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IN THIS SECTION Program History • Chronology of Important Dates • By The Numbers The Greatest Games • The Greatest Names • Award Winners • All-Americans Current NBA Players • Friars In The Pros • In-Season Tournaments Post-Season Tournaments • Notebook/Streaks • Alumni Hall

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1926-1943: Early Glory

Year W L When Providence attempted to field a basketball team on 1926-27 8 8 an informal basis in 1921 and 1922, the Friars’ seasons were 1927-28 7 9 1928-29 17 3 cut short by a lack of coach, lack of facilities and lack of 1929-30 15 4 1930-31 14 5 interest. When the school reinstated basketball as a varsity 1931-32 19 5 sport in 1926-27, however, the team was ready to go. Archie 1932-33 13 3 1933-34 12 5 Golembeski, the school’s football coach, took the reins and 1934-35 17 5 1935-36 14 7 led the Friars to a .500 record that included a upset of 1936-37 12 10 eastern power St. John’s. 1937-38 7 9 1938-39 4 7 After Golembeski left to devote more time to football, 1939-40 5 9 1940-41 11 6 Providence brought in Al “The General” McClellan and the pro- 1941-42 13 7 gram began to flourish. The Gen established PC almost imme- 1942-43 15 5 1943-44 No Team - WWII diately as perhaps the dominant team in New England and 1944-45 5 7 1945-46 5 12 garnered eastern and national attention for the fledgling pro- 1946-47 8 11 1947-48 10 10 gram. During McClellan’s eleven years as hoop boss, 1948-49 7 19 Providence won seventy percent of its’ games, captured four 1949-50 14 9 1950-51 14 10 Eddie Wineapple won first team New England championships (1929, 1930, 1932, and 1935) 1951-52 14 9 All-America honors after scoring and finished second in the region four times. In addition PC 1952-53 11 11 13.9 ppg in 1929. Wineapple 1953-54 13 13 was the only New England school in the twenties and thirties 1954-55 9 12 left PC after one year to play 1955-56 14 8 professional basketball with willing to venture outside of the region to play the powers in 1956-57 15 9 Syracuse. Wineapple was also a the East like St. John’s, CCNY, Villanova and Seton Hall, fur- 1957-58 18 6 standout, pitching 1958-59 20 7 briefly for the Washington ther enhancing its’ growing reputation. 1959-60 24 5 Senators. 1960-61 24 5 Perhaps McClellan’s most acclaimed team was the 1929 1961-62 20 6 1962-63 24 4 squad that finished 17-3 and featured All-Americans Ed 1963-64 20 6 Wineapple, John Krieger and Bill McCue. That team gained 1964-65 24 2 1965-66 22 5 national attention by defeating St. John’s “Wonder Five” in 1966-67 21 7 1967-68 11 14 , and finished third in the East. The 1936 team was 1968-69 14 10 one of two New England teams selected to participate in the 1969-70 14 11 1970-71 20 8 U. S. Olympic playoffs. 1971-72 21 6 1972-73 27 4 When McClellan left after the 1938 season, PC suffered 1973-74 28 4 1974-75 20 11 through two subpar years, then began to rebuild under Coach 1975-76 21 11 Ed Crotty. Led by Ted McConnon, Chet Zabek and Horace 1976-77 24 5 1977-78 24 8 Marone, the Friars stunned State in 1942 before 1978-79 10 16 1979-80 11 16 5800 fans at the R. I. Auditorium – at the time, the largest 1980-81 10 18 crowd ever to see a basketball game in New England. In 1981-82 10 17 1982-83 12 19 1943, the Friars had set their sights on an NIT berth and 1983-84 15 14 1984-85 11 20 were undefeated through eight games and ranked first in New 1985-86 17 14 England before World War II began robbing them of their star 1986-87 25 9 1987-88 11 17 players. The Friars limped to the finish line with a 15-5 1988-89 18 11 1989-90 17 12 record, but with all of their players heading 1990-91 19 13 for the service, the school decided to shut 1991-92 14 17 1992-93 20 13 down the basketball program for the 1943- 1993-94 20 10 1994-95 17 13 44 season. 1995-96 18 12 1996-97 24 12 1997-98 13 16 1998-99 16 14 Allan Bracken was the Friars’ 1999-00 11 19 dominant player of the thirties. 2000-01 21 10 Bracken led the team in scoring 2001-02 15 16 for four years and set a record ALL-AMERICANS (1926-43) 2002-03 18 14 with 773 career points that would Edward Wineapple - 1929 2203-04 20 9 stand until 1951. John Krieger - 1930, 1931 William McCue - 1931 Allen Bracken - 1932, 1933 Larry Drew - 1942

Ted McConnon became the first Background photo: The New England Championship Friar to average 15 ppg for a 1928-29 Friars, PC’s first great team. season when he turned the trick in 1942. 116 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

1944-1955: Small College Stature

Year W L When the Friars returned to the court for the 1944-45 sea- 1926-27 8 8 1927-28 7 9 son they played a schedule made up mostly of service teams. 1928-29 17 3 Most of the Friars’ stars were gone – either still in the service 1929-30 15 4 1930-31 14 5 or transferred to other schools. After the war, the landscape 1931-32 19 5 1932-33 13 3 of would change. Now there was an unoffi- 1933-34 12 5 cial large school division and a small school division, similar 1934-35 17 5 1935-36 14 7 to today’s Division I and Division II. Providence, with its small 1936-37 12 10 1937-38 7 9 enrollment, was considered a small school by the NCAA, and 1938-39 4 7 their schedule began to reflect that. Gone were the eastern 1939-40 5 9 1940-41 11 6 powers like St. John’s and Villanova, replaced by schools like 1941-42 13 7 1942-43 15 5 St. Anselm and Bates. 1943-44 No Team - WWII 1944-45 5 7 Through the remainder of the forties and into the early 1945-46 5 12 fifties, the Friars only games with top level programs 1946-47 8 11 1947-48 10 10 occurred when they played regional rivals Rhode Island, 1948-49 7 19 1949-50 14 9 Brown, Holy Cross and Boston College; and most of those 1950-51 14 10 games ended in lopsided losses for PC. Unable to attract top 1951-52 14 9 1952-53 11 11 talent because of their small-school stature, the Friars bot- 1953-54 13 13 John Ritch was a standout 1954-55 9 12 rebounder for Vin Cuddy’s tomed out with a 7-19 record in 1949. 1955-56 14 8 teams of the mid-1950’s. Several factors combined to start turning the program 1956-57 15 9 1957-58 18 6 around. First, school President Father Slavin took in a Big 1958-59 20 7 1959-60 24 5 Five doubleheader while attending a conference in 1960-61 24 5 Philadelphia, and realized that a small Catholic school like 1961-62 20 6 1962-63 24 4 PC could compete in big-time college basketball – he had 1963-64 20 6 1964-65 24 2 seen Villanova, LaSalle and St. Joseph’s do just that. His 1965-66 22 5 1966-67 21 7 dream was for the Friars to compete with Holy Cross, 1967-68 11 14 which had just won a national championship. Second, 1968-69 14 10 1969-70 14 11 there was a move afoot on campus to raise money to 1970-71 20 8 1971-72 21 6 build an on-campus gym. During the thirties, PC played in 1972-73 27 4 a tiny auditorium in Harkins Hall – a real home court 1973-74 28 4 1974-75 20 11 advantage but not a true with its low 1975-76 21 11 1976-77 24 5 ceilings and small dimensions. Then, in the forties and 1977-78 24 8 early fifties, city high school gyms, with seats for 500 1978-79 10 16 1979-80 11 16 fans, were used. A state-of-the-art on-campus gym would 1980-81 10 18 1981-82 10 17 give the Friars a legitimate home. Third, Slavin hired Vin 1982-83 12 19 Cuddy to coach the team, and Cuddy began to turn 1983-84 15 14 1984-85 11 20 things around, going 14-9 in his first year. 1985-86 17 14 1986-87 25 9 With scoring stars like Jim Schlimm (the school’s first 1987-88 11 17 1000 scorer), Bob Moran and 1988-89 18 11 1989-90 17 12 Mike Pascale, PC qualified for several 1990-91 19 13 1991-92 14 17 small-school postseason tournaments 1992-93 20 13 1993-94 20 10 and in 1951, won the NAIB regional 1994-95 17 13 tournament and advanced to the 1995-96 18 12 Coach Vin Cuddy helped to revive 1996-97 24 12 Providence’s program after several lean nationals in Kansas City. By 1955 1997-98 13 16 years in the late 1940’s. One of his star 1998-99 16 14 Cuddy had slipped to 9-12, but the 1999-00 11 19 players was Robert Moran, who scored Friars next taste of glory was right 2000-01 21 10 1251 points and became the first Friar 2001-02 15 16 to average 20 points for a season, in around the corner. 2002-03 18 14 1952-53. 2003-04 20 9

Mike Pascale starred for the Friars in the mid-fifties, and became the third PC player to score over 1000 points in his career. Background photo: School President Father Robert J. Slavin, O.P. 117 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

1955-1969: The Mullaney Years When Providence hired to replace Vin Cuddy, Year W L 1926-27 8 8 not many people noticed. After all, Mullaney was a young, 1927-28 7 9 1928-29 17 3 unproven coach with only one year of head coaching experi- 1929-30 15 4 ence, at Norwich. Fourteen years later, when Mullaney left to 1930-31 14 5 1931-32 19 5 become of the NBA’s , every- 1932-33 13 3 1933-34 12 5 one noticed. In between had been fourteen years of incredible 1934-35 17 5 1935-36 14 7 success, highlighted by a 271-94 record (.742) and two NIT 1936-37 12 10 Championships. 1937-38 7 9 1938-39 4 7 Mullaney and Alumni Hall arrived at the same time, and the 1939-40 5 9 1940-41 11 6 Friars celebrated almost immediately with a stunning 85-83 1941-42 13 7 overtime win over nationally revered Notre Dame. The win 1942-43 15 5 1943-44 No Team - WWII gave notice of PC’s plans to return to national prominence. 1944-45 5 7 1945-46 5 12 Over the next few years the Friars steadily improved, until a 1946-47 8 11 January 1959, 4-overtime win over ranked Villanova at the 1947-48 10 10 1948-49 7 19 Palestra thrust the team back into the national limelight and 1949-50 14 9 paved the way for the school’s first-ever NIT bid. 1950-51 14 10 Johnny Egan was a spectacular scorer 1951-52 14 9 By 1960, Providence was again the dominant team in New 1952-53 11 11 and playmaker for Joe Mullaney’s first 1953-54 13 13 NIT teams. England, a position that would be maintained for most of the 1954-55 9 12 1955-56 14 8 next 20 years. Led by Mullaney’s first great recruits, Lenny 1956-57 15 9 1957-58 18 6 Wilkens and John Egan, and the school’s first legitimate big 1958-59 20 7 man, Jim Hadnot, the Friars cracked the Top 20 on 1959-60 24 5 1960-61 24 5 a weekly basis, wreaked havoc in the NIT, and 1961-62 20 6 1962-63 24 4 began a string of 9 consecutive 20-win seasons. 1963-64 20 6 After reaching the NIT finals in 1960, PC returned 1964-65 24 2 1965-66 22 5 and won the tournament in 1961. The state of 1966-67 21 7 1967-68 11 14 Rhode Island was Friar-mad. Thousands of fans 1968-69 14 10 lined Route 6 from the Connecticut border all the 1969-70 14 11 1970-71 20 8 way into downtown Providence to greet the return- 1971-72 21 6 1972-73 27 4 ing victors. Led by former Georgetown coach John 1973-74 28 4 Thompson, and guards Vin Ernst and Ray Flynn, PC 1974-75 20 11 1975-76 21 11 won the NIT again in 1963, and then reached the 1976-77 24 5 1977-78 24 8 NCAA Elite Eight in 1965 with a 24-2 record and a 1978-79 10 16 number four ranking. 1979-80 11 16 1980-81 10 18 Jimmy Walker and Mike Riordan led the mid-’60’s 1981-82 10 17 Mullaney with his two co-captains for the 1963- 1982-83 12 19 Friars to two NCAA’s, an NIT, and championships in the presti- 64 season, John Thompson and Jimmy Stone. 1983-84 15 14 1984-85 11 20 gious Holiday Festival in 1965 and 1966. Walker became the 1985-86 17 14 school’s first 2000 point scorer, led the nation in 1986-87 25 9 1987-88 11 17 scoring in 1967, and was the first and only New 1988-89 18 11 1989-90 17 12 England player selected first in the NBA draft. 1990-91 19 13 During the decade of the 1960’s, only UCLA 1991-92 14 17 1992-93 20 13 and Kentucky won at a greater clip than the Friars. 1993-94 20 10 1994-95 17 13 When Mullaney left for the NBA in 1969, PC was 1995-96 18 12 firmly established as a perennial Eastern power- 1996-97 24 12 1997-98 13 16 house and national contender. Friar fans wondered 1998-99 16 14 1999-00 11 19 if it could continue. 2000-01 21 10 2001-02 15 16 2002-03 18 14 ALL-AMERICANS (1955-69) 2003-04 20 9 Len Wilkens - 1959, 1960 John Thompson - 1964 John Egan - 1959, 1961 Jimmy Walker - 1965, 1966, 1967 Jim Hadnot - 1961, 1962 Mike Riordan (#54) in a rebounding battle against URI, as Vin Ernst - 1962, 1963 All-America teammate Jimmy Walker (far right) looks on.

Background photo: The Friars celebrate after their NIT shocker over St. Louis in 1958-59.

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1969-1979: The Gavitt Years seemed the natural choice to replace Joe Year W L 1926-27 8 8 Mullaney. Gavitt had been an assistant under Mullaney at 1927-28 7 9 Providence during the early ‘60’s, and then had become head 1928-29 17 3 1929-30 15 4 coach at Dartmouth, where he had fashioned a successful 1930-31 14 5 1931-32 19 5 record. Little did anyone realize that Gavitt would take the 1932-33 13 3 program to even greater heights. 1933-34 12 5 1934-35 17 5 When Gavitt began his own string of eight consecutive 20- 1935-36 14 7 1936-37 12 10 win seasons in his second year, PC’s success had outgrown 1937-38 7 9 3000-seat Alumni Hall. Despite resistance, Dave Gavitt negoti- 1938-39 4 7 1939-40 5 9 ated a move downtown to the brand new 12,000-seat 1940-41 11 6 1941-42 13 7 Providence Civic in 1972. There, the Friars could play 1942-43 15 5 a national schedule, and fund the entire athletic program with 1943-44 No Team - WWII 1944-45 5 7 the sell-out crowds that followed. Not many schools were 1945-46 5 12 1946-47 8 11 playing in large arenas at the time, and Providence became 1947-48 10 10 the heart and soul of college basketball in New England. 1948-49 7 19 1949-50 14 9 Ernie DiGregorio and enjoy PC’s The Friars enjoyed their greatest season in 1973. Led by 1950-51 14 10 momentous win over Maryland in the 1973 NCAA 1951-52 14 9 Eastern Regional Final. Ernie DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes and , PC com- 1952-53 11 11 1953-54 13 13 piled a 27-4 record, the number four ranking and a 17-game 1954-55 9 12 unbeaten streak that ended at the hands of Memphis State in 1955-56 14 8 1956-57 15 9 the NCAA Final Four. Only a knee injury to Barnes prevented a 1957-58 18 6 1958-59 20 7 national championship game matchup with and 1959-60 24 5 UCLA. In 1974, PC bettered their record, at 28-4, and 1960-61 24 5 1961-62 20 6 reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, as Marvin led the nation in 1962-63 24 4 1963-64 20 6 rebounding. 1964-65 24 2 During the mid-1970’s, Providence kept on winning, led by 1965-66 22 5 1966-67 21 7 sharpshooter Joe Hassett and frontcourt players Bob Cooper, 1967-68 11 14 1968-69 14 10 Bruce Campbell, Bill Eason and Bob Misevicius. The Friars 1969-70 14 11 maintained their weekly Top 20 rankings, their New England 1970-71 20 8 1971-72 21 6 dominance, and their regular upsets of nationally-ranked 1972-73 27 4 1973-74 28 4 opponents. PC began to host its own holiday tournament, the 1974-75 20 11 1975-76 21 11 InBank Classic in 1976, and that year stunned number one 1976-77 24 5 ranked Michigan 82-81 in 2-overtimes in the final. 1977-78 24 8 1978-79 10 16 After NCAA bids in 1977 and 1978 (losing to freshman 1979-80 11 16 1980-81 10 18 ’s Michigan State team), Dave Gavitt’s last 1981-82 10 17 group of great players graduated. PC and Gavitt suffered 1982-83 12 19 1983-84 15 14 through an uncharacteristic losing 1984-85 11 20 1985-86 17 14 season in 1979, and then, after 10 1986-87 25 9 years as Friar coach, with a record of 1987-88 11 17 1988-89 18 11 209-84 (.713) and a Final Four 1989-90 17 12 1990-91 19 13 appearance, Dave Gavitt stepped 1991-92 14 17 down to concentrate on his duties as 1992-93 20 13 1993-94 20 10 the school’s athletic director, and also 1994-95 17 13 as commissioner of a new and exciting 1995-96 18 12 Joe Hassett and Kevin Stacom cel- 1996-97 24 12 1997-98 13 16 ebrate after Stacom’s last second venture – the . 1998-99 16 14 basket beat Boston College on 1999-00 11 19 January 23, 1974. 2000-01 21 10 2001-02 15 16 2002-03 18 14 ALL-AMERICANS (1969-79) 2003-04 20 9 Ernie DiGregorio - 1971, 1972, 1973 Marvin Barnes - 1973, 1974 Kevin Stacom - 1974 Joe Hassett - 1976, 1977 Bruce Campbell - 1976 Bruce “Soup” Campbell lauches a shot against Rhode Island as team Dwight Williams - 1978 - mate Bill Eason looks on.

Background photo: Friar coach Dave Gavitt.

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1979-1985: Struggles In A New League After twenty years of almost uninterrupted success, Year W L 1926-27 8 8 Providence entered the Big East Conference at the wrong 1927-28 7 9 1928-29 17 3 time. The new league was the brainchild of PC mentor 1929-30 15 4 Dave Gavitt, who viewed the league as an opportunity 1930-31 14 5 1931-32 19 5 for traditional Eastern powers like Providence to com- 1932-33 13 3 1933-34 12 5 pete with schools in other established leagues around 1934-35 17 5 the country like the ACC and the Big Ten, and would 1935-36 14 7 1936-37 12 10 help in keeping the best local high school players in the 1937-38 7 9 1938-39 4 7 East. Unfortunately for the Friars, who had operated as 1939-40 5 9 1940-41 11 6 an independent since 1926, they entered the new 1941-42 13 7 league at their lowest talent level in years. 1942-43 15 5 1943-44 No Team - WWII New coach had, like Gavitt, coached at 1944-45 5 7 1945-46 5 12 Dartmouth. Although PC had several good players like 1946-47 8 11 Bill Fields, Rudy Williams and Jerry Scott, who were 1947-48 10 10 Rudy Williams, Rich Hunger and Jerry Scott were 1948-49 7 19 the first Friar stars in the Big East. Here, they take holdovers from Gavitt’s last team, the squad was severe- 1949-50 14 9 1950-51 14 10 on and top-ranked Duke on December ly undermanned against programs in the league that were on 1951-52 14 9 22, 1979. the rise, such 1952-53 11 11 1953-54 13 13 as Syracuse, Georgetown, St. John’s and Villanova. Walters 1954-55 9 12 1955-56 14 8 suffered through two difficult losing seasons and then left 1956-57 15 9 coaching. 1957-58 18 6 1958-59 20 7 After a successful eight-year coaching stint in the NBA and 1959-60 24 5 1960-61 24 5 ABA, Joe Mullaney had returned to college ball, coaching at 1961-62 20 6 1962-63 24 4 nearby . When his friend Dave Gavitt offered 1963-64 20 6 him the Friar job, Mullaney returned to Smith Hill in 1981. 1964-65 24 2 1965-66 22 5 Realizing that he was at a talent disadvantage, Mullaney 1966-67 21 7 1967-68 11 14 employed his trademark matchup and a slow- 1968-69 14 10 down offense in an attempt to stem the tide. Mullaney had 1969-70 14 11 1970-71 20 8 invented the matchup zone in the 1950’s, a zone defense 1971-72 21 6 1972-73 27 4 with man-to-man principles, to baffle and slow down more tal- 1973-74 28 4 ented teams. Led by Otis Thorpe, the Friars’ biggest star in 1974-75 20 11 1975-76 21 11 their early Big East years, Ron Jackson and Ricky Tucker, PC 1976-77 24 5 1977-78 24 8 was more competitive, and pulled off a few upsets, but still 1978-79 10 16 found itself on the losing end more often than not. 1979-80 11 16 1980-81 10 18 During their first six years in the Big East, PC’s best confer- 1981-82 10 17 1982-83 12 19 ence record was 5-11, their best finish was 7th, and they had 1983-84 15 14 only one overall winning record, 15-14 in 1984-85 11 20 1985-86 17 14 1983-84. When the team slipped to 11-20, 1986-87 25 9 1987-88 11 17 the school’s most losses ever, in 1984-85, 1988-89 18 11 1989-90 17 12 Joe Mullaney decided to step down as 1990-91 19 13 coach. At that point, only the most opti- 1991-92 14 17 1992-93 20 13 mistic Friar fan could have guessed what 1993-94 20 10 1994-95 17 13 Otis Thorpe was one of the few was right around the corner. 1995-96 18 12 bright spots for the Friars in their 1996-97 24 12 early years in the Big East. 1997-98 13 16 1998-99 16 14 1999-00 11 19 2000-01 21 10 ALL-AMERICANS (1979-85) 2001-02 15 16 Otis Thorpe - 1983, 1984 2002-03 18 14 2003-04 20 9

When Joe Mullaney returned as PC’s coach, he often faced off against his Background photo: Madison Square Garden, former Friar player, Georgetown’s scene of the annual Big East Championships. John Thompson. 120 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

1985-2004: Glory In The Big East arrived at Providence a brash, young, little- Year W L 1926-27 8 8 known assistant coach from the N.Y. Knicks. He immediately 1927-28 7 9 1928-29 17 3 predicted that his Friars would soon be cutting down nets. 1929-30 15 4 Friar faithful began to believe him when his first team went 1930-31 14 5 1931-32 19 5 17-14 and earned an NIT bid. In 1987, Pitino’s second sea- 1932-33 13 3 son, PC became America’s Cinderella team, when the Friars 1933-34 12 5 1934-35 17 5 turned in a 25-9 mark, cracked the Top 20 for the first time 1935-36 14 7 1936-37 12 10 since 1978, and, led by current Florida coach , 1937-38 7 9 raced through the NCAA tournament, reaching the school’s 1938-39 4 7 1939-40 5 9 second Final Four. There, the pressing, three-point shooting 1940-41 11 6 1941-42 13 7 Friars lost to conference rival Syracuse. Pitino stunned the 1942-43 15 5 Friars by leaving after the season to join the . 1943-44 No Team - WWII 1944-45 5 7 Following one turbulent season under Gordie Chiesa, PC 1945-46 5 12 hired , another hot, young head coach, from 1946-47 8 11 1947-48 10 10 George Mason. Providence started 13-0 under Barnes, and 1948-49 7 19 Rick Pitino’s arrival in 1985 resulted in a grabbed NCAA bids in 1989 and 1990. Eric Murdock became 1949-50 14 9 return to glory for Providence and a berth in 1950-51 14 10 the NCAA Final Four in 1987. the school’s second 2000 point scorer and the NCAA career 1951-52 14 9 1952-53 11 11 steals leader, and Marty Conlon and Carlton were 1953-54 13 13 1954-55 9 12 other keys during Barnes’ early years at PC. A top five recruit- 1955-56 14 8 ing class, which included Michael Smith, Dickey Simpkins and 1956-57 15 9 1957-58 18 6 Rob Phelps, led to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1993 and 1958-59 20 7 1994, an NIT semifinal appearance in ‘93, and PC’s first Big 1959-60 24 5 1960-61 24 5 East Tournament Championship and an NCAA bid in ‘94. After 1961-62 20 6 1962-63 24 4 six seasons at Providence, Barnes left for Clemson following 1963-64 20 6 the 1994 season. 1964-65 24 2 1965-66 22 5 Now Friar fans were getting used to success in the Big 1966-67 21 7 1967-68 11 14 East, and arrived from Xavier with a reputation as 1968-69 14 10 a very successful coach and motivator. Gillen coached the 1969-70 14 11 1970-71 20 8 Friars to NIT appearances in 1995 and 1996, keyed by Eric 1971-72 21 6 Williams and Michael Brown. The Friars then stunned the bas- 1972-73 27 4 1973-74 28 4 ketball world with a 24-12 record, a number fifteen ranking 1974-75 20 11 1975-76 21 11 and a run to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1997. Led by Austin 1976-77 24 5 Croshere, Derrick Brown, and Jamel Thomas, Providence 1977-78 24 8 1978-79 10 16 dumped Duke along the way, before losing to eventual nation- 1979-80 11 16 al champion Arizona in overtime. Following a difficult season 1980-81 10 18 1981-82 10 17 in 1997-98, when the Friars did well to struggle to a 13-16 1982-83 12 19 1983-84 15 14 mark without a starter taller than 6’7, Gillen departed for 1984-85 11 20 Virginia after four years at Providence. 1985-86 17 14 1986-87 25 9 joined the Friars fold in April 1987-88 11 17 1988-89 18 11 of 1998, fresh from three spectacular 1989-90 17 12 years at Iona, vowing to return the Friars 1990-91 19 13 Dickey Simpkins, Michael Smith and to the NCAA tournament. That promise 1991-92 14 17 Marques Bragg, all of whom would 1992-93 20 13 was kept when Welsh led a young and tal- 1993-94 20 10 play in the NBA, teamed to give PC 1994-95 17 13 the most physical frontcourt in the ented group of Friars to an NCAA berth in 1995-96 18 12 Big East. 1996-97 24 12 2000-01 with a 21-10 record and a 1997-98 13 16 school-best 11 Big East wins. 1998-99 16 14 1999-00 11 19 It is under Welsh’s tutelage that PC’s 2000-01 21 10 2001-02 15 16 future glories will unfold. 2002-03 18 14 2003-04 20 9 ALL-AMERICANS (1985-2004) Billy Donovan - 1987 Eric Murdock - 1989, 1990, 1991 Carlton Screen - 1990 Austin Croshere helped lead the Jamel Thomas - 1999 1996-97 Friars to the NCAA Elite John Linehan - 2001, 2002 Ryan Gomes - 2004 Eight. Background photo: The Friars hoist their Big East Tournament Championship trophy in 1993-94.

