2018-19 BASKETBALL #18/#18 Michigan (4-0) vs. Providence College (3-1) Sunday, November 18, 2018 • 1:30 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, Conn. Game #5 • Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship • ESPN 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2018-19 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER PROBABLE STARTERS (5) 2018-19 PTS/REBS OCTOBER 19 Fri. BRIDGEPORT (exhibition) W, 96-57 3 David Duke, Fr., G, 6-5, 198 9.5/2.8 27 Sat. BOWIE STATE (exhibition) W, 83-55 Providence, R.I./Cushing Academy '18 NOVEMBER 6 Tues. SIENA FSN W, 77-67. 5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr., Fr., F, 6-8, 220 2.5/1.5 9 Fri. vs Wichita State (at Annapolis, Md.) CBS SN L, 83-80 Conway, S.C./Conway High School '18 13 Tue. HOLY CROSS FS2 W, 70-61 17 Sat. vs. South Carolina (at Mohegan Sun) ESPN3 W, 76-67 10 A.J. Reeves, Fr., G, 6-6, 210 15.8/2.3 18 Sun. vs. #18/#18 Michigan (HOF Tip Off Champ.) ESPN 1:30 p.m. Roxbury, Mass./Brimmer and May School '18 p.m. 24 Sat. IONA FSN 4:00 p.m. 11 Alpha Diallo, Jr., G, 6-7, 213 19.5/10.0 27 Tue. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FS1 8:30 p.m. New York, N.Y./Brewster Academy ‘16 DECEMBER 1 Sat. RHODE ISLAND FS1 5:00 p.m. 13 Kalif Young, Jr., F, 6-9, 250 3.0/4.3 4 Tue. at Boston College ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Vaughan, Ontario/Orangeville Prep ‘16 7 Fri. UMASS FS1 7:00 p.m. 16 Sun. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT FS1 2:00 p.m. 18 Tue. ALBANY FSN 7:00 p.m. OFF THE BENCH (8) 21 Fri. at Texas ESPN2 9:00 p.m. 31 Mon. CREIGHTON * FS1 4:00 p.m. 0 Nate Watson, So., C, 6-10, 250 9.0/5.8 JANUARY Arlington, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS ‘17 5 Sat. VILLANOVA* FOX/FS1 2:00 p.m. 12 Sat. at Georgetown* FS1 12:00 p.m. 1 Makai Ashton-Langford, So., G, 6-3, 185 2.0/0.0 15 Tue. SETON HALL* FS1 6:30 p.m. Worcester, Mass./Brewster Academy ‘17 20 Sun. at Marquette* CBS SN 12:00 p.m. 23 Wed. at Xavier* FS1 6:30 p.m. 2 Kris Monroe, Fr., F, 6-8, 220 1.5/0.0 27 Sun. DePAUL* FS1 12:00 p.m. Creedmoor, N.C./St. David's School '18 30 Wed. at Seton Hall* FSN 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Maliek White, Jr., G, 6-3, 190 3.3/0.8 2 Sat. at DePaul* FS1 2:30 p.m. Richmond, Va./George Wythe High School ‘16 6 Wed. GEORGETOWN* FS1 7:30 p.m. 9 Sat. at St. John's* (MSG) CBS SN 12:00 p.m. 15 Emmitt Holt, RS Sr., F, 6-7, 230 0.0/0.3 13 Wed. at Villanova* FS1 6:30 p.m. Rochester, N.Y./Indian Hills Community College ‘16 16 Sat. XAVIER* FOX 2:00 p.m. 20 Wed. ST. JOHN'S* FS1 8:30 p.m. 24 Andrew Fonts, So., G, 6-2, 175 --/-- 23 Sat. MARQUETTE* FOX 12:00 p.m. Portsmouth, RI./Portsmouth Abbey School ‘17 26 Tue. at Butler* FS1 7:00 p.m. MARCH 25 Drew Edwards, RS Jr., G, 6-4, 190 0.0/0.0 6 Wed. at Creighton* CBS SN 8:00 p.m. Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall ‘15 9 Sat. BUTLER* TBA 12:00 p.m. 13 Wed. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG 44 Isaiah Jackson, RS Sr., G, 6-6, 215 10.5/5.0 14 Thur. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG Gainesville, Fla./George Mason University 15 Fri. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG 16 Sat. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG Friars To Play Michigan In Hall of Fame Tip Off: The Friars will face Michigan ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE * - BIG EAST Game in the Hall of Fame Tip Off championship game on Sunday, November 18 at 1:30 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS p.m. on ESPN at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. It will be the Friars’ third neutral site game of the season (1-1). The Friars have posted a 2-0 mark all- BROADCAST INFORMATION time versus Michigan. The two teams first met on December 29, 1976 with the Television Broadcast: ESPN Friars earning an 82-81overtime win over the No. 1 ranked Wolverines in Provi- John Brickley (play-by-play) & Chris Spatola (analyst) dence. In the most recent meeting between the two teams, the Friars earned a

