Friars Travel To West Virginia

Jan. 28, 2000

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (8-11/1-5)
at WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (11-6/3-3)
Wheeling Civic Center (6,000)
Wheeling, West Virginia
January 30, 2000 - 12:05 p.m.

FRIARS VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA
The Friars and Mountaineers meet for the second time in eight days. The two teams played in Providence on Sunday, January 23rd with WVU takiung an 82-69 win at the Civic Center. The win was the Mountaineers first in Providence in six tries in the all-time series. In the first 11 meetings between the two schools, the Friars lead the series by an 8-3 margin. At West Virginia, the Friars are just 1-2, winning for the first time last February 3rd, 77-68, at the Coliseum. On neutral floors, the Friars are 2-0 versus West Virginia.

LAST MEETING
Freshman Romuald Augustin scored a career high 21 points and Erron Maxey added 16 in the Friars' 82-69 loss to West Virginia. The Mountaineers got 18 points from Lionel Armstead and 17 each from Marcus Goree and Calvin Bowman in the win. WVU outrebounded PC by a 43-35 margin in the game. This game was won at the foul line as West Virginia made 22-of-32 from the charity stripe while PC was just six-for-10 in the game. Providence shot 42.6% from the floor while WVU was hitting on 42.9% of its shots.

BY THE NUMBERS
This afternoon's game is the middle game of a three-game road swing for the Friars that will span six days. PC lost at Connecticut, 64-50, on Thursday night and plays the third game of the swing on Tuesday night at the Seton Hall...The Friars are in the midst of a five game losing streak which is their longest of the season and PC's longest since a five-game streak from January 24, 1998 to February 8th, 1998....

INJURED LIST
Junior guard John Linehan is out of the lineup after reaggravating his groin injury that required surgery in October. That occurred in the Fordham game on January 2nd. He has missed six consecutive games and 13 of PC's 19 games this season. He is out of the lineup indefinitely

PROBABLE STARTERS

Pos.	No.	Name	Pts/Reb.	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown/Last School
F	24	Erron MAXEY	15.5/8.2	6-6	195	Jr.	Lake Elsinore, Cal./Elsinore
F	25	Romuald AUGUSTIN	6.8/2.8	6-7	190	Fr.	Montreal, Que./Youngstown-Rayen
C	3	Karim SHABAZZ	14.3/8.6	7-2	230	Jr.	Far Rockaway, N.Y./Florida State
G	10	Chris ROGERS	2.6/2.0	6-4	180	Jr.	Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC
G	33	Donta WADE	7.9/2.1	6-2	195	Jr.	Huntington, W.Va./SE Illinois CC

OFF THE BENCH

Pos.	No.	Name	Pts/Reb.	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown/Last School
G	2	Kareem HAYLETTS	0.0/0.0	6-0	160	So.	Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield
G	5	Jamaal CAMAH	6.2/3.6	6-4	195	Jr.	Salem., Mass./Notre Dame Academy
G	11	Abdul MILLS	6.6/2.4	6-3	190	Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford Academy
G	12	John LINEHAN	5.2/3.0	5-9	165	Jr.	Chester, Pa./Winchendon School
F	32	Marcus JEFFERSON	5.2/3.5	6-5	185	Fr.	East Chicago, Ind./Notre Dame Prep
F	40	David MURRAY	7.5/4.4	6-9	225	Jr.	Bronx, N.Y./Mesa (AZ) CC
F/C	42	Llewellyn COLE	0.5/1.1	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	2.2/1.2	6-5	180	Fr.	Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's

PROVIDENCE - WEST VIRGINIA SERIES FACTS
Series Record: 12th meeting - PC leads, 8-3
BIG EAST Series: PC leads, 4-3
At Morgantown: PC trails, 1-2
At Providence: PC leads, 5-1
Neutral Courts: PC leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: 1/23/00 WVU 82 @PC 69
Last PC win overall: 2/3/99 PC 77 @ WVU 68
Last West Virginia win: 1/23/00 WVU 82 @ PC 69
Current Streak: West Virginia snapped PC's two-game win streak in the series on January 23rd in Providence. It was the Mountaineers first win ever in Providence.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON

