Men's Hoops Visits Villanova Wednesday

Feb. 28, 2000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence and Villanova meet for the second time this season and the 79th time in the all-time series. The Wildcats took a 66-57 decision over the Friars on January 20th at the Providence Civic Center. The Villanova win snapped PC's three-game winning streak versus the Wildcats. The Friars have won three of the last four and four of the last six meetings versus Villanova. At Villanova, the Friars are just 9-21, but won last year's visit by a 90-84 score in overtime. In BIG EAST regular season play, Villanova has a 22-15 edge over the Friars.

LOW SCORING AFFAIR...Boston College and Providence combined to set a BIG EAST record for the lowest scoring game in league history on February 26th. PC's 45-40 verdict was fewer points than the previous mark of 45-42 which was set by St. John's and Miami on January 14th, 1992.

REBOUNDING MACHINE...PC's junior forward continued his impressive junior season by grabbing 21 rebounds in the Friars' win over Boston College on February 26th. The 21 rebounds is a career high for Maxey and the most by a Friar or anyone in the BIG EAST since former Friar Michael Smith grabbed a league record 26 rebounds versus Syracuse on January 24, 1994. Maxey also scored 16 points for his seventh double-double of the season and had career highs in blocked shots (5) and steals (4) in the game. The Lake Elsinore, California native has now scored in double figures in 12 straight games and in 24 of PC's 27 contests this season. He leads the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and rebounding with 8.3 boards per game.

DONTA'S INFERNO...Junior guard Donta Wade was chosen as the BIG EAST's Co-Player of the Week as he helped PC to wins over Notre Dame (89-79) and Boston College (45-40) last week. Wade averaged 25.5 points in the two games with 5.5 rebounds. At Notre Dame on February 23rd, Wade scored a BIG EAST season high 38 points and set BIG EAST records for three-pointers (10) and three-point attempts (17). He also grabbed five rebounds. On Saturday, February 26th, Wade scored 13 points including two threes in the final four minutes to pull out the win. The Huntington, West Virginia native also had a career best six rebounds on the afternoon. He is the first Friar to win a BIG EAST honor this year.

A WIN IS A WIN ...It wasn't pretty, but it was a win as the Friars downed Boston College, 45-40, on February 26th. The win was PC's third in a row and the second time in the three-game streak that the Friars had limited their opponent to less than 50 points (Miami 47-45) in a game. PC held BC to a season low 25.8% shooting from the floor (16-62) and outrebounded the Eagles with a season high 50 boards to 41 on the game. Erron Maxey led the Friars with 16 points and 21 rebounds. Donta Wade added 13 points and six rebounds in the victory.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (11-16/4-10)
at VILLANOVA WILDCATS (17-10/7-7)
The Pavillion (6,500) - Villanova, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, March 1, 2000 - 7:35 p.m.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Pos.	No.	Name	Pts/Reb.	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown/Last School
F	24	Erron MAXEY	15.4/8.3	6-6	195	Jr.	Lake Elsinore, Cal./Elsinore
F	25	Romuald AUGUSTIN	6.3/3.1	6-7	190	Fr.	Montreal, Que./Youngstown-Rayen
C	3	Karim SHABAZZ	10.7/8.2	7-2	230	Jr.	Far Rockaway, N.Y./Florida State
G	33	Donta WADE	8.2/2.2	6-2	195	Jr.	Huntington, W.Va./SE Illinois CC
G	11	Abdul MILLS	7.0/2.4	6-3	190	Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford Academy

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	6.0/3.8	6-4	195	Jr.	Salem., Mass./Notre Dame Academy
G	10	Chris ROGERS	2.6/2.0	6-4	180	Jr.	Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC
G	12	John LINEHAN	5.2/3.0	5-9	165	Jr.	Chester, Pa./Winchendon School
F	32	Marcus JEFFERSON	3.5/2.6	6-5	185	Fr.	East Chicago, Ind./Notre Dame Prep
F	40	David MURRAY	6.7/3.7	6-9	225	Jr.	Bronx, N.Y./Mesa (AZ) CC
F/C	42	Llewellyn COLE	0.5/1.0	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	2.6/1.2	6-5	180	Fr.	Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's

HEAD COACH TIM WELSH

1999-2000:	11-16/4-10
Overall at PC:	27-30/13-19
IONA:	70-22 (.761)

4-YEAR CAREER:	97-52 (.651)

BIG EAST GAMES:	13-19

NON-LEAGUE GAMES:	14-11

VERSUS VILLANOVA:	2-1

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT:	0-1

NCAA TOURNAMENT:	0 -1 (1997-98)

NIT:	0 -3 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99)

1999-2000 (11-16/4-10)...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...