Radio Broadcast: WPRO-97. FM/630 AM 72-63 win at Madison Square Garden on November 26, 2004. John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (analyst)

Internet Broadcast: 630wpro.com (live audio broadcast) Friars Making Second Appearance In Hall of Fame Tip Off: The Friars are making their second appearance all-time in Hall of Fame Tip Off. On November GENERAL INFORMATION 22-23, 2014, The Friars defeated Florida State (80-54) and Notre Dame (75-74) to Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 capture the Hall of Fame Tip Off title. Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 4,026 President: Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Friars 3-1 All-Time At Mohegan Sun Arena: The Friars have posted a 3-1 mark Conference: BIG EAST Home Arena: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (12,410) all-time at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Friars defeated Florida State and Notre 1st Yr of Basketball: 1926-27 (92nd seasons) All-Time Record: 1,448-969 (.599) Dame on November 22-23, 2014 to win the Hall of Fame Tip Off title in the team's Years in NCAA Tournament: 20 Times -- 2018 (last) Years in NIT: 19 Times -- 2013 (last) Head Coach: (Stonehill ‘94) first appearance all-time at Mohegan Sun Arena. Last year, the Friars were de- Career Record: 239-164/13th Season Record at Providence: 147-95 (64-62)/8th Season feated by Houston, 70-59, on December 20, 2017 in the Holiday Showcase at Assistant Coach: Jeff Battle Assistant Coach: Brian Blaney Mohegan Sun. On Saturday, the Friars defeated South Carolina, 76-67, at the Assistant Coach: Ivan Thomas Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Kevin Kurbec 2018 Hall of Fame Tip Off. Associate Director Player Development: Nikola Knezevic Spec. Asst. to the Head Coach: Matthew Garvey Associate AD for Media Relations: Arthur Parks Office Phone: (401) 865-2759 Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 Friars Reach Championship Game For Sixth Consecutive Year: On November E-mail: [email protected] Website: friars.com 18, the Friars will play No. 18 Michigan in the championship game of the Hall of Twitter: @PCFriarsMBB @PCAthletics Fame Tip Off. It marks the sixth consecutive season that the Friars have reached Facebook: Facebook.com/FriarFaithful the championship game of their in-season tournament. Last year, Providence 2018-19 Providence Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes defeated Saint Louis, 90-63, in the 2K Classic championship game. In 2014, the Friars 2018-19 Providence BIG EAST Honors defeated Notre Dame (75-74) to capture the Hall of Fame Tipoff in Uncasville, Conn. In Player Date. Honor 2013, the Friars were defeated by Maryland (56-52) in the championship game of the Alpha Diallo, Oct. 25 Preseason All-BIG EAST 1st Team Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, USVI. In 2015, the Friars were defeated by Michigan State David Duke Oct. 25 Preseason Co Freshman of the Year AJ Reeves Nov. 12 Rookie of the Week (77-64) in the championship game of the in Anaheim, Calif. In 2016, the Friars were defeated by No. 7/6 Virginia, 63-52, the championship game in the Em- 2018-19 Providence Double-Doubles erald Coast Classic at Destin, Fla. Player Opp. Stats A. Diallo Siena- 11/6 16 pts, 11 rbs. Friars All-Time In In-Season Tournaments: Saturday's 76-67 win over South Carolina A. Diallo Wichita State- 11/9 27 pts, 10 rbs improved the Friars' record to 99-63 (.611) all-time in in-season tournaments. Provi- A. Diallo Holy Cross- 11/13` 18 pts, 10 rbs Total Double-Doubles (3) dence defeated Siena (77-67) and Holy Cross (70-61) in the campus games of the Hall of Diallo (3) Fame Tip-off Tournament, and South Carolina (76-67) in Uncasville, Conn. to give them a 3-0 record in this year's tournament. The Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament marks the 20-Point Performances Friars 69th in-season tournament appearance, they have captured 16 championships and have been runner-up 14 times. On November 18 the Friars will look to capture their 17th in-season In 2018-19 Player Opponent/Date Points tournament title versus No. 18/18 Michigan. Reeves Siena/Nov. 6 29 Diallo Wichita State/Nov. 9 27 Friars All-Time Versus Top-25 Teams: Sunday's game versus No. 18/18 Michigan will mark the Duke South Carolina/Nov. 17 20 Friars' first game this season versus a ranked opponent. The Friars have posted a 116-260 (.309) mark all-time versus top-25 teams, including a 3-5 record in 2018. Last season, the Friars were defeated by No. 14/15 Minnesota, 86-74 on November 13. The team suffered an 83-64 loss at No. 25/23 Creighton on December 31. On January 6, the Friars earned an 81-72 win over No. 5/4 Xavier. On January 23, the Friars were defeated at No. 1/1 Villanova. On February 14, the Friars earned a 76-71 win over No. 3/2 Villanova in Providence. On February 28, the Friars were defeated at No. 3/4 Xavier, 84-74. On March 9, the Friars earned a 75-72 win over No. 3/2 Xavier in the BIG EAST Semifinals. On March 10, Providence was defeated in overtime in the BIG EAST Finals by No. 2/3 Villanova, 76-66.