PC		WVU
8-11	Overall Record	11-6
1-5	BIG EAST Record	3-3
.419	Field Goal Pct.	.468
.282	3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.	.337
.602	Free Throw Pct..	.641
.395	Opp. FG Pct.	.412
.314	Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.	.326
.646	Opp. FT Pct.	.694
37.5	Rebound Average	38.8
-1.6	Rebound Margin	+4.3
13.9	Assists/Game	15.7
19.0	Turnovers/Game	17.8
5.1	Blocks/Game	4.2
8.6	Steals/Game	6.5
66.5	Points/Game	73.0
65.7	Pts Allowed/Game	70.6

SERIES NOTES
Streaks: WVU snapped PC's two-game series winning streak last Sunday in Providence. The Friars have won eight of the first 11 meetings between the two schools. The Friars have won just once in three tries at West Virginia - February 3, 1999 at the WVU Coliseum.

FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. WEST VIRGINIA

No.	Player	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
2	Hayletts		Has	not	played
3	Shabazz	1	6.0	4.0	0.0
5	Camah	3	5.0	3.0	1.3
	Career Best - 1/23/00 - 8 pts./3 rebs./2 asts.
10	Rogers	1	3.0	3.0	3.0
11	Mills	1	0.0	0.0	1.0
12	Linehan	3	7.3	1.3	3.3
	Career Best - 1/5/99 - 10 pts./3 rebs./3 asts.
24	Maxey	4	8.5	5.5	0.3
	Career Best - 1/23/00 - 16 pts./9 rebs./1 asts.
25	Augustin	1	21.0	1.0	1.0
	Career Best - 1/23/00 - 21 pts./1 reb./1 asts.
32	Jefferson	1	0.0	1.0	2.0
33	Wade	1	6.0	6.0	2.0
	Career Best - 1/23/00 - 6 pts./6 rebs./2.0 asts.
40	Murray	1	5.0	4.0	0.0
42	Cole	4	3.8	2.3	0.0
	Career Best - 1/5/99 - 8 pts./4 reb.
45	Schnurr		Has	not	played
55	Jarrell-Wright	1	4.0	2.0	5.0

PC-UCONN RECAP
The Friars travelled to Hartford on Thursday night where they lost to the sixth-ranked Connecticut Huskies, 64-50. Karim Shabazz led the Friars with 17 points and Erron Maxey chipped in 16 with a PC high nine rebounds in the game. Albert Mouring led the Huskies with 20 points on the night. The Friars turned the ball over 24 times in the game and were held to 18-50 (.360) shooting in the game. The win was UConn's fifth straight in the all-time series.

ROMING AROUND
PC freshman forward Romuald "Rome" Augustin (Montreal, Que.) had a career high 21 points in PC's loss to West Virginia on Sunday. His previous best had been 15 versus American-Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rico Shootout in November. His nine field goals, 16 field goal attempts, three, three-pointers and nine, three-point attempts were also career highs. In his last five games, Augustin has scored 51 points (19-43 FG, 9-26 3PT, 4-8 FT) for 10.2 points per game.

TONIGHT IN THE BIG EAST
Providence at West Virginia - 12 noon
Seton Hall at Connecticut - 3:00 p.m.

PC ON THE AIR
WPRO Radio with John Rooke handling the play-by-play and Joe Hassett providing the color commentary.
The game will be carried on the New England Sports Network (NESN) with John Sanders and Mark Plansky calling the shots.
PC basketball can also be heard on the internet at www.friars.com

1999-2000:	8-11/1-5
Overall at PC:	24-25/10-14
IONA:	70-22 (.761)
4-YEAR CAREER:	94-47 (.667)
BIG EAST GAMES:	10-14
NON-LEAGUE GAMES:	14-11
VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA:	2-1
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT:	0-1
NCAA TOURNAMENT:	0 -1 (1997-98)
NIT:	0 -3 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99)

1999-2000 (8-11/1-5)...Friars win first BIG EAST season opener since 1989 beating Georgetown, 55-48...