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The NIT Championships - 1961, 1963 and the NIT became synonomous between 1959 and 1963. The Friars made five straight trips to Madison Square Garden where they finished fourth in ‘59, second in ‘60 and then won in 1961 and 1963. In 1961, the Friars were led by Jim Hadnot (19.3 ppg), John Egan (18.8 ppg), Vin Ernst (9.8 ppg) and Ray Flynn (5.8 ppg), as they racked up a 20-5 regular season record. Joe Mullaney’s Friars were ranked as high as ninth that year and headed into the NIT looking to avenge the previous year’s loss in the finals. PC took the first steps by knocking off DePaul 73-67 and followed with a 71-68 win over Niagara to end the first week- end’s play. The semifinal matchup came against Holy Cross. This game went down to the wire as Ernst was fouled as time ran out and the game tied at 75-75. The Friar guard was

Jim Hadnot waved off the line repeatedly as security worked to pre- battles Niagara vent fans from shaking the support wires to the basket. in the Friars’ 71-68 NIT win When he finally got to shoot, he missed, sending the game on March 18, into overtime. 1961. The talented shooter more than made up for it in overtime as he scored or assisted on all 15 PC points on the way to a 90-83 PC win. Ernst would later be named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The Friars faced St. Louis in the championship game two 1960-61 Team days later. The Friars struggled and found themselves trailing by seven with just ten minutes left in the game. That’s when sophomore forward George Zalucki, who played the best game of his career (18 points and 10 rebounds) rallied the Friars with several key free throws to put Providence ahead 60-59. Jim Hadnot iced the game with a pair of free throws in the final seconds and PC had its first NIT Championship in a 62-59 win over the Billikens. The 1962-63 season again had the Friars gunning for a return trip to New York. This team was led by Ray Flynn and John Thompson as each averaged 18.9 points per game. Thompson, former head coach at Georgetown, owned the boards with an average of 14 rebounds per game. James Stone (14.2 ppg) and Vin Ernst (11.6 ppg) gave PC a potent offensive attack. Jimmy Stone scores The Friars went 21-4 during the regular season and were against Miami in the 1963 NIT. back at Madison Square Garden in March. The first opponent was the University of Miami led by the great . Miami had defeated the Friars, 82-75, at Alumni Hall earlier in the season and the Friars were looking for revenge. Ray Flynn scored 38 points in the game as the Friars led by as many as 19 in the game. With 1:30 left, PC was up by four when Flynn was fouled by Barry. The Miami All-American slammed the ball to the floor and was called for a technical 1962-63 Team foul. Flynn made all three to ice the game, 106-96. PC went on to defeat Marquette, 70-64 and then Canisius 81-66 to earn their second NIT championship in three years. Flynn took tournament MVP honors scoring 83 points in the three games. He was joined by John Thompson and Jim Stone on the All-Tournament team. Background photo: Ray Flynn and Vinnie Ernst. 122 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

The Final Four Years - 1973, 1987

In 1972, PC made the leap to the next level in college hoop circles when the Friars moved into the 12,000-seat Billy Donovan Providence Civic Center. Their first team to play there may quarterbacked the ‘87 Friars to the NCAA have been the greatest ever at Providence. With Ernie Final Four. DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes, and Kevin Stacom leading the way, PC ran roughshod over Eastern basketball. With Ernie D. running the show (24.6 ppg) and Barnes controlling the boards (18.3 ppg and 19 rpg), the Friars were 24-2 and cess. But this was a 14-man team that believed in ranked as high as fourth in what their coach was telling them. Every night provid- the nation heading into the ed another hero and there was no stopping the Friars tournament. once they got on a roll in January. St. Joseph’s was first up The Friars were 20-7 in the regular season and had in the tournament, and led their first winning season in the BIG EAST at 10-6. by DiGregorio’s 31 points, Alabama-Birmingham was PC’s first round opponent. PC prevailed, 89-76. If Donovan scored 35 points and dished out 12 assists in one team always gave a 90-68 PC win. Providence trouble it was 1972-73 Team Austin Peay was next on the docket. PC’s dream sea- ’s Penn team. The Quakers were next son appeared to be coming to an end as the Friars were and Barnes got to show why he was an All-American as he down by ten with 5:50 left to play. After a PC timeout, the scored 20 and pulled down 15 rebounds in an 87-65 PC win. Friars came alive scoring 12 of the next 14 points. Next up was the “UCLA of the East,” the fourth-ranked Donovan’s 20-footer tied the game at 82. With just two sec- Maryland Terrapins, led by big Tom McMillen, John Lucas and onds left, Austin Peay went to the foul line where they missed . Ernie D. scored 30 points despite fouling out the front of a one-and-one to send the game to overtime. while Stacom and Barnes took the play to Maryland in a 103- The Friars outscored the Colonels, 8-5 in overtime for a 89 win. DiGregorio was Most Valuable Player of the 90-87 win. Regional while Barnes and Stacom made the All- Ninth-ranked Alabama was Tournament Team. PC had beaten the ACC’s best PC’s first opponent at the and were off to St. Louis, Missouri for the school’s Southeast Regional. PC first NCAA Final Four. scored early and often, PC and Memphis State faced off in one semifinal opened a big lead and went on while Indiana and UCLA matched up. The Friars to a 103-82 win over the jumped out fast on Memphis. DiGregorio was whip- Crimson Tide. Donovan and ping behind-the-back-passes all over the court, Brooks combined for 49 points Stacom was pouring in shots from the outside and and the Wright’s - Steve with Barnes was dominating the boards when disaster 1986-87 Team 15 and Darryl with 13, added hit. Barnes went down with a knee injury eight minutes into 28 for the PC win. the game. Ernie tried to keep PC in it, but Memphis State Long-time BIG EAST foe, Georgetown stood in the Friars’ chipped away and finally took over late in the game. way to the Final Four. John Thompson’s team had dealt PC DiGregorio finished with 32 points but it wasn’t enough as the its last loss and was ranked fourth in the nation. Darryl Tigers won 98-85. The Friars would not get their chance to Wright was six-for-six, including four threes, from the floor on face Bill Walton and UCLA for a second time that season. his way to 20 points. Donovan scored 20 with 16 coming at Stacom came back to score 29 points in the Friars’ consola- the foul line and a tough, tenacious PC defense held off the tion loss to Indiana, 97-79. Hoyas in an 88-73 win. Donovan was named the Most The Friars ended the year ranked fourth in the country with Outstanding Player of the Southeast Regional while Steve a 27-4 record. It would be 14 years before the Friars would Wright and Darryl Wright made the All-Tournament team. go back to the Final Four. Look out New Orleans, the Friars were in the Final Four. The 1986-87 season was one that Friar fans still remember Another BIG EAST foe was in the Friars’ path. The vividly. In the program’s second year under Rick Pitino, it was Syracuse Orangemen had also advanced to New Orleans. a Magic Carpet ride as the Friars would go 25-9 and advance They became the team that ended PC’s Cinderella Story. Five to the Final Four. Orangemen scored in double figures on the way to a 77-63 Billy Donovan (20.6 ppg) was the team leader on this team win. Carlton Screen led the Friars with 18 points as PC’s of over achievers. Players like Delray Brooks (14.4 ppg), postseason magic ran out. The remarkable run by the Ernie “Pop” Lewis (11.8 ppg) and Dave Kipfer (11.7 ppg) saw Cinderella Friars will be a major part of the long and storied plenty of action and contributed mightily to the team’s suc- history of Providence College basketball. 123 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

Joe Mullaney - The Architect Of PC Basketball

Joe Mullaney, the architect of the Providence College basket- in that run were two NIT championships, in 1961 and 1963, when ball tradition, passed away on March 8, 2000, after a three year the NIT was at least on a par with the NCAA Tournament. The Friars battle with cancer. Ironically, Mullaney passed away on the also enjoyed weekly appearances in the Top 20 polls during this morning of the start of time. PC also made their first NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Big East the Eastern Regional Finals in 1965. Under Mullaney, Providence Tournament in Madison College became THE team in New England and were yearly chal- Square Garden, scene lengers for regional and national honors. This was also the time that of many of Mullaney's PC became Rhode Island's team. After winning the NIT in 1961, greatest triumphs. The Rhode Islanders lined Route 6 from the Connecticut border all the Friars first made their way to downtown Providence, to welcome the PC bus back from name on the national New York. The subway alumni was born, and it was due to Mullaney stage in the NIT during and the success of his early teams. the late 1950's and During the 1960's, only UCLA and Kentucky won at a greater per- early 1960's under centage than Mullaney's Friars. Star players flocked to the small Mullaney's tutelage. At that time, all NIT games were played at Catholic college in Rhode Island in a steady stream. After Wilkens the Garden in . In fact, in 1960, Father Robert and Egan, Friar fans could thrill to the exploits of players like Jim Slavin, president of Providence College, said, "The Dominican Hadnot, the school's first-ever big man, Vinnie Ernst, Ray Flynn, John Order has been around Thompson, Jimmy Stone, James Benedict, Jimmy Walker and Mike for over 700 years and Riordan. He also recruited Ernie DiGregorio to PC even though Ernie nobody knew us until we never played for Mullaney. By the time Mullaney decided to test the put five guys on a bas- NBA waters in 1969, he had compiled a 271-94 record (.742) and ketball court at Madison won three New England Coach of the Year awards. Square Garden." The Joe spent two years coaching the Los Angeles Lakers and took New York media and the 1969-70 Lakers, who featured and , New York fans adopted to the NBA finals. He then moved to the ABA where he coached four the Friars during their teams in five years. In 1971-72, he guided and the annual NIT treks to the to a 68-16 record and the ABA finals, and in Garden. All because of 1975-76 he experienced life with Marvin Barnes and the St. Louis Joe Mullaney. Spirit. Mullaney grew up After leaving the pro a gym rat in New York, following the great City teams of the ranks, Joe returned to col- 1930's and 1940's and watching legendary coaches like lege coaching when the , and at the old Garden. Brown University job opened Joe was a pretty fair basketball player himself and matricu- up in 1978. Mullaney spent lated to Holy Cross, which was a program on the rise. three years at Brown, and Playing for , Mullaney teamed with then, when old friend and PC in the backcourt and helped to lead the Crusaders to the athletic director Dave Gavitt NCAA national championship in 1947. Following his gradua- called him, returned to tion, Mullaney played briefly in the NBA for Providence College in 1981. and the , and then left basketball for a short Joe coached Otis Thorpe, stint in the FBI. among others, during his But basketball was in Joe's blood, and when he was offered four years at PC in the '80's and when he retired in 1985, he held the head coaching position at tiny Norwich University in Vermont, the school record for victories with 319 during his 18 years at the Mullaney grabbed it, and his team turned in an 18-5 record in school. Although his second stint at PC was not as successful as his 1954-55. At the same time, Father Slavin wanted to emulate fel- first, his star could not be diminished. He wrapped up his pro coach- low New England Catholic college Holy Cross, which was in the ing career with two years as head coach of Pensacola in the CBA in midst of a tremendous run, and was looking to upgrade the pro- 1990. gram at Providence College. Already a new on-campus gym was Joe Mullaney was a genius who just happened to wear a whistle scheduled to open at PC, and now Slavin needed the right coach. and carry a clipboard. He was an innovator, largely responsible for When the relatively inexperienced, thirty-year old Mullaney inter- creating the matchup zone defense, which he needed to the viewed for the job, Slavin was sure that he had his man. small, undermanned teams at PC during his first years there. Dave An early upset of Notre Dame at brand-new Alumni Hall served Gavitt, who was the assistant under Mullaney from 1962-66, notice that something special was happening on Smith Hill, and a remarked at Mullaney's tribute dinner, "Going to work every day with couple of steadily improving seasons, PC and Mullaney finally Joe was a learning experience. It was comparable to if you were an broke through in 1959. Led by Mullaney's first big-name recruits, artist, studying under Rembrandt." and Johnny Egan, the Friars scored their first-ever Joe Mullaney and his teams captivated a state. It's not a stretch to win over a nationally ranked opponent, a 90-83 four overtime say that nothing that has happened at PC since his arrival- the NCAA thriller over Villanova at the Palestra. PC then received their first- Final Four appearances, the membership in the Big East Conference, ever NIT bid and recorded their first-ever 20-win season. playing in the 12,000 seat Dunkin’ Donuts Center, the national recog- That started an incredible run of nine straight 20-win seasons nition- none of that- would have happened without Joe Mullaney. He and nine straight post season tournament appearances. Included will be dearly missed. 124 BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

Lenny Wilkens - A Friar Forever There have been many great players in Providence College’s storied past. From the early days of All-Americans like Ed Wineapple and John Krieger to the 60’s teams of John Thompson, Ray Flynn, John Egan and Vinnie Ernst to Marvin and Ernie D. to Otis Thorpe, Billy Donovan and today’s Friars, everyone has a favorite. Among all those names remains a player who went on to an outstanding playing and coaching career in the NBA. That would be Lenny Wilkens. On October 2, 1998, Wilkens was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame for the second time. The first time was for being a player; this time was for his accomplishments as a coach. He joins as the only two people to be enshrined FRIARS IN PROFESSIONAL COACHING in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and a coach. JOHN EGAN ‘61 Wooden’s honors came as a college player and a college Year Team (League) Record Playoffs 1973-74 Rockets (NBA) 32-50 coach. Wilkens’ come from an outstanding pro career as a 1974-75 (NBA) 41-41 3-5 player and a coach. 1975-76 Houston Rockets (NBA) 40-42 1973-76 Three Seasons 113-133 3-5 “For almost four decades, Lenny Wilkens has dedicated JOE MULLANEY his life to basketball and to the pursuit of greatness. He Year Team (League) Record Playoffs 1969-70 L. A. Lakers (NBA) 46-36 11-7 achieved greatness as a high school, collegiate and profes- 1970-71 L. A. Lakers (NBA) 48-34 5-7 1971-72 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 68-16 2-4 sional player, and for the past 25 years as a coach. He 1972-73 Kentucky Colonels (ABA) 56-28 11-8 embodies everything that is good about basketball, and at 1973-74* (ABA) 51-33 9-9 1974-75 (ABA) 27-57 1-4 this time in his career, as into the next 1975-76 St. Louis Spirit (ABA) 15-22 century, he richly deserves this honor along with our admi- 1976-77 (NBA) 11-18 1988-89 Pensa. Torpedoes (CBA) 31-28 ration, respect and thanks for giving so much to this great 1989-90 Pensa. Torpedoes (CBA) 36-28 1969-90 Ten Seasons 389-300 39-39 game of basketball.” – Dave Gavitt, Chairman of the *Coach of the Year Board of Trustees of the Basketball Hall of Fame RICK PITINO Year Team (League) Record Playoffs WILKENS FACTS 1987-88 New York Knicks (NBA) 38-44 1-3 Born: October 28, 1937, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1988-89 New York Knicks (NBA) 52-30 5-4 1997-98 Boston Celtics (NBA) 36-46 College: Providence College (1960) 1998-99 Boston Celtics (NBA) 19-31 19th on all-time scoring list (1,193 points) 1999-00 Boston Celtics (NBA) 35-47 2000-01 Boston Celtics (NBA) 12-22 All-American (1959-60) 1987-01 Six Seasons 192-220 6-7 Most Valuable Player - 1960 NIT Tournament LENNY WILKENS ‘60 First Round Draft Choice of the St. Louis Hawks Year Team (League) Record Playoffs Selected to Providence College Hall of Fame (1972) 1969-70 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 36-46 Number retired (1996) 1970-71 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 38-44 1971-72 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 47-35 Member of the Board of Trustees (1996) 1974-75 Portland Trailblazers (NBA) 38-44 1975-76 Portland Trailblazers (NBA) 37-45 1976-77 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 42-18 13-9 Professional Basketball: 1978-79 # Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 52-30 12-5 Played for St. Louis, Seattle, Cleveland and Portland 1979-80 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 56-26 7-8 1980-81 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 34-48 Nine-time All-Star (MVP of 1971 game) 1981-82 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 52-30 3-5 Played in 1,077 games 1982-83 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 48-34 0-2 1983-84 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 42-40 2-3 Scored 17,772 points (16.5 ppg) 1984-85 Seattle Supersonics (NBA) 31-51 Had 7,211 assists (6.7 apg) 1986-87 (NBA) 31-51 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 42-40 2-3 Named to NBA’s 50 Greatest Players List (1996-97) 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 57-25 2-3 Selected to Basketball Hall of Fame as player (1989) 1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 42-40 2-3 1990-91 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 33-49 1991-92 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 57-25 2-3 Coaching Career: 1992-93 Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 33-49 1993-94 (NBA) 57-25 5-6 Coached Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Atlanta and 1994-95 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 42-40 0-3 Toronto 1995-96 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 46-36 4-6 NBA’s All-Time Winningest Coach with 1,315 wins 1996-97 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 56-26 4-6 1997-98 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 50-32 1-3 Coached USA Team to Gold Medal in 1996 Olympics 1998-99 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 31-19 3-6 in Atlanta 1999-00 Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 28-54 2000-01 Toronto Raptors (NBA) 47-35 6-6 Coached Seattle to 1979 NBA title 2001-02 Toronto Raptors (NBA) 42-40 2-3 Named to NBA’s All-Time Top Ten Coaches List 2002-03 Toronto Raptors (NBA) 24-58 2003-04 New York Knicks (NBA) 23-19 0-4 Only person on NBA’s Top Player and Top Coaches lists 1969-04 Thirty-one Seasons 1315-1139 80-98 Selected to Basketball Hall of Fame as coach (1998) #World Champions 125 CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT DATES

December 4, 1920 - Friars play in their first game, an exhibition, losing to East Milestone Games In Friar History Greenwich Academy, 64-13. First Game - December 4, 1920 (at East Greenwich Academy) December 4, 1926 - After losing the first nine games in the history of the program, all (Exhibition) East Greenwich Academy 64, Providence 13 exhibitions, PC defeats Bridgewater Normal School 31-19, in first “” game. First Game - December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) January 13, 1927 - First home game win, 31-27, defeating Middlebury. (Official) Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 February 25, 1927 - Friars win at St. John’s, 36-33, before New York media to establish 100th Game - January 30, 1932 (Providence - RI Auditorium) program as viable. St. John’s 30, Providence 26 200th Game - January 30, 1937 (at LaSalle) December 18, 1928 - Win at St. John’s is upset of team that would finish 23-2 and #1 in East. LaSalle 47, Providence 36 300th Game - January 30, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) March, 1929 - Friars finish with 17-3 record and are recognized as New England Providence 66, Lowell Tech 21 Champions and ranked #3 in the East. 400th Game - March 1, 1949 (at St. Anselm) March, 1930 - Friars named New England Champions for second consecutive year. St. Anslem 70, Providence 55 December 30, 1930 - PC defeats Newport Naval Training School 80-16, for largest 500th Game - December 6, 1954 (at St. Anselm) margin of victory ever. St. Anslem 70, Providence 69 March, 1932 - Friars crowned New England Champions again. 600th Game - January 11, 1958 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 75, Springfield 46 March, 1935 - Providence re-takes New England Championship. 700th Game - December 6, 1961 (at Boston College) March 12, 1936 - Providence loses to Springfield in battle to represent New England in Providence 77, Boston College 73 U.S. Olympic tryouts. 800th Game - March 2, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) January 26, 1945 - John Arzoomanian scores 35 points against Hedron to become the Providence 102, Massachusetts 75 first Friar to score 30 points in a game. 900th Game - February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) December 13, 1945 - Henri Ethier hits for 34 points in 64-61 overtime loss to St. Providence 83, Rhode Island 59 Michael’s in Boston Garden to set a Garden record. 1,000th Game - January 20, 1973 (at UCLA) UCLA 101, Providence 77 March 2-3, 1949 - Friars appear in NAIB regionals for first-ever post-season tournament. 1,100th Game - February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) March 7, 1951 - PC defeats Tufts, 77-74, to win NAIB regionals thus making national Providence 76, Niagara 67 tournament. 1,200th Game - February 20, 1979 (at Holy Cross) February 29, 1952 - Jim Schlimm becomes first Friar to score 1,000 points for his Holy Cross 75, Providence 65 career, in game versus Rhode Island. 1,300th Game - January 18, 1983 (at St. John’s) February 9, 1954 - Friars reach century mark for first time, defeating URI, 101-81. St. John’s 74, Providence 54 December 3, 1955 - Friars dedicate Alumni Hall, defeating Brown University 71-55, in 1,400th Game - February 24, 1986 (Providence Civic Center) first game ever in new on-campus facility Providence 97, Seton Hall 82 February 14, 1956 - Friars defeat Notre Dame in overtime, 85-83, in Alumni Hall, in 1,500th Game - December 2, 1989 (Providence Civic Center) game that helped put Providence basketball “on the map”.

MEDIA GUIDE Providence 93, Holy Cross 80 1,600th Game - January 16, 1993 (Providence Civic Center) January 24, 1959 - John Egan leads PC to 90-83 four-overtime win at Villanova scoring 39 points - a PC record. Syracuse 69, Providence 57 1,700th Game - February 3, 1996 (Providence Civic Center) February 9, 1960 - PC loses at St. Bonaventure, 90-89 in three overtimes, in one of the greatest games in history. Friars, up by one with 30 seconds left in third OT, on their way Providence 79, Rutgers 68 to snapping Bonnies’ 91-game consecutive home win streak, when a Bonnies’ led to 2004-05 1,800th Game - February 13, 1999 (Providence Civic Center) victory. Miami 69, Providence 65 March 23, 1961 - Vin Ernst missed a with no time on the clock and the score 1,900th Game - November 26, 2002 (at So. Florida) tied in the NIT semi-finals. Undaunted, he came back to combine with John Egan in scor- So. Florida 68, Providence 64 ing all 15 Friar points in the overtime to defeat a great Holy Cross team, 90-83. March 25, 1961 - Defeat of St. Louis, 62-59, brings first NIT Championship to First Win - December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) Providence. Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 February 7, 1963 - Vin Ernst’s 17 assists sets single-game Friar mark as PC defeats 100th Win - February 16, 1934 (at Harvard) DePaul in Alumni Hall, 77-59. Providence 25, Harvard 18 March 23, 1963 - Friars beat Canisius, 81-66 to capture second NIT trophy and earn 200th Win - February 12, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) Eastern Championship. Providence 59, Harvard Naval School 42 December 10, 1963 - John Thompson breaks single-game scoring mark by pouring in 300th Win - February 13, 1954 (at Colby ) 43 points in 77-58 defeat of Fairfield in Alumni Hall. Providence 72, Colby 59 400th Win - February 29, 1960 (Providence - Alumni Hall) February 23, 1965 - Friars lose at Villanova, 71-55 to end consecutive win streak at 19. Providence 100, Fairfield 57 March 12, 1965 - Friars defeat St. Joseph’s 81-73 in overtime in NCAA’s, to reach 24-1. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL 500th Win - January 4, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) They finished 24-2 for best record ever. Providence 71, St. Joseph’s 65 December 30, 1965 - PC defeats Boston College, 91-86 to earn Holiday Festival 600th Win - December 5, 1971 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Championship as Jimmy Walker scores 50 points for new PC record. Providence 77, Stetson 57 March, 1966 - Friars’ William Blair wins NCAA free throw percentage crown (101-112 for 700th Win - December 26, 1974 (Providence Civic Center) .902) in season Friars win seventh straight New England Championship. Providence 76, Holy Cross 75 December 30, 1966 - PC defeats St. Joseph’s 82-76, to repeat as Holiday Festival 800th Win - January 2, 1980 (at Massachusetts) Champs. Providence 78, Massachusetts 68 February 23, 1967 - Jimmy Walker breaks Alumni Hall scoring mark by netting 46 900th Win - March 5, 1987 (at Madison Square Garden) points in 99-73 defeat of Rhode Island. Providence 80, St. John’s 51 March 4, 1967 - Friars defeat Brown, 77-68, for 20th win of season and run 20-win 1,000th Win - March 12, 1993 (at Madison Square Garden) string to nine consecutive seasons. Providence 73, Connecticut 55 March 11, 1967 - Jimmy Walker scores 2000th career point in NIT game versus 1,100th Win - November 30, 1998 (Providence Civic Center) Memphis State. Providence 79, Maine 72 TRADITION 126 CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT DATES

March, 1967 - NIT bid is ninth straight post-season appearance. Jimmy Walker leads August 21, 1987 - is named head coach. nation in scoring (30.4). April 11, 1988 - Rick Barnes is named head coach. April 1, 1967 - Jimmy Walker is NBA’s top draft choice. January 12, 1989 - With a 105-56 victory over Central Connecticut, the Friars start July 9, 1969 - Dave Gavitt is named head coach. the season at 13-0 for the first time since 1964-65. December 8, 1971 - Marvin Barnes grabs PC record 34 rebounds in 76-58 defeat of January 20, 1990 - Friars upset fifth-ranked Syracuse, 87-86, in Carrier Dome for Buffalo State in Alumni Hall. His 12 blocked shots established another PC record. first-ever win over Orangemen in BIG EAST play. January 26, 1972 - PC defeats seventh-ranked USC, 70-66, (at USC) on December 23, 1990 - Eric Murdock set McKale Center scoring record when he hits national television. for 45 points versus Arizona. March 1, 1972 - PC wins final Alumni Hall game, beating St. John’s, 73-65. January 26, 1991 - Friars upset #6 Syracuse, 92-82, for first BIG EAST home win over Orangemen. March 6, 1972 - Friars get second top-ten upset of the year, defeating second-ranked Jacksonville (at Jacksonville!), 90-76. January 29, 1991 - With 6:30 left in first half in game with Seton Hall, Eric Murdock sets NCAA career steals record with his 342nd. December 11, 1972 - Civic Center hosts it’s first game, a 93-57 PC win over Fairfield. March 18, 1991 - Eric Murdock scores 2000th point in NIT win over West Virginia. January 16, 1973 - PC scores 118 points against Western Kentucky (88) for largest point total ever, a mark that would stand for 27 years. February 8, 1992 - Friars defeat Georgetown, 86-63, in first-ever Capitol Centre win. January 20, 1973 - Playing its 1000th game ever, PC loses big game at UCLA, 101-77. March 12, 1993 - PC defeats Connecticut 73-55 in Big East Tournament for program’s 1,000th win. March 17, 1973 - Ernie DiGregorio leads Friars to 103-89 thumping of Maryland (ranked fourth nationally) in Eastern Regional for first-ever trip to the NCAA Final Four. March 24, 1993 - PC defeats Boston College 75-58 for just second 20-win season in 15 years, sending Friars to Madison Square Garden for NIT semi-finals. It also marked April 23, 1973 - Buffalo Braves pick Ernie DiGregorio third in NBA draft. the third defeat of BC for the Friars that season. December 13, 1973 - PC upsets sixth-ranked San Francisco, 76-57, to start what may March 12, 1994 - In one game, Rob Phelps (10-11 field goals) and one of the great be two greatest consecutive games ever. classes ever recruited fulfilled their promise by upsetting second-ranked Connecticut 69-67 in the BIG EAST Tournament. December 15, 1973 - Two days after San Francisco upset, Marvin Barnes sets Providence records for field goals (23) and points (52) in win over Austin Peay, 94-92 in March 13, 1994 - PC captures its first-ever BIG EAST Championship, as the Friars Civic Center. defeat Georgetown, 74-64, in the Tournament finale. March, 1974 - Marvin Barnes leads NCAA in rebounding (18.7). March 30, 1994 - Pete Gillen is named the Friars 12th head coach. March, 1974 - PC wins second consecutive Eastern Championship. February 27, 1995 - Friars upset #4 Connecticut, 72-70, at the Providence Civic Center. Win is Friars’ first over a Top 5 team since 1990. April, 1974 - Marvin Barnes is NBA’s second pick in draft. March 4, 1995 - PC knocks off second nationally ranked team in a week as #11 December 30, 1974 - St. John’s snaps Friars’ three-year 41-game winning streak in Villanova falls, 71-70, at the Civic Center. Civic Center (56 home games overall), 79-77. March 10, 1995 - Make it three in a row for the Friars as Jason Murdock’s two free March 21, 1975 - Friars visit NIT championship for fourth time, losing this one, 80-69, throws with :01 left on the clock gives PC a 71-69 overtime win over #20 Syracuse in to Princeton. the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament. December 29, 1976 - Nation’s top-ranked team, Michigan, loses to Providence, 82- March 14, 1997 - Behind Austin Croshere’s career-high 39 points, PC wins NCAA 81, in two overtimes, in finals of Industrial Bank Classic in Civic Center in what many Tournament game for first time in 10 years beating Marquette, 81-59. believe was greatest Friar game of all-time. March 16, 1997 - PC wins second round NCAA game upsetting eighth-ranked Duke November 30, 1977 - Louisville (ranked ninth) loses to Providence for the third time in 98-87 to advance to Sweet 16. three seasons, each time ranked among the Top 20. March 23, 1997 - Friars come within 3.9 seconds of advancing to Final Four against February 12, 1978 - PC defeats seventh-ranked North Carolina, 61-59, on national TV, Arizona. With score tied 85-85, PC misses last shot. Arizona wins in overtime, 96-92. during great New England Blizzard of ‘78. Fans had to walk to the game but turned out to see the upset. April 2, 1998 - Tim Welsh is named 13th head coach at Providence College. February 17, 1979 - Friars give Dave Gavitt a royal send-off in his final Civic Center December 27, 1999 - Karim Shabazz scores 25 points, grabs 15 rebounds and appearance, defeating Rhode Island 84-77 after losing to Rhody just a month earlier by blocks 10 shots against , for the first triple-double by a Friar since 1977. 44 points. Rudy Williams sinks an 89-foot shot against Rhode Island - the second longest in NCAA history. February 10, 2001 - The Friars blitz 12th-ranked Georgetown, 103-79. The Friars hand the Hoyas their worst-ever conference loss. March 9, 1979 - Gary Walters becomes PC’s eighth head coach. February 18, 2001 - PC cracks the AP Top 25 for their first regular season ranking May 31, 1979 - The BIG EAST Conference is formed in Providence. since January of 1989. December 18, 1979 - PC plays, and loses, first BIG EAST game, 55-50, at March 3, 2001 - PC defeats Rutgers, 69-66, to finish with an 11-5 record in BIG Georgetown. EAST action. It marked the first time ever that PC earned 11 wins in BIG EAST play. January 19, 1981 - Revenge nets PC first-ever BIG EAST win in 61-58 win at March 7, 2001 - John Linehan is named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. Georgetown. February 26, 2002 - John Linehan sets the NCAA steal record with his 377th career April 6, 1981 - Joe Mullaney returns to Providence as head coach. steal versus Miami. January 28, 1982 - Friars lose five-overtime game, 79-77, at Dayton. March 5, 2002 - John Linehan is named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. March 22, 1985 - Rick Pitino is named head coach. March 28, 2002 - John Linehan is named the NABC Defensive Player of the Year. March 8, 1986 - Friars are named to NIT field for first post-season appearance since 1977-78 season. January 3, 2004 - The Friars defeated Virginia, 84-69, in Charlottesville, Va., to earn their first road win ever over a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. January 28, 1987 - Ernie Lewis sinks three-point field goal with three seconds left, defeating Georgetown, 82-79, in one of the great wins of all time, as PC moves into January 24, 2004 - The Friars' 66-56 win over No. 4 Connecticut, 66-56, marked first-place of BIG EAST for first time. the first time Providence ever defeated a top-four opponent on the road. TRADITION January 31, 1987 - 93-81 overtime win against St. John’s moves Friars into Top 20 February 7, 2004 - The Friars defeated Syracuse, 74-61, at Providence, R.I. For the for first time since February of 1978. Friars, it marked their first win ever over a defending national champion. March 6, 1987 - Billy Donovan tallies BIG EAST Tournament record 34 points in 80-51 March 1, 2004 - Providence is ranked 12th in the AP Poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA defeat of St. John’s. Today Poll. It marked the highest the team had been ranked during the regular-season since it was 11th in the AP Poll and the UPI Poll on February 21, 1978. March 21, 1987 - Friars overcome Georgetown, 88-73, in Southeast Regional to advance to NCAA Final Four for second time ever. March 23, 2004 - Ryan Gomes is named to the Associated Press First Team All- America squad. Gomes is just the fourth Friar ever to earn AP First Team honors and March 28, 1987 - Rick Pitino accepts Kodak Coach of the Year Trophy. the first since Marvin Barnes in 1974.