Reeves Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week: Freshman guard A.J. Reeves (Roxbury, Mass.) averaged 24.0 points in two games last week. For his efforts he was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. He was 9-14 (64.3 percent) from three-point territory and 17-23 (73.9 percent) overall from the field. Reeves also shot 5-6 from the free-throw line. The rookie guard set a Friar freshman opening night record as he scored 29 points versus Siena on Novevember 6. He was 7-9 from three-point territory win the game. In the Friars' second game of the week, Reeves scored 19 points in the team's loss to Wichita State on November 11. He shot 7-10 from the field.

Diallo Named To BIG EAST Honor Roll: Junior forward Alpha Diallo (New York, N.Y.) averaged 21.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the Friars posted a 1-1 mark last week. He recorded a double-double in both games. Diallo shot 8-14 (57.1 percent) from three and 14-24 (58.3 percent) overall from the floor. He recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the Friars' 77-67 win over Siena on November 6. On November 9 at the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, he registered 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in an 83-80 loss to Wichita State. He was 5-9 from three point territory.

Ed Cooley Moves Into 4th Place On The PC All-Time Win List: With the Friars win over South Carolina on November 17, Ed Cooley recorded his 147th victory as the Friar Head Coach and moved into a tie for fourth place with Al McClellan on the all-time win list for PC Head Coaches. The all-time winningest Friar head coaches are: (319-164), (209-84), Tim Welsh (160-143), Al McClellan (147-65) and (108-76). Cooley has a 147-95 mark in eight seasons as the Friars head coach.

Ed Cooley 47-20 Over Last Six Years In Games Decided By 6 Points Or Less: Over the last six years, Head Coach Ed Cooley has led the Friars to a 47-20 mark (.701) in games decided by six points or less.