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...

FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS
PC's game at Connecticut on January 27th was the Friars second game this season versus teams ranked in the Top 25 by the Associated Press and/or USA TODAY/ESPN. PC's first meeting came against #3/#2 Michigan State in the opening game of the Puerto Rico Shootout, PC is 0-2 this season.

	Associated Press				USA TODAY/ESPN
RANK	TEAM			RANK	TEAM
#3	Michigan State	L	58-82	#2	Michigan State	L	58-82
#6	Connecticut	L	50-64	#6	Connecticut	L	50-64

OUT OF ACTION
Junior guard John Linehan is back on the sidelines after re-aggravating a groin injury that has plagued him all season. Linehan's injury problems started on 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. He returned on November 30th versus Boston University and played in four games before getting hurt against Central Connecticut. The Chester, Pa. native missed the Arkansas and Long Island games before returning against Massachusetts. He played in that game and against Fordham before going out of the lineup late in the second half. He also has a fractured bone in his left wrist that is now in a cast. He has missed the Georgetown, Boston College, Rutgers, Villanova and West Virginia games. To date, Lenihan has played in six games and is averaging 5.2 ppg with 3.0 rpg, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game.

BIG EAST OPENERS
The Friars win over Georgetown on January 5th (55-48) snapped a nine-game PC losing streak in BIG EAST season openers. The last time that PC opened the BIG EAST schedule with a win was on December 21, 1989 when they defeated Boston College, 85-66 in Providence. The Friars are now 4-17 all-time in BIG EAST season openers and 9-12 in BIG EAST season home openers.

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.

FRIARS FOR THREE
The Friars hit on a season high 11 three-pointers in the victory over American-Puerto Rico. They then followed that with a 10-for-20 performance versus Boston University.

FOR THE RECORDS
The Friars' 120-point outburst against American University of Puerto Rico set 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.

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.

MR. ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD
Junior guard Chris Rogers had a career best five assists in the Villanova game. His best game of the season came at Boston College as he scored a career high 12 points off the bench in a career high 30 minutes of playing time. Rogers was 4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT and 2-2 from the line.

MAXEY-MUM EFFORT.
Junior forward Erron Maxey played a season low 22 minutes versus Massachusetts due to foul trouble eventually fouling out of the game. He had seven points and seven rebounds. At Boston College, Maxey again had foul problems as he was held to a season low five points and one rebound. That marked just the third time in 18 games that he has not scored in double figures this season.

For the season, Maxey has recorded five double-doubles and he now has ten for his career. Maxey has also recorded career highs this season for points (25 versus American-Puerto Rico) and rebounds (18 versus Brown). Maxey has led the Friars in scoring in ten of 19 games and in rebounding in 11 of 19 games. He leads the team in scoring with 15.5 ppg and is second in rebounds with 8.2 boards per game. His five double-doubles rank him fourth among BIG EAST players

MAXEY DOUBLE-DOUBLES:

12/23/99	ARKANSAS	18 pts./11 rebs.
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.

SHAZZAM SHABAZZ
Karim Shabazz has wasted little time making his presence known in the Friars' lineup. The 7-2 center has scored in double figures in six of his first eight games since becoming eligible on December 23rd. He was held to nine points versus Georgetown after playing just 20 minutes due to getting in foul trouble. Shabbazz is averaging 14.3 ppg and 8.6 rebounds. He recorded his third double-double (one triple-double) on the season at Boston College when he had 15 points and a career high 16 rebounds.

SHABAZZ DOUBLE-DOUBLES:

1/08/00	Boston College	15 pts./16 rebs.
12/30/99	UMASS	14 pts./10 rebs.
12/23/99	LONG ISLAND	25 pts./15 rebs.