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Time showing on the clock in the 1961 NIT semi-final when Friar Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Syracuse); added Villanova a year :00 guard Vin Ernst went to the free throw line to shoot a one-and-one later; and invited Pittsburgh two years after Villanova joined. Miami came into with the score tied. He missed but came back to combine with backcourt the fold for double round robin play in 1991-92. Rutgers, West Virginia and mate John Egan to score all 15 points to provide a 90-83 overtime victory Notre Dame started play in 1995, while Virginia Tech started in 2001. over Holy Cross. In February that’s Valentine’s Day. In 1956 on Valentine’s Day, little Friars all-time winning percentage which is second best 14 Gordie Holmes gave the Friars their sweetest victory to date when .61051 of all Division I Basketball programs in New England. his 45 foot bomb with time running out gave PC an 85-83 upset win over Notre Dame. The game is regarded as the game that put PC basketball “on The NIT games winning percentage the Friars have earned for the map”. .638 a 30-17 NIT record which includes National Championships in 1961 and 1963. Come on. That’s Ernie D’s uniform number. Everyone who ever 15 lived in Rhode Island knows that. The nation’s leading free throw percentage in 1966, courtesy .902 of Friar Bill Blair who hit 101 of 112 charity tries. Free throws by Billy Donovan in one game which is fifth on the all- 16 time game list for Providence. Add to the story the fact that he did Michigan’s national ranking when the Maize and Blue ventured from it to help beat Georgetown to put the Friars in the Final Four. 1 Ann Arbor to the InBank Classic (later the Fleet Basketball Classic). In what many believe to be the greatest game in PC history, Bob Misevicius Rebounds per game for Marvin Barnes during the 1973-74 sea- banked in a 12-footer in the second overtime to provide an 82-81 victory 18.7 son when he won the NCAA Rebounding crown. over the Wolverines. Providence teams have won an incredible 19 New England As in Number One draft pick. In 1967, Jimmy Walker was selected 19 Championships. For the record: 1928-30, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1 first in the NBA Draft. He is PC and New England’s only No. 1 NBA 1959-66, 1971-74, 1976-77, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1996-97. draft pick. Average wins for the Friars for the decade of the 1970’s. The number of Final Four appearances the Friars have so far - 1973 20.6 The reason is simple - Dave Gavitt patrolled the sidelines. 2 and 1987. the 1972-73 team was an awesome collection of talent and if not for a rash of offensive foul calls on Ernie DiGregorio and a knee Represents the number of All-Americans the Friars have had: Marvin injury to Marvin Barnes, well ... who knows? The 1987 team was an equally 24 Barnes, Alan Bracken, Bruce Campbell, Ernie DiGregorio, Billy awesome collection of Cinderellas and over-achievers who used the new Donovan, Larry Drew, John Egan, Vin Ernst, Ryan Gomes, Jim Hadnot, Joe three-point play to make it all the way to the Big Dance. Hassett, John Krieger, John Linehan, William McCue, Eric Murdock, Carlton Screen, Kevin Stacom, Jamel Thomas, John Thompson, Otis Thorpe, Jimmy That’s how many Eastern Basketball Championships Providence has Walker, Len Wilkens, Dwight Williams and Ed Wineapple. 3 won through the years - 1962-63, 1972-73 and 1973-74 to be exact. It is also where Ernie DiGregorio was drafted by the Buffalo Braves on April 23, 1973. Is how many times Ray Johnson fouled out of basketball games 24 from 1968-71 and how many Fran Costello fouled out from MEDIA GUIDE Providence’s highest final ranking. In 1965 both UPI and AP rated the 1970-73. 4 Friars fourth. AP repeated the favor in 1973. PC’s all-time roster features players from 26 different states and As in sixth best in the country. That’s where the 1974 incoming 26 nine foreign countries. Over the years, Friars have come from: 6 recruits were rated as a group by Street & Smith’s Magazine. Pretty Massachusetts (93); Rhode Island (89); New York (87); Connecticut (60); New 2004-05 good, but not good enough to beat the 1990 group which was rated fourth Jersey (29); Pennsylvania (13); Washington, D.C. (9); Ohio (8); Maryland (7); nationally by USA Today. New Hampshire (6); California (4), Indiana (4), Virginia, Georgia, Canada and Poland (3); North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, Texas and Illinois (2); Delaware, Great minutes of basketball before Marvin Barnes went out with a knee Colorado, West Virginia, Maine, Louisiana, Vermont, Senegal, Spain, Latvia, 8 injury. Just ask Nat Holman, one of the greatest coaches in the histo- Panama, Finland, Sweden and Yugoslavia (1). ry of the game. He told Friar coach Dave Gavitt that the first eight minutes of the PC - Memphis State game in the 1973 Final Four ‘were the greatest Jimmy Walker’s incredible scoring average in 1966-67 when he eight minutes of team basketball he had ever seen’. It ended when Marvin 30.4 led the nation in scoring. injured his knee. That is the number of points rookie Ryan Gomes scored at Miami on The average number of three point goals made by the 1986-87 31 January 19, 2002 to establish a PC freshman record for points in a 8.2 team which led the nation on the first year of the three point rule. game.

Consecutive 20-win seasons from 1958-1967 under Joe Mullaney. Represents the number of 1,000-point scorers in Providence 9 Those Friar teams ran up an amazing 199-40 mark and a post-season 36 College history. Ryan Gomes was the last to join the group in PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL tournament every year. Also the number of steals John Linehan had against 2003-04. Pitt in 1997-98 to set a new BIG EAST freshman game record. That’s how many Friars have been drafted by the NBA including a The Providence record for steals in a game set by John Linehan in 37 Number One (Jimmy Walker - 1967); Number Two (Marvin Barnes - 11 the Friars’ January 22, 2002 win against Rutgers. Linehan’s 11 1974) and a Number Three (Ernie DiGregorio - 1973). Walker is the only steals also represent the all-time Big East single game record. number one selection from a New England school. Austin Croshere (Indiana - 1st round, 12th pick) was the last first round selection (1997) and Marcus Equals the number of head coaches the Friars have had through Douthit was the most recent draftee (2nd round, 2004). 13 the years including legends Al McClellan (147-65), Rick Pitino (42- 23 and a Final Four), Dave Gavitt (209-84 and a Final Four), Joe Mullaney Points scored by Johnny Egan in one of the great games ever - a (319-164 and two NIT Championships) and Pete Gillen (72-53 and an Elite 39 90-83, four-overtime win at Villanova on January 25, 1959. In fact, Eight). Tim Welsh is the Friars 13th head coach. Egan’s 14 field goals was one shy of the Palestra record, held by . The 39 points is still the most ever scored by a PC sophomore. The number of teams in The BIG EAST Conference. The league 14 started with seven (Boston College, Connecticut, Georgetown, TRADITION 128 BY THE NUMBERS

The number of points that Austin Croshere scored in PC’s NCAA Points for Ernie DiGregorio in his five games of the 1973 NCAA 39 Tournament win against Marquette on March 14, 1997. That’s the 128 Championship. Ernie led all scorers in the tournament that year PC record for points in an NCAA Tournament game. It also marked and earned All-Tournament honors along with Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes Croshere’s career high. (UCLA), Bob McAdoo (North Carolina), Ron King (Florida State) and Jim Price (Louisville). Consecutive wins in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The streak began 41 with the very first game in the new building. The streak, which was Blocks, swats, stuffs, rejects ... you name it, Marvin Barnes had 56 straight if you count the 15 wins in Alumni Hall before the move down- 159 them. In fact, that number represents the fourth all-time career town, was snapped by St. John’s, 79-77, in the Ocean State Classic. Among blocks for the Friars. Thing is, Marvin got ‘em in one season. major college teams, only UCLA (51 straight) ever opened a new home court with a longer winning streak. Is how many different teams the Friars have played. They’ve 252 come from dozens of conferences throughout the country and Points scored against Pittsburgh in 1990-91 by, who else, Eric comprise a number of teams that no longer play basketball. 48 Murdock. That total is a BIG EAST single-game record. Wins against just 119 losses from 1955-72, the years PC That’s how many points Kevin Stacom and Ernie DiGregorio com- 326 played its home games in Alumni Hall. In the pre-Alumni Hall 54 bined for in a 103-89 upset of Maryland in the NCAA Regional. years, PC netted a 313-230 record. Since moving to the Dunkin’ Donuts Indeed, DiGregorio scored 24 points in the first half before picking up his Center, Providence has a 544-398 ledger. fourth foul. He fouled out with almost 12 minutes left and the Friars still won going away. That’s how many wins the Friars have earned in the Dunkin’ That’s how many consecutive free throws Austin Croshere hit during 393 Donuts Center. 57 the 1996-97 season giving him the PC record for consecutive free throws. Included in the 57 were 47 consecutive in BIG EAST games. Steals for John Linehan which is the all-time NCAA career 385 record. In 2002, Linehan broke the mark of former Friar Eric Points scored in the first half of PC’s 103-78 win over St. John’s on Murdock, whose 376 steals had stood as the NCAA record since 1991. 62 February 29, 2004. The 62 points established a BIG EAST record for points in the first half, breaking PC’s own record of 61 points against When the Friars tipped it off with Columbia on November 28, Georgetown in a 103-79 win over the Hoyas on February 10, 2001. 500 2001, it marked the 500th home game in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center for Providence. Points for St. Joseph’s on January 23, 1960 with just 63 under a minute to play. St. Joe’s All-American On March 12, 1965 the 500th game in NCAA tournament guard Bob McNeil brought up the ball twice in the final 500 history was played. It was a battle of the Eastern titans as minute only to have Friar Lenny Wilkens steal it. The final the 4th-ranked Friars swept past 3rd-ranked St. Joseph’s, 81-73 in time St. Joe’s got control, a different player had the ball overtime, in the regional semi-final. but lost it to, guess who - Lenny, who registered his third steal in less than a minute to lead the Friars to a Is the number of personal fouls the 1986-87 team 64-63 win. Oh yes, the player who lost the ball to 966 committed on the way to the Final Four. It is a dubi- Lenny the final time - . ous record but one that is an all-time national standard. The decade of the 1980’s which wasn’t The Friars won their 1000th game against 79-89 very kind to the Friar basketball pro- 1000 Connecticut in the Big East Tournament on gram, even with the tremendous success of three March 12, 1993. PC currently has 1196 wins in its illustrious NCAA teams in the final four years. The 1980’s was history. the only decade in PC history which produced a losing record (146-151) and the fewest wins of any decade That’s the year the Friars played basketball for since the 1940’s when they played considerably fewer 1926 the first time on a varsity level. The coach that games. The 73.3 points per game average was the year was Archie Golembeski, a Holy Cross grad who got the least since the 1950’s and the 151 losses is the most program started. Ironically, he wasn’t the best Holy Cross grad- ever. In fact, the 151 losses in those 10 seasons was more than the previous 25 seasons combined. uate to coach the Friars - Joe Mullaney led PC to 319 wins in his 18 seasons. Inches. That’s how tall the biggest Friar has been - 86 7’2”. The biggest Friar ever is Karim Shabazz. February 14 to be exact, when PC defeated Rudy Williams launches 1978 Niagara, 72-70 in overtime, it marked the 17th feet. That would be a 30-yard field goal in football his 89 foot shot right time in the previous 20 years that the Friars had earned at least 89 which would earn your team three points. But when before halftime against 20 wins in a season. At the time, it was the most successful Rudy Williams hit an 89-foot shot on February 17, 1979 in the Rhode Island on record in college basketball history. In fact, in that span, PC gen- February 17, 1979. Friars’ game with Rhode Island, it only counted for two points. Williams’ shot helped PC erated a 423-139 record (.753) which was second only to UCLA. At the time, it was the longest shot in NCAA history. beat the Rams 84-77. Represents the number of people who Was the scoring average of the 1972-73 team that went to the 12,993 squeeze themselves into the Dunkin’ Donuts 89.7 Final Four in St. Louis. Center for most home games. The building was reconfigured prior to the 1996-97 season dropping a complete sellout from 13,106 to 12,993. As in steals, as in Eric Murdock in his freshman 90 year. Murdock set an NCAA record for steals by a freshman.

On January 27, 1990 when Abdul Shamsid-Deen hit TRADITION 100,000 the first basket of the game versus Boston College, On January 19, 2004, Loyola of Chicago became the 135th it represented the 100,000th point in PC history. 135 team to face the Friars in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Only a few: Duke, Farleigh Dickinson, Florida, George Washington, Illinois State, Iona, People have come to Providence College LaSalle, Michigan State, Navy, UNLV, Oklahoma, Texas Christian, Tulsa, 4,726,712 basketball games over the 32 years of the Vanderbilt and Washington, have made it in and out of the building without Providence Civic Center, now known as the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. losing to the Friars.

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PROVIDENCE 32 at ST. JOHN’S 30 streak that dated back to 1948. Lenny Wilkens’ seven different players to guard Jimmy Walker, Providence College scored its first major 34 points helped PC to a one point lead with 30 Walker was on his way to 50 points, tying Oscar Dec. 18 triumph, defeating St. John’s and its seconds left. But St. Bonaventure’s , Robertson’s Madison Square Garden record in the 1928 “Wonder Five” which lost just four games who finished with a PC opponent record 46- process, and PC had its first Holiday Festival title. in four years (two to PC). Led by All- points, hit a jumper with 15 seconds left to keep American Ed Wineapple’s 15 points, PC stunned the streak alive. PROVIDENCE 73 - MASSACHUSETTS 72 the heavily favored St. John’s, in front of the New Led by the incomparable , Jan. York media, giving the Friars their first national PROVIDENCE 90 - HOLY CROSS 83 (OT) NIT Massachusetts came into the game 23 exposure and marking them as the team to beat No time remained on the clock when 11-0 and ranked first in New England. 1971 Mar. in New England for the next decade. Vinnie Ernst stepped to the free throw 23 Sophomore Ernie DiGregorio killed 45 line of the NIT semifinal with the score 1961 seconds of the game with a exhibition PROVIDENCE 60 - RHODE ISLAND 54 tied at 75 in a game with New England before hitting the last of his 33 points with forty After dominating New England college rival Holy Cross. Ernst was waved off the line seconds left. Doctor J, held in check all night by Jan. basketball during the thirties, 16 repeatedly as security guards scrambled to pre- 5’11 Donnie Lewis, missed a with sec- Providence College saw its program 1942 vent fans from shaking the wires to the basket. onds left and PC was Number One again. decline in the forties. Rhode Island Ernst shot, and missed, but came back in over- State, on the other hand, was coached by Frank time to team with Johnny Egan in scoring all 15 PROVIDENCE 70 at SO. CALIFORNIA 66 Keaney and was a program on the rise. The of the Friars’ points in the win. A national television audience got their Jan. teams collided in Rhode Island Auditorium before 26 first glimpse of Ernie DiGregorio and 5800 fans as Ted McConnon and Chet Zabek pow- PROVIDENCE 62 - ST. LOUIS 59 NIT 1972 Marvin Barnes as they helped ered the Friars to the upset. For the third year in a row, Providence Providence to a 15-point lead with eight Mar. 25 faced St. Louis in the NIT, this time for minutes left in an intersectional game with ninth- PROVIDENCE 85 - NOTRE DAME 83 (OT) 1961 the Championship. Drained from their ranked Southern Cal. and the With a new coach (Joe Mullaney) and a emotional win over Holy Cross, the Friars Trojans cut the lead to two with a minute left Feb. 14 new gym (Alumni Hall), Providence was struggled and trailed by seven with 10 minutes before Fran Costello and Marvin Barnes hit a pair 1956 a rising star looking for the big stage. left in the game. But sophomore George Zalucki, of free throws each in the upset. Notre Dame came to Alumni Hall and after who played the best game of his career (18 trailing most of the game, tied it with seconds left points and 10 rebounds), rallied the Friars with in regulation. With most of the starters fouled out, key free throws. Jim Hadnot iced the game with little used Gordie Holmes found himself with the free throws and the Friars had their first National ball with just a few seconds left in overtime. His Championship. 45-foot prayer was answered and Friar basketball was “On the Map”. PROVIDENCE 84 at DAYTON 72 The Friars had struggled early in the Jan. PROVIDENCE 90 at VILLANOVA 83 (4OT) year, and continued to struggle in the 31 For the first time, Providence fans were first half against Dayton, falling behind 1963 able to follow their team on radio and Jan. by six at intermission. The coaches left MEDIA GUIDE 24 the Friars made the most of the oppor- 1959 the players to themselves at halftime where tunity, defeating nationally-ranked seniors Ray Flynn and Vinnie Ernst gave fiery Villanova in the storied Palestra in a four overtime speeches which propelled PC to a win that night performance that still ranks as one of the greatest and in the next 15 games, capturing their second

2004-05 games ever played in the old barn. Johnny Egan NIT Championship in the process. scored 39 in one of the Palestra’s greatest individ- ual performances to this day. The win propelled PROVIDENCE 106 - MIAMI 96 NIT the Friars to their first NIT. Miami had defeated the Friars in Alumni Mar. 19 Hall earlier in the year and Ray Flynn PROVIDENCE 75 - ST. LOUIS 72 (2OT) NIT 1963 wanted revenge. His 38 points proved After defeating Manhattan in the first the better of the great Rick Barry’s efforts Mar. 17 round of the NIT, the Friars found them- and the Friars moved on but not without some 1959 selves up against pre-tournament favorite theatrics. PC watched a 19 point lead dwindle to St. Louis, led by All-America Bob Ferry. four with 1:30 left when Barry fouled Flynn. Barry Dubbed ‘Mullaney’s Midgets’ by the New York slammed the ball to the floor, got a technical, and Ray Flynn scores against Miami’s Rick media because they started no one over 6’5, the Flynn hit three free throws to ice the game. Barry in the March 19, 1963 NIT game. Friars pulled off the double overtime upset and became the darlings of New York City on their PROVIDENCE 81 - ST. JOSEPH’S 73 (OT) NCAA PROVIDENCE 90 at JACKSONVILLE 76 annual treks to the NIT. St. Joseph’s entered the NCAA Eastern Trailing 63-61 to the much taller, sec- Mar. Mar. Regional 26-1 and ranked third national- 12 ond-ranked Jacksonville Dolphins, the 6 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROVIDENCE 64 at ST. JOSEPH’S 63 ly. The Friars were 23-1 and ranked 1965 Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes-led 1972 Almost one year after the stunning fourth. Down 59-53 with a minute left, Friars went on a 15-0 run that put the Jan. upset of Villanova, the Friars returned 23 the Friars and Jimmy Walker staged a furious game out of reach before a shocked hometown to the Palestra to face nationally 1960 rally, forcing overtime. Walker and Jim Benedict crowd in Jacksonville. The win gave the Friars ranked St. Joseph’s. With a minute left scored 14 of the team’s 20 points in the extra another 20-win season and a trip to the NCAA’s. and the Hawks clinging to a 63-60 lead, PC’s session enabling PC to reach the regional final Lenny Wilkens stole the ball three consecutive and a date with and Princeton. PROVIDENCE 103 - MARYLAND 89 NCAA times (twice from All-America Bobby McNeil and Fourteen years to the day after PC had Mar. once from Paul Westhead) converting two for bas- PROVIDENCE 91 - BOSTON COLLEGE 86 17 defeated pre-NIT Tournament favorite kets and another improbable upset. Holiday Festival 1973 St. Louis, the Friars squared off against Dec. Holy Cross and NBA legend Bob Cousy Maryland, ‘The UCLA of the East’ and an 30 PROVIDENCE 89 at ST. BONAVENTURE 90 (3OT) 1965 had Boston College on the threshold of NCAA tournament favorite with UCLA. Ernie Providence traveled to the Olean Armory greatness in New England basketball and DiGregorio scorched the Terps for 30 points and Feb. 9 where the balconies hung over the court a chance to take the top spot from PC. Although despite fouling out, saw Kevin Stacom and Marvin 1960 and the Bonnies had a 91-game winning the Eagles had the height advantage and used Barnes hold the fourth-ranked favorites at bay. TRADITION 130 THE GREATEST GAMES IN HISTORY

The Friars had defeated the ACC’s best and had Island embarrassed the Friars 86-42 in the worst PROVIDENCE 81 - MARQUETTE 59 earned their first trip to the Final Four. defeat of the modern era. It would take a miracle NCAA First Round Mar. to beat the powerful Rams. The miracle came 14 The Friars hadn’t won an NCAA PROVIDENCE 85 - MEMPHIS STATE 98 just before the half when Rudy Williams tossed in 1997 Tournament game since 1987 and were NCAA Semifinal an NCAA record 89-foot shot. The momentum 0-for-4 in their most recent trips to the tour- Mar. Legendary CCNY coach Nat Holman 24 carried PC to a win in Gavitt’s last game in the nament. Austin Croshere took it upon himself to called the Friars’ start the best eight 1973 Providence Civic Center. end that string as he scored 20 first half points, minutes of team basketball he’d ever including a 75-foot to give PC a seen. Ernie DiGregorio had thrown some miracle PROVIDENCE 82 - GEORGETOWN 79 50-32 halftime lead. In the second half the Friars passes, Kevin Stacom hit a couple of long Before Rick Pitino, PC was one of the tightened the clamps on the Golden Eagles hold- Jan. jumpers, and Marvin Barnes was dominating 28 doormats of The BIG EAST. Georgetown ing Marquette to 27 points while Croshere fin- inside. Disaster struck when Barnes hurt his 1987 came to Providence with its usual lofty ished with a career high 39 points in an 81-59 PC knee coming down with a , and despite ranking and hot off a defeat of unbeaten victory. Derrick Brown added 13 and Jamel Ernie D’s valiant effort, Memphis State came back DePaul. The Friars were 14-3 and had won five Thomas had 11 as the Friars advanced in the to win and end PC’s chance for a showdown with straight. And despite Reggie Williams’ 33 points, tournament for the first time since 1987. UCLA for the National Championship. the Billy Donovan-David Kipfer-Delray Brooks led Friars hung tough enough and smart enough to PROVIDENCE 98 - DUKE 87 PROVIDENCE 91 - CLEMSON 86 NIT get the ball to Ernie “Pop” Lewis who hit the final NCAA Second Round Mar. Pre-tournament favorite Clemson had three shots of the game - all three pointers. And The second round of the NCAA 16 Mar. 1997 15 seven-footer and four min- when Lewis hit the game-winner off a Donovan tournament pitted the Friars against 1975 utes of basketball when they held the pass, PC had arrived in The BIG EAST. the legends. Derrick Brown was unstoppable with younger Friars scoreless in the NIT. But a career high 33 points in the 98-87 win. PC behind the sharpshooting of Joey Hassett, the PROVIDENCE 90 - AUSTIN PEAY 87 (OT) NCAA trailed 46-42 at the half, but with a quick, small Friars came back to lead by 13 at the half. Cinderella in black sneakers. The Friars lineup in the game, Gillen’s Gang put the pressure Bruce Campbell and Gary Bello controlled the were down ten with 5:50 left and play- Mar. on. Duke’s guards couldn’t stop God Shammgod 14 second half, thwarting a late Tiger run and PC ing poorly. One timeout later, PC and 1987 from penetrating as he scored 12 and dished off was in its first NIT final since the 1963 Billy Donovan were on a tear, scoring 12 nine assists. Brown and Austin Croshere con- Championship. of the next 14 points, the last to tie it at 82 on a trolled the boards. Croshere added 21 points 20-footer by Donovan. When Austin Peay missed and Jamel Thomas had 17 to help send PROVIDENCE 82 - MICHIGAN 81 (2OT) the front end of a one-and-one with two seconds Providence to the Sweet 16. The win was the The greatest game in Providence left it was overtime and no doubt that Cinderella Friars’ first ever against Duke. College basketball history. Michigan Dec. was on her way to the Ball. 29 was ranked Number One, had an 1976 PROVIDENCE 103 - GEORGETOWN 79 Olympic Gold Medalist in PROVIDENCE 87 at SYRACUSE 86 In the 22-year history of the BIG EAST Feb. and an All-American in Ricky Green. Bob Cooper Twenty-one games over the 10 years of 10 Conference, nobody had ever pushed Jan. blocked five shots in the first four minutes as the 20 BIG EAST play. That’s how long 2001 the mighty Hoyas of Georgetown around Friars hung tough but the Wolverines proved 1990 Syracuse had dominated Providence. like this. No one had ever scored over tougher as they went up seven in the second half. Fifth-ranked Syracuse raced to a 10- 100 points against Georgetown in league play, Bruce Campbell (25 points) and Joe Hassett (21 point lead early before Carlton Screen brought and no one had ever defeated them by 24 points. points) sparked a 14-4 run and the game went the Friars to a tie at 32. Screen, who had 16 But on a cold February evening, the Friars came into an extra session. Bob Misevicius hit a assists, Abdul Shamsid-Deen (12 points and 11 out piping hot, and rained three pointer after jumper at the end of the first OT to send it into a rebounds) and Eric Murdock (25 points) pushed three pointer on the stunned, 12th-ranked Hoyas. second overtime. With time running out, Campbell the Friar lead to six in the second half with 10 The Friars hit 9 of 12 threes in the first half (14 threw a perfect pass to - who else - Misevicius minutes left. A furious Syracuse rally and Friar of 19 for the game) on the way to an incredible who banked in a 12-footer to give Providence its collapse gave the home team a seven point lead 61-35 halftime lead. The 61 points established a only upset of the number one team in the coun- with three minutes left. But PC clawed back and league record for most points in the first half at try. when Murdock hit a jumper at the foul line with the time. Georgetown never got the lead below seconds left, PC had its first-ever defeat of 22 points in the second half, as Karim Shabazz PROVIDENCE 61 - NORTH CAROLINA 59 Syracuse in BIG EAST play. led six Friars in double figures, with 22 points and This one was pure Dave Gavitt. The 11 rebounds. Feb. 12 seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels PROVIDENCE 69 - CONNECTICUT 67 1978 somehow got permission to land their BIG EAST Tournament PROVIDENCE 66 - CONNECTICUT 56 Mar. plane at T.F. Green Airport which was This one was as good as it gets. In a 12 The underdog Friars rolled into Hartford Jan. closed due to the great blizzard of ‘78 which par- nationally televised game, Connecticut 1994 and upset fourth-ranked Connecticut, 24 alyzed the entire state. And even though the came in ranked second nationally and vir- 66-56. For the Friars, it marked the 2004 roads in Providence were closed, over 7000 fans tually assured a Number 1 NCAA seed. Rob first time ever that they defeated a top- walked to the Civic Center to see the Tar Heels Phelps (10-11 field goals, 23 points) and the four opponent on the road. With the win, the battle the 20th ranked Friars on national TV. Friars had other plans. The scene was set seven Friars earned their first victory at the Hartford Carolina great and Mike O’Koren set up games previously when the Friars had a 12-9 Civic Center since January 19, 1991. The win the with 3:30 left and the record and needed six straight to be assured an also ended the Huskies' 19-game winning streak Heels up 58-52. But PC rallied to tie on David NCAA bid. After six consecutive wins, the bid at the Hartford Civic Center and was the eventual Frye’s three-point play and later went ahead on a assured, the Friars thumped Connecticut, with national champions only defeat at home in 2003- Billy Eason 12-footer with 21 seconds left. When Dickey Simpkins (20 points) stopping 04. The Friars committed just six turnovers in

Ford’s jumper rolled out, the Friars had a monu- Connecticut’s Player of the Year candidate, the win. Waterbury, Connecticut native Ryan TRADITION mental upset. Donyell Marshall. It made the next day’s game Gomes led the Friars with 26 points and 12 against Georgetown anti-climatic but the win over rebounds. In the second half, UConn took a 50- PROVIDENCE 84 - RHODE ISLAND 77 the Hoyas gave PC its first-ever BIG EAST title. 48 lead with 8:24 to play, but Sheiku Kabba After twenty years when PC’s overall quickly put the Friars ahead when he nailed the Feb. record was among the top five in the 17 first of his two three pointers in a two-minute country, the program experienced diffi- 1979 span. cult times in Dave Gavitt’s final year as coach. A month earlier, Sly Williams and Rhode 131 THE GREATEST NAMES IN HISTORY