Diallo Records His Ninth Career Double-Double: Junior forward Alpha Diallo (New York, N.Y.) registered his ninth career double- double and his third consecutive of the season with his 18-point, 10-rebound effort versus Holy Cross on November 13. On No- vember 9, he registered 27-points and 10-rebounds versus Wichita State in Annapolis, Md. In the team's first game of the season, he posted his seventh career double-double when he recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds in the Friars' 77-67 win over Siena on November 6. Last season, Diallo had six double-doubles, including a 22-point, 10-rebound effort versus Villanova in the BIG EAST Championship game. Diallo, who was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team last March. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last season.

Providence College Basketball: The 2017-18 campaign marks the 91st season of basketball at Providence College. Since the pro- gram started in 1926-27, Providence has posted a 1,448-969 mark, good for a .599 winning percentage. The Friars have made the NCAA Tournament 20 times and the National Invitation Tournament on 19 occasions. 2 - 2017-18 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS FRIARS.COM 2018-19 Providence Basketball 2018-19 Stats

2018-19 Providence Men's Basketball Providence Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2018) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 2-0 0-0 1-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 DIALLO, Alpha 4-4 140 35.0 25-47 .5 3 2 10-19 .5 2 6 18-30 .6 0 0 14 26 40 10.0 6 0 20 9 2 6 78 19.5 10 REEVES, A.J. 4-4 99 24.8 21-37 .5 6 8 11-21 .5 2 4 10-11 .9 0 9 3 6 9 2.3 6 0 2 7 2 5 63 15.8 44 JACKSON, Isaiah 4-3 116 29.0 14-29 .4 8 3 5-13 .3 8 5 9-10 .9 0 0 8 12 20 5.0 6 0 9 6 1 8 42 10.5 03 DUKE, David 4-4 115 28.8 14-36 .3 8 9 5-11 .4 5 5 5-8 .6 2 5 5 6 11 2.8 10 0 9 14 0 1 38 9.5 00 WATSON, Nate 4-0 94 23.5 14-25 .5 6 0 0-1 .0 0 0 8-16 .5 0 0 5 18 23 5.8 8 0 3 1 4 1 36 9.0 04 WHITE, Maliek 4-0 66 16.5 4-19 .2 1 1 2-10 .2 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 3 3 0.8 4 0 7 4 1 2 13 3.3 13 YOUNG, Kalif 4-4 56 14.0 5-10 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 5 12 17 4.3 6 0 3 0 2 2 12 3.0 05 NICHOLS, Jimmy 4-1 43 10.8 5-9 .5 5 6 0-1 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 3 3 6 1.5 7 0 3 3 1 1 10 2.5 01 ASHTON-LANGFORD, 4-0 34 8.5 3-10 .3 0 0 0-5 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 1 7 0 0 8 2.0 02 MONROE, Kris 2-0 6 3.0 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.5 15 HOLT, Emmitt 4-0 21 5.3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 25 EDWARDS, Drew 3-0 10 3.3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 7 9 16 6 Total...... 4 800 106-228 .4 6 5 34-84 .4 0 5 57-85 .6 7 1 51 95 146 36.5 60 0 60 58 14 26 303 75.8 Opponents...... 4 800 100-234 .4 2 7 37-93 .3 9 8 41-57 .7 1 9 47 89 136 34.0 76 - 57 56 7 29 278 69.5