WADE-ING INTO THE ACTION
Junior guard Donta Wade found the scoring touch with a career high 24-point night in PC's win over Arkansas. Wade was 8-for-13 from the floor with a career best 6-for-8 game from beyond the three-point line and added a pair of free throws in 24 minutes off the bench. 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 his last 14 games, Wade has scored 140 points (10.0 points per game).

THE SHOT BLOCKERS
With the addition of David Murray and Karim Shabazz to the PC lineup, there has been a steady increase in blocked shots. Last season, PC recorded 65 blocks in 30 games for a 2.2 blocks per game average. This season, through the first 19 games, the Friars already have 96 blocks (5.1 per game). Erron Maxey led the team with 19 last season. Shabazz already has 33 in eight games while David Murray has rejected 24 already this year. Maxey has added 16.

SLAMMING THE DOOR
PC's relentless defense against Georgetown held the Hoyas to a season low 48 points, one better than the 49 that the Friars held Rhode Island to on December 7th. The Friars forced the Hoyas into shooting just 30% for the night on 18-for-60 shooting from the floor. Georgetown also committed 20 turnovers in the game. The 48 points is the fewest points a PC team has surrendered in Tim Welsh's two seasons guiding the Black and White. The last time PC held a team to less than 48 points was the 1997-98 season when PC held Brown to 33 points in a 67-33 win.

FIRST HALF MAGIC
The Friars held Georgetown to just six field goals and 15 points in the first half of the 55-48 win on January 5th. The 15 points was the second fewest ever given up by the Friars in a BIG EAST game as they held Connecticut to 15 on February 1, 1982. The fewest points a PC team has ever given up in a half is 12 and that occured versus the Crescent Athletic Club on January 1, 1927.

BOARD PROBLEMS
PC's rebounding struggles took new highs and lows versus Villanova. The Wildcats pulled down a season high 53 boards versus the Friars. On the other hand, the Friar grabbed a season-low 27 rebounds in the loss. On the season, the Friars have been outrebounded in 14 of their 19 games.

TURNOVER TIME
PC forced Villanova into a season high 29 turnovers on January 20th. Despite that, the Friars fell, 66-57. This marked the second time this season, PC has forced 29 turnovers. On November 27th, American-Puerto Rico also turned it over 29 times. The Friars have forced opponents into 388 turnovers this season, an average of 20.4 per game.

PROTECTING THE BALL
Has been a problem for the Friars in the first 17 games this season. Four times this year, the Friars have turned the ball over 26 times in a game. PC turned the ball over 26 times in the loss at Boston College, including eight in the final five minutes of the game. For the season, the Friars have turned the ball over 337 times for 18.7 turnovers per game.

ON THE MARK
Junior center Karim Shabazz connected on a career high seven free throws in the loss at Connecticut. His previous best was six. The Friars made 13-of-20 versus the Huskies for a 65.0% shooting night from the line.

FREE THROW WOES
PC's 13-20 night at the line versus Connecticut was the Friars best night since going 8-for-10 at Boston College on January 5th. In the seven games played since the beginning of the new year, the Friars are 60-for-107 (.561) from the line. On the season, the Friars have made 201-of-304 free throws for a .602 percentage. Last season, the Friars shot .766 from the foul line. Since 1954-55, no PC team has ever shot lower than .637 for the season.

BATTLES OF THE BOARDS
The Friars have been outrebounded in 14 of their 19 games this season which gives the Friars a -1.6 margin per game.

Game	PC	Opp	Margin
HOLY CROSS	40	46	- 6.0
BROWN	47	30	+ 17.0
Michigan State	30	40	- 10.0
Virginia	39	42	- 3.0
AU-Puerto Rico	48	24	+ 24.0
BOSTON UNIVERSITY	28	34	- 6.0
@ NC State	39	49	- 10.0
@ URI	40	41	- 1.0
CCSU	46	39	- 7.0
ARKANSAS	47	34	+ 13.0
LONG ISLAND	36	40	- 4.0
MASSACHUSETTS	32	49	- 17.0
FORDHAM	20	35	- 15.0
GEORGETOWN	41	44	- 3.0
@ BC	41	30	+ 11.0
@ Rutgers	40	30	+ 10.0
VILLANOVA	27	53	- 26.0
WEST VIRGINIA	35	43	- 8.0
@ Connecticut	37	39	- 2.0
TOTALS	713	742	- 29.0