Coaching Experience
1998 - Head Coach, Providence College
1995-98 Head Coach, Iona College
1994-95 Interim Head Coach, Iona College (10 games)
1991-95 Assistant Coach, Iona College
1988-91 Assistant Coach, Syracuse University
1986-88 Assistant Coach, Florida State University
1985-86 Volunteer Assistant Coach, Iona College

Coaching Honors
1998 - Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year
1998 - Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I Coach of the Year
1998 - Jack Bruen Award - New York State Coach of the Year
1997 - Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year
1997 - NABC District II Coach of the Year
1996 - Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I Coach of the Year

PROVIDENCE...All-time record: 1122-711 (.612) - Second in New England...Home record: 667-219 (.755)...Civic Center record: 344-137 (.715).

PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...132-204 in regular season and 146-222 overall in 21st season... Eighth all-time in wins and percentage.

HOME COOKING...The Friars are 7-8 at home this season after going 10-5 at home during the 1998-99 season. Since moving to the Providence Civic Center in 1972-73, the Friars have only had two losing records in home games (1984-85 when the Friars were 5-10 and 1982-83 when PC was 6-7). Over the last seven-and-a-half seasons, PC is 88-39 (.693) at the Civic Center. The Friars are 46-8 (.852) in their last 54 non-conference home games in Providence dating back to the start of the 1992-93 season.

CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 344-137 (.715) 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:
3-3 in November
4-2 in December
1-7 in January
3-4 in February

DAY-BY-DAY...
The Friars are:
2-0 on Monday
2-3 on Tuesday
3-1 on Wednesday
2-4 on Thursday
0-1 on Friday
2-5 on Saturday
0-2 on Sunday

FRIARS IN THE NBA....Providence College has six former players and one coach on NBA rosters as of February 20th. 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

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

Marty Conlon (Boston, LA Clippers) and Jamel Thomas (Boston, Golden State) have also spent time in the NBA this season.

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

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.

50 GREATEST FROM RHODE ISLAND....Sports Illustrated named its 50 greatest athletes from 1900-1999 in the State of Rhode Island in its year end issue. 11 of the 50 had ties to Providence College with five being associated with PC basketball. The 11 are:

3.	Joe Mullaney - Basketball coach at PC.
5.	Ernie DiGregorio - basketball
10.	Lou Lamoriello - hockey coach and athletic director
16.	Dave Gavitt - basketball coach and athletic director, founder of BIG EAST
20.	Chris Terreri - hockey
23.	Hank Soar - football and baseball
24.	Ron Wilson - hockey
26.	Marvin Barnes - basketball
33.	Joe Hassett - basketball
38.	Rob Gaudreau - hockey
46.	Sara DeCosta - women's hockey

KARIM'S SUPREME...Karim Shabazz recorded the first triple-double at Providence in 22 years on Monday, December 27th with his 25 points/15 rebounds/10 blocks game versus Long Island. The last triple-double recorded by a Friar was done by Bob Misevicius on January 11, 1977 versus Connecticut when he had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in an 86-71 win. Shabazz becomes just one of four players at PC ever to record ten blocks in a game and the first since Bob Cooper had ten versus Michigan on December 29, 1976. The record is 12 by Marvin Barnes who had three games with ten or more and James Hadnot had 10 in the 1960 NIT versus St. Louis.