TEAM STATISTICS PC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 303 278 11/6/18 SIENA W 77-67 8021 Points per game 75.8 69.5 11/09/18 vs WICH L 80-83 5710 Scoring margin +6.3 - 11/13/18 HOLY CROSS W 70-61 6042 FIELD GOALS-ATT 106-228 100-234 11/17/18 vs South Carolina W 76-67 7231 Field goal pct .4 6 5 .4 2 7 3 POINT FG-ATT 34-84 37-93 * - Conference game 3-point FG pct .4 0 5 .3 9 8 3-pt FG made per game 8.5 9.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 57-85 41-57 Free throw pct .6 7 1 .7 1 9 F-Throws made per game 14.3 10.3 REBOUNDS 146 136 Rebounds per game 36.5 34.0 Rebounding margin +2.5 - ASSISTS 60 57 Assists per game 15.0 14.3 TURNOVERS 58 56 Turnovers per game 14.5 14.0 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0 STEALS 26 29 Steals per game 6.5 7.3 BLOCKS 14 7 Blocks per game 3.5 1.8 ATTENDANCE 14063 12941 Home games-Avg/Game 2-7032 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-6470

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Providence 149 154 303 Opponents 150 128 278

3 - 2017-18 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS FRIARS.COM 2018-19 Providence Basketball 2018-19 Wins & Losses 2018-19 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES PC By The Numbers FRIARS RECORD WHEN.... Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor...... 1-0 OVERALL RECORD:2018-19 14-8 Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor...... 2-1 LAST FIVE GAMES: 3-1 LAST TEN GAMES: 3-1 Providence holds opponent to 49% or less from the floor...... 3-0 HOME: 2-0 Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor...... 0-1 ROAD: 0-0 Providence outrebounds opponent...... 3-0 NEUTRAL: 1-1 Opponent outrebounds Providence...... 0-1 OVERTIME GAMES: 0-0 Rebounds are tied...... 0-0 BIG EAST RECORD: 0-0 Providence makes 40% of three point tries...... 1-0 BIG EAST HOME: 0-0 Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries...... 2-1 BIG EAST AWAY: 0-0 LONGEST WIN STREAK: 2 Providence scores less than 60 points...... 0-0 LONGEST BIG EAST WIN STREAK: 0 Providence scores 60 or more points...... 3-1 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK: 0 Providence scores 70 or more points...... 3-1 LONGEST BIG EAST HOME WIN STREAK: 0 Providence scores 80 or more points...... 0-1 LONGEST BIG EAST ROAD WIN STREAK: 0 Opponent held to less than 60 points...... 0-0 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 1 Opponent scores 60 or more points...... 3-1 WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 1-0 Opponent scores 70 or more points...... 0-1 HOME: 1-0 Opponent scores 80 or more points...... 0-1 AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 2-1 FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING IN 2018-19.... HOME: 1-0 WHEN AHEAD WHEN TIED WHEN TRAILING AWAY: 0-0 Halftime 1-0 0-0 2-1 NEUTRAL: 1-1 10 Minutes Left 3-0 0-0 0-1 WHEN TIED AT HALFTIME: 0-0 5 Minutes Left 3-0 0-0 0-1 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 2018-19 STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS: NEUTRAL: Young, Diallo, Reeves, Duke, Jackson: 2-1 RECORD BY THE DAY: Young, Diallo, Reeves, Duke, Nichols: 1-0 Record on Monday 0-0 Record on Tuesday 2-0 RECORDS AS STARTERS IN 2018-19: Record on Wednesday 0-0 Jackson: 2-1 Record on Thursday 0-0 Record on Friday 0-1 Diallo: 3-1 Record on Saturday 1-0 Young: 3-1 Record on Sunday 0-0 Reeves: 3-1 RECORD BY THE MONTH: Duke: 3-1 November 3-1 Nichols: 1-0 December 0-0 January 0-0 GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS (0) IN 2018-19: February 0-0 None March 0-0 BY CONFERENCE: GAMES PC PLAYERS LED IN 2018-19: MAAC 1-0 Scoring: Reeves 1, Diallo 1, Duke 1 American 0-1 Patriot League 1-0 Rebounding: SEC 1-0 Diallo 4

DOUBLE/DOUBLES: Diallo 3

TRIPLE/DOUBLES:

20-POINT GAMES: Reeves 2; Diallo 1, Duke

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50-POINT GAMES:

FRIARS’ MARGIN DIFFERENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-34 35+ Lost 1 Won 2 1

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