CAREER RECORDS WATCH

CAREER ASSIST-TO RATIO

Name (Year)	AST/TO	RATIO
1. Abdul Abdullah (1992-94)	422/163	2.59-1
2. Paul Oristaglio (1975-78)	122/50	2.44-1
3. Carlton Screen (1986-90)	532/237	2.24-1
4. Gary Bello (1972-75)	257/118	2.18-1
5. God Shammgod (1995-97)	428/197	2.17-1
6. John Linehan (1997- )	212/103	2.06-1

SEASON STEALS

Name (Year)	GP	STLS
1. Eric Murdock (1990-91)	32	111
2. Carlton Screen (1988-89)	29	101
3. 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
9. John Linehan (1997 - )	65	165

CAREER STEALS AVERAGE

Name (Year)	GP/ST	AVG
1. Eric Murdock (1987-91)	117/376	3.21
2. John Linehan (1997- )	65/165	2.54
3. Dwight Williams (1976-78)	61/150	2.46
4. Delray Brooks (1986-88)	56/130	2.32
5. Carlton Screen (1986-90)	109/226	2.07
6. Corey Wright (1996-)	96/181	1.89

FRIAR BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS
(as of January 27, 2000)

INDIVIDUAL

POINTS	OVERALL	BIG EAST
Erron Maxey	15.4 (9th)
FIELD GOAL %
Erron Maxey	.513 (7th)	.556 (t5th)
3PT FG MADE
Donta Wade	1.63 (14th)
Romuald Augustin	1.80 (t13th)
3PT FG %
Romuald Augustin	.360 (t13th)
REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey		8.1 (7th)
Karim Shabazz	7.6 (t8th)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey	3.44 (2nd)	2.80 (t14th)
Karim Shabazz	4.00 (t2nd)
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey	4.67 (7th)
BLOCKED SHOTS
David Murray	1.28 (11th)	1.00 (t15th)
Karim Shabazz	1.60 (8th)

TEAM

CATEGORY	OVERALL	BIG EAST
Scoring	67.4 (12th)	60.8 (13th)
Opp. Scoring	65.8 (6th)	66.8 (5th)
Scoring Margin	+1.6 (12th)	- 6.0 (12th)
Field Goal %	.422 (10th)	.403 (9th)
Opp. FG %	.396 (5th)	.385 (2nd)
3PT %	.288 (11th)	.237 (12th)
Opp 3 PT%	.312 (4th)	.291 (6th)
Free Throw %	.599 (13th)	.527 (12th)
Rebounds	37.6 (9th)	36.8 (5th)
Opp. Rebounds	39.1 (11th)	40.0 (10th)
Rebound Margin	+1.5 (13th)	-3.2 (9th)
Assists	14.1 (11th)	11.2 (13th)
Steals	8.4 (7th)	8.40 (5th)
Blocked Shots	5.1 (5th)	3.40 (10th)
Turnover Margin 1.83 (5th)	-1.60 (4th)
Assist/Turnover 0.75 (11th)	0.62 (12th)

FRIARS RECORD WHEN

Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor	4 - 1
Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor	4 -10
Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor	8 -10
Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor	0 - 1
Providence outrebounds opponent	3 - 2
Opponent outrebounds Providence	5 - 9
Providence makes 40% of three point tries	4 - 1
Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries	4 -10
Providence scores less than 60 points	1 - 5
Providence scores 60 or more points	2 - 6
Providence scores 70 or more points	2 - 0
Providence scores 80 or more points	3 - 0
Opponent held to less than 60 points	2 - 2
Opponent scores 60 or more points	5 - 4
Opponent scores 70 or more points	0 - 2
Opponent scores 80 or more points	1 - 3

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