America honors in YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG MARVIN BARNES 1976 to go with his 1994 25 38- 95 .400 29- 40 .725 55 115- 4.6 team MVP Award. 1995 30 106- 231 .459 66- 85 .776 147 307-10.2 A Providence, Rhode 1996 30 151- 359 .421 109-128 .852 173 458-15.3 “Soup” Campbell reg- Island native and 1997 36 200- 440 .455 182-205 .888 270 643-17.9 istered the assist on clearly the greatest Totals 121 495-1125 .440 386-458 .843 645 1523-12.6 center and most tal- Bob Misevicius’ ented frontcourt play- game-winning basket er in PC history, in PC’s upset of Barnes was the cen- Michigan in 1976. J. VINCENT ter of the Friar CUDDY offense and team To limit the contribu- MVP in 1973 and YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG tion of Vin Cuddy to 1974. The 1974 1975 30 133- 283 .470 64- 84 .762 202 330-11.0 the six-season stint NCAA national 1976 32 206- 391 .527 96-123 .780 272 504-15.8 as head coach from 1977 29 184- 373 .493 64- 91 .703 234 432-14.9 rebounding champion, he was a consensus First 1949-1955 would be 1978 31 203- 428 .474 133-180 .739 241 539-17.4 to grossly underesti- Team All-America, Eastern Player of the Year and Totals 122 726-1475 .492 357-478 .746 949 1809-14.8 Most Valuable Player in both the Aloha Classic mate everything he and East-West All-Star games. Barnes was the meant to PC basket- second pick in the 1974 draft who later became ball and the PC ath- letics department. the Rookie of the Year in the ABA where he played CHRIS for two seasons. He moved on to the NBA for CLARK On the bench, he four seasons. Barnes was named to the ECAC While the list of great helped PC to four All-Decade team for the 1970’s. He still holds names in Providence national tournaments and coached the Friars to Providence game, season and career records for basketball history is their first game over the century mark. He devel- rebounds and blocks. dominated by great oped two of PC’s all-time best players - Jim players and coaches, Schlimm and Bob Moran. Cuddy also served as YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG there is one name PC’s freshman baseball coach, sports information 1972 27 236- 462 .511 112-173 .647 424 584-21.6 inexorably tied to the director, business manager, and associate direc- 1973 30 237- 436 .545 75-109 .688 571 549-18.3 popularity and growth tor of athletics in his 32 years in the athletic 1974 32 297- 596 .498 112-164 .682 597 706-22.1 of Friar basketball - department. One of the most beloved figures in Totals 89 770-1494 .515 299-446 .670 1592 1839-20.7 Chris Clark. Clark PC history, he is a member of the PC Hall of was the radio voice Fame. of PC basketball for 24 years. He is the person most responsible for bringing local media attention to the fledging pro- ERNIE DiGREGORIO ALLEN BRACKEN gram that Joe Mullaney was building at the small What Jimmy Walker MEDIA GUIDE A two-time All- school on Smith Hill. Clark was sports director at was to Joe Mullaney America (Second a local television station and was a major force in and the great teams Team as a sopho- getting PC games on television and radio in the of the 1960’s, Ernie more and junior) early days of televised sports. Any mention of DiGregorio was to Bracken was the the great Joe Mullaney and Dave Gavitt teams Dave Gavitt and the 2004-05 Friars’ most dominant includes Chris Clark. team’s of the 1970’s. player in the 1930’s. Homegrown in the A great defender who shadow of Alumni played at the guard AUSTIN CROSHERE Hall, Ernie D not only and forward slots, he No mention of great defined the running is still the only player PC frontcourt players Friar tradition but to lead Providence in would be complete helped revolutionize college basketball’s fast scoring four years, and his career points total without this 6-9 break offense. A wizard with the basketball as a stood as a Providence record for seventeen standout from ballhandler and passer, DiGregorio helped usher years. Crossroads School in in the age of the Providence Civic Center. It was California. Croshere his behind-the-back passes and three consecutive YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG gave notice of his team MVP awards that packed the downtown 1931 19 77 26 180- 9.5 potential in the Big arena. Still the all-time assists leader and one of 1932 24 87 52 226- 9.4 East Tournament as a the top scorers in PC history, he was a consensus 1933 16 85 38 208-13.0 All-America and Lapchick Award winner as the 1934 16 66 27 159- 9.9 sophomore, and then PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL nation’s outstanding senior. He was the NCAA Totals 75 315 143 773-10.3 established himself as a Third Team All-Big East player as a junior and East Regional MVP and the only Providence player a First Team player as a senior. Able to take the to make the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team. ball down low and post up, as well as step out The third pick in the 1973 NBA draft, he went on and hit the three pointer, few players worked to be the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He played for BRUCE “SOUP” harder at improving than did Austin. Croshere led the Buffalo Braves for four seasons before a sea- CAMPBELL the team in scoring as a junior and senior and son with Los Angeles and the Boston Celtics. New Haven, Connecticut native Bruce Campbell ranks ninth in career scoring with 1523 points. An The ECAC named him Eastern Player of the still ranks as the all-time leading scorer and excellent free throw shooter, he set a league and Decade for the 1970’s. assists maker for forwards at Providence. The school record with 57 freebies in a row, and most mobile big man and certainly the most ver- sparked PC to an NCAA Elite Eight run as a YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG satile frontcourt player in Friar history, Campbell senior, scoring a career-high 39 points against 1971 28 217- 451 .451 88-106 .830 112 522-18.6 was a smooth-shooting and pinpoint passing Marquette in the first round. Austin was a lottery 1972 27 192- 440 .436 93-116 .801 81 477-17.7 1973 31 348- 728 .478 65- 81 .802 99 761-24.6 southpaw who earned Honorable Mention All- draft choice in 1997, and is currently enjoying a Totals 86 757-1619 .467 246-303 .811 292 1780-20.5 successful pro career with Indiana. 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BILLY DONOVAN VINNIE ERNST DAVE GAVITT Providence College A 5-8 fan favorite Dave Gavitt led basketball had from New Jersey, Providence College reached its lowest Vinnie Ernst was the and Eastern basket- ebb in the modern greatest ball into the modern era when fate ever by the time he age. In ten seasons, crossed the rising graduated from PC in Gavitt led the Friars stars of Rick Pitino 1963. If it wasn’t for to 209 wins, includ- and Billy Donovan. A the likes of Ernie ing eight consecutive player who watched DiGregorio, he might 20-win seasons, five more basketball than still hold that lofty NCAA appearances, he played in his first position. An excel- three NIT appear- two seasons, lent ballhandler and ances and five New Donovan caught the Pitino fire and blazed a two- passer, it was the flashy Ernst who directed the England Coach of the Year trophies. He guided year path that almost brought the NCAA Friar attack in the 1961 and 1963 NIT champi- PC to 23 wins over Top 20 teams including a Championship trophy to Providence. A two-time onship seasons. In fact, he was the NIT Most stunning double-overtime upset of top ranked team MVP, Donovan saved his best for last. With Valuable Player while only a sophomore. He went Michigan - PC’s greatest win ever. His 1973 team the advent of the three-pointer came opportunity on to be an Honorable Mention All-America and a made it all the way to the NCAA Final Four. In for the underdeveloped and undersized point UPI “Small Player” First Team All-America who 1971, Gavitt was named Director of Athletics at guard to shine. His senior year, Donovan led the played on the USA’s World Championship team in Providence College, a position he held until 1982 Friars to a fourth place BIG EAST finish, the best 1963. He graduated as the all-time assists when he resigned to be the director of The BIG ever, and a magic carpet ride to the NCAA Final leader at Providence. Any hope of a professional EAST Conference. After leading the BIG EAST to Four. He was the Southeast Regional MVP and a career ended with a knee injury in the Boston national prominence, Gavitt later served as Honorable Mention All-America. He played 44 Celtics pre-season camp. President of the Boston Celtics. His most cher- games for the New York Knicks. ished honor was being named the 1980 United YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG States Olympic Basketball Coach. YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1961 29 109- 276 .395 67- 80 .838 115 285- 9.8 1984 28 25- 68 .368 15- 21 .714 23 65- 2.3 1962 26 101- 259 .390 100- 125 .800 103 302-11.6 1985 29 41- 87 .456 10- 15 .667 16 92- 3.2 1963 28 106- 251 .422 112- 148 .757 110 324-11.6 1986 31 183- 358 .511 103- 130 .792 49 469-15.1 Totals 83 316-786 .402 279-353 .790 328 911-11.0 JIM 1987 34 203- 467 .435 199- 236 .843 102 702-20.6 HADNOT Totals 122 452-980 .461 327-402 .813 190 1328-10.9 Jim Hadnot certainly lived up to his pedi- gree. One of the RAY FLYNN nation’s top school- JOHN Ray Flynn brought boy basketball play- EGAN ers, he was the first The best high school one part physical tal- ent and nine parts big-name big man to player in New come to Providence England, John Egan toughness and a Southie work ethic College. Hadnot was was the first big- a two-year Honorable name recruit to come from South Boston when he matriculated Mention All-America to Providence when and a three-time All- recruiting became to Providence College. That tough- New England choice. He helped the 1961 team synonymous with col- to the NIT Championship. Hadnot graduated as lege basketball. ness and hard work helped him develop the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Under Joe Mullaney, The 6-10 Hadnot was an adept shot blocker and Egan split time into one of the great stories in Eastern basketball lore. An All-East is one of only four Friars with over 1000 career between shooting rebounds. “Jumbo Jim” ranked seventh in the and point guard. He made the NIT All-Tournament player as a junior he repeated that honor as a senior when he was also an Academic All-America nation in rebounding as a sophomore, and fifth in team in 1959 and repeated that honor while help- the country as a junior. Just the third PC player ing the Friars to the Championship in 1961. He and the NIT Most Valuable Player. An old-fash- ioned “gym rat”, Flynn is well-noted for sneaking drafted by the NBA, Hadnot was the 25th pick in was a Second Team All-America as a senior. His the 1962 draft but played only in the ABA. 39 points against Villanova set the single game into the old Madison Square Garden the night record at the time. Egan was an NBA 12th pick before the 1963 Championship game to shoot a couple hundred shots. His hard work paid off– YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG in 1961. He enjoyed 11 seasons in the NBA, 1960 29 170- 334 .509 89- 154 .578 473 429-14.8 Flynn is still recognized as one of the all-time best third only to Lenny Wilkens’ 15 and Otis Thorpe’s 1961 29 214- 430 .498 133- 220 .605 475 561-19.3 16 among PC players. long range jump shooters in PC history. In 1988, 1962 26 198- 357 .555 81- 122 .664 351 477-18.3 the NCAA named Flynn to the Silver Anniversary Total 84 582-1121 .519 303-496 .611 1299 1467-17.5 YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG team. 1959 24 181- 418 .433 140- 170 .824 63 502-20.9 1960 27 147- 357 .412 90- 112 .804 66 384-14.2 YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1961 29 221- 510 .433 106- 129 .822 71 548-18.8 1961 28 75- 187 .401 13- 17 .765 38 163- 5.8

Totals 80 549-1285 .427 336- 411 .818 200 1434-17.9 1962 26 148- 328 .451 37- 49 .755 79 333-12.8 TRADITION 1963 28 239- 481 .497 51- 64 .797 68 529-18.9 Totals 82 462-996 .464 101-130 .777 185 1025-12.5

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championships. Krieger led PC in scoring as a JOE HASSETT freshman and junior and was second as a sopho- TED McCONNON One of the greatest The tradition of great more and senior. He was named All-New England shooters of his day Rhode Island players his final three seasons. An excellent shooter at the forward slot, Krieger was the school’s all-time and certainly at to “stay home” began Providence College, leading scorer when he graduated with 742 with Ernie DiGregorio Ted McConnon was and ended with Joe points. the first Friar to Hassett in one swift score more than 300 but successful eight- YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG points in a season. year term. While 1928 16 52 55 159- 9.9 In fact, he was the Ernie D was pinpoint- 1929 20 74 64 212-10.6 first PC player to ing passes in the 1930 18 72 48 192-10.7 average more than Civic Center, Hassett 1931 19 66 47 179- 9.4 15 points per game, was nailing long-range Totals 73 264 214 742-10.2 a feat he accom- shots from every high school gym in Rhode Island. plished in both his years at PC. Not only did he Nicknamed “Sonar” for his incredible range, he break all of All-American Ed Wineapple’s season scoring records, he was also recognized as one was an Honorable Mention All-America by his junior JOHN LINEHAN of the great scorers in New England basketball year and a Third Team member as a senior. He John Linehan arrived history at the time. He still ranks among PC’s played for the United States team in the Pan at PC as a virtual leaders for points per game. American Games and later in the East-West All-Star unknown in 1997 and Game. Probably the greatest shooter ever at left with the NCAA YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG Providence, Hassett was a third round draft choice career steals record. 1942 20 142 25 309-15.5 1943 12 83 14 180-15.0 of the Seattle Supersonics who enjoyed a six-year In between, Linehan Totals 32 225 39 489-15.3 career in the NBA, including the 1979 World proved that heart and Championship. desire could over- come any shortcom- YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG ings as the 5’9” guard 1974 32 108- 223 .488 14- 16 .875 50 230- 7.2 BOB terrorized opposing MISEVICIUS 1975 31 244- 486 .502 22- 30 .733 64 510-16.5 It isn’t that Bob 1976 32 248- 514 .482 48- 57 .842 93 544-17.0 players throughout his Misevicius wasn’t a 1977 29 240- 480 .500 64- 68 .941 92 544-18.8 career. Possessor of the fastest hands at PC terrific player in his Totals 124 840-1703 .493 148-171 .865 299 1828-14.7 since Lenny Wilkens, the one-man press recorded career at Providence 139 steals as a senior and 385 in his career, to College, its just that go along with 990 career points. Twice voted the he’ll always be Big East Defensive Player of the Year, John cap- remembered for “The GORDIE HOLMES tured the national Defensive Player of the Year Shot”. He scored Award and earned AP Honorable Mention All- almost 1000 points MEDIA GUIDE He played in only 26 America honors after his senior season. and had 722 games in his PC rebounds and an career and scored YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG amazing 490 assists just 39 baskets. But 1998 29 45- 133 .338 49- 54 .907 60 161- 5.6 from his center posi- on Valentine’s Day in 1999 30 38- 119 .319 47- 59 .797 68 133- 4.4 tion - good enough for ninth on the all-time assists 2004-05 1956, his Cupidesque 2000 6 11- 32 .344 3- 3 1.000 18 31- 5.2 per game list. But it was his game-winning shot halfcourt shot found 2001 26 79- 190 .416 77- 90 .856 63 278-10.7 in PC’s greatest win ever that earns him mention its mark and created 2002 31 118- 302 .391 97-116 .836 117 387-12.5 on a list of PC’s great names. “Big Beef” had a love affair between Totals 122 291- 776 .375 273-322 .848 326 990- 8.1 already hit a 14-foot jumper to send the game Rhode Island and into a second overtime. With just one second left Friar basketball that in the second overtime, he banked in a 12 footer rages even today. AL for a little piece of history and an 82-81 upset of McCLELLAN Number One-ranked Michigan. Notre Dame brought its big-time basketball pro- Before there was Joe gram to little Alumni Hall in 1956 and struggled Mullaney or Dave with Joe Mullaney’s Friars before putting it into Gavitt, there was “The ROBERT “BOB” overtime. With the score tied at 83, most of the MORAN General” Al McClellan. best players on the bench having fouled out, and The greatest scorer For 11 seasons he the clock down to its final seconds, Pawtucket, in Friar history before guided Providence Rhode Island native Gordie Holmes launched a 45- the Joe Mullaney College to the top of years, Bob Moran foot prayer that was answered with a swish. That New England and averaged a whopping PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL shot helped put PC basketball on the map. Eastern College bas- 18.1 points per ketball. The first game for his three- season career at PC JOHN great coach at PC, KRIEGER McClellan developed under Coach Vin A two-time Second four All-Americans to go with as many New Cuddy. He graduat- Team All-America England Championships. In 1932, he helped the ed as the school’s from Patterson, New Friars to 19 wins, a record that wouldn’t be broken leader in points for a season and career. Jersey, and PC’s sec- for 27 years! McClellan helped upgrade both the His junior year average of 20.8 points each game ond-ever basketball schedule and the image of New England basket- marked the first time a Providence player aver- All-America, John ball as he was the only New England coach willing aged more than 20 points per game. Krieger anchored the to bring his team out of the six state region to Friar teams of the play other top teams in the East. He still ranks YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG late 1920’s and early third in all-time victories and second in winning per- 1952 21 127 125 48 379-18.0 1930’s that won two centage. 1953 22 158- 446 .354 139- 206 .675 68 455-20.8 New England 1954 26 132 153 417-16.0 Totals 69 417 417 1251-18.1 TRADITION 134 THE GREATEST NAMES IN HISTORY

the Catholic colleges in Philadelphia and with the JOE MULLANEY RICK PITINO success of their basketball programs. He had a If Gordie Holmes’ Few stars shone as vision of Providence College having a basketball game-winning shot bright as Rick Pitino’s program recognized on a national level. While his against Notre Dame Providence College support was both enthusiastic and constant, his put Providence coaching stint. He greatest contributions were in building Alumni College basketball took over a PC bas- Hall, thus giving the Friars a gymnasium on cam- “On the Map”, it was ketball program that pus, and hiring Joe Mullaney. his coach, Joe had won just 79 Mullaney, who made games in the previ- PC basketball a ous seven seasons MICHAEL SMITH tourist attraction. A and turned it into a One of the most- three-time New Cinderella story that loved Friars to ever England Coach of the was the envy of the don the Black and Year, Mullaney guided PC to an incredible nine college basketball world. In his first year, he led White and the consecutive 20-win seasons and as many post- the team to a 17-14 record and an NIT school’s greatest season tournaments. Along the way, he coached Quarterfinal appearance. In 1987, his Friar team power forward ever, the Friars to the 1961 and 1963 NIT finished fourth in The BIG EAST Conference, PC’s Michael Smith was Championships. His first stint at the helm, from best finish ever, and the Final Four. His use of the the first player ever 1955-69, saw him develop six All-Americas and new three-point field goal and incredible full-court to win three consecu- record a 271-94 (.742) record. He left the col- pressure and frenzy brought a band of overachiev- tive BIG EAST lege coaching ranks to coach in the NBA and ers to the brink of a national championship. He rebounding titles. ABA. He was then, and remains now, a basketball was named the National Coach of the Year for his He finished his genius who ranks as one of the greatest coaches efforts. Pitino left to coach the New York Knicks Providence career as just the fourth player to in any league at any time. In 1981, Mullaney following the season, and is currently coach of score 1000 points and grab 1000 rebounds. returned to Providence for a four-year stint before the University of Louisville. And, like the three before him (Marvin Barnes, Jim moving onto the CBA. Hadnot, and John Thompson) he did it the old- fashioned way - in three years. Smith’s name JAMES SCHLIMM dots the record books. He set records for BIG “Slim” Jim Schlimm EAST career rebound average (11.67); PC career ERIC MURDOCK was a 6-3 center field goal percentage by a forward (.554); and PC Eric Murdock will long from St. Mary’s in career rebounds by a forward (1038). He led the be recognized as one Pennsylvania, who Friars to their first-ever BIG EAST Tournament of the most complete was also the first big Championship where he was named Most and versatile guards scorer for Coach Vin Outstanding Player. in the storied history Cuddy. Schlimm of PC backcourt became the first YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG greats. The second Friar to top 1000 1992 31 108- 218 .495 117- 202 .579 319 333-10.7 1993 33 135- 243 .556 119- 218 .546 375 389-11.8 points in a career, all-time leading scorer 1994 30 144- 238 .605 100- 140 .714 344 388-12.9 scoring on a variety at Providence, he is Totals 94 387-699 .554 336-560 .600 1038 1110-11.8 first among three- of hook shots point shooters, sec- against taller opponents. In his junior year, PC ond in free throws, won the NAIB New England Tournament and trav- sixth in assists, second in steals and 27th in eled to Kansas City for the nationals. A mainstay KEVIN rebounding. He is second on the all-time NCAA for PC’s first postseason tournament teams, STACOM Listing Kevin Stacom steals list as well. Murdock’s senior year was a Schlimm captained the Friars as a senior. as Ernie DiGregorio’s storybook ride through both the record books and backcourt mate the collective imagination of the basketball public. YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG unfairly undervalues Not chosen to any of the three BIG EAST post-sea- 1950 23 144- 192 .493 69- 99 .697 357-15.5 the career of one of son all-league teams as a junior, Murdock was a 1951 24 152 72 376-15.7 1952 23 141 63 158 345-15.0 PC’s greatest guards. First Team All-America, one of the nation’s top Totals 70 437 204 1078-15.4 A transfer from the scorers, BIG EAST scoring champion, Eastern school that gave the Player of the Year and the nation’s Most Friars Joe Mullaney Courageous Player Award winner as a senior. He (Holy Cross), Stacom had 12 30-points-or-more scoring nights (three ROBERT J. O.P. was a two-time team over 40) and played in the East-West All-Star SLAVIN, Defensive Player of Game before being the 21st pick in the NBA He never scored a the Year. He was also one of the most consistent draft. point, never coached a win and never suit- and effective shooters ever at PC, netting a .527 career field goal percentage, tops among guards. YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG ed up for that mat- 1988 28 114- 276 .413 45- 61 .738 85 300-10.7 ter, but if there is a He was a Second Team All-America as a senior 1989 29 164- 359 .457 99- 130 .762 135 471-16.2 visionary of the suc- who played in the 1973 World University Games. 1990 28 147- 351 .419 96- 126 .762 116 432-15.4 cess that PC basket- He took over the Friar offense as a senior after TRADITION 1991 32 262- 589 .445 238- 293 .812 168 818-25.6 ball enjoys it would DiGregorio graduated. Stacom was a second Totals 117 687-1575 .436 478-610 .783 504 2021-17.3 be Father Robert round draft choice of the Boston Celtics who Slavin who served played five full seasons in the NBA and part of a Providence College sixth. as its sixth President. Father Slavin’s tenure from 1947-61 played wit- YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG ness to the greatest growth period of Friar bas- 1973 31 238- 431 .552 75- 87 .862 121 551-17.8 1974 32 263- 520 .506 66- 82 .805 100 592-18.5 ketball. Father Slavin was greatly impressed with Totals 63 501-951 .527 141-169 .834 221 1143-18.1 135 THE GREATEST NAMES IN HISTORY

JAMEL THOMAS OTIS THORPE LENNY WILKENS Jamel Thomas It had been eight sea- An unknown coming arrived at Providence sons since PC had out of high school as one of the lesser enjoyed the services who played in the for- known recruits in a of an All-America big midable shadow of class that included man and Friar basket- John Egan at God Shammgod, ball was at one of its Providence College, Derrick Brown and all-time lows. Otis Lenny Wilkens was a Ruben Garces, but by Thorpe was the smooth ball handler the time he left, he bright spot in the who was probably was the Friars’ third dark, early years of the finest backcourt leading all-time scor- Providence College defender ever for the er. Thomas was a and its membership Friars. Primarily a major cog as a sophomore on the Friar team that in The BIG EAST Conference. A powerful rebound- point guard, Wilkens was the first of a long line of raced to the Elite Eight, and his corner jumper er, Thorpe was a two-time team MVP who owns great players to graduate having played for Joe against Arizona in the Regional finals sent the season and career records for field goal percent- Mullaney. An All-East selection as a junior, he game into overtime. Thomas earned Second Team age. He still ranks sixth on the all-time rebounding blossomed into a full court terror in his senior All-Big East honors as a junior, and then moved up list at Providence and was the first player since season, averaging 14.2 points, a whopping 7.1 to First Team honors as a senior. In his final sea- Marvin Barnes to average over 10 rebounds per rebounds and a fair number of assists and steals son, Thomas carried the Friars, averaging 22 game in a season. A two-time Honorable Mention (records were incomplete in those years) who points, with a career-high 38 points in an overtime All-America, Thorpe was PC’s first First Team All- became a consensus All-America and MVP of the win at Villanova. The athletic swingman has played BIG EAST player. He was the ninth pick of the NIT and the East-West All-Star game. As great as parts of two seasons in the NBA. Kansas City Kings of the NBA and enjoyed a he was at Providence College, his best basketball tremendous professional career. was ahead of him. A 15-year NBA player, Wilkens YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG retired in second place on the all-time assists list 1996 29 105- 232 .453 36- 58 .621 132 270- 9.3 YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG and was a nine-time NBA All-Star. He has 1997 36 187- 429 .436 65- 96 .677 184 504-14.0 1981 26 100- 194 .515 50- 76 .657 137 250- 9.6 coached in the professional ranks for twenty-eight 1998 29 163- 455 .358 156- 200 .780 200 536-18.5 1982 27 153- 283 .540 74- 115 .643 216 380-14.1 years, winning the World Championship in 1979. 1999 30 225- 532 .423 153- 203 .754 217 661-22.0 1983 31 204- 321 .635 91- 138 .659 249 499-16.1 He was the first PC player to be inducted into the Totals 124 680-1648 .413 410-557 .736 733 1971-15.9 1984 29 167- 288 .580 162- 248 .653 300 496-17.1 Basketball Hall of Fame. Totals 113 624-1086 .575 377-577 .653 902 1625-14.4 YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1958 24 137- 316 .434 84- 130 .646 190 358-14.9 JOHN THOMPSON 1959 27 167- 390 .428 89- 144 .618 188 423-15.6 He might be better JIMMY WALKER 1960 29 157- 362 .434 98- 140 .700 205 412-14.2

MEDIA GUIDE known as the 1988 There’s little doubt Totals 80 461-1068 .432 271-414 .655 583 1193-14.9 United States that Jimmy Walker is Olympic Team coach the greatest player or the former ever at Providence Georgetown College. Still the all- EDDIE WINEAPPLE 2004-05 University basketball time leading scorer It is unusual for a coach but John with 2045 points in player to be consid- Thompson began his just three seasons, ered one of a career in college bas- all before the advent school’s all-time ketball environs at of the three-point greatest players for Providence College. field goal, Walker just one season’s A nationally-recruited big man and tremendous was a three-time All- work. But that is inside scorer, Thompson’s announcement to America who was considered the second coming exactly what Ed attend PC was a major coup for Joe Mullaney. of Oscar Robertson. Physically strong and Wineapple did for his Thompson not only established the single season tremendously gifted, Walker turned the point spectacular season scoring mark (26.2 points per game) but also guard position into a deadly scoring weapon for in 1928-29. A trans- smashed the career scoring record as well. A the Friars in the middle 1960’s. Along the way he fer from Syracuse First Team All-America who played in the East-West set scoring records for single game, season and University, Wineapple was the school’s greatest All-Star game, Thompson is still among the top career. In 1967 he became the only Friar to aver- single season scorer ever until Ted McConnon ten in scoring, scoring average, field goal percent- age over 30 points a game in leading the NATION came along in 1941. A First Team All-New age and rebounding at PC. Thompson ranks in scoring. Walker was PC’s and New England PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL England, All-East and All-America player, among the very best players ever at Providence basketball’s only Number One draft choice of the Wineapple led the Friars to a Number One ranking College. He was a third round draft choice of the NBA. He played nine seasons of professional bas- in New England and a Number Three ranking in Boston Celtics. Thompson was elected to the ketball, averaging 16.7 points per game for his the East. He left after just one season to play Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999. career. professionally for the Syracuse Nationals.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG 1962 25 116- 263 .441 78- 119 .655 291 310-12.4 1965 26 211- 444 .475 110- 143 .767 158 532-20.5 1929 20 114 50 278-13.9 1963 28 208- 395 .527 113- 185 .611 392 529-18.9 1966 27 248- 488 .508 166- 215 .772 182 662-24.5 1964 26 260- 442 .588 161 -242 .665 378 681-26.2 1967 28 323- 659 .492 205- 256 .801 169 851-30.4 Totals 79 584-1100 .531 352-546 .645 1061 1520-19.2 Totals 81 782-1591 .492 481-614 .783 509 2045-25.2 TRADITION 136 AWARD WINNERS Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame * Allen, Hector J. Duffy, Joseph W. Lis, Tracey Sherry, Karl F. Army, Tim Eccleston, Thomas, Jr. Louthis, Peter Smith, Geoff Avedisian, Charles T. * Egan, John F. Lyons, Peter Smith, Leo H. Baezler, Fredereick J., O.P. * Ernst, Vincent L. Mangum, Andrea Soar, Albert Henry (Hank) McBridge, Peter F., III Bagge, Dick Farrell, John E. * Stacom, Kevin M. + McClellan, Albert (General) * Barnes, Marvin Fitzpatrick, Francis C. Sullivan, Barry M. Barto (Gladu), Jackie * McCue, William T. Taglianetti, Peter Flynn, John A. (Jack) * McGee, Joseph P. Begley, Aloysius B., O.P. * Flynn, Raymond L. Taylor, Joseph B., O.P. Mezzanotte, Don * Tebbetts, George R. (Birdie) Bellemore, J. Robert Gaudreau, Rob * Moge, William B. Terreri, Chris * Belliveau, Raymond M. + Gavitt, David R. * Moran, Robert J. * Benedict, James + Mullaney, Joseph A. * Thompson, John R., Jr. Bert, Mrs. Helen * Hadnot, James W. * Thorpe, Otis * Hagstrom, Alfred (Gus) * Murdock, Eric * Bobinski, Edward W. O’Flynn, Richard Treacy, John * Bracken, Allen G. * Hassett, Joseph O’Leary, Mary Ann (McCoy) Treacy, Ray Bride, Thomas H. Heffernan,Grant J. Orlando, Gates Tschida, Marshall R. Brown, Barry J. Hendricken, Geraldine O’Shea, Michael Velishek, , Malcolm H. Hill (Finn), Kathy Prisco, Joseph Wage, Linda Burke, Doris (Sable) Howley, Francis Ambrose, O.P. Pumple, Richard D. * Walker, Jimmy * Campbell, Bruce Hurley (Lenahan), Kathleen Quinn, Brendan * Weinstock, Arthur C. * Collins, Frederick J. (Lefty) Kennedy, Daniel J. Quinn, Robert G., O.P. Welch, Philip G. Conaty, Edward P. * Killian, Robert F. (Cy) * Reilly, Robert F. * Wilkens, Leonard R., Jr. + Cuddy, James Vincent Reynolds, Charles F. Wilson, Brad Kish, Larry G. * Riordan, Michael W. * DiGregorio, Ernest A. Kleinendorst, Kurt Wilson, Randy * Roberge, Oliver, Jr. Wilson, Ron Dillon, Dan * Krieger, Anslem A. (John E.), O.F.M. Doherty, Edward S., Jr. Ronan, Andy * Zabek, Chester J. * Kutniewski, William J. * St. George, Rev. Raymond * Donovan, Billy Lamoriello, Louis A. * Schlimm, James P. * Dore, Vincent Cyril, O.P. * - played men’s basketball Landry, Omer H. Schneider, Herman D., O.P. *+Drew, Lawrence J. + - coached men’s basketball * Larranaga, Jim Sheady, Lynn U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA NABC ALL-STAR GAME 1976 John Thompson (assistant coach) 1963 Ray Flynn 1960 Len Wilkens (Co-MVP) 1980 Dave Gavitt (head coach) 1964 John Thompson 1988 John Thompson (head coach) LAPCHICK TROPHY 1973 Ernie DiGregorio Bill Stein (assistant coach) 1974 Marvin Barnes (MVP) 1973 Ernie DiGregorio 1992 Len Wilkens (assistant coach) 1977 Joe Hassett 1996 Len Wilkens (head coach) 1991 Eric Murdock USBWA MOST COURAGEOUS PLAYER 1994 Michael Smith U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 1991 Eric Murdock 2002 John Linehan 1963 Vin Ernst 1994 Pete Gillen (assistant coach) STRENGTH COACHES ALL-AMERICA NCAA STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS 1991 Marques Bragg 1966 William Blair - Free Throw Percentage WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (101-112 .902) 1973 Marvin Barnes (United States) NCAA TOURNAMENT 1967 Jimmy Walker - Scoring (30.4) Kevin Stacom (United States) 1965 Jimmy Walker - 1974 Marvin Barnes - Rebounding (18.7) 1995 Austin Croshere (United States) East Regional All-Tournament Team 1991 Eric Murdock - Career Steals (376) 2001 Romuald Augustin (Canada) 1973 Ernie DiGregorio - 2002 John Linehan - Career Steals (385) Christopher Anrin (Sweden) Championship All-Tournament 2003 Christopher Anrin (Sweden) East Regional Most Valuable Player ECAC TEAM OF THE YEAR Maris Laksa (Latvia) Marvin Barnes - 1963 Providence East Regional All Tournament 1973 Providence UNITED STATES PAN AMERICAN GAMES Kevin Stacom - 1974 Providence 1963 Vin Ernst East Regional All-Tournament 1975 Joe Hassett 1987 Billy Donovan - NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Southeast Regional Most Outstanding 1987 Rick Pitino - Sporting News, John U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL Player Wooden, NABC Darryl Wright - 1978 Billy Fields Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team 1987 Carlton Screen Steve Wright - NEW ENGLAND COACH OF THE YEAR 1990 Michael Smith Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team 1964 Joe Mullaney 1991 Dickey Simpkins 1997 God Shammgod - 1965 Joe Mullaney 1993 Michael Brown Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team 1966 Joe Mullaney 1995 God Shammgod Jamel Thomas - 1971 Dave Gavitt Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team 1972 Dave Gavitt UNDER 22-TEAM USA 1973 Dave Gavitt 1996 Austin Croshere NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT 1977 Dave Gavitt 1987 Rick Pitino 1959 John Egan - All-Tournament Team 1989 Rick Barnes GOODWILL GAMES Len Wilkens - All-Tournament Team 2001 Romuald Augustin (Canada) 1960 Len Wilkens - Most Valuable Player 1961 John Egan - All-Tournament Team COLLEGE INSIDER.COM NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR NCAA SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM Vin Ernst - Most Valuable Player

1963 Ray Flynn - Most Valuable Player 2001 John Linehan TRADITION 1988 Ray Flynn John Thompson - All-Tournament Team 2002 John Linehan 1975 Gary Bello - All-Tournament Team ECAC ALL-DECADE TEAM Joe Hassett - All-Tournament Team BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER 1970s Marvin Barnes 1993 Michael Smith - All-Tournament Team Ernie DiGregorio (Player of the Decade) OF THE YEAR ALOHA CLASSIC ALL-STAR GAME 2001 John Linehan RHODES SCHOLAR 1974 Marvin Barnes (MVP) 2002 John Linehan 1978 Pat Kehoe 1984 Otis Thorpe