TRIPLE THE FUN...Since 1960, the record books show that Providence College has recorded six triple-doubles. Here's the list:

Karim Shabazz - Dec. 27, 1999 vs. Long Island	25 pts./15 rebs./10 blocks). PC won 79-63.
Bob Misevicius - Jan. 11, 1977 vs. Connecticut	(14 pts./13 rebs./10 asts). PC won 86-71.
Bob Misevicius - Jan. 2, 1977 vs. Seton Hall	(12 pts./10 rebs./10 asts.) PC won 72-68 in ot.
Marvin Barnes - March 8, 1973 at Brown	(15 pts./21 rebs./10 blocks). PC won 93-80.
Marvin Barnes - Dec. 8, 1971 vs. Buffalo State	(13 pts./34 rebs./12 blocks). PC won 76-58.
James Hadnot - March 18, 1960 vs. St. Louis (NIT)	(17 pts./19 rebs./10 blocks). PC won 64-53.

There have been just nine triple doubles in the 21 seasons of the BIG EAST. The last was done by St. John's Ron Artest (13 pts./12 rebs./11 asts.) versus St. John's on 1/9/99.

NAIL BITERS...The Friars saw their record improve to 3-4 in "close" games after the February 26th win versus Boston College (45-40). The win was PC's second consecutive "close" win. The Friars' other wins came versus Miami (47-45) on February 16th and in overtime against Massachusetts (12/30/99) by a 61-60 margin. PC's "close losses have come at North Carolina State (60-64), versus Central Connecticut (50-54), versus Fordham (67-71) and at Boston College (62-67). "Close" games are games decided by five or less points.

DIVISIONS IN 2000-2001... The BIG EAST Conference will divide into two conferences in men's basketball for the 2000-2001 season as the league adds Virginia Tech as its 14th member. The Friars will be in a Division with Boston College, Connecticut, Miami, St. John's, Villanova and Virginia Tech and will play each team twice. The other Division will be made up of Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse and West Virginia. PC will play four games against teams from that division each season. The Conference also announced a new tournament format for next year as only the top six teams in each division will advance to Madison Square Garden. The women will continue to play in one 14-team league, playing each team once and three teams, twice. The women will also have just 12 teams make the tournament with the first four teams getting a bye and then playing the four first round winners in the quarterfinal round.

NON-CONFERENCE RECORD...With the Friars loss to Fordham on January 2nd, PC finished the 1999-2000 non-conference schedule with a 7-6 record. The last time PC lost six non-conference games was in the 1984-85 season when that team was also 7-6.

FRIARS VERSUS 1999-00 FOES...

Holy Cross	38-28
Brown	83-24
Michigan State	0-3
Virginia	1-3
South Carolina	3-1
Texas	2-1
DePaul	15-5
Arizona State	1-0
American U. of P.R.	1-0
Boston University	15-4
North Carolina State:	1-4
Rhode Island:	61-49
Central Connecticut	2-2
Arkansas	1-1
Long Island University	5-1
Massachusetts	22-5
Fordham	1-4
Georgetown:	16-32
Boston College:	52-38
Rutgers:	4-5
Villanova:	28-40
West Virginia:	8-4
Connecticut:	20-33
Seton Hall:	40-34
Syracuse:	8-35
St. John's:	30-53
Miami:	12-9
Notre Dame:	8-5
Pittsburgh:	15-18

FRIARS VS. RANKED TEAMS...The Friars saw their record against teams ranked in the Top 25 by the Associated Press and/or USA Today fall to 0-3 with their 74-58 loss to fourth-ranked Syracuse on February 5th. That game marked the first time this season that PC played a ranked team at the Providence Civic Center. A year ago, PC was 4-6 against ranked teams.

	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
#4	SYRACUSE	L	58-74	#4	SYRACUSE	L	58-74

STREAKY FRIARS...The Friars equalled a season high three-game winning streak with their 45-40 win over Boston College on February 26th. The previous three-game streak came between December 23rd and December 30th when PC downed Arkansas, Long Island and Massachusetts...PC has won two in a row on the road (at Miami and at Notre Dame)...The BC win snapped a five-game PC home losing streak.....

FOR STARTERS...Coming into tonight's game, the Friars have used 12 different starting lineups. Versus Boston College, Abdul Mills (G), Donta Wade (G), Karim Shabazz (C), Romuald Augustin (F) and Erron Maxey (F) started the sixth time as a unit. The group is 4-2 on the season. Maxey is the only Friar to start in all 27 games for Providence this season.

