars open up the BIG EAST portion of the schedule when they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday, December 8th. Game time at the Civic Center is 7:35 p.m. Tickets are available at the Providence College Ticket Office or by calling (401) 865-GOPC.

TODAY IN THE BIG EAST                      PC ON THE AIRSt. John's at Boston College       Noon    WPRO Radio - 630 AM with John LaSalle at Seton Hall              Noon    Rooke and Joe Hassett.          Central Michigan at Notre Dame  2:00 pmVillanova at Penn State         2:00 pmMichigan State at Connecticut   3:30 pmMiami at Kentucky               3:30 pmFairleigh Dickinson at Rutgers  7:30 pmSyracuse vs. Santa Clara/Ill-Chi.   TBA

PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1100-683 (.617) - Second in New England...Home record: 653-206 (.759)...Civic Center record: 329-127 (.722).

PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...119-185 in regular season and 133-203 overall in 19 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)

TOUGH SCHEDULE...Friars' head coach, Tim Welsh has a tough schedule in his first season as PC's basketball bench boss. 16 of the team's 28 games come against teams that played in postseason tournaments a year ago. 12 games come against NCAA Tournament teams (TCU, URI, North Carolina State, Purdue, Connecticut, Syracuse, Miami and two each against West Virginia and St. John's). The other four are against teams that saw NIT action - Vanderbilt, Seton Hall and two with Georgetown.

HOME COOKING...The Friars finished the 1988-89 season with an 8-6 home record. Over the last six full seasons PC is 76-26 (.745) at the Civic Center. The Friars are 39-6 (.867) in their last 45 non-conference home games in Providence dating back to the start of the 1992-93 season. The back-to-back losses against Vanderbilt and TCU are considered neutral site losses since the Friars were not a home team in the CoSIDA CLASSIC. The last time PC lost back-to-back non-league games at the Civic Center was the 1984-85 season when the Friars dropped home games to Assumption and Dayton on November 29 and December 1.

NAIL BITERS...The Friars were 5-3 last season in "close" games - games decided by five or less points. They are 0-1 this season after losing to TCU, 79-77.

MONTH BY MONTH...PC's November 9th opening date marks the earliest any Friar team has ever started the season. The earliiest start was last November 18 against Vermont. The most any PC team has ever played in November is five and that was during the 1996-97 season when PC played in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks. Last year, the Friars were 2-1 in November...PC was 5-2 in November.November.

CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 329-127 (.722) 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. Last night's 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 they 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.

FRIARS IN THE NBA...Providence College had eight players and one coach in the NBA the last time that league played games. They are:

Otis Thorpe - Washington Wizards
Austin Croshere - Indiana Pacers
Eric Murdock - Miami Heat
God Shammgod - Washington Wizards
Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls
Michael Smith - Vancouver Grizzlies
Eric Williams - Denver Nuggets
Marty Conlon - Miami Heat
Also, Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens, is one of Providence College's all-time greatest players.

FAMOUS RELATIVES...Senior standout Jamel Thomas is the cousin of the Minnesota Timberwolves' Stephon Marbury.

FRIARS VERSUS RANKED TEAMS...The Friars started the season by playing two of their first three games against nationally ranked teams. The 87-63 win over #23 Rhode Island (11/14) gives PC a 1-1 mark in games against the top 25. On November 10, the Friars dropped a 79-77 decision to #25-ranked Texas Christian University. A year ago, the Friars were 1-7 against ranked teams.

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 San Diego State. 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.

TWO YEAR SENIORS...Two key members to the 1998-99 Friars are seniors Kendrick Moore and Justin Farley. Both close out PC careers this season after transferring two years ago from Missouri. Moore, who graduated in the spring and is currently a graduate student working on his MBA led the Friars with 3.3 assists per game last year and was third in scoring with 9.2 points per game. Moore is like a coach on the floor and can play either guard spot. Farley joined the Friars before Christmas last season after transferring from Evansville. The 6-6, 205-pound forward worked his way into a starting role in January and was second on the team with 9.5 points per game. In his last eight games of the season he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Both players are excellent students and are candidates for Academic All-America honors this season.

SLOW START...The Friars' 0-2 start marked the first time since 1932-33 that PC had opened the year with two losses. The Friars have never lost three games in a row to start the season.