137 AWARD WINNERS All-Americans EASTERN PLAYER NABC DEFENSIVE 1929 Edward Wineapple - Humor Magazine First Team OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1930 John Krieger - Humor Magazine Second Team 1931 John Krieger - Humor Magazine Second Team 1967 Jimmy Walker 2002 John Linehan William McCue - Humor Magazine Honorable 1973 Ernie DiGregorio Mention 1974 Marvin Barnes NABC ALL-DISTRICT 1932 Allen Bracken - Humor Magazine Second Team 1991 Eric Murdock * 1959 John Egan - First Team 1933 Allen Bracken - Humor Magazine Second Team *Eastern Basketball Magazine 1960 John Egan - First Team 1942 Larry Drew - UPI Honorable Mention Len Wilkens - First Team 1959 John Egan - AP, UPI Honorable Mention EASTERN SOPHOMORE 1961 John Egan - First Team Len Wilkens - AP, UPI, Catholic Hon. Mention OF THE YEAR Len Wilkens - First Team 1960 Len Wilkens - Look Magazine, Converse, Citizen 1965 Jimmy Walker - First Team Helms, Catholic First Team 1965 Jimmy Walker 1971 Ernie DiGregorio 1966 Jimmy Walker - First Team - AP, UPI Sporting News Second Team Mike Riordan - Second Team 1961 John Egan - Citizen Helms Second Team Jim Benedict - Third Team - AP, UPI Honorable Mention ALL-EAST 1967 Jimmy Walker - First Team Jim Hadnot - AP, UPI Honorable Mention 1929 Edward Wineapple 1962 Jim Hadnot - AP, UPI Honorable Mention Mike Riordan - Second Team 1959 Len Wilkens 1968 Al Hayes - First Team Vin Ernst - UPI Honorable Mention 1960 Len Wilkens 1963 Vin Ernst - UPI Small Player First Team 1969 Jim Larranaga - First Team 1961 John Egan - AP, UPI Honorable Mention 1970 Jim Larranaga - Third Team 1964 John Thompson - Converse First Team 1962 Vin Ernst 1971 Ernie DiGregorio - First Team - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine Ray Flynn Jim Larranaga - Third Team Honorable Mention 1963 Vin Ernst 1972 Marvin Barnes - First Team 1965 Jimmy Walker - Basketball News, Citizen Helms Ray Flynn Ernie DiGregorio - First Team First Team 1964 John Thompson 1973 Marvin Barnes - First Team - AP Second Team 1965 Jimmy Walker Ernie DiGregorio - First Team - UPI Honorable Mention 1966 Jimmy Walker Kevin Stacom - Second Team 1966 Jimmy Walker - UPI, Sporting News, Look 1967 Jimmy Walker 1974 Marvin Barnes - First Team Magazine, Citizen Helms, NABC First Team 1971 Ernie DiGregorio Kevin Stacom - First Team - AP Second Team 1975 Joe Hassett - First Team 1967 Jimmy Walker - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look 1972 Ernie DiGregorio 1976 Bruce Campbell - First Team Magazine, Citizen Helms, NABC First Team 1973 Marvin Barnes 1971 Ernie DiGregorio - Catholic First Team Ernie DiGregorio Joe Hassett - First Team 1972 Ernie DiGregorio - Catholic First Team 1974 Marvin Barnes 1977 Joe Hassett - First Team - AP, UPI, Honorable Mention Kevin Stacom Bruce Campbell - Second Team 1973 Ernie DiGregorio - AP, Citizen Helms, Basketball 1976 Joe Hassett Bob Cooper - Second Team 1978 Dwight Williams - First Team News, Catholic First Team 1977 Joe Hassett - UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, NABC Bruce Campbell - Second Team

MEDIA GUIDE 1978 Dwight Williams Second Team Bob Misevicious - Third Team 1984 Otis Thorpe Marvin Barnes - UPI Third Team 1979 Rudy Williams - Third Team - AP, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly 1987 Billy Donovan Honorable Mention 1989 Eric Murdock 1974 Marvin Barnes - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Citizen 1991 Eric Murdock 2004-05 Helms, Converse, Basketball News, NABC First Team ECAC PLAYER Kevin Stacom - Sporting News, Converse OF THE YEAR Second Team 1973 Ernie DiGregorio - UPI, Basketball News, Basketball Weekly, ABC Third Team 1974 Marvin Barnes - AP Honorable Mention 1997 Austin Croshere 1976 Bruce Campbell - UPI Honorable Mention Joe Hassett - AP Honorable Mention ECAC ALL-STARS 1977 Joe Hassett - NABC Third Team 1958 Len Wilkens - AP, UPI Honorable Mention 1964 John Thompson 1978 Dwight Williams - AP Honorable Mention 1966 Jimmy Walker 1983 Otis Thorpe - AP Honorable Mention 1967 Jimmy Walker 1984 Otis Thorpe - AP Honorable Mention 1987 Billy Donovan - UPI, Sporting News 1972 Ernie DiGregorio Honorable Mention 1973 Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1989 Eric Murdock - Sporting News, Basketball Times Honorable Mention 1976 Joe Hassett 1990 Carlton Screen - Sporting News Honorable Mention 1977 Joe Hassett Eric Murdock - Sporting News, Basketball Times 1978 Dwight Williams Honorable Mention 1991 Eric Murdock 1991 Eric Murdock - John Wooden, Scripps Howard 1997 Austin Croshere First Team 1998 Jamel Thomas - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly Second Team 1999 Jamel Thomas - NABC Third Team 1999 Jamel Thomas - Sporting News Honorable Mention NABC DISTRICT Eddie Wineapple was PC’s first basketball 2001 John Linehan - Basketball Times Third Team PLAYER OF THE YEAR All-American, in 1929. 2002 John Linehan - AP Honorable Mention 1991 Eric Murdock 2004 Ryan Gomes - AP, USBWA, ESPN.com, CBS Sportsline.com, College Insider.com, Sporting News, John Wooden First Team - NABC, Basketball Times Second Team TRADITION 138 AWARD WINNERS

1980 Rudy William - Second Team NEW ENGLAND 1982 Otis Thorpe - First Team SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR 1983 Otis Thorpe - Second Team 1965 Jimmy Walker 1984 Otis Thorpe - First Team 1969 Jim Larranaga 1986 Billy Donovan - Second Team 1972 Marvin Barnes 1987 Billy Donovan - First Team David Kipfer - Second Team ALL-NEW ENGLAND 1988 Marty Conlon - First Team 1929 John Krieger Eric Murdock - Second Team Edward Wineapple Carlton Screen - Second Team 1930 John Krieger 1989 Marty Conlon - First Team 1931 John Krieger 1932 Allen Bracken Eric Murdock - Second Team 1933 Allen Bracken Carlton Screen - Second Team Ed Koslowski 1990 Marty Conlon - Second Team 1934 Allen Bracken Jimmy Walker is the most honored Eric Murdock - Second Team 1935 Bill Kutniewski Friar of all time. Carlton Screen - Second Team 1936 Leo Davin 1991 Eric Murdock - First Team 1959 John Egan 1976 Bruce Campbell 1993 Michael Smith - First Team Len Wilkens Joe Hassett 1994 Michael Smith - First Team 1960 Jim Hadnot 1977 Joe Hassett 1997 Austin Croshere - First Team Len Wilkens 1978 Bruce Campbell 1961 John Egan Dwight Williams 1998 Jamel Thomas - Second Team Jim Hadnot 1979 Rudy Williams 1999 Jamel Thomas - First Team 1962 Vin Ernst 1980 Rudy Williams 2001 Erron Maxey - Second Team Jim Hadnot 1983 Otis Thorpe John Linehan - Second Team 1963 Vin Ernst 1984 Otis Thorpe 2002 John Linehan - First Team Ray Flynn 1987 Billy Donovan 2003 Ryan Gomes - Second Team John Thompson 2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team 1964 John Thompson BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1965 Jimmy Walker 1991 Eric Murdock * NEW ENGLAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1966 Jimmy Walker * New York Post 1929 Edward Wineapple 1967 Jimmy Walker 1971 Ernie DiGregorio 1960 Len Wilkens BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1972 Marvin Barnes 1964 John Thompson 2001 John Linehan Ernie DiGregorio 2002 John Linehan 1967 Jimmy Walker 1973 Marvin Barnes 1973 Ernie DiGregorio Ernie DiGregorio ALL-BIG EAST 1974 Marvin Barnes 1974 Marvin Barnes 1982 Ron Jackson - Third Team 1978 Dwight Williams Kevin Stacom Otis Thorpe - Third Team 1987 Billy Donovan 1975 Joe Hassett 1983 Ron Jackson - Third Team 1991 Eric Murdock Otis Thorpe - Third Team 1984 Otis Thorpe - First Team 1986 Billy Donovan - Third Team 1987 Billy Donovan - First Team David Kipfer - Third Team 1988 Steve Wright - Third Team 1989 Eric Murdock - Third Team 1990 Marty Conlon - Third Team Carlton Screen - Second Team 1991 Eric Murdock - First Team 1992 Marques Bragg - Third Team 1993 Michael Smith - Second Team 1994 Michael Smith - Second Team 1995 Eric Williams - First Team 1996 Austin Croshere - Third Team 1997 Austin Croshere - First Team Derrick Brown - Third Team 1998 Jamel Thomas - Second Team 1999 Jamel Thomas - First Team 2001 John Linehan - Second Team 2002 John Linehan - Second Team 2003 Ryan Gomes - Second Team 2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team

ALL-BIG EAST ROOKIE TEAM TRADITION 1980 Ricky Tucker - Rookie Team 1981 Otis Thorpe - Rookie Team 1988 Eric Murdock - Rookie Team 1992 Michael Smith - Rookie Team 1993 Michael Brown - Rookie Team There’s no doubt that the three best PC players to ever play on the same team was the 1996 God Shammgod - Rookie Team 1972-73 team which featured Kevin Stacom, Marvin Barnes and Ernie DiGregorio. Barnes and 2002 Ryan Gomes - Rookie Team DiGregorio were First Team All-Americans while Stacom was a Second Teamer. 2003 Donnie McGrath - Rookie Team 139 AWARD WINNERS

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT 1987 Billy Donovan - All-Tournament TEAM AND SCHOOL AWARDS 1991 Eric Murdock - All-Tournament 1993 Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament JIMMY WALKER MOST LENNY WILKENS DUFFY DWYER FANS OF 1994 Michael Smith - Most Outstanding Player VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD HUSTLE AWARD THE YEAR AWARD Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament 1970 Jim Larranaga 1970 Ray Johnson 1986 Jody DiRaimo Rob Phelps - All-Tournament 1971 Ernie DiGregorio 1971 Ray Johnson The Blues Brothers 1995 Austin Croshere - All-Tournament 1972 Ernie DiGregorio 1972 Ernie DiGregorio 1987 Duffy Dwyer 1973 Ernie DiGregorio 1973 Entire Team 1988 John Zannini Family BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK Marvin Barnes 1974 Mark McAndrew 1989 Gary Taravella 1990 Jane & Vasco Castro 1974 Marvin Barnes 1975 Mark McAndrew 1981 Jerry Scott (12/22) 1991 Bill & Rosemarie 1982 Otis Thorpe (1/24) 1975 Gary Bello Rick Santos 1976 Bruce Campbell Messore 1976 Dave Frye Ron Jackson (2/14) 1977 Joe Hassett 1992 Coleman Sisters 1984 Otis Thorpe (2/5) 1978 Dwight Williams 1977 Paul Oristaglio 1993 Florence Lockey 1985 Keith Lomax (2/24) 1979 Rudy Williams 1978 Paul Oristaglio Ann Ianotti 1986 Billy Donovan (1/19) 1980 Jerry Scott, Rudy Williams 1979 Jerry Scott 1994 Ted & Linda Fogarty 1987 Billy Donovan (2/1) 1981 Jerry Scott, Rich Hunger 1980 Ricky Tucker Bernie & Lola Buonono Darryl Wright (3/9) 1982 Ron Jackson 1981 Ricky Tucker 1995 John and Clare Castillo 1996 Mike & Jan Constantine 1989 Eric Murdock (12/11) 1983 Otis Thorpe 1982 Ron Jackson Mark & Sandra 1990 Eric Murdock (1/21) 1984 Otis Thorpe 1983 Ron Jackson 1985 Donnie Brown Constantine Carlton Screen (2/18) 1984 Donnie Brown 1997 Diane & Wayne Webb 1986 Billy Donovan 1991 Eric Murdock (12/16, 12/31, 1/27) 1985 Harold Starks 1998 Doc Ramos & Mrs. 1987 Billy Donovan 1995 Jason Murdock (1/2) 1986 David Kipfer Ramos 1988 Steve Wright Troy Brown (3/5) 1987 David Kipfer 1999 James & Denise Metz 1997 Jamel Thomas (11/25) 1989 Marty Conlon, Carlton Screen 2000 Nick & Jo An Parente 1990 Marty Conlon, Carlton Screen 1988 Quinton Burton Derrick Brown (2/3) 1989 Carlton Screen 2001 Ted & Linda Fogarty 1991 Eric Murdock 2002 Carmen & Michelle D’Ellena Austin Croshere (12/30) 1992 Marques Bragg 1990 Carlton Screen 1998 Jamel Thomas (3/1) 2003 Dr. Larry & Lisa & 1993 Tony Turner 1991 Corey Floyd Bill & Cheryl Levin 1999 Jamel Thomas (11/16, 12/7, 1/18, 2/22) Michael Smith 1992 Michael Smith 2004 Anthony Montalbano 2000 Donta Wade (2/28) 1994 Michael Smith 1993 Michael Brown 2001 John Linehan (1/15) Dickey Simpkins 1994 Michael Brown 2002 John Linehan (1/28) 1995 Eric Williams 1995 Maciej Zielinski SCHOOL AWARDS: 2003 Ryan Gomes (12/23) 1996 Michael Brown 1996 Llewellyn Cole MAL BROWN AWARD 2004 Ryan Gomes (12/15, 1/5, 1/26, 3/1) Austin Croshere 1997 Corey Wright 1997 Austin Croshere Given to the senior best 1998 Corey Wright BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Derrick Brown personifying Sportsmanship, 1998 Jamel Thomas 1999 Llewellyn Cole 1980 Ricky Tucker (1/22, 2/12) 2000 Donta Wade Courage and Honor: 1999 Jamel Thomas 1940 James Leo 1981 Otis Thorpe (2/9) 2000 Erron Maxey 2001 Erron Maxey 1985 Matt Palazzi (12/9) 1942 Horace Marone 2001 John Linehan 1943 Robert Reilly 1987 Carlton Screen (12/21, 1/18) 2002 John Linehan 1954 Robert Moran Abdul Shamsid-Deen (1/4) 2003 Ryan Gomes 1956 Ralph Tedesco 1988 Eric Murdock (1/31) 2004 Ryan Gomes UNSUNG HERO/MOST 1967 Mike Riordan MEDIA GUIDE 1991 Dickey Simpkins (11/25) INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER 1973 Fran Costello 1992 Michael Smith (1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23) 1970 Craig Callen MARVIN BARNES 1976 Mark McAndrew 1993 Michael Brown (2/21) 1971 Jim Larranaga 1977 Bob Cooper 1996 Jamel Thomas (1/29, 2/18) DEFENSIVE PLAYER 1972 Fran Costello 1987 Ernie Lewis 1973 Fran Costello God Shammgod (2/5) AWARD 1988 Delray Brooks 1999 Sean Connolly (11/30) 1970 Don Lewis 1974 Gary Bello 2004-05 1994 Abdul Abdullah 1975 Rick Santos 2001 (12/26) 1971 Don Lewis 1996 Michael Brown 2002 Ryan Gomes (12/31, 1/21) 1972 Marvin Barnes 1976 Mark McAndrew 1973 Marvin Barnes 1977 Dave Frye MALE ATHLETE OF THE Kevin Stacom 1978 Bill Eason NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS 1979 John Nolan YEAR AWARD 1990 Carlton Screen (Sports Illustrated) 1974 Kevin Stacom 1977 Joe Hassett 1991 Eric Murdock (Sports Illustrated) 1975 Mark McAndrew 1980 Rich Hunger 2004 Ryan Gomes (Fox Sports.com- 12/29) 1976 Mark McAndrew 1981 Jim Panaggio 1984 Otis Thorpe Ryan Gomes (Dickie V, ESPN.com- 1/26) 1977 Bob Misevicius 1982 Keith Lomax 1986 Billy Donovan Ryan Gomes (Wooden Watch- 12/15, 1/5, 1978 Paul Oristaglio 1983 Carl Hill 1987 Billy Donovan 1/26. 2/18, 3/2) 1979 Rudy Williams 1984 Sean Canty 1991 Eric Murdock 1980 Rich Hunger 1985 Brian Waller 1994 Michael Smith FLEET CLASSIC AWARDS 1981 Rich Hunger 1986 Al Roth 1997 Austin Croshere 1982 Jim Panaggio 1987 Jacek Duda 1999 Jamel Thomas 1976 Bruce Campbell - All-Tournament 1983 Harold Starks Joe Hassett - All-Tournament 1988 Keith-Sean Lindsey 2001 John Linehan 1984 Otis Thorpe 1989 Bryan Benham 1978 Billy Fields - All-Tournament 1985 Harold Starks 2002 John Linehan 1990 Quinton Burton Jerry Scott - All-Tournament 1986 Harold Starks 2003 Ryan Gomes 1979 Billy Fields - All-Tournament 1987 David Kipfer 1991 Fred Campbell 2004 Ryan Gomes Rudy Williams - All-Tournament 1988 Eric Murdock 1992 Corey Floyd 1980 Jerry Scott - All-Tournament 1993 Tony Turner PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1989 Eric Murdock SINE QUO NON AWARD 1981 Billy Fields - All-Tournament 1990 Carlton Screen 1994 Abdul Abdullah Given to the senior who has not 1982 Otis Thorpe - All-Tournament 1991 Marques Bragg Rob Phelps 1983 Carl Hill - All-Tournament 1992 Marques Bragg 1995 Michael Brown been adequately recognized Harold Starks - All-Tournament 1993 Dickey Simpkins 1996 Derrick Brown during their career: Otis Thorpe - Most Valuable Player 1994 Dickey Simpkins 1997 Jason Murdock 1956 Ralph Tedesco 1984 Matt Palazzi - All-Tournament 1995 Jason Murdock 1998 Justin Farley 1957 Mike Pascale 1986 Billy Donovan - All-Tournament 1996 Michael Brown 1999 Erron Maxey 1959 Richard Bessette 1987 Marty Conlon - Most Valuable Player 1997 God Shammgod 2000 Kareem Hayletts 1962 Richard Leonard Darryl Wright - All-Tournament 1998 John Linehan 2001 Chris Rogers 1965 James Cox 1988 Marty Conlon - All-Tournament 1999 John Linehan Eric Murdock - All-Tournament 2002 Kareem Hayletts 1967 William Barrett 2000 Karim Shabazz 2003 Kareem Hayletts 1971 Michael McGinn Matt Palazzi - All-Tournament 2001 John Linehan 1989 Marty Conlon - All-Tournament 2004 Sheiku Kabba 1974 Tim Gilbride 2002 John Linehan Tuukka Kotti 1978 Joe Mullaney, Jr. Carlton Screen - All-Tournament 2003 Marcus Douthit 1989 Bryan Benham 1990 Marques Bragg - Most Valuable Player 2004 Marcus Douthit Corey Floyd - All-Tournament 1990 Quinton Burton Eric Murdock - All-Tournament 2003 Kareem Hayletts Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament 1992 Michael Brown - Most Outstanding Player

TRADITION 1993 Franklin Western - Most Outstanding Player 140 AWARD WINNERS (BY PLAYER)

ABDUL ABDULLAH ALLEN BRACKEN 1994 Bob Cousy Award 1932 Humor Magazine Second Team Eastern Basketball Magazine All-America Honorable Mention All-East All-New England 1933 Humor Magazine Second Team CHRISTOPHER ANRIN All-America 2001 World University Games (Sweden) All- New England 2003 World University Games (Sweden) 1934 All- New England

ROMUALD AUGUSTIN MARQUES BRAGG 2001 World University Games (Canada) 1991 Strength Coaches All-America Goodwill Games (Canada) Strength Team NEBCA Unsung Hero Award MARVIN BARNES 1992 All-BIG EAST Third Team 1972 New England Sophomore of the Year NABC All-District First Team DERRICK BROWN All-New England 1997 All-BIG EAST Third Team 1973 UPI Third Team All-America Basketball Times Honorable Mention MICHAEL BROWN AP, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention All-America All-East MICHAEL BROWN 1973 Lapchick Trophy as nation’s ECAC All-Star First Team 1993 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team outstanding senior NABC All-District First Team United States Olympic Festival AP, Citizens Helms, Basketball News, All-New England Catholic First Team All-America NCAA East Regional UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, All-Tournament Team QUINTON BURTON NABC Second Team All-America World University Games 1989 NBC Today Show Sportsman Eastern Player of the Year 1974 AP, UPI, Sporting News, Citizens Helms, of the Week All-East Converse, Basketball News, NABC ECAC Player of the Year First Team All-America BRUCE CAMPBELL All-New England Eastern Player of the Year 1976 UPI Honorable Mention All-America NCAA Championship ECAC Player of the Year NABC All-District First Team All-Tournament Team All-East All-New England NCAA East Regional ECAC All-Star First Team 1977 NABC All-District Second Team Most Valuable Player NABC All-District First Team 1978 NABC All-District Second Team NABC All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England NABC East-West All-Star Game All-New England Aloha Classic All-Star Game MARTY CONLON BILLY DONOVAN Most Valuable Player 1988 NABC All-District First Team 1986 NABC All-District Second Team NABC East-West All-Star Game All-BIG EAST Third Team 1989 NABC All-District First Team Most Valuable Player Providence College Male Athlete National Rebounding Champion 1990 NABC All-District Second Team of the Year All-BIG EAST Third Team 1987 UPI Honorable Mention All-America GARY BELLO All-East 1975 NIT All-Tournament Team BOB COOPER NABC All-District First Team 1977 NABC All-District Second Team New England Player of the Year All-New England JIM BENEDICT AUSTIN CROSHERE 1966 NABC All-District Third Team All-BIG EAST First Team 1995 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team BIG EAST All-Tournament Team World University Games - Gold Medal NCAA Southeast Regional WILLIAM BLAIR 1996 All-BIG EAST Third Team Most Outstanding Player 1966 National Free Throw Pct. Champion USA Basketball Under 22 Team - Providence College Male Athlete Gold Medal of the Year 1997 All-BIG EAST First Team ECAC Co-Player of the Year LARRY DREW All-ECAC First Team USBWA District I Player of the Year 1942 UPI Honorable Mention All-America PC Male Athlete of the Year JOHN EGAN LEO DAVIN 1959 AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America 1936 All-New England NABC All-District First Team All-New England ERNIE DIGREGORIO NIT All-Tournament Team 1971 Catholic First Team All-America 1960 NABC All-District First Team Eastern Sophomore of the Year 1961 Citizens Helms Second Team All-East All-America AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America

NABC All-District First Team TRADITION All-New England All-East 1972 Catholic First Team All-America NABC All-District First Team AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-New England All-East NIT All-Tournament Team ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team VIN ERNST All-New England 1961 NIT Most Valuable Player NIT All-Tournament Team MARQUES BRAGG 1962 UPI Honorable Mention All-America 141 AWARD WINNERS (BY PLAYER)

All-East RON JACKSON ERIC MURDOCK All-New England 1982 All-BIG EAST Third Team 1988 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team 1963 UPI Small Player First Team All-America 1983 All-BIG EAST Third Team NABC All-District Second Team AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America 1989 Sporting News, Basketball Times All-East Honorable Mention All-America All-New England PAT KEHOE All-East United States World Championship 1978 Rhodes Scholar NABC All-District Second Team Team All-BIG EAST Third Team United States Pan American Games DAVE KIPFER 1990 Sporting News, Basketball Times 1987 NABC All-District Second Team Honorable Mention All-America BILLY FIELDS All-BIG EAST Third Team NABC All-District Second Team 1978 United States Olympic Festival 1991 USBWA Most Courageous Player Award John Wooden, Scripps Howard RAY FLYNN ED KOSLOWSKI First Team All-America 1962 All-East 1933 All-New England AP, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball 1963 Academic All-America Weekly Second Team All-America NIT Most Valuable Player JOHN KRIEGER NABC Third Team All-America All-East 1929 All-New England Eastern Basketball Player of the Year All-New England 1930 Humor Magazine Second Team All-East ECAC All-Star First Team 1989 NIT Hall of Fame All-America NABC District Player of the Year All-New England RYAN GOMES NABC All-District First Team 1931 Humor Magazine Second Team U.S. Basketball Writers District Player 2002 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team All-America of the Year 2003 All-BIG EAST Second Team All-New England U.S. Basketball Writers All-District USBWA All-District 1 New England Player of the Year Basketball Times All-Northeast BILL KUTNIEWSKI N.J. Sportswriters N.J. Player NABC District 1 Second Team 1935 All-New England of the Year PC Male Athlete of the Year New York Post BIG EAST Player 2004 AP, USWBA, ESPN.com, CBS JIM LARRANAGA of the Year SportsLine.com, College Insider.com, 1969 NABC All-District First Team All-BIG EAST First Team Sporting News, John Wooden New England Sophomore of the Year BIG EAST All-Tournament Team NABC East-West All-Star Game First Team All-America 1970 NABC All-District Third Team Providence College Male Athlete NABC, Basketball Times Second Team 1971 NABC All-District Third Team of the Year All-America New England Male Athlete of the Year All-BIG EAST First Team JOHN LINEHAN USBWA First Team All-District 1 2001 Basketball Times Third Team All-America ROB PHELPS NABC District 1 First Team NABC All-District Second Team 1994 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team PC Male Athlete of the Year College Insider.com National Defensive MEDIA GUIDE Rhode Island Div. 1 Player of the Year Player of the Year MIKE RIORDAN BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year 1966 NABC All-District Second Team JIM HADNOT All-BIG EAST Second Team 1967 NABC All-District Second Team 1960 All-New England USBWA All-District 1

2004-05 1961 AP, UPI, Honorable Mention All-America PC Male Athlete of the Year NABC All-District First Team 2002 Associated Press Honorable Mention CARLTON SCREEN All-New England All-America 1987 United States Olympic Festival 1962 AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America NABC Defensive Player of the Year 1988 NABC All-District Second Team All-New England BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year 1989 NABC All-District Second Team ESPN.com Defensive Player of the Year 1990 Sporting News Honorable Mention JOE HASSETT Basketball America Defensive Player All-America 1975 NABC All-District First Team of the Year NABC All-District Second Team All-New England College Insider.com Defensive Player All-BIG EAST Second Team NIT All-Tournament Team of the Year United States Pan American Games College Insider.com All-Defensive Team GOD SHAMMGOD 1976 AP Honorable Mention All-America Second Team All-BIG EAST 1995 United States Olympic Festival All-East USBWA All-District 1 1996 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team ECAC All-Star First Team NABC First Team All-District 1 1997 NCAA Southeast Regional NABC All-District First Team Bob Cousy Award All-Tournament Team All-New England Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1977 NABC Third Team All-America PC Male Athlete of the Year DICKEY SIMPKINS AP, UPI, Honorable Mention All-America 1991 United States Olympic Festival All-East ERRON MAXEY 1993 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team ECAC All-Star First Team 2001 NABC All-District Second Team 1994 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England WILLIAM McCUE MICHAEL SMITH NABC East-West All-Star Game 1931 Humor Magazine Honorable Mention 1990 United States Olympic Festival Providence College Male Athlete All-America 1992 All-ECAC Second Team of the Year All-BIG East Rookie Team DONNIE McGRATH Basketball Times Honorable Mention AL HAYES 2003 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team All-East 1968 NABC All-District First Team Eastern Basketball Honorable Mention All-East BOB MISEVICIUS 1993 NIT All-Tournament Team 1978 NABC All-District Third Team NABC All-District First Team

TRADITION All-BIG EAST Second Team 142 AWARD WINNERS (BY PLAYER)

1994 NABC All-Star Game All-East AP, UPI, Sporting News Second Team NABC All-District First Team ECAC All-Star First Team All-America USBWA All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-East Eastern Basketball Magazine Honorable All-New England NABC All-District First Team Mention All-East NABC East-West All-Star Game New England Player of the Year Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-East All-New England All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NIT Most Valuable Player All-BIG EAST Second Team New England Player of the Year NIT All-Tournament Team BIG EAST Tournament Most All-New England NABC East-West All-Star Game Outstanding Player PC Male Athlete of the Year NABC East-West All-Star Game Co-Most Valuable Player 1999 Naismith Hall of Fame 1988 Naismith Hall of Fame (as player) KEVIN STACOM 1989 NIT Hall of Fame 1998 Naismith Hall of Fame (as coach) 1973 United States World University Games OTIS THORPE 1981 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team 1982 NABC All-District First Team NABC All-District Third Team All-BIG EAST Third Team 1974 Sporting News, Converse Second Team 1983 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-America NABC All-District Second Team UPI, Basketball News, Basketball Times, All-New England NABC Third Team All-America All-BIG EAST Third Team AP Honorable Mention All-America 1984 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-East All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England All-New England All-BIG EAST First Team Aloha Classic All-Star Game JAMEL THOMAS Providence College Male Athlete of the Year 1997 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team RICKY TUCKER 1998 All BIG EAST Second Team 1980 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team ECAC All-Star Third Team U.S. Basketball Writers 1999 First Team All-BIG EAST JIMMY WALKER First Team All-ECAC 1965 Basketball News, Citizens Helms STEVE WRIGHT Finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame’s First Team All-America Chip Hilton Award AP Second Team All-America DWIGHT WILLIAMS Sporting News Honorable Mention UPI Honorable Mention All-America 1978 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-America NCAA East Regional All-East First Team NABC District I All-Tournament Team ECAC All-Star First Team USBWA First Team All-District Eastern Sophomore of the Year NABC All-District First Team Jimmy Walker Team MVP All-East New England Player of the Year PC Male Athlete of the Year NABC All-District First Team All-New England New England Sophomore of the Year All-New England ERIC WILLIAMS 1966 UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine, 1995 All-BIG EAST First Team Citizens Helms, NABC, Basketball Basketball Weekly Second Team News First Team All-America All-League AP Second Team All-America Eastern Basketball Honorable Mention All-East All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team RUDY WILLIAMS All-New England 1979 NABC All-District Third Team 1967 AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look All-New England Magazine, Citizens Helms, NABC 1980 NABC All-District Second Team First Team All-America All-New England Eastern Player of the Year All-East ECAC All-Star First Team EDWARD WINEAPPLE New England Player of the Year 1929 Humor Magazine First Team All-America All-New England All-East National Scoring Champion All-New England New England Player of the Year LEN WILKENS 1958 ECAC All-Star Team DARRYL WRIGHT