LIGHTS OUT...Junior guard Donta Wade had a career night at Notre Dame scoring a career high 38 points (12-23 FG, 10-17 3PT, 4-4 FT) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists. The 38 points was the most by a BIG EAST player this season and his 10-for-17 night behind the three point arc set PC and BIG EAST records for three-pointers and attempts in a game. Wade broke the PC record which was eight in one game and held by Ernie "Pop" Lewis and Delray Brooks. The BIG EAST record was nine and held by Shaheen Holloway, Ray Allen and Dana Barros. The PC record for attempts in a game was 16 by Billy Donovan. The BIG EAST record for attempts was also 16 and was held by Barros and Marius Janulis.

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 last 14 games and 21 of PC's 27 games this year . 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.

FRIARS FOR THREE...The Friars hit on a season high 12 three-pointers in the victory at Notre Dame (2/23/00). That marked the third time this season that PC was in double figures for three-pointers. The other two came versus American-Puerto Rico (11) and against Boston University (10).

TWO FOR THE ROAD...PC's win over Notre Dame was the Friars' second consecutive BIG EAST road win. The win snapped Notre Dame's two game series winning streak and was the Friars' first win at Notre Dame since 2/21/96.

FREE THROW MARK...The Friars turned in a season-best effort from the charity stripe versus West Virginia on January 30th. PC sank 17-of-19 free throws for a season hight 89.5% shooting mark from the line. PC's previous best was just 80.0% (12-of-15 versus URI and 8-10 at Boston College). Erron Maxey (6-6), Jamaal Camah (4-4) and Abdul Mills (2-2) were all perfect from the line for the Friars who came into the West Virginia game shooting just 60.2% from the foul line.

50 OR LESS...PC has held opponents to 50 or less four times this season and in two or its last three games. The last time PC held four teams under 50 was during the 1981-82 season when that team did it six times.

FEWEST POINTS TO WIN...The last time the Friars scored less than 45 points in a game and won was on December 12, 1979 when PC defeated Brown, 44-42.

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.

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 to be PC's Mr. Consistent this season. Versus Boston College on February 26th, Maxey led the Friars to victory with his seventh double-double of the season as he scored 16 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. He now has 12 double-doubles in his PC career.

For the year, Maxey has also recorded career highs this season for points (25 versus American-Puerto Rico) and rebounds (21 versus Boston College). Maxey has led the Friars in scoring in 17 of 27 games and in rebounding in 14 of 27 games. He leads the team in scoring with 15.4 ppg and rebounding with 8.3 boards per game. His seven double-doubles rank him fifth among BIG EAST players

MAXEY DOUBLE-DOUBLES:

2/26/00	BOSTON COLL.	16 pts./21 rebs.
2/12/00	RUTGERS	12 pts./10 rebs.
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 struggled in the last sevem games scoring getting just 35 points (5.0 ppg). During those seven games, the "big guy" has grabbed 51 rebounds for 7.2 per game. Versus Boston College, Shabazz was held to just one point with four rebounds and a BIG EAST career high five blocked shots in 30 minutes of play. On January 30th at West Virginia, Shabazz turned in his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. At Connecticut on January 27th, the Friars' 7-2 center led the team with 17 points and added six rebounds.

SHABAZZ DOUBLE-DOUBLES:

1/30/00	West Virginia	14 pts./11 rebs.
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.

MR. ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD...Junior guard Chris Rogers equalled his career best with five assists in the win at Notre Dame. He earlier dished out five versus Villanova (1/2/00). His best game of the season came at Boston College as he scored a career high 12 points off the bench. Rogers was 4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT and 2-2 from the line. At West Virginia on January 30th, Rogers played a career high 34 minutes with five points, four rebounds, one assist and three steals.

MURRAY'S BEST...Junior forward David Murray came off the bench at Seton Hall to score a career high 17 points (7-14 FG, 3-5 FT) while grabbing seven rebounds. Murray also played a career high 35 minutes in that game. Versus Rutgers, Murray scored ten points with three rebounds off the bench. He was 6-for-7 from the line. Both the makes and attempts were career bests for Murray.