NEW FRIARS...The Friars have received national letters of intent from two players for the 1999-2000 season:

Mark Jarrell-Wright G/F 6-5, 180 Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's
David Murray F 6-9, 220 Jr. New York, N.Y./All Hallows/Mesa (AZ) CC

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. The duo combined for 105 steals last season with Linehan getting 50 and Wright 55. Linehan set a BIG EAST freshman record with nine steals in a game against Pittsburgh. With seven steals in the Vanderbilt and TCU games, Corey Wright moved into ninth on the Friars' all-time steals list with 135 in 67 games.


1.  Eric Murdock        117 3762.  Carlton Screen      109 2263.  Harold Starks       117 2074.  Joe Hassett         124 1765.  Michael Brown       123 1746.  Billy Donovan       122 1707.  Bill Eason          116 1598.  Dwight Williams      61 1509. Corey Wright          66 135

PRESEASON PICKS...The Friars were picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST this season in voting done by the league's coaches. Senior Jamel Thomas was selected to the Preseason First All-BIG EAST team by the coaches. Here's a look at both polls:

BIG EAST COACHES' POLL

1.      Connecticut  (12)   1442.      Syracuse (1)        1303.      Miami               1164.      St. John's          1025.      Georgetown          986.      Villanova           797.      Pittsburgh          788.      Rutgers             72   9.      Seton Hall          6010.     PROVIDENCE          5411.     West Virginia       4212.     Notre Dame          2613.     Boston College      14

FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST...
Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
Tim James - Miami
Vonteego Cummings - Pittsburgh
Khalid El-Amin - Connecticut
JAMEL THOMAS - Providence

SECOND TEAM
Shernard Long - Georgetown
Geoff Billet - Rutgers
Ron Artest - St. John's
Ryan Blackwell - Syracuse
Etan Thomas - Syracuse
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Richard Hamilton - Connecticut
CO-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
Anthony Perry - Georgetown
Erick Barkley - St. John's

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:                      82-24    Purdue:                     1-5    Arkansas:                   0-0    Boston College:             50-37    Georgetown:                 14-30    Syracuse:                   7-34    Pittsburgh:                 14-18    St. John's:                 30-50    West Virginia:              6-2    Connecticut:                20-32    Seton Hall:                 39-33    Miami:                      11-8    Rutgers:                    4-1       Villanova:                  26-39    Notre Dame:                 7-3

BOARD GAMES...Through the first seven games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 248-231 margin. PC has won the battle of the boards three times this season.

GAME        PC  OPP     DIFFvs. VANDY   28  35   -  7.0vs. TCU     30  36   -  6.0URI         34  42   -  8.0UTPA        36  32   + 4.0NCSU        29  32   -  3.0@CSU        32  30   + 2.0MAINE       42  41   + 1.0TOTALS      231 248   -17.0.

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

MADISON AVENUE....Cleveland State sharpshooter James Madison scored 33 versus the Friars on November 28th. He joins TCU's All-American candidate, Lee Nailon, as two players to have scored 30 or more points against the Friars this season. Nailon had 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the 79-77 win on November 10th in the CoSIDA Classic. Madison is the first player to score 33 or more points on the Friars since December 21, 1995 when Reggie Freeman lit the Friars up for 37 points in a 92-83 loss at Texas.

LINEHAN WATCH...PC's sophomore guard John Linehan has made 17 consecutive free throws going back to February 18th when he made 6 of 6 against Miami. As a freshman, Linehan made 33 consecutive free throws to start last year. For his career, Linehan is 60-for-65 for a .923 success rate. Only Joe Hassett with a .941 success rate for his career has had more success at the line than Linehan thus far in his career.

MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring machine in his last two games for the Friars. On November 21 against TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN, Wright had a career best 12 points including a 5-6 (.833) shooting mark from the floor. He also had four assists and four steals in the win. In the November 24th win over North Carolina State, Wright poured in a career high 14 points going 3-4 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.

MAXEY EFFORT...Sophomore center Erron Maxey scored a career high 20 points and added 11 rebounds for his second career double-double in the win over Texas-Pan Am. The 6-6 high jumper was 8-10 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. His first double-double came against Tim Welsh's Iona team last January when he had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime of six fo their first seven games this season. Only Maine (35-32) led against the Friars at the intermission. PC is 4-2 when the Friars lead at halftime.

FAST STARTS...The Friars' pressure defense and running offense have helped Providence get out to big leads in each game this season. Here's the list of fast starts:

Game            Score      Time ElapsedVanderbilt      17-2            5:42TCU             21-9            7:36URI             20-10           10:27UTPA            23-7            8:00NC State        26-10           10:08@ Cleveland St. 14-2            3:18MAINE           7-0             2:06

STARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through seven games:

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       24/14

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Nebraska on November 7, 2026 at TBA

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