1959 AP, UPI, Catholic Honorable Mention 1987 NCAA Southeast Regional TRADITION CARLTON SCREEN All-America All-Tournament Team All-East JOHN THOMPSON All-New England STEVE WRIGHT 1963 NIT All-Tournament Team NIT All-Tournament Team 1987 NCAA Southeast Regional All-New England 1960 Look Magazine, Converse, Citizens All-Tournament Team 1964 Converse First Team All-America Helms, Catholic First Team 1988 All-BIG EAST Third Team AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine All-America Honorable Mention All-America 143 ALL-TIME UNIFORM NUMBERS (1934-2004)

1 Donnie McGrath, 2002-04 Ricky Tucker, 1980-83 Mark McAndrew, 1972-76 Christopher Anrin, 2000-04 Ryan Ford, 1986-89 John Nolan, 1976-80 2 Kareem Hayletts, 1999-00 Matt Alosa, 1991-93 Carl Hill, 1980-84 21 Ed Bobinski, 1935-38 Corey Wright, 1996-99 Eric Murdock, 1987-91 Horace Marone, 1939-40 Chris Rogers, 1999-01 3 Larry Wheeler, 1926-30 Donald Dowd, 1946-48 Donell Allick, 2001-02 Ray Garcia, 1948-51 Norm Eichner, 1935-36 Carl Angelica, 1934-37 Sean Van De Walle, 2003-04 15 John Lowney, 1951-52 William Connelly, 1939-40 Jim Padden, 1937-38 William Quinlan, 1952-53 Chester Zabek, 1940-43 Rae Edwards, 1945-46/47-48 Mark McGovern, 1927-30 Walter Malecki, 1953-55 Jason Murdock, 1993-97 11 James Power, 1948-51 Fred Collins, 1934-37 Robert Ferriter, 1955-56 Kendrick Moore, 1997-99 Henry McQueeney, 1951-53 James Bagley, 1937-38 Gary Wilken, 1969-72 Karim Shabazz, 1999-01 Lawrence Collarmore, 1953-54 Steve Fallon, 1938-40 James Best, 1986-87 Ryan Gomes, 2001-04 Ed Donohue, 1955-58 Tom Shannon, 1940-41 Cal Foster, 1987-89 Don Lewis, 1969-70 Bill Littlefield, 1946-48 Tom Hall, 1990-94 William McCue, 1927-31 Ernie DiGregorio, 1970-73 4 Francis McGurkin, 1948-51 Kareem Hayletts, 1998-99 William Spinnler, 1935-38 Tom Gastall, 1974-75 Phil Lynch, 1951-53 Marcus Douthit, 2000-03 Sam Kusinitz, 1938-41 Joe Mullaney, Jr., 1975-80 Thomas Mullins, 1953-54 Larry Drew, 1941-43/45-46 Ron Tenzyk, 1978-80 Gordie Holmes, 1955-57 Abdul Abdullah, 1992-94 Mike Berkley, 1981-83 22 Leo Davin, 1934-37 William Connell, 1968-70 Kofi Pointer, 1996-97 Dave Kipfer, 1983-87 Ferd Sowa, 1942-43, 46-48 Gary Bello, 1972-75 Romuald Augustin, 2000-03 Quinton Burton, 1987-90 Joseph Blain, 1948-49 David Frye, 1975-79 Marcus Douthit, 2003-04 Abdul Brown, 1996-97 Jim Schlimm, 1949-52 Bill Fields, 1980-82 Peter Farrell-Marcellino, 1997-99 Ed Ryder, 1952-53 Keith Lomax, 1982-85 Ralph Tedesco, 1953-56 James Welch, 1928-32 Kareem Hayletts, 2000-03 5 Carlton Screen, 1986-90 Alexander Grande, 1956-57 Dom Minicucci, 1935-36 Herbert Hill, 2003-04 Corey Floyd, 1990-92 Thomas Folliard, 1959-62 John Crowley, 1936-38 Abdul Mills, 1999-02, 03-04 Noel Kinski, 1962-65 John Lee, 1938-41 Charles Gallagher, 1934-37 16 Donald Henderson, 1965-68 Steve Strother, 1974-76 James Leo, 1937, 39 George Forrest, 1927-29 Joseph Ferro, 1968-70 Ken Woodson, 1976-77 12 Cy Killian, 1946-48 Ray Bellieveau, 1934-37 Charlie Crawford, 1970-73 Jerry Scott, 1977-78 Ray Korbusieski, 1949-52 Larry Shattuck, 1937-38 Chris Dixon, 1973-74/75-76 Jon Barnes, 1978-79 John Power, 1950-53 John Barnini, 1938-40 Dwight Williams, 1976-77 Rickey Tucker, 1979-80 Dick Elston, 1953-54 Wilf Michaud, 1941-43 Rudy Williams, 1977-78 George Thissell, 1980-81 Ken Willoughby, 1954-55 Tom Bertino, 1947-48 Ernie DelGatto, 1978-79 Ron Jackson, 1981-83 Frank Tirico, 1955-58 Edward Mooney, 1948-51 Sean Canty, 1980-84 Brian Waller, 1983-86 Robert Moran, 1951-53 Matt Palazzi, 1984-89 Borja Larragan, 1994-96 Donald Moran, 1953-54 Charles Kelly, 1935-36 Rob Phelps, 1991-94 T. J. McKenzie, 1997-98 17 Benny Benoit, 1955-57 Elton Deuse, 1936-37 Ben D’Alessandro, 1994-95 Jamaal Camah, 1998-00 Robert Simoni, 1961-64 Ralph Paparella, 1937-39 Justin Acker, 1995-96 Chris Burns, 2002-03 Peter McLaughlin, 1964-67 Eddie Lee, 1940-42 Sean Connolly, 1998-99 Gerald Brown, 2003-04 MEDIA GUIDE Charles Conway, 1967-69 Arthur Weinstock, 1946-50 Maris Laksa, 2000-04 Tom Walters, 1971-73 Joseph DeStefano, 1950-51 6 Willard Cooley, 1928-29 Rich Dunphy, 1973-74 Ken Kerr, 1951-53 Thomas Orr, 1946-50 Joseph Carew, 1934-37 Bill Eason, 1974-78 Kenry McQueeney, 1953-54 23 Robert Prendergast, 1950-53 Bernard White, 1937-38 Myles McPartland, 1980-81 Lawrence Collarmore, 1954-56 Phillip Lynch, 1953-54 2004-05 Victor Storey, 1938-42 Don Brown, 1982-86 Gus Westerhuis, 1953-55 Delray Brooks, 1986-87 18 William Moge, 1935-36 Roger Canestrari, 1955-58 John Krieger, 1927-31 Michael Shannon, 1990-91 7 Paul Sweeney, 1937-40 Ken Clements, 1958-59 Al Hagstrom, 1934-37 God Shammgod, 1995-97 Walter Lozoski, 1946-50 Michael Hagan, 1969-71 Anthony Scavatto, 1937-38 John Linehan, 1997-02 John Durkin, 1951-53 Alan Baker, 1971-74 Robert Reilly, 1940-43/45-46 John Reynolds, 1953-54 Bruce Campbell, 1974-78 13 Joe Juges, 1939-42 Larry Connolly, 1954-56 Sam Lucas, 1978-81 8 William Gainor, 1928-32 Larry DePalma, 1948-49 Keith Lomax, 1981-82 Thomas Bauer, 1949-52 19 William Ahern, 1948-49 Pete Murphy, 1982-83 9 Stan Szydla, 1926-30 John Preissner, 1952-53 Frank Pellegrino, 1949-51 Ernie Lewis, 1983-87 Leo Ploski, 1935-38 William Quinlan, 1952-54 Thomas Mullins, 1951-53 Greg Bent, 1988-90 Beryle Sacks, 1938-41 Tom Karam, 1956-58 Bob Moran, 1953-54 Franklin Western, 1990-95 Ted McConnon, 1941-43 Ira Bowman, 1991-93 Mike Pascale, 1954-57 Garnett Thompson, 2001-02 Adam Benton, 1994-95 Mark Adams, 1997-98 Alex Becker, 1948-51 John Smith, 1934-37 10 Eddie Wineapple, 1928-29 Sheiku Kabba, 2000-04 20 24 Milton Blieden, 1934-36/38/39 Joseph King, 1951-52 Elt Deuse, 1937-39 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL Paul Farley, 1936-37 Ken Kerr, 1953-55 James Leo, 1939-40 John Barnini, 1937-38 14 Elmer Chester, 1934-35 Ed Cahill, 1955-56 Ray St. George, 1946-48 William Gustas, 1939-41 Charles McElroy, 1936-37 John Hickey, 1959-60 Sam Nissel, 1948-51 Williams Barry, 1941-42 Joe Kwasniewski, 1938-40 Carl Spencer, 1960-63 John Reynolds, 1951-53 Ed Coogan, 1947-48 Horace Marone, 1940-42 James Benedict, 1963-66 Pat Grady, 1954-55 William Higgins, 1948-49 Charlie Bresnahan, 1945-49 Stu Kerzner, 1966-68 Lionel Jenkins, 1955-58 Jerry Lembo, 1949-52 Ron Gagnon, 1949-52 Dennis Walsh, 1968-70 Denny Guimares, 1958-61 Charles Aquavia, 1952-54 Robert O’Connell, 1952-53 Don Lewis, 1970-72 William Stein, 1961-64 Frank Williams, 1954-56 John Durkin, 1953-54 Dave Modest, 1972-73 Jimmy Walker, 1964-67 John Egan, 1958-60 Donald Moran, 1954-56 Bruce Grimm, 1975-76 Mike McGuinn, 1969-71 Vinnie Ernst, 1960-63 Ken Clements, 1956-57 Ernie DelGatto, 1977-78 Marvin Barnes, 1971-74 David Turbridy, 1964-66 Len Wilkens, 1957-60 , Jr., 1978-79 Donald Henderson, 1974-76 Al Hayes, 1966-68 Raymond Flynn, 1960-63 Jim Panaggio, 1980-82 Pat Kehoe, 1977-78 Joe Hassett, 1973-77 William Blair, 1963-66 Harold Starks, 1982-86 Rich Hunger, 1978-81 Dwight Williams, 1977-78 James Cody, 1966-67 Trent Forbes, 1989-93 Ed Gately, 1981-82 Gary Towle, 1978-80 Walt Violand, 1967-68 Tony Thomas, 1994-95 Alan Roth, 1982-86

TRADITION Vic Collucci, 1968-71 Dennis Cleary, 1995-98 144 ALL-TIME UNIFORM NUMBERS (1934-2003)

Keith-Sean Lindsey, 1987-88 34 Robert Siembida, 1959-60 55 Marvin Saddler, 1988-92 Marques Bragg, 1988-92 John Egan, 1960-61 Eric Williams, 1993-95 Maciej Zielinski, 1992-95 Jeff Shea, 1962-63 Mark Jarrell-Wright, 1999-00 Ruben Garces, 1995-97 William Lasher, 1964-66 Erron Maxey, 1997-01 William Judkins, 1966-67 Dwight Brewington, 2003-04 Pat Kehoe, 1975-77 Miaden Filipan, 1977-78 25 Ed Koslowski, 1930-34 Billy Donovan, 1983-87 Jack Keating, 1952-53 Troy Brown, 1990-91 John Ritch, 1954-57 Michael Smith, 1991-94 Dick Bessette, 1956-59 Jason Evans, 1994-95 Jim Larranaga, 1968-71 Ndongo N’Diaye, 1996-98 Kevin Stacom, 1972-74 Leland Anderson, 2001-03 Mark Forcier, 1974-76 Paul Oristaglio, 1976-78 35 Bill Fields, 1978-80 Jerry Scott, 1978-81 Ken McDonald 1990-92 Dick Pennefather, 1982-86 Stephen Traugott, 2001-03 Abdul Shamsid-Deen, 1986-90 Fred Campbell, 1990-92 Richard Holzheimer, 1958-61 Mark Adams, 1995-97 40 Jimmy Stone, 1961-64 Ben Perkins, 1997-99 William Barrett, 1964-66 Romuald Augustin, 1999-00 Gerald McNair, 1967-68 Stephen Traugott, 2000-01 Paul Aiello, 1976-78 Tuukka Kotti, 2001-04 Piotr Szybilski, 1994-96 Justin Farley, 1997-99 26 Frank Pelligrino, 1948-49 David Murray, 1999-00 Jim Coates, 1954-55 Pat Grady, 1955-56 41 Darryl Wright, 1985-89 Ed Martin, 1956-58 42 Dick Leonard, 1960-62 27 Allan Bracken, 1930-34 James Schessler, 1964-67 Oscar Ponton, 1950-51 Taylor Walsh, 1967-68 Bryan Benham, 1985-89 30 John Woods, 1957-60 Dickey Simpkins, 1990-94 Thomas Nyire, 1961-63 Mark Adams, 1994-95 Steve Sarantapoulous, 1964-67 Llewellyn Cole, 95-96, 97-00 Nehru King, 1970-73 Rick Santos, 1973-75 43 James Swartz, 1956-59 Mark Heissenbuttel, 76-77/78-79 Paul Aiello, 1977-78 44 Robert Gibson, 1958-60 Bruce McKnight, 1979-80 James Cox, 1963-65 Jim Cholakis, 1980-81/82-83 Peter Coughter, 1965-68 Marty Conlon, 1986-90 Walter Violand, 1968-70 Michael Brown, 1992-96 Ron Norwood, 1972-73 Steve Wright, 1984-88 31 Fran Costello, 1970-73 Austin Croshere, 1993-97 Walt Edwards, 1973-74 Bob Misevicius, 1974-78 Ernest McNair, 1995-96 Marlon Burns, 1980-83 45 Brian Schnurr, 1999-02 Duffy McNulty, 1990-94 Timothy Englert, 2003-04 50 Timothy Moynahan, 1958-61 John Thompson, 1961-64 Peter Schementi, 1956-59 32 Dexter Westbrook, 1964-65 James Ahern, 1962-65 Alfred Pearson, 1966-68 Andy Clary, 1966-69 Theodore Haig, 1968-69 Larry Ketvirtis, 1971-72 Bob Ollquist, 1971-72/73-74 Bob Cooper, 1973-77 Rich Dunphy, 1972-73 1986-87 FINAL FOUR SENIORS: Rich Hunger, 1977-78 Jacek Duda, 1983-97 JACEK DUDA, ERNIE “POP” LEWIS, Rudy Williams, 1978-81 Steve Donohue, 1994-95 COACH RICK PITINO, BILLY DONOVAN, Ray Knight, 1982-85 Richard Cordella, 1995-98 DAVE KIPFER Dave Snedeker, 1986-87 Ryan McAuliffe, 1998-99 Tony Turner, 1989-93 Derrick Brown, 1995-97 Leon Brisport, 1998-99 52 Richard Whelan, 1957-60 Marcus Jefferson, 1999-00 George Zaluki, 1960-62 Donald Dutton, 1962-65

Bob Kovalski, 1965-66 TRADITION Aubrey Stallworth, 1978-80 33 Tony Koski, 1966-68 Otis Thorpe, 1980-84 Ray Johnson, 1968-71 Chris Watts, 1987-91 Troy Brown, 1991-95 Jamel Thomas, 1995-99 54 James Hadnot, 1959-62 Donta Wade, 1999-00 Bob Kovaski, 1962-64 Rob Sanders, 2001-04 Mike Riordan, 1964-67 Craig Callen, 1967-70

145 THE LETTERWINNERS

A +* Conlon, Marty (‘90) 87, 88, 89, 90 Garcia, Raymond (‘51) 49, 50, 51 Connell, William (‘71) 69, 70 Gately, Ed (‘82) 82 + Abdullah, Abdul (‘94) 93, 94 Connelly, William (‘42) 40 Gelsimino, Lou (‘46) 46 + Adams, Mark (‘98), 95, 96, 97, 98 Connolly, Larry (‘57) 55, 56 + Gibson, Robert (‘60) 59, 60 Ahern, William (‘51) 49 + Connolly, Sean (‘02) 99 Girouard, Louis G. (‘23) 21 + Aiello, Paul (‘80) 77, 78 Conway C. Jay (‘70) 68, 69 + GOMES, RYAN (‘05) 02, 03, 04 Allick, Donell (‘04) 02 Coogan, Edward (‘50) 48, 49 Grady, Patrick (‘57) 55, 56 Alosa, Matt (‘95) 92, 93 + Cooper, Bob (‘77) 74, 75, 76, 77 Grande, Alexander (‘59) 57 Allen, Hector (‘28) 26, 27, 28 + Cordella, Rick (‘98) 96, 97, 98 Grimm, Bruce (‘78) 76 Anderson, Leland (‘03) 02 +* Costello, Francis C. (‘73) 71, 72, 73 + Guimares, Dennis (‘61) 59, 60, 61 Angelica, Carlo (‘37) 35, 36, 37 + Coughter, Peter (‘68) 66, 68 Gustas, William (‘41), 41 + Anrin, Christopher (‘04) 01, 02, 03, 04 + Cox, James (‘65) 63, 63, 65 Aquavia, Charles (‘54) 53, 54 +* Crawford, Jr., Charles M. (‘73) 71, 72, 73 H Arzoomanian, John (‘48) 45, 46, 47 Crawford, Harold J. (‘24) 21, 22 + Hadnot, James (‘62) 60, 61, 62 + Augustin, Romuald (‘04) 00, 01, 02, 03 + Croshere, Austin (‘97) 94, 95, 96, 97 + Hagan, Michael J. (‘72) 70, 71 B Crowley, John (‘38) 38 Hagstrom, Alfred (‘37) 35, 36, 37 Haig, Theodore (‘70) 69 Bagley, James (‘40) 38 D + Hall, Tom (‘94) 91, 92, 93, 94 +* Baker, Al (‘74) 73, 74 + D’Alessandro, Ben (‘95) 95 Haponik, Edward (‘42) 41 Barchi, John (‘47) 43 Davin, Leo J. (‘37) 35, 36, 37 Harvey, Michael (‘37) 37 Barnes, Jon (‘81) 79 + DelGatto, Ernie (‘81) 78, 79 Hasney, Frederick (‘25) 22 +* Barnes, Marvin (‘74) 72, 73, 74 DeNicola, Anthony J. (30) 26 + Hassett, Joe (‘77) 74, 75, 76, 77 Barnini, John (‘40) 38, 39, 40 DePalma, Larry (‘51) 49 Hayes, Jr., Alphonse (‘68) 67, 68 + Barrett Jr., William H. (‘67) 65, 66, 67 Derivan, Edward J. ( ) 29, 30, 31 + Hayletts, Kareem (‘03) 99, 00, 01, 02, 03 Barry, William (‘44) 42 DeStefano, Joseph (‘52) 51 + Heissenbuttel, Mark (‘79) 77, 79 Bauer, Thomas (‘52) 50, 51, 52, Mgr. Deuse, J. Elton (‘39) 37, 38, 39 + Henderson, Donald (‘68) 66, 67, 68 Becker, Alex (‘51) 49, 50, 51 VINNIE +* DiGregorio, Ernest A. (‘73) 71, 72, 73 ERNST + Henderson, Donald (‘78) 75, 76 Belliveau, Raymond (‘37) 35, 36, 37 Dillon, Gerard A. (‘29) 26, 29 + Hickey, John (‘62) 60 +* Bello, Gary (‘75) 73, 74, 75 Dillon, John S. (‘35) 33 Higgins, William (‘51) 49 + Benedict, James (‘66) 64, 65, 66 + Dixon, Chris (‘76) 74, 75 Hill, Carl (‘84) 81, 82, 83, 84 + Benham, Brian (‘89) 86, 87, 88, 89 Donnelly, Bernard (‘43) 42 + HILL, HERBERT (‘07) 04 Benoit, Roland (‘58) 56, 57 + Donohue, Steve (‘97) 95 Holmes, Gordon (‘58) 56, 57 + Bent, Greg (‘90) 89, 90 Donohue, Edward (‘57) 55, 56, 57 + Holtzheimer, Richard (‘61) 59, 60 Bentley, Fredrick (‘23) 21, 22 +* Donovan, Billy (‘87) 84, 85, 86, 87 Horan, Edward (‘49) 45, 47 Mgr. + Benton, Adam (‘98) 95 Donovan, William (‘25) 22 + Hunger, Rich (‘81) 78, 79, 80, 81 Berkely, Mike (‘85) 82, 83 Dore, Joseph V. (‘23) 21 Hyte, William (‘35) 32 Bertino, Thomas (‘50) 48 + Douthit, Marcus (‘04) 01, 02, 03, 04 + Bessette, Richard (‘59) 57, 59 Dowd, Donald R. (‘50) 48, 49 J Blain, Joseph (‘51) 49 Drew, Larry (‘44) 42, 43, 46 Jackson, Ron (‘83) 82, 83 + Blair, William (‘66) 64, 65, 66 MEDIA GUIDE Dromgoole, Francis (‘33) 30, 31, 32, 33 Jarrell-Wright, Mark (‘03) 00 Bobinski, Edward (‘38) 36, 37, 38 +* Duda, Jacek (‘87) 84, 85, 86, 87 Jefferson, Marcus (‘03) 00 Bostick, James J. (‘35) 33, 34, 35 FRAN +* Dunphy, Richard (‘77) 73, 74 Jenkins, Lionel (‘58) 56, 57 + Bowman, Ira (‘95) 92, 93 COSTELLO Durkin, John (‘54) 52, 53, 54 + Johnson, Raymond (‘71) 69, 70, 71 Bracken, Allen G. (‘34) 31, 32, 33, 34 + Dutton, Donald (‘65) 63, 64, 65 + Judkins, Jr., William L. (‘69) 67 + Bragg, Marques (‘92) 89, 90, 91, 92

2004-05 Juges, Joe (‘42) 40, 41, 42 Bresnahan, Charles (‘49) 46, 47, 48, 49 E + BREWINGTON, DWIGHT (‘07) 04 + Eason, Bill (‘78) 75, 76, 77, 78 K + Brisport, Leon (‘00) 99 Edwards, Rae (‘49) 46, 47, 48 + Kabba, Sheiku (‘04) 01, 02, 03, 04 +* Brooks, Delray (‘88) 87, 88 + Egan, John (‘61) 59, 60 Karam, Thomas (‘58) 56 Brown, Abdul (‘98) 97 Elston, Dick (‘58) 54 Kearns, Joseph C. (‘23) 21, 22 + Brown, Derrick (‘97) 96, 97 + ENGLERT, TIMOTHY (‘06) 04 Keating, Jack (‘53) 53 + Brown, Donald (‘86) 83, 84, 85, 86 + Ernst, Vincent (‘63) 61, 62, 63 + Kehoe, Pat (‘78) 76, 77, 78 + BROWN, GERALD (‘07) 04 Ethier, Henri (‘47) 43, 46, 47 BOB Kelly, Edmund J. (‘23) 22 + Brown, Michael (‘96) 93, 94, 95, 96 + Evans, Jason (‘98) 95 KOVALSKI Kerr, Kenneth (‘55) 52, 53, 54, 55 + Brown, Troy (‘95) 91, 92, 93, 95 + Kerzner, Stuart J. (‘68) 67, 68 Burns, Marlon (‘84) 81, 82 F Ketvirtis, Larry (‘73) 72 + Burton, Quinton (‘90), 88, 89, 90 Fallon, Steve (‘41) 39, 40 Killian, Robert (‘50) 47, 48 C + Farley, Justin (‘99) 98, 99 King, Joseph (‘55) 52, 53 + Farrell-Marcellino, Peter (‘01) 98, 99 +* King, Nehru T. (‘73) 71, 72, 73 Cahill, Edwin (‘58) 56 Feit, Abe F. (‘35) 33, 34, 35 + Kinski, Noel (‘65) 63, 64, 65 Callen, Craig E. (‘70) 68, 69, 70 Ferriter, Bob (‘58) 56 +* Kipfer, David (‘87) 84, 85, 86, 87 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL + Camah, Jamaal (‘01) 99, 00 Ferro, Jr., Joseph (‘71) 69, 70 Knight, Ray (‘85) 83, 84, 85 + Campbell, Bruce (‘78) 75, 76, 77, 78 Fields, Billy (‘82) 79, 80, 81, 82 + KOTTI, TUUKKA (‘05) 02, 03, 04 + Campbell, Fred (‘92) 91, 92 Fleurent, Adelard D. (‘30) 27, 28 Korbusieski, Ray (‘52) 50, 51, 52 Canestrari, Roger (‘58) 56, 57 + Floyd, Corey (‘92) 91, 92 + Koski, Tony (‘68) 67, 68 Canty, Sean (‘84) 81, 82, 83, 84 + Flynn, Raymond (‘63) 61, 62, 63 Koslowski, Edward A. (‘34) 31, 32, 33, 34 Carew, Joseph (‘37) 36, 37 + Folliard, Thomas (‘62) 60, 61, 62 + Kovalski, Bob (‘66) 63, 64, 66 Carolan, Matthew (‘23) 21 + Forbes, Trent (‘93) 90, 91, 92, 93 Krieger, John (‘31) 28, 29, 30, 31 + Clary, Anderson W. (‘69) 67, 68, 69 + Forcier, Mark (76) 75, 76 Kusinitz, Sam (‘41) 41 + Cleary, Dennis (‘99) 96, 97, 98 + Ford, Ryan (‘89) 87, 88, 89 Kutniewski, Bill (‘35) 33, 34, 35 + Clements, Kenneth (‘59) 57, 59 + Foster, Cal (‘89) 88, 89 Kwasniewski, Joseph (‘40) 38, 39, 40 + Coady, James M. (‘69) 67 + Frye, David (‘79) 76, 77, 78, 79 Coates, James (‘57) 55 L Cody, George R. (‘32) 31, 32, 33 G Labossiere, Leo (‘48) 45, 46, 47 + Cole, Llewellyn (‘00) 96, 98, 99, 00 Gagnon, Ronald (‘52) 50, 51, 52 + Laksa, Maris (‘04) 01, 02, 03, 04 Collarmore, Larry (‘56) 54, 55, 56 Gainor, William C. (‘32) 29, 30, 31, 32 L’Angelo, Dominic (‘23) 21 Collins, Frederi (‘37) 35, 36, 37 Gallagher, Charles R. (‘37) 35, 36, 37 + Larragan, Borja (‘98) 95, 96 + Collucci, Victor (‘71) 69, 70, 71 TRADITION + Garces, Ruben (‘97) 96, 97 + Larranaga, James (‘71) 69, 70, 71 146 THE LETTERWINNERS