MILLS(ING) AROUND...Freshman guard Abdul Mills seems to have found his early-season confidence over the past seven games. After scoring just 16 points in the previous six games, Mills has scored 58 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, dished out 21 assists and picked up 13 steals all while committing 12 turnovers. Mills had 14 points (4-9 FG, 1-1 3PT, 5-8 FT) in the win at Notre Dame on February 23rd. came off the bench at Seton Hall to score 13 points

WADE PARADE...Junior guard Donta Wade found the scoring touch with a career high 38-point game at Notre Dame on February 23rd. Wade was 12-for-23 from the field including 10-of-17 from behind the three-point arc giving him Providence College and BIG EAST records in each category. Wade's 38-point outburst came on the heels of scoring just 15 points in his previous seven games.

The Huntington, West Virginia native followed his 38 point performance with 13 points and six rebounds in the win over Boston College. Wade's 38 point night surpassed his 24-point night in PC's win over Arkansas on December 23rd. Wade was 8-for-13 from the floor (6-for-8 from three-point land) and added a pair of free throws in 24 minutes off the bench.

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 27 games, the Friars already have 132 blocks (4.89 per game). The last time a PC team averaged more that 4.89 blocks per game was during the 1974-75 season when that team recorded 210 blocks in 31 games (6.7 per game). Erron Maxey led the team with 19 last season. Shabazz already has 51 in 18 games while David Murray has rejected 25 and Maxey has a career high with 29 blocks this season.

BIG EAST SHOOTING..The Friars turned in their best offensive performance of the BIG EAST season at Notre Dame shooting 48.3% (29-60) from the floor. The Friars also made 12-of-22 three-pointers (54.4%) in that game. The Friars' previous BIG EAST best came at Seton Hall (27-60, 45.1%).

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.

SLAMMING THE DOOR...PC's stubborn, hardnosed defense held Boston College to a season low 40 points on February 26th. That surpassed the 45 points PC surrendered to Miami on February 16th. PC forced Boston College into as season low 25.8 (16-62) shooting. The 40 points are 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 40 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.

SECOND HALF DEFENSE...The Friars held Boston College to a season low 19 points in the second half on February 26th. Boston College shot just 22.6% (7-for-31) in the second half. The 40 points Boston College scored in the game were the fewest the Friars have given up in a this season.

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. The Friars have won the battle of the boards in three of their last four games. For the season, the Friars have been outrebounded in 17 of the team's 27 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 515 turnovers this season, an average of 19.1 per game.

PROTECTING THE BALL...The Friars did an outstanding job protecting the ball in the win at Notre Dame as they turned it over just 12 times, including just twice in the second half. 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. At West Virginia on January 30th, the Friars coughed it up 21 times in the game, including six turnovers in the overtime. For the season, the Friars have turned the ball over 497 times for 18.4 turnovers per game.

FREE THROW STRUGGLES...The Friars were 10-for-15 (.667) from the foul line versus Boston College on February 26th. For the year, PC is shooting 301-for-484 (62.2%) from the charity stripe. 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 17 of their 27 games this season which gives the Friars a - 0.5 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
@ WVU	42	40	+ 2.0
@ SHU	33	29	+ 4.0
SYRACUSE	38	43	- 5.0
ST. JOHN'S	35	37	- 2.0
RUTGERS	39	32	+ 7.0
@ Miami	37	34	+ 3.0
@ Notre Dame	38	41	- 3.0
BOSTON COLLEGE	50	41	+ 9.0
TOTALS	1,025	1,039	- 14.0

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

PROVIDENCE STATS IN

	WINS	LOSSES	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL
FG Percentage	.460	.367	.404	.389	.449
FG Percentage Defense	.356	.419	.377	.398	.477
Three-point Percentage	.382	.236	.263	.328	.309
Free Throw Percentage	.638	.613	.598	.671	.617
Rebounds Average	40.4	36.1	37.4	38.6	39.0
Rebound Margin	+ 2.9	- 3.6	-2.6	+1.6	- 3.7
Points per Game	73.0	58.1	62.3	62.0	80.7
Points Allowed per Game	59.8	69.5	63.7	65.7	74.0