+ Lasher, William (‘66) 64, 65, 66 + Orlando, Joseph (‘74) 72 Mgr. Stallworth, Aubrey (82) 79 LaVallee, Stephan T. (‘70), 68, 69 Mgr. Orr, Thomas (‘50) 48, 49, 50 + Starks, Harold (‘86) 83, 84, 85, 86 Lee, Edward (‘43) 41, 42 + Oristaglio, Paul (‘78) 76, 77, 78 + Stein, William (‘64) 62, 63, 64 Lee, James (‘47) 43 P St. George, Ray (‘50) 48 Lee, John (‘41) 39, 40, 41 + Stone, James (‘64) 62, 63, 64 Padden, James (‘40) 38 Lembo, Jerry (‘52) 50, 51, 52 Storey, Victor (‘42) 41, 42 Pagliaroli, Bernard (‘44) 43 Leo, James (‘40) 38, 39, 40 + Strother, Steve (‘76) 75, 76 + Palazzi, Matthew (‘89) 85, 86, 89 + Leonard, Richard (‘62) 60, 61, 62 Sullivan, John (‘47) 46, 47 Palmieri, Albert (‘45) 43 + Lewis, Donald (‘72) 70, 71, 72 Supple, Leo (‘28) 27 Panaggio, Jim (‘82) 81, 82 +* Lewis, Ernie (‘87) 84, 85, 86, 87 HAROLD Swartz, James (‘59) 57, 59 Paparella, Ralph (‘40) 38, 39 Lindsey, Keith-Sean (‘88) 88 STARKS Sweeney, D. Paul (‘40) 38, 39, 40 Pascale, Michael (‘57) 55, 56, 57 + Linehan, John (‘02) 98, 99, 00, 01, 02 + Szybilski, Piotr (‘98) 95, 96 + Pearson, Alfred E. (‘68) 67, 68 Littlefield, William (‘50) 47, 48 Szydia, Stanely A. (‘30) 27, 28, 29, 30 Lomax, Keith (‘85) 82, 83, 84, 85 Perrin, Oscar J. (‘34) 33, 34 Lowney, John (‘55) 52 Pelligrino, Francis (‘51) 49, 50, 51 T Lozoski, Walter (‘50) 47, 48, 49, 50 + Pennefather, Dick (‘86) 83, 84, 85, 86 Lucas, Sam (‘82) 79, 80 + Perkins, Ben (‘01) 98, 99 Tedesco, Ralph (‘56) 54, 55, 56 Lynch, Philip (‘54) 52, 53, 54 Peterson (‘25) 22 Tenzyk, Ron (‘81) 79, 80 + Petropolous, Peter (‘79) 77 + Thomas, Jamel (‘99) 96, 97, 98, 99 M + Phelps, Rob (‘94) 92, 93, 94 Thompson, Garnett (‘03) 02 Madden, John E. (‘35) 33, 34 Ploski, Leo (‘38) 37, 38 + Thompson, John (‘64) 62, 63, 64 Malecki, Walter (‘56) 54, 55 + Pointer, Kofi (‘00) ‘97 Thorpe, Otis (‘84) 81, 82, 83, 84 Marone, Horace (‘42) 40, 41, 42 Ponton, Oscar (‘53) 51 Tirico, Frank (‘58) 56, 57 Martin, Edward (‘59) 57 Power, James (‘51) 49, 50, 51 Towle, Gary (‘82) 79, 80 Martin, William (‘45) 43 Power, John (‘53) 51, 53 + Traugott, Stephen (‘03) 01, 02, 03 + Maxey, Erron (‘01) 98, 99, 00, 01 Preissner, Jack (‘55) 53 Tucker, Ricky (‘83) 80, 81, 82, 83 +* McAndrew, Mark (‘76) 73, 74, 75, 76 Prendergast, Robert (‘53) 51, 52, 53 Tully, James F. (‘23) 21 McConnon, Edward (‘44) 42, 43 Q + Turbridy, David J. (‘67) 65 McCormac, John E. (‘32) 31, 32 + Turner, Tony (‘93) 90, 91, 92, 93 McCormack, Paul (‘49) 47 Quegan, Edward (‘42) 42 V McCue, William T. (‘31) 28, 29, 30, 31 Quinlan, Bill (‘54) 53, 54 + McDonald, Ken (‘92) 91, 92 R + VAN DE WALLE, SEAN (‘07) 04 McGee, Francis J. (25) 22 Vasilauskas, Vincent (‘45) 43 McGill, Arthur (‘44) 42 Redmond, Paul J. (‘24) 21 Violand, Walter L. (‘70) 68, 69, 70 + McGRATH, DONNIE (‘06) 03, 04 Reilly, Robert (‘43) 41, 42, 43 W + McGuinn, Michael (‘71) 69, 70, 71 Reilly, Edward J. (‘34) 31, 32, 33, 34 McGurkin, Francis (‘51) 49, 50, 51 Reilly, Kevin (80) 80 Wade, Donta (‘01) 00 McKenzie, T. J. (‘01) 98 Reynolds, John (‘54) 52, 53, 54 + Walker, James (‘67) 65, 66, 67 + McLaughlin, Peter J. (‘67) 65, 66, 67 + Riordan, Michael (‘67) 65, 66, 67 Waller, Brian (‘85) 84, 85 McNair, Gerald (‘70) 68, 69 Risko, John (‘44) 42 Walsh, R. Dennis (‘70) 68, 69, 70 + McNulty, Duffy (‘94) 91, 92, 93, 94 Ritch, John (‘57) 55, 56, 57 + Walters, Thomas (‘74) 72, 74 McPartland, Myles (‘84) 81 Roberge, Oliver J. (‘34) 32, 33, 34 + Watts, Chris (‘91) 88, 89, 90, 91 McQueeney, Henry (‘54) 52, 53, 54 + Rogers, Chris (‘01) 00, 01 Weinstock, Arthur (‘50) 47, 48, 49 Meineke, Don (‘82) 79 + Roth, Alan (‘86) 83, 84, 85, 86 Welch, James (‘32) 30, 31 Mezejewski, Richard (‘40) 38 Mgr. Ryder, Ed (‘54) 53 + Westbrook, Dexter E. (‘67) 65 Michaud, Wilfred (‘44) 42, 43 Rzeznikiewicz, Peter (‘30) 27 Westerhuis, Gus (‘56) 54, 55 + Mills, Abdul (‘03) 00, 01, 02, 03 S + Western, Franklin (‘95) 91, 93, 94, 95 + Misevicius, Bob (‘78) 75, 76, 77, 78 Wheeler, Lawrence P. (‘30) 27, 28, 29, 30 +* Modest, Dave (‘76) 73 Sacks, Beryle (‘41) 39, 40, 41 + Whelan, Ricahrd (‘60) 59, 60 Moge, William (‘38) 36 + Saddler, Marvin (‘92) 89, 90, 91, 92 White, Bernard (‘40) 38 Mooney, Edward (‘51) 49, 50, 51 + Sanders, Rob (‘05) 02, 03, 04 + Wilkens, Leonard (‘60) 58, 59, 60 + Moore, Kendrick (‘99) 98, 99 + Santos, Rick (‘75) 74, 75 Wilkins, Gary (‘72) 70 JIM + Sarantopoulous, Steven J. (‘67) 65, 66, 67 + Williams, Dwight (‘79) 77, 78 Moran, Donald (‘56) 54, 55, 56 STONE Moran Robert (‘54) 52, 53, 54 Scanlon, Walter (‘42) 42 + Williams, Eric (‘95) 94, 95 + Moynahan, Timothy (‘61) 59, 60 Scavotto, Anthony (‘40) 42 Williams, Frank (‘57) 55, 56 Mullins, Thomas (‘54) 52, 53, 54 + Schementi, Peter (‘59) 57, 59 + Williams, Rudy (81) 78, 79, 80, 81 + Mullaney, Joseph (‘78) 76, 77, 78 + Schessler, James E. (‘67) 65, 66, 67 Willoughby, Ken (‘57) 55 + Murdock, Eric (‘91) 88, 89, 90, 91 Schlimm, James (‘52) 50, 51, 52 Wineapple, Edward (‘31) 29 + Murdock, Jason (‘97) 94, 95, 96, 97 Schnurr, Brian (‘02) 00, 01, 02 + Woods, John (‘60) 58, 59, 60 Murphy, William (‘40) 40 + Scott, Jerry (‘81), 78, 79, 80, 81 Woodson, Ken (‘80) 77 Murphy, Charles A. (‘28) 27, 28 +* Screen, Carlton (‘90) 87, 88, 89, 90 + Wright, Corey (‘99) 97, 98, 99 Murphy, John F. (‘27) 27 + Shabazz, Karim (‘01) 00, 01 +* Wright, Darryl (‘89) 86, 87, 88, 89 Murphy, Pete (‘85) 83 + Shammgod, God (‘99) 96, 97 +* Wright, Steve (‘88) 85, 86, 87, 88 Murphy, William (39) 37 +* Shamsid-Deen, Abdul (‘90) 87, 88, 89, 90 Z Murray, David (‘01) 00 Shannon, Tom (‘42) 41 Shapiro, Samuel (35) 32, 33, 34 Zabek, Chester (‘43) 41, 42, 43 N Shattuck, Lawrence (‘40) 38 + Zalucki, George (‘63) 61, 62 Nawrocki, Stephen (‘29) 28 Siembida, Robert (‘62) 60 + Zielinski, Maciej (‘95) 93, 94, 95 TRADITION + N’Diaye, Ndongo (‘00) 97, 98 + Simpkins, Dickey (‘94) 91, 92, 93, 94 Ziment, John (‘36) 34 Nissel, Melvin (‘51) 49, 50, 51 Simoni, Robert (‘64) 62, 63 + Nolan, John (‘80) 77, 78, 79, 80 Smith, John F. (‘37) 35, 36, 37 Nole, Joseph A. (‘28) 28 Mgr. + Smith, Michael (‘94) 92, 93, 94 +* Snedeker, David (‘88) 87, 88 +* Norwood, Ron (‘76) 73 LARRY WHEELER + Nyire, Thomas (‘63) 60, 62, 63 Sowa, Ferdinand (‘48) 43, 47, 48 + Spencer, Carl (‘63) 61, 62, 63 O Spinnler, William (‘38) 37, 38 + Participated in NCAA or NIT O’Connell, Bob (‘55) 53, 54 Spring, Clement ( ) 27 * Participated in NCAA Final Four +* Stacom, Kevin (‘74) 73, 74 147 IN THE NBA Current NBA Players

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Friars In The NBA/ABA Draft Miscellaneous Professional Leagues:

YEAR PLAYER ROUND (OVERALL) TEAM (LEAGUE) FRIARS IN THE CBA 1960 Len Wilkens First (6) St. Louis Hawks (NBA) ABDUL ABDULLAH 1994-95 La Crosse 1961 John Egan Second (12) (NBA) MARVIN BARNES 1984-85 Detroit, Ohio, Evansville 1962 Jim Hadnot Third (25) Boston Celtics (NBA) MARQUES BRAGG 1994-95 Grand Rapids 1963 Ray Flynn Fourth (33) Syracuse Nats (NBA) DELRAY BROOKS 1988-89 Pensacola Vin Ernst Sixth (53) Boston Celtics (NBA) DERRICK BROWN 1997-98 Connecticut 1964 John Thompson Third (27) Boston Celtics (NBA) TROY BROWN 1996-98 Connecticut 2001-02 Sioux Falls 1967 Jimmy Walker First (1) Detroit Pistons (NBA) BRUCE CAMPBELL 1978-79 Wilkes-Barre First (ABA) MARTY CONLON 1990-91 Rockford 1993-94 Rockford Dexter Westbrook Fifth (44) Baltimore Bullets (NBA) BILLY DONOVAN 1988-89 Wyoming, Rapid City RUBEN GARCES 1998-99 La Crosse Mike Riordan Twelfth (128) New York Knicks (NBA) JOHN LINEHAN 2002-03 North Dakota Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) JOHN NOLAN 1980-81 Rochester 1968 Anthony Koski New York Nets (ABA) JIM PANAGGIO 1982-83 Rochester 1971 Jim Larranaga Sixth (96) Detroit Pistons (NBA) ROB PHELPS 1998-99 La Crosse 1973 Ernie DiGregorio First (3) Buffalo Braves (NBA) CARLTON SCREEN 1990-91 Grand Rapids 1993-94 Fort Wayne First Kentucky Colonels (ABA) GOD SHAMMGOD 1998-99 La Crosse Kevin Stacom Second (24) (NBA) JAMEL THOMAS 1999-01 Quad Cities (Rookie of the Year) Third (26) Denver Rockets (ABA) STEVE WRIGHT 1992-93 Albany, Capital Region, Omaha Marvin Barnes First (6) Denver Rockets (ABA) Fran Costello Fifth (71) Portland Trailblazers (NBA) OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES 1974 Marvin Barnes First (2) (NBA) DELRAY BROOKS 1988-89 Worcester Counts (WBL) Kevin Stacom Second (35) Boston Celtics (NBA) BOB COOPER 1977-78 Providence (Eastern League) Len Wilkens Third (22) Memphis Tams (ABA) VIN ERNST 1963-64 Trenton (Eastern League) 1975 Steve Strother Ninth (154) Houston Rockets (NBA) RAY FLYNN 1963-64 Wilmington (Eastern League) 1976 Mark McAndrew Eighth (136) Buffalo Braves (NBA) JIM HADNOT 1963-64 Trenton (Eastern League) 1977 Joe Hassett Third (52) Seattle Supersonics (NBA) TONY KOSKI 1969-71 Hartford (Eastern League) Bob Cooper Sixth (119) Kansas City Kings (NBA) JOHN LINEHAN 2002-04 Greenville (NDBL) 1978 Bob Miscevicius Sixth (112) Buffalo Braves (NBA) 2003-04 Bruce Campbell Eighth (153) New Jersey Nets (NBA) ROB PHELPS 2001-02 Indiana (ABA) KARIM SHABAZZ 2002-03 N. Charleston (NDBL) 1979 Dwight Williams Sixth (121) Atlanta Hawks (NBA) GARNETT THOMPSON 2002-03 Harlem Globetrotters 1980 John Nolan Tenth (214) Boston Celtics (NBA) EDWARD WINEAPPLE 1929-30 Syracuse (American) 1981 Rudy Williams Ninth (186) New Jersey Nets (NBA) ROBERT SIEMBIDA (Referee) 1983 Ron Jackson Seventh (160) Boston Celtics (NBA) 1975-77 Eastern League 1976-77 National Basketball Association 1984 Otis Thorpe First (9) Kansas City Kings (NBA) ALBERT “HANK” SOAR (Coach) 1985 Ray Knight Fifth (114) (NBA) 1947-48 Providence (Basketball Association of America) MEDIA GUIDE 1987 Billy Donovan Third (68) (NBA) 1990 Abdul Shamsid-Deen Second (54) Seattle Supersonics (NBA) Professional Players Overseas 1991 Eric Murdock First (21) Utah Jazz (NBA) TONY KOSKI ‘68 - France 1994 Dickey Simpkins First (21) Chicago Bulls (NBA) STU KERZNER ‘68 - Israel Michael Smith Second (35) (NBA) FRAN COSTELLO ‘73 - Spain, Sweden 2004-05 1995 Eric Williams First (14) Boston Celtics (NBA) RICH DUNPHY ‘74 - Australia MARK MCANDREW ‘76 - Spain Troy Brown Second (45) Atlanta Hawks (NBA) BOB COOPER ‘77 - England 1997 Austin Croshere First (12) Indiana Pacers (NBA) BRUCE CAMPBELL ‘78 - Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco God Shammgod Second (46) (NBA) MLADEN FILIPAN ‘78 - Yugoslavia 2004 Marcus Douthit Second (56) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) BOB MISEVICIUS ‘78 - Argentina, Belgium, Brazil RICH HUNGER ‘81 - Spain JACEK DUDA ‘87 - Germany DAVE SNEDEKER ‘88 - Turkey STEVE WRIGHT ‘88 - France, Russia CAL FOSTER ‘89 - Greece DARRYL WRIGHT ‘89 - Portugal QUINTON BURTON ‘90 - Switzerland MARTY CONLON ‘90 - France, Italy ABDUL SHAMSID-DEEN ‘90 - France, Dominican Republic, Russia ERIC MURDOCK ‘91 - Italy MARQUES BRAGG ‘92 - France, Philippines, Italy KEN MCDONALD ‘92 - Ireland TRENT FORBES ‘93 - England, Ireland, Russia TONY TURNER ‘93 - England, Russia, Spain PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL ABDUL ABDULLAH ‘94 - Belgium, Poland ROB PHELPS ‘94 - England, Cypress DICKEY SIMPKINS ‘94 - Russia, Lithuania, France MICHAEL SMITH ‘94 - Poland FRANKLIN WESTERN ‘95 - Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic MICHAEL BROWN ‘95 - England TROY BROWN ‘95- Japan, Spain, France, Argentina MACIEJ ZIELINSKI ‘95 - Poland PIOTR SYZBILSKI ‘96 - Greece DERRICK BROWN ‘97 - Venezuela, Phillipines RUBEN GARCES ‘97- Venezuela, Spain JASON MURDOCK ‘97 - Poland, China, Portugal GOD SHAMMGOD ‘99 - Poland, China JAMEL THOMAS ‘99 - Italy, Greece LLEWELLYN COLE ‘00 - Portugal, Mexico KARIM SHABAZZ ‘01 - Italy ERRON MAXEY ‘01 - Finland CHRISTOPHER ANRIN ‘04 - Germany MARCUS DOUTHIT ‘04 - Belgium MARIS LAKSA ‘04 - Slovenia TRADITION 150 IN THE PROS

MARVIN BARNES ‘74 6-9 • 220 • F/C • 1st Rd. (2) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1974-75 St. Louis (ABA) 77 777-1561 .498 295-440 .670 1202 250 1849-24.0 1975-76 St. Louis (ABA) 67 681-1355 .503 251-339 .740 725 149 1616-24.1 1976-77 Detroit (ABA) 53 202- 452 .447 106-156 .679 253 45 510- 9.6 1977-78 Detroit/Buffalo (NBA) 60 279- 661 .422 128-182 .703 439 136 686-11.4 1978-79 Boston (NBA) 38 133- 271 .491 43- 66 .652 177 53 309- 8.1 1979-80 San Diego (NBA) 20 24- 60 .400 16- 32 .500 77 18 64- 3.2 Totals 315 2096-4360 .481 839-1215 .691 2873 651 5034-16.0 NOTES: First round draft choice of Philadelphia 76ers ... 1974-75 - Rookie of the Year; Second Team All-ABA; Third in rebounding; fifth in scoring ... 1975-76 - Fifth in scoring; Two-time ABA All-Star. IRA BOWMAN ‘95 6-5 • 200 • G • Not drafted Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1999-00 Philadelphia (NBA) 11 2- 2 1.000 1- 2 .500 2 1 5- 0.5 MARQUES BRAGG ‘92 6-8 • 230 • F • Not drafted Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1995-96 Minnesota (NBA) 53 54- 120 .450 23- 41 .561 79 8 131- 2.5 MARTY CONLON ‘90 6-10 • 235 • F/C • Not drafted Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1991-92 Seattle (NBA) 45 48- 101 .475 24- 32 .750 69 12 120- 2.7 1992-93 Sacramento (NBA) 46 81- 171 .474 57- 81 .704 123 37 219- 4.8 1993-94 Charlotte/Washington (NBA) 30 95- 165 .576 43- 53 .811 139 34 233- 7.8 1994-95 Milwaukee (NBA) 82 344- 647 .532 119-194 .613 426 110 815- 9.9 1995-96 Milwaukee (NBA) 74 153- 327 .468 84-110 .764 177 68 395- 5.3 1996-97 Boston (NBA) 74 214- 454 .471 144-171 .842 323 104 574- 7.8 1997-98 Miami (NBA) 18 28- 62 .452 32- 44 .727 46 12 88- 6.6 1998-99 Miami (NBA) 7 3- 13 .231 2- 2 1.000 5 1 8- 1.1 1999-00 Boston/LAClippers (NBA) 3 1- 2 .500 0- 0 .000 2 0 2- 0.7 Totals 379 967-1942 .498 505-687 .735 1310 378 2454- 6.5 AUSTIN CROSHERE ‘97 6-9 • 225 • F • 1st Rd. (12) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1997-98 Indiana (NBA) 26 32- 86 .372 8- 14 .571 44 8 76- 2.9 1998-99 Indiana (NBA) 27 32- 75 .427 20- 23 .870 45 10 92- 3.4 1999-00 Indiana (NBA) 81 288- 653 .441 196- 231 .848 516 89 835-10.3 2000-01 Indiana (NBA) 81 276- 701 .394 200- 231 .866 389 89 818-10.1 2001-02 Indiana (NBA) 76 185- 448 .413 97- 114 .851 294 77 516- 6.8 2002-03 Indiana (NBA) 49 86- 209 .411 53- 65 .815 154 56 252- 5.1 2003-04 Indiana (NBA) 77 119- 307 .388 93- 104 .894 243 52 387- 5.0 Totals 417 1018-2479 .407 667- 782 .853 1685 384 2980- 6.2 ERNIE DiGREGORIO ‘73 6-0 • 180 • G • 1st Rd. (3) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1973-74 Buffalo (NBA) 81 530-1260 .421 174-193 .902 219 663 1234-15.2 1974-75 Buffalo (NBA) 31 103- 234 .440 35- 45 .778 45 151 241- 7.8 1975-76 Buffalo (NBA) 67 182- 474 .384 86- 94 .915 112 265 450- 6.7 1976-77 Buffalo (NBA) 81 365- 875 .417 138-146 .945 184 378 868-10.7 1977-78 LAClippers/Boston (NBA) 52 88- 209 .421 28- 33 .848 50 137 204- 3.9 Totals 312 1268-3052 .415 461-511 .902 610 1594 2997- 9.6 NOTES: 1973-74 - NBA Rookie of the Year; Led league in free throw percentage and assists; 1976-77 - Led League in free throw percentage. BILLY DONOVAN ‘87 6-0 • 170 • G • 3rd Rd. (68) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1987-88 New York (NBA) 44 44- 109 .404 17- 21 .810 25 87 105- 2.4 JOHN EGAN ‘61 6-0 • 189 • G • 2nd Rd. (12) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1961-62 Detroit (NBA) 58 128- 301 .425 64- 84 .762 86 102 320- 5.5 1962-63 Detroit (NBA) 46 110- 296 .372 53- 69 .768 59 114 273- 5.9 1963-64 Detroit/N.Y. (NBA) 66 334- 758 .441 193-253 .763 191 358 861-13.0 1964-65 New York (NBA) 74 258- 529 .488 162-199 .814 143 252 678- 9.2 1965-66 N.Y./Baltimore (NBA) 76 259- 574 .451 173-227 .762 183 273 691- 9.1 1966-67 Baltimore (NBA) 71 267- 624 .428 185-219 .845 180 275 719-10.1 1967-68 Baltimore (NBA) 67 163- 415 .393 142-183 .776 112 134 468- 7.0 1968-69 Los Angeles (NBA) 82 246- 597 .412 204-240 .850 147 215 696- 8.5 1969-70 Los Angeles (NBA) 72 215- 491 .438 99-121 .818 104 216 529- 7.3 1970-71 Cleveland/San Diego (NBA) 62 67- 178 .376 42- 51 .824 63 112 176- 2.8 1971-72 Houston (NBA) 38 42- 104 .404 26- 32 .813 26 51 110- 0.9 Totals 712 2089-4867 .429 1343-1678 .800 1294 2102 5521- 7.8 RUBEN GARCES ‘97 6-9 • 245 • C/F • Not drafted Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 2000-01 Phoenix/Golden St. (NBA) 13 7- 22 .318 2- 8 .250 29 5 16- 1.2 JIM HADNOT ‘62 6-10 • 230 • C • 3rd Rd. (25) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG

1967-68 Oakland (ABA) 77 488-1045 .467 368-551 .668 936 135 1344- 17.5 TRADITION JOE HASSETT ‘77 6-5 • 180 • G • 3rd Rd. (52) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1977-78 Seattle (NBA) 48 91- 205 .444 10- 12 .833 36 41 192- 4.0 1978-79 Seattle (NBA) 55 100- 211 .474 23- 23 1.000 45 42 223- 4.1 1979-80 Indiana (NBA) 74 215- 509 .422 24- 29 .828 94 104 523- 7.1 1980-81 Dallas/Golden St. (NBA) 41 143- 340 .421 17- 21 .810 68 74 356- 8.7 1981-82 Golden State (NBA) 68 144- 382 .377 31- 37 .838 53 104 390- 5.7 1982-83 Golden State (NBA) 6 19- 44 .432 0- 0 .000 11 21 39- 6.5 Totals 292 712-1691 .421 105-122 .861 307 386 1723- 5.9 NOTES: 1979 - World Champions; 1980-81 - Third in three-point field goal percentage. 151 IN THE PROS TONY KOSKI ‘68 6-8 • 215 • F/C • ABA draft Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1968-69 New York (ABA) 5 2- 7 .286 2- 2 1.000 7 4 6- 1.2

ERIC MURDOCK ‘91 6-2 • 189 • G • 1st Rd. (21) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1991-92 Utah (NBA) 49 76- 183 .415 45- 59 .763 53 91 202- 4.1 1992-93 Milwaukee (NBA) 79 438- 930 .468 231-296 .780 284 603 1138-14.4 1993-94 Milwaukee (NBA) 82 477-1019 .468 234-288 .813 261 546 1257-15.3 1994-95 Milwaukee (NBA) 75 338- 814 .415 211-267 .790 214 482 977-13.0 1995-96 Milwaukee/Vancouver (NBA) 73 244- 587 .416 114-143 .797 169 327 647- 8.9 1996-97 Denver (NBA) 12 15- 33 .455 11- 12 .917 11 24 45- 3.8 1997-98 Miami (NBA) 82 177- 419 .422 125-156 .801 156 219 507- 6.2 1998-99 New Jersey (NBA) 15 45- 114 .395 21- 26 .808 35 66 119- 7.9 1999-00 (NBA) 40 79- 205 .385 51- 80 .638 77 108 225- 5.6 Totals 508 1889-4310 .438 1044-1329 .786 1261 2467 5118-10.1

MIKE RIORDAN ‘67 6-5 • 200 • F/G • 12th Rd. (128) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1968-69 New York (NBA) 54 49- 144 .340 28- 42 .667 57 46 126- 2.3 1969-70 New York (NBA) 81 225- 549 .464 114-165 .691 194 201 624- 7.7 1970-71 New York (NBA) 82 162- 388 .418 67-108 .620 169 121 391- 4.8 1971-72 N.Y./Baltimore (NBA) 58 233- 499 .467 84-124 .677 128 126 550- 9.5 1972-73 Baltimore (NBA) 82 652-1278 .510 179-218 .821 404 426 1483-18.1 1973-74 Baltimore (NBA) 81 577-1223 .472 136-174 .782 380 264 1290-15.9 1974-75 Washington (NBA) 74 520-1057 .492 98-177 .838 284 198 1138-15.4 1975-76 Washington (NBA) 78 291- 662 .440 71- 96 .740 187 122 653- 8.4 1976-77 Washington (NBA) 49 34- 94 .362 11- 15 .733 27 20 79- 1.6 Totals 639 2773-5894 .470 788-1059 .744 1830 1524 6334- 9.9 NOTES: Tied for all-time Knicks record for minutes in a games (52); 1970 World Champions.

GOD SHAMMGOD ‘99 6-0 • 180 • G • 2nd Rd. (46) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1997-98 Washington (NBA) 20 19- 58 .328 23- 30 .767 8 36 61- 3.1

DICKEY SIMPKINS ‘94 6-9 • 248 • C • 1st Rd. (21) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1994-95 Chicago (NBA) 59 78- 184 .424 50- 72 .694 151 37 206- 3.5 1995-96 Chicago (NBA) 60 77- 160 .481 61- 97 .629 156 38 216- 3.6 1996-97 Chicago (NBA) 48 31- 93 .333 28- 40 .700 92 31 91- 1.9 1997-98 Golden St./Chicago (NBA) 40 48- 98 .539 36- 70 .514 77 33 132- 3.3 MEDIA GUIDE 1998-99 Chicago (NBA) 50 150- 324 .463 156- 242 .645 339 65 456- 9.1 1999-00 Chicago (NBA) 69 111- 274 .405 65- 120 .542 372 100 287- 4.2 Totals 326 495- 1124 .440 396 -641 .618 1187 304 1388- 4.3 NOTES: 1996, 1997 and 1998 World Champions.

2004-05 MICHAEL SMITH ‘94 6-8 • 230 • F • 2nd Rd. (35) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1994-95 Sacramento (NBA) 82 220- 406 .542 127-262 .485 486 67 567- 6.9 1995-96 Sacramento (NBA) 65 144- 238 .605 68-177 .384 389 110 357- 5.5 1996-97 Sacramento (NBA) 81 202- 375 .539 128-258 .496 769 191 532- 6.6 1997-98 Sacramento/Vancouver (NBA) 48 93- 194 .479 65-103 .631 306 88 251- 5.2 1998-99 Vancouver (NBA) 48 77- 144 .535 76-128 .594 350 48 230- 4.8 1999-00 Washington (NBA) 46 108- 192 .563 73-101 .723 331 56 289- 6.3 2000-01 Washington (NBA) 79 106- 218 .486 89-154 .578 561 103 300- 3.8 Totals 401 857-1573 .545 561-1080 .519 2886 575 2275- 5.7

KEVIN STACOM ‘74 6-5 • 185 • G • 2nd Rd. (35) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1974-75 Boston (NBA) 61 72- 159 .453 29- 33 .879 55 49 173- 2.8 1975-76 Boston (NBA) 77 170- 387 .439 68- 91 .747 161 128 408- 5.3 1976-77 Boston (NBA) 79 179- 438 .409 46- 58 .793 7 117 404- 5.1 1977-78 Boston (NBA) 55 206- 484 .426 54- 71 .761 106 111 466- 8.5 1978-79 Indiana/Boston (NBA) 68 128- 342 .373 44- 60 .733 85 112 300- 4.4 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1981-82 Milwaukee (NBA) 7 14- 34 .412 1- 2 .500 7 7 30- 4.3 Totals 347 769-1844 .417 242-315 .768 511 524 1781- 5.1 NOTES: 1976 World Champions.

JAMEL THOMAS ‘99 6-6 • 215 • F/G • Not drafted Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1999-00 Boston-Golden St.-Port. (NBA) 7 8- 18 .444 1- 1 1.000 5 6 17- 2.4 2000-01 New Jersey (NBA) 5 6- 19 .316 0- 0 .000 9 0 13- 2.6 Totals 12 14- 37 .378 1- 1 1.000 14 6 30- 2.5

JOHN THOMPSON ‘64 6-10 • 230 • C • 3rd Rd. (27) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1964-65 Boston (NBA) 64 84- 209 .402 62-105 .590 230 16 230- 3.6 1965-66 Boston (NBA) 10 14- 30 .467 4- 6 .667 30 3 32- 3.2 Totals 74 98- 239 .410 66-111 .595 260 19 262- 3.5 NOTES: 1965 and 1966 World Champions. TRADITION 152 IN THE PROS

OTIS THORPE ‘84 6-10 • 235 • F/C • 1st Rd. (9) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1984-85 Kansas City (NBA) 82 411- 685 .600 230-371 .620 556 111 1052-12.8 1985-86 Sacramento (NBA) 75 289- 492 .587 164-248 .661 420 84 742- 9.9 1986-87 Sacramento (NBA) 82 567-1050 .540 413-543 .761 819 201 1547-18.9 1987-88 Sacramento (NBA) 82 622-1226 .507 460-609 .755 837 266 1704-20.8 1988-89 Houston (NBA) 82 521- 961 .542 328-450 .729 787 202 1370-16.7 1989-90 Houston (NBA) 82 547- 998 .548 307-446 .668 734 261 1401-17.1 1990-91 Houston (NBA) 82 549- 988 .556 334-480 .696 846 197 1435-17.5 1991-92 Houston (NBA) 82 558- 943 .592 304-463 .657 862 250 1420-17.3 1992-93 Houston (NBA) 72 385- 690 .558 153-256 .598 589 181 923-12.8 1993-94 Houston (NBA) 82 449- 801 .561 251-382 .657 870 189 1149-14.0 1994-95 Houston/Portland (NBA) 70 385- 681 .565 167-281 .594 558 112 937-13.4 1995-96 Detroit (NBA) 82 452- 853 .530 257-362 .710 688 158 1161-14.2 1996-97 Detroit (NBA) 79 419- 787 .532 198-303 .653 622 133 1036-13.1 1997-98 Vancover/Sacramento (NBA) 74 284- 624 .471 164-240 .683 537 222 752-10.2 1998-99 Washington (NBA) 49 240- 440 .545 74-106 .698 334 101 554-11.3 1999-00 Miami (NBA) 51 125- 243 .514 29- 48 .604 166 33 279- 5.5 2000-01 Charlotte (NBA) 49 59- 131 .450 20- 24 .833 147 29 137- 2.8 Totals 1257 6872- 12593 .546 3853- 5612 .687 10370 2730 17600-14.0

NOTES: 1984-85 - Third in field goal percentage; NBA All-Star in 1992; 1991-92 - Second in field goal percentage; 1992-93 - Fifth in field goal percentage. 1993-94 - World Champions; Fifth in field goal percentage; 1994-95 - Third in field goal percentage; 1998-99 - Fifteenth player in NBA history to reach 15,000 points and 10,000 rebounds; Second in field goal percentage; Played in 542 consecutive games, between 1/4/86 and 4/19/92; Rockets all-time field goal percentage leader; Had 3 triple-doubles.