PROVIDENCE - VILLANOVA
SERIES FACTS

Series Record:	69th meeting - PC trails, 28-40
BIG EAST Series:	PC trails, 15-22
At Villanova:	Providence trails, 9-21
At Providence:	PC leads, 17-13
Neutral Courts:	PC trails, 2-6
Last Meeting:	1/20/00 VU 66 @PC 57
Last PC win overall:	2/20/99 PC 90 @ VU 84 ot
Last Villanova win:	1/20/00 VU 66 @ PC 57

STATISTICAL COMPARISON

PC		Villanova
11-16	Overall Record	17-10
4-10	BIG EAST Record	7-7
.405	Field Goal Pct.	.423
.291	3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.	.337
.622	Free Throw Pct..	.706
.394	Opp. FG Pct.	.417
.309	Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.	.320
.662	Opp. FT Pct.	.654
38.0	Rebound Average	38.2
- 0.5	Rebound Margin	- 0.7
12.7	Assists/Game	15.9
18.4	Turnovers/Game	16.2
4.9	Blocks/Game	4.9
8.4	Steals/Game	7.6
64.3	Points/Game	70.0
65.5	Pts Allowed/Game	68.7

SERIES NOTES
Streaks: Villanova's January 20th win in Providence snapped the Friars three-game winning streak versus the Wildcats and was their first win in Providence since January 13, 1990...PC won last year at the Pavillion, 90-84 in overtime...The Friars are just 9-21 in games played at Villanova..

FRIARS CAREER STATS VS. VILLANOVA

No.	Player	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
2	Hayletts					Has not played
3	Shabazz	1	15.0	6.0	2.0	Career Best - 1/20/00 - 15 pts./6 rebs./2 asts.
5	Camah	3	3.8	1.6	1.0	Career Best - 1/26/99 - 9 pts./3 rebs./1 asts.
10	Rogers	1	0.0	0.0	5.0
11	Mills	1	2.0	1.0	0.0
12	Linehan	3	6.0	3.7	4.3	Career Best - 1/26/99 - 7 pts./5 rebs./7 asts.
24	Maxey	4	11.8	4.3	0.5	Career Best - 1/20/00 - 16 pts./3 rebs.
25	Augustin	1	4.0	2.0	3.0
32	Jefferson	1	2.0	2.0	0.0
33	Wade	1	12.0	5.0	1.0	Career Best - 1/20/00 - 12 pts./5 rebs./1 asts.
40	Murray	1	2.0	2.0	0.0
42	Cole	5	2.4	2.0	0.0	Career Best - 2/14/98 - 3 pts./8 reb.
45	Schnurr					Has not played
55	Jarrell-Wright	1	4.0	1.0	2.0

	Le	ag	ue	Ov	er	all
	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
Syracuse	12	2	.857	23	3	.885
St. John's	11	3	.786	20	6	.769
Miami	11	3	.786	18	9	.667
Seton Hall	10	5	.667	19	7	.731
Connecticut	8	6	.571	19	8	.704
Villanova	7	7	.500	17	10	.630
Notre Dame	7	7	.500	16	12	.571
Rutgers	6	8	.429	15	12	.556
Georgetown	5	9	.357	15	12	.556
West Virginia	5	9	.357	13	12	.520
Pittsburgh	4	10	.286	12	13	.480
Providence	4	10	.286	11	16	.407
Boston College	2	13	.133	10	18	.357

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST

Monday, February 28
Connecticut at Rutgers

Tuesday, February 29
Miami at Pittsburgh
Seton Hall at St. John's

Wednesday, March 1
Providence at Villanova
West Virginia at Georgetown
Syracuse at Notre Dame

Saturday, March 4
Notre Dame at Georgetown
Rutgers at West Virginia
Syracuse at Connecticut
Villanova at Boston College

Sunday, March 5
St. John's at Miami
Pittsburgh at Providence

FRIAR BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS

(as of February 28, 2000)