JIMMY WALKER ‘67 6-3 • 205 • G • 1st Rd. (1) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1967-68 Detroit (NBA) 81 289- 733 .394 134-175 .766 135 226 712- 8.8 1968-69 Detroit (NBA) 69 312- 670 .466 182-229 .795 157 221 806-11.7 1969-70 Detroit (NBA) 81 666-1394 .478 355-440 .807 242 248 1687-20.8 1970-71 Detroit (NBA) 79 524-1201 .436 344-414 .831 207 268 1392-17.6 1971-72 Detroit (NBA) 78 634-1386 .457 397-480 .827 231 315 1665-21.3 1972-73 Houston (NBA) 81 605-1301 .465 244-276 .884 268 442 1454-18.0 1973-74 Houston/KC-Omaha (NBA) 75 582-1240 .469 273-333 .820 204 307 1437-19.2 1974-75 KC-Omaha (NBA) 81 553-1164 .475 247-289 .855 239 226 1353-16.7 1975-76 Kansas City (NBA) 73 459- 950 .483 231-267 .865 177 176 1149-15.7 Totals 698 4624- 10039 .461 2407- 2903 .829 1860 2429 11655-16.7 NOTES: 1970-71 - Fourth in free throw percentage; Two-time NBA All-Star.

DEXTER WESTBROOK ‘67 6-8 • 195 • C/F • 5th Rd. (44) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1967-68 NJ/Pitt. (ABA) 12 19- 39 .487 10- 14 .714 23 5 48- 4.0

LENNY WILKENS ‘60 6-0 • 179 • G • 1st Rd. (6) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1960-61 St. Louis (NBA) 75 335- 783 .425 220-300 .713 335 212 890-11.9 1961-62 St. Louis (NBA) 20 140- 364 .385 84- 110 .764 131 116 364-18.2 1962-63 St. Louis (NBA) 75 333- 834 .399 222-319 .696 403 381 888-11.8 1963-64 St. Louis (NBA) 78 334- 808 .413 270-365 .740 335 359 938-12.0 1964-65 St. Louis (NBA) 78 434-1048 .414 416-558 .746 365 431 1284-16.5 1965-66 St. Louis (NBA) 69 411- 954 .431 422-532 .793 322 429 1244-16.5 1966-67 St. Louis (NBA) 78 448-1036 .432 459-583 .787 412 442 1355-17.4 1967-68 St. Louis (NBA) 82 546-1246 .438 546-711 .768 438 679 1638-20.0 1968-69 Seattle (NBA) 82 644-1462 .440 547-710 .770 511 674 1835-22.4 1969-70 Seattle (NBA) 75 448-1066 .420 438-556 .778 378 683 1334-17.8 1970-71 Seattle (NBA) 71 471-1125 .419 461-574 .803 319 654 1403-19.8 1971-72 Seattle (NBA) 80 479-1027 .466 480-620 .774 338 766 1438-18.0 1972-73 Cleveland (NBA) 75 572-1275 .449 394-476 .828 346 628 1538-20.5 1973-74 Cleveland (NBA) 74 462- 994 .465 289-361 .801 277 522 1213-16.4 1974-75 Portland (NBA) 65 134- 305 .439 152-198 .768 120 235 420- 6.5 Totals 1077 6189- 14327 .432 5394- 6973 .774 5030 7211 17772-16.5 NOTES: Retired in second place on all-time NBA assists list; Player/Coach 1969-72 and 1974-75; Won as coach in 1979 and 1994 All-Star Games; Lost as coach in 1980 and 1989 All-Star Games; Nine-time NBA All-Star in 15 seasons; MVP of 1971 All-Star Game; 1964-65 - Fourth in assists; 1965-66 - Fifth in assists; 1967-68 - Second in assists; 1968-69 - Second in assists; ninth in scoring; 1970-71 - Third in assists; 1971-72 - Second in assists; 1972-73 - Third in assists; 1973-74 - Third in assists; Coached Seattle to World Championship in 1979. Only the second person to be elected twice to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, first for his playing career, then again for his coaching career (John Wooden was the other). All-time winningest pro coach.

ERIC WILLIAMS ‘95 6-8 • 230 • F • 1st Rd. (14) Year Team (League) G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AST PTS-AVG 1995-96 Boston (NBA) 64 241- 546 .441 200- 298 .671 217 70 685-10.7 1996-97 Boston (NBA) 72 374- 820 .456 328- 436 .752 329 129 1078-15.0 1997-98 Denver (NBA) 4 24- 61 .393 31- 45 .689 21 12 79-19.8 1998-99 Denver (NBA) 38 80- 219 .365 111- 139 .799 81 37 277- 7.3 TRADITION 1999-00 Boston (NBA) 68 165- 386 .427 134- 169 .793 156 93 489- 7.2 2000-01 Boston (NBA) 81 162- 448 .331 165- 231 .714 211 113 535- 6.6 2001-02 Boston (NBA) 76 144- 385 .374 160- 219 .731 221 109 472- 6.2 2002-03 Boston (NBA) 82 254- 575 .442 201- 268 .750 382 140 746- 9.1 2003-04 Boston/Cleveland (NBA) 71 231- 598 .386 215- 283 .760 382 120 712-10.0 Totals 554 1675-4038 .403 1545-2088 .740 2187 822 5073- 9.2

153 IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS In-Season Tournament Summary 49 Tournament Appearances 63 Wins - 47 Losses .573 13 Championships 10 Runner-Ups Quantico Holiday Tournament - Quantico, VA Utah Classic - Salt Lake City, UT Fleet Classic - Providence, RI December 17-19, 1957 December 15-16, 1972 December 28-29, 1984 Providence 80 - Hartwick 64 Providence 79 - South Carolina 64 Providence 73 - West Texas St. 64 Providence 64 - St. Michael’s 53 Santa Clara 97 - Providence 92 Illinois St. 65 - Providence 59 Providence 77 - Quantico 71 (CHAMPIONS) Rainbow Classic - Honolulu, HI Fleet Classic - Providence, RI Providence College Holiday Invitational - December 26-29, 1973 November 28-29, 1986 Providence, RI Purdue 93 - Providence 85 Providence 104 - American 82 December 29-30, 1958 Providence 64 - Tennessee 60 Tulsa 82 - Providence 74 Providence 83 - Colgate 67 Providence 82 - Washington St. 67 Providence 67 - Boston College 60 (CHAMPIONS) Fleet Classic - Providence, RI Ocean State Classic - Providence , RI November 27-28, 1987 Providence College Holiday Festival - December 26-28, 1974 Providence 80 - Fordham 76 Providence, RI Providence 84 - Louisiana Tech 80 (CHAMPIONS) December 29-30, 1959 Providence 76 - Holy Cross 75 Providence 83 - Drake 73 Providence 76 - Boston University 47 Fleet Classic - Providence, RI St. John’s 91 - Providence 79 Providence 83 - Georgetown 56 (CHAMPIONS) November 25-26, 1988 Cable Car Classic - San Francisco, CA Providence 102 - Niagara 66 Holiday Festival - New York, NY Providence 93 - So. Alabama 86 (OT) (CHAMPIONS) December 27-28, 1960 December 20-21, 1975 St. John’s 76 - Providence 54 Providence 73 -Santa Clara 66 Fleet Classic - Providence, RI Seton Hall 92 - Providence 83 San Francisco 91 - Providence 77 November 24-25, 1989 Providence 70 - New Hampshire 49 Holiday Festival - New York, NY Colonial Classic - Boston, MA Providence 81 - Bowling Green 79 (CHAMPIONS) December 27-29, 1961 December 11-12, 1976 Wisconsin 95 - Providence 84 Providence 77 - Boston College 67 ACC-BIG EAST Challenge - Greensboro, NC 73 - Providence 61 Holy Cross 67 - Providence 65 December 6, 1989 Clemson 72 - Providence 71 ECAC Quaker City Tournament - Phila., PA Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI December 26-30, 1962 December 28-29, 1976 Fleet Classic - Providence, RI Providence 70 - Delaware 57 Providence 81 - Texas 67 November 23-24, 1990 Brigham Young 81 - Providence 78 Providence 82 - Michigan 81 (2OT) (CHAMPIONS) Providence 112 - Morgan State 74 Providence 78 - Villanova 59 Providence 98 - Lafayette 63 (CHAMPIONS) Rainbow Classic - Honolulu, HI Holiday Festival - New York, NY Maui Invitational - Lahaina, HI December 26-30, 1963 December 27-29, 1977 November 25-27, 1991 St. Joseph’s 60 - Providence 53 Providence 70 - Lafayette 59 Chaminade 111 - Providence 108 (OT) Providence 69 - Cornell 63 Stanford 76 - Providence 61 Providence 72 - St. John’s 67 Providence 53 - Texas Tech 52 Minnesota 89 - Providence 82 Providence 87 - Lamar 76 Holiday Festival - New York, NY Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI December 27-30, 1965 December 15-16, 1978 ACC-BIG EAST Challenge - Meadowlands, NJ Providence 79 - NYU 76 Providence 59 - California 58 December 4, 1991

MEDIA GUIDE Providence 81 - Illinois 79 Florida 79 - Providence 61 Maryland 76 - Providence 66 Providence 91 - Boston College 86 (CHAMPIONS) Fleet Classic - Providence, RI Sugar Bowl Classic - New Orleans, LA Holiday Festival - New York, NY December 11, 1992 December 28-29, 1978 Providence 71 - Notre Dame 52 (CHAMPIONS) December 26-30, 1966 Virginia 106 - Providence 68 Providence 82 - Duquesne 55 Bradley 84 - Providence 52 Top of the World Classic - Fairbanks, Alaska 2004-05 Providence 91 - Northwestern 79 Providence 82 - St. Joseph’s 76 (CHAMPIONS) November 22-24, 1996 Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI Providence 98 - Alaska-Fairbanks 73 Boston Garden Tournament - Boston, MA December 21-22, 1979 Middle Tennessee 77 - Providence 75 December 20-21, 1967 Providence 58 - Stanford 46 Providence 82 - Southern Illinois 58 Providence 77 - LaSalle 56 Duke 82 - Providence 78 Boston College 88 - Providence 70 Great Eight Tournament - Chicago, Ill Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI December 2, 1997 Quaker City Tournament - Philadelphia, PA December 19 -20, 1980 Utah 64 - Providence 58 December 27-28, 1967 Washington 60 - Providence 51 Temple 93 - Providence 63 Michigan State 77 - Providence 76 CoSIDA Classic - Providence, RI Pennsylvania 61 - Providence 48 November 9-10, 1998 Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI Vanderbilt 72 - Providence 66 Holiday Festival - New York, NY December 29-30, 1981 Texas Christian 79 - Providence 77 December 27-28, 1968 Navy 68 - Providence 65 Puerto Rico Shootout - Bayonne, Puerto Rico UCLA 98 - Providence 81 Providence 53 - Northwestern 52 Holy Cross 78 - Providence 66 November 25-27, 1999 Michigan State 82 - Providence 58 Charlotte Invitational - Charlotte, NC Industrial National Classic - Providence, RI Virginia 80 - Providence 64 December 29-30, 1969 December 10-11, 1982 Providence 120 - American-Puerto Rico 60

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL Syracuse 94 - Providence 83 Ohio 48 - Providence 43 Holy Cross 72 - Providence 68 Providence 57 - Colgate 44 Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament - Kansas City, MO Volunteer Classic - Knoxville, TN Rainbow Classic - Honolulu, HI November 24-26, 2000 December 18-19, 1970 December 27-29, 1982 Providence 60 - Missouri-Kansas City 53 Providence 84 - Detroit 69 Hawaii 54 - Providence 43 Creighton 63 - Providence 51 Tennessee 77 - Providence 58 Providence 56 - Arizona State 54 Auburn 80 - Providence 69 Virginia Tech 70 - Providence 57 Holiday Festival - New York, NY Las Vegas Tourney - Las Vegas, NV December 26-30, 1970 Fleet Classic - Providence, RI November 16-21, 2001 Providence 89 - Manhattan 69 December 28-29, 1983 Providence 79 - Siena 54 (at Providence) South Carolina 102 - Providence 86 Oklahoma State 83 - Providence 65 Providence 94 - St. John’s 80 Providence 46 - Pennsylvania 42 Providence 65 - Temple 59 (CHAMPIONS) Providence 93 - Austin Peay 84 Holiday Festival - New York, NY Providence 69 - Texas-El Paso 60 December 27-30, 1971 Chaminade Invitational - Kona, HI Jimmy V Classic - New York, NY Providence 81 - Penn State 65 November 21-23, 1984 December 9, 2003 Fordham 77 - Providence 72 Providence 75 - Virginia 71 Providence 93 - St. Peter’s 87 Providence 60 - Chaminade 58 (CHAMPIONS) Providence 70 - Illinois 51 TRADITION 154 POST-SEASON TOURNAMENTS

NCAA: 15 Appearances 14 Wins - 16 Losses NIT: 16 Appearances 30 Wins - 17 Losses 2 Final Fours, 2 Elite Eights, 1 Sweet Sixteen 2 Championships, 2 Runner-ups, 3 Fourths 1958-59 NIT (2-2) Fourth 1971-72 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1989-90 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1959-60 NIT (3-1) Second 1972-73 NCAA (3-2) Final Four (Fourth) 1990-91 NIT (2-1) Quarterfinals 1960-61 NIT (4-0) First 1973-74 NCAA (2-1) Eastern Regional 1992-93 NIT (3-2) Fourth 1961-62 NIT (0-1) First Round 1974-75 NIT (3-1) Second 1993-94 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1962-63 NIT (3-0) First 1975-76 NIT (2-2) Fourth 1994-95 NIT (1-1) Second Round 1963-64 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1995-96 NIT (1-1) Second Round 1976-77 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1996-97 NCAA (3-1) Elite Eight 1964-65 NCAA (2-1) Eastern Regional 1977-78 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1998-99 NIT (0-1) First Round 1965-66 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1985-86 NIT (2-1) Quarterfinal 2000-01 NCAA (0-1) First Round 1966-67 NIT (1-1) Quarterfinal 1986-87 NCAA (4-1) Final Four 2002-03 NIT (2-1) Second Round 1970-71 NIT (1-1) Quarterfinal 1988-89 NCAA (0-1) First Round 2003-04 NCAA (0-1) First Round

1935-36 New England U.S. Olympic Playoffs 1970-71 National Invitational Tournament 1986-87 NCAA First/Second Round (Cambridge, MA) (Madison Square Garden) (Birmingham, Ala.) Springfield 33, Providence 24 (3-12-36) Providence 64, Louisville 58 (3-20-71) Providence 90, Alabama-Birmingham 68 (3-12-87) North Carolina 86, Providence 79 (3-22-71) Providence 90, Austin Peay 87 OT (3-14-87) 1948-49 NAIB Sectionals (Colby College) 1986-87 NCAA Southeast Regional New Britain 72, Providence 63 (3-2-49) 1971-72 NCAA First Round (CHAMPIONS) (Louisville, Ky.) Colby 58, Providence 48 (3-3-49) (St. John’s University) Providence 103, Alabama 82 (3-19-87) Pennsylvania 76, Providence 60 (3-11-72) Providence 88, Georgetown 73 (3-21-87) 1949-50 National Catholic Intercollegiate 1986-87 NCAA Final Four (Superdome) Tournament (Siena College) 1972-73 NCAA First Round Syracuse 77, Providence 63 (3-28-87) Siena 86, Providence 49 (3-28-50) (St. John’s University) Providence 89, St. Joseph’s 76 (3-10-76) 1988-89 NCAA First Round (Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tenn.) 1950-51 NAIB Regionals (CHAMPIONS) 1972-73 NCAA Eastern Regional (CHAMPIONS) Virginia 100, Providence 97 (3-16-89) (Tufts University) (Charlotte Coliseum) Providence 54, St. Anslem 50 (3-6-51) Providence 87, Pennsylvania 65 (3-15-73) 1989-90 NCAA First Round Providence 77, Tufts 74 (3-7-51) Providence 103, Maryland 89 (3-17-73) 1950-51 NAIB National Tournament (University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah) 1972-73 NCAA Final Four (St. Louis Arena) Ohio State 84, Providence 83 OT (3-15-90) (Kansas City) Memphis State 98, Providence (3-24-73) Morningside 66, Providence 63 (3-13-51) Indiana 97, Providence 79 (3-26-73) 1990-91 National Invitational Tournament 1951-52 NAIB Regional (Colby College) (Providence Civic Center) 1973-74 NCAA First Round American International 56, Providence 45 (3-5-52) Providence 98, James Madison 93 (2OT) (3-13-91) (St. John’s University) Bridgeport 77, Providence 69 (3-6-52) Providence 85, West Virginia 79 (3-18-91) Providence 84, Pennsylvania 69 (3-10-74) Oklahoma 83, Providence 74 (3-20-91) 1951-52 National Catholic Intercollegiate 1973-74 Eastern Regional (Raleigh, N.C.) Tournament (Troy, NY) North Carolina State 92, Providence 78 (3-14-74) 1992-93 National Invitational Tournament LeMoyne 67, Providence 63 (3-15-52) Providence 95, Furman 83 (3-16-74) (FOURTH) (Providence Civic Center) Providence 73, James Madison 61 (3-18-93) 1958-59 National Invitational Tournament 1974-75 ECAC New England Regionals Providence 68, West Virginia 67 (3-21-93) (FOURTH) (Madison Square Garden) (Springfield Civic Center) (Conte Forum) Providence 68, Manhattan 66 (3-14-59) Holy Cross 62, Providence 55 (3-6-75) Providence 75, Boston College 58 (3-24-93) Providence 75, St. Louis 72 2-OT (3-17-59) Providence 108, Connecticut 83 (3-8-75) (Madison Square Garden) Minnesota 76, Providence 70 (3-29-93) St. John’s 76, Providence 55 (3-19-58) Alabama-Birmingham 55, Providence 52 (3-31-93) New York University 71, Providence 57 (3-21-59) 1974-75 National Invitational Tournament (SECOND) (Madison Square Garden) 1959-60 National Invitational Tournament Providence 91, Clemson 86 (3-15-75) 1993-94 NCAA First Round Providence 101, Pittsburgh 80 (3-18-75) (Rupp Arena - Lexington Kentucky) (SECOND) (Madison Square Garden) Alabama-Birmingham 55, Providence 52 (3-31-93) Providence 71, Memphis State 70 (3-15-60) Providence 85, St. John’s 72 (3-22-75) Providence 64, St. Louis 53 (3-18-60) Princeton 80, Providence 69 (3-24-75) 1994-95 National Invitational Tournament Providence 68, Utah State 62 (3-20-60) (Providence Civic Center) Bradley 88, Providence 72 (3-22-60) 1975-76 ECAC New England Regionals Providence 72, College of Charleston 67 (3-16-95) (Providence Civic Center) Virginia Tech 91, Providence 78 (3-20-95) 1960-61 National Invitational Tournament Providence 64, Holy Cross 61 (3-4-76) (CHAMPIONS) (Madison Square Garden) Connecticut 87, Providence 73 (3-6-76) 1995-96 National Invitational Tournament Providence 73, DePaul 67 (3-16-61) (New Haven Coliseum) Providence 71, Niagara 68 (3-18-61) 1975-76 National Invitational Tournament Providence 91, Fairfield 79 (3-15-96) Providence 90, Holy Cross 83 OT (3-23-61) (FOURTH) (Madison Square Garden) (Providence Civic Center) Providence 62, St. Louis 59 (3-25-61) Providence 84, North Carolina A&T 68 (3-13-76) St. Joseph’s 82, Providence 62 (3-19-96) Providence 73, Louisville 67 (3-16-76) 1961-62 National Invitational Tournament Kentucky 79, Providence 78 (3-18-76) 1996-97 NCAA First/Second Round (Madison Square Garden) North Carolina State 74, Providence 69 (3-20-76) (Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, North Carolina) Temple 80, Providence 78 OT (3-14-62) Providence 81, Marquette 59 (3-14-97) 1976-77 ECAC New England Regionals Providence 98, Duke 87 (3-16-97) 1962-63 National Invitational Tournament (Hartford Civic Center) 1996-97 NCAA Southeast Regional (CHAMPIONS) (Madison Square Garden) Providence 44, Fairfield 31 (3-3-77) (Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center - Providence 106, Miami 96 (3-19-63) Holy Cross 68, Providence 67 (3-5-77) Birmingham, Alabama) Providence 70, Marquette 64 (3-21-63) Providence 71, Tennessee-Chattanooga 65 (3-21-97) Providence 81, Canisius 66 (3-23-63) 1976-77 NCAA First Round Arizona 96, Providence 92 OT (3-23-97) (University of Oklahoma) 1963-64 NCAA First Round (Palestra) Kansas State 87, Providence 80 (3-12-77) 1998-99 National Invitational Tournament Villanova 77, Providence 66 (3-9-64) (Reynolds Coliseum) No. Carolina St. 92, Providence 86 (3-10-99) 1964-65 NCAA First Round (Palestra) 1977-78 ECAC New England Regionals Providence 91, West Virginia 67 (3-8-65) (Providence Civic Center) 2000-01 NCAA First Round 1964-65 NCAA Eastern Regional Providence 71, Holy Cross 67 (3-2-78) (Superdome - New Orleans, LA) (University of Maryland) Rhode Island 65, Providence 62 (3-4-78) Penn State 69, Providence 59 (3-16-01) Providence 81, St. Joseph’s 73 OT (3-12-65) TRADITION Princeton 109, Providence 69 (3-13-65) 1977-78 NCAA First Round 2002-03 National Invitational Tournament (Market Square Arena) (Robins Center) 1965-66 NCAA First Round Michigan State 77, Providence 63 (3-11-78) Providence 67, Richmond 49 (3-19-03) (Virginia Tech University) (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) St. Joseph’s 65, Providence 48 (3-7-66) 1985-86 National Invitational Tournament Providence 69, College of Charleston 64 (3-22-03) (Providence Civic Center) Georgetown 67, Providence 58 (3-24-03) 1966-67 National Invitational Tournament Providence 72, Boston University 69 (3-12-86) (Madison Square Garden) Providence 90, George Mason 71 (3-17-86) 2003-04 NCAA First Round Providence 77, Memphis State 68 (3-11-67) Louisiana Tech 64, Providence 63 (3-20-86) (Kemper Arena - Kansas City, MO) Marquette 81, Providence 80 (3-14-67) Pacific 66, Providence 58 (3-19-04) 155 NOTEBOOK

1000 AND COUNTING When the Friars defeated Connecticut 73-55 on March 12, 1993 in the Regular Season Game Streaks BIG EAST Tournament, they earned the program’s 1000th win. The Friars Longest Winning Streaks currently have 1196 wins. 19 games: Began 12/1/64 vs. Catholic 71-62 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 NEW ENGLAND OPPONENTS 17 games: Began 1/24/73 vs. Massachusetts 91-78 Providence has 611 wins against 280 losses versus New England oppo- Ended 3/24/73 vs. Memphis St. 98-85 nents for .686 winning percentage, twice compiling 24-game winning 16 games: Began 1/31/63 vs. Dayton 84-72 streaks against New England competition and has won 19 New England Ended 12/4/63 vs. Assumption 88-80 Championships. Longest Home Winning Streaks FRIARS ON THE ROAD 56 games: Began 2/13/71 vs. St. Joseph’s 88-76 Providence College played its first-ever non-Eastern opponent on March Ended 12/28/74 vs. St. John’s 91-79 13, 1951 against Morningside College of Sioux City, Iowa, in Kansas, (15 games at Alumni Hall, 41 games at Prov. Civic Center) losing 66-63, in the first round of the NAIB National Tournament. From 38 games: Began 2/5/63 vs. Massachusetts 80-61 1926 through 1951, the Friars played only Northeastern region oppo- Ended 2/17/66 vs. Rhode Island 84-61 nents. (All 38 games at Alumni Hall) 35 games: Began 3/1/58 vs. Boston College 81-59 FRIARS AND RADIO Ended 2/11/61 vs. Rhode Island 78-76 The first radio broadcast of a Providence game was January 17, 1959 (All 35 games at Alumni Hall) when Boston College defeated PC 51-49. This year marks the 46th 25 games: Began 2/20/32 vs. Alumni 35-31 straight year PC Basketball can be heard on radio. Ended: 3/12/36 vs. Springfield 33-24 (17 games at Harkins Hall, 8 games at R.I. Auditorium) FRIARS AND TELEVISION 24 games: Began 12/18/76 vs. Brown 102-82 When Providence lost to Bradley in the NIT Championship game on March Ended 1/31/78 vs. Villanova 73-66 22, 1960, it was the first time any PC game was televised - this one (All 24 games at Prov. Civic Center) going to the entire country. The first game televised as part of a local package was when Holy Cross defeated Providence 77-72 on March 4, Longest Losing Streaks 1961. This year marks the 44th consecutive season the Friars can be 12 games: Began 2/5/49 vs. Springfield 54-51 seen on local TV. Ended 3/9/49 vs. Clark 46-45 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE 10 games: Began 1/8/00 vs. Boston College 67-62 Ended 2/16/00 vs Miami 47-45 When Dave Gavitt coached his first game ever as Providence College 8 games: Began 1/30/40 vs. Rhode Island 50-30 head coach on December 2, 1969 against Massachusetts, no one knew Ended 2/27/40 vs. Connecticut 55-51 what an impact he would have on the game of basketball. But there was 7 games: Began 1/28/85 vs. Notre Dame 70-53 someone else who made his debut that night who also made quite an Ended 2/20/85 vs. Seton Hall 74-73 impact - Julius Erving. MEDIA GUIDE AND IT ONLY COUNTED FOR TWO Longest Home Losing Streak On February 17, 1979, Rudy Williams scored the longest field goal in 5 games: Began 1/3/81 vs. Boston College 98-71 NCAA history when he sank an 89-foot, six-inch bomb with time running Ended 2/14/81 vs. Villanova out in the first half. The basket gave PC momentum and they came back Began 1/12/85 vs. Syracuse 71-63

2004-05 to beat Rhode Island, 84-77, in Dave Gavitt’s final home game. Ended 2/20/85 vs. Seton Hall 74-73 NCAA FINAL FOUR FLASH Longest Road Winning Streak Ernie DiGregorio led all scorers in the 1973 NCAA Championship 9 games: Began 3/7/64 vs. Brown 72-67 Tournament. His 128 points over five games (25.6) was one of the 12 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 best tournaments in the 34-year history of the event. He is the only Friar to be selected to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. Longest Road Losing Streak 14 games: Began 1/27/81 vs. Louisville 71-55 LOPSIDED WINS BY THE FRIARS Ended 12/6/82 vs. Holy Cross 65-63 +64 12-13-30 NEWPORT NAVAL STATION, 80-16 +61 2-22-01 BINGHAMTON, 119-58 Longest BIG EAST Winning Streak +60 12-11-93 ST. FRANCIS, 108-48 6 games: Began 1/10/87 vs. Villanova 96-78 +60 11-27-99 American-Puerto Rico, 120-60 Ended 2/3/87 vs. Boston College 67-66 +58 12-15-42 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL, 97-39 Began 2/7/04 vs. Syracuse 74-61 +51 12-23-00 BROWN, 110-59 Ended: 3/2/04 vs. Pittsburgh 88-61 +50 11-23-85 ASSUMPTION, 97-47 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL +49 1-12-89 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, 105-56 Longest BIG EAST Losing Streak 3- 3-43 ST. ANSELM, 88-39 11 games: Began 12/18/79 vs. Georgetown +48 3- 4-42 Assumption, 94-46 Ended 1/19/81 vs. Georgetown 61-58 +47 11-28-90 BROWN, 116-69 +46 3- 4-27 LOWELL TEXTILE, 65-19 Longest Season-Opening Win Streaks 1-12-35 HOLY CROSS, 59-13 19 games: Began 12/1/64 vs. Catholic 71-62 Ended 2/23/65 vs. Villanova 71-55 LOPSIDED LOSSES BY THE FRIARS 13 games: Began 11/25/88 vs. Niagara 104-66 -54 12-17-54 Holy Cross, 101-47 Ended 1/14/89 vs. Villanova 76-67 -48 3- 1-45 Rhode Island, 90-42 3- 5-47 Rhode Island, 101-53 Longest Season-Opening Losing Streak -46 2-28-49 Rhode Island, 99-53 2 games: Began 12/10/32 vs. Dartmouth 44-32 -44 1-16-79 Rhode Island, 86-42 Ended 12/16/32 vs. Catholic Club 27-18 -41 2-17-40 Worcester Tech, 64-23 Began 11/9/98 vs. Vanderbilt 72-66 -41 1-16-85 Georgetown, 85-44 Ended 11/14/98 vs. Rhode Island 87-63

TRADITION -40 3-13-65 Princeton, 109-69 156 NOTEBOOK

PC IN THE WIRE SERVICE POLLS FRIARS IN THE NCAA SEASON RECORD BOOK Providence College made its debut in the wire service polls when it #16: Rebounds - Marvin Barnes (597) 1973-74 premiered in the AP poll at number 20 on January 27, 1960. The Friars #20: Rebounds - Marvin Barnes (571) 1972-73 entered the top 20 after beating St. Joseph’s, 64-63. #T5: Steals by a Freshman - Eric Murdock (90), 1987-88 #T4: Steals Average by a Freshman - Eric Murdock (3.21), 1987-88 THREE TIME NCAA PARTICIPANTS #2: Rebounds Avg. - Marvin Barnes (19.0), 1972-73 Of all the Providence players who have ever been to the NCAA #3: Rebounds Avg. - Marvin Barnes (18.7), 1973-74 Tournament, just seven have been in three different years - Marvin Barnes #8: Blocked Shots - Marvin Barnes (159), 1973-74 (1972, 73, 74), Jim Benedict (1964, 65, 66), Bill Blair (1964, 65, 66), #T14: Blocked Shots Average - Marvin Barnes (4.97), 1973-74 Marty Conlon (1987, 89, 90), William Lasher (1964, 65, 66), Carlton #T16: Steals - Eric Murdock (111), 1990-91 Screen (1987, 89, 90) and Abdul Shamsid-Deen (1987, 89, 90). #4: Steals - John Linehan (139), 2001-02

FOUR TIME TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS NEW ENGLAND CAREER RECORD HOLDERS Only nine players - Joe Hassett, Bruce Campbell, Bob Cooper, Bob Steals - John Linehan (385), 1997-02 Misevicius, Bill Eason and Mark McAndrew (two NCAA’s and two NIT’s), Consecutive Home wins - PC (56), 1971-74 Michael Brown (three NIT’s, one NCAA) and Austin Croshere and Jason Murdock (two NCAA’s and two NIT’s) have been to four post-season tourna- NEW ENGLAND SEASON RECORD HOLDERS ments. Field Goals - Ernie DiGregorio (348), 1972-73 Field Goal Attempts - Ernie