INDIVIDUAL

	OVERALL	BIG EAST
POINTS
Erron Maxey	15.3 (t8th)	14.6 (t11th)
FIELD GOAL %
Erron Maxey	.499 (5th)	.497 (4th)
REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey	8.3 (6th)	7.6 (7th)
Karim Shabazz		7.5 (8th)
3PT FG %
Donta Wade		.355 (13th)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey	3.93 (2nd)	4.14 (1st)
Karim Shabazz		3.36 (6th)
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
Erron Maxey		4.37 (9th)
Karim Shabazz		4.14 (13th)
BLOCKED SHOTS
Erron Maxey		1.07 (t15th)
Karim Shabazz		2.00 (5th)
STEALS
Erron Maxey		2.00 (10th)

TEAM

CATEGORY	OVERALL	BIG EAST
Scoring	64.3 (13th)	59.0 (13th)
Opp. Scoring	65.5 (3rd)	65.6 (3rd)
Scoring Margin	-1.3 (13th)	- 6.6 (11th)
Field Goal %	.405 (12th)	.381 (11th)
Opp. FG %	.394 (3rd)	.387 (2nd)
3PT %	.291 (11th)	.272 (13th)
Opp 3 PT%	.309 (2nd)	.299 (4th)
Free Throw %	.622 (12th)	.623 (12th)
Rebounds	38.0 (5th)	38.1 (3rd)
Opp. Rebounds	38.5 (11th)	38.3 (11th)
Rebound Margin	- 0.5 (12th)	-0.2 (8th)
Assists	12.7 (12th)	10.4 (13th)
Steals	8.4 (6th)	8.43 (6th)
Blocked Shots	4.9 (5th)	4.14 (7th)
Turnover Margin	0.63 (5th)	-0.57 (7th)
Assist/Turnover	0.69 (13th)	0.58 (13th)

FRIARS BY THE NUMBERS

CURRENT STREAK:	Win 3
OVERALL RECORD:	11-16
LAST FIVE GAMES:	3-2
LAST TEN GAMES:	3-7
HOME:	7-8
ROAD:	3-6
NEUTRAL:	1-2
OVERTIME GAMES:	1-0
BIG EAST RECORD:	4-10
BIG EAST HOME:	2-5
BIG EAST AWAY:	2-5
LONGEST WIN STREAK:	3 (twice)
HOME WIN STREAK:	3
BIG EAST HOME WIN STREAK:	1
LONGEST LOSING STREAK:	10 (1/8/00 to 2/12/00)
WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME:	9-2
AWAY:	2-1
HOME:	6-1
NEUTRAL:	1-0
WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME:	2-14
HOME:	1-7
AWAY:	1-5
NEUTRAL:	0-2

RECORD AFTER 27 GAMES IN 1998-99: 15-12/8-9

FRIARS RECORD WHEN....

Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor	4 - 1
Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor	7 - 15
Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor	11 - 14
Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor	0 - 2
Providence outrebounds opponent	5 - 5
Opponent outrebounds Providence	6 -11
Providence makes 40% of three point tries	5 - 2
Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries	6 -14
Providence scores less than 60 points	3 - 7
Providence scores 60 or more points	2 - 9
Providence scores 70 or more points	2 - 0
Providence scores 80 or more points	4 - 0
Opponent held to less than 60 points	3 - 2
Opponent scores 60 or more points	6 - 6
Opponent scores 70 or more points	0 - 4
Opponent scores 80 or more points	2 - 4

GAMES LED PC IN:

Scoring:	Maxey (16.5), Shabazz (4.5), Murray (2.0), Wade (2.0), Mills (1), Augustin (1)
Rebounding:	Maxey (13.5), Shabazz (10), Murray (3.5),
Scoring and Rebounding:	Maxey (9), Shabazz (4)
DOUBLE/DOUBLES:	Maxey (7), Shabazz (4)
TRIPLE/DOUBLES:	Shabazz (1)
20-POINT GAMES:	Maxey (2), Shabazz (2), Mills (1), Wade (1), Augustin (1)
30-POINT GAMES:	Wade (1)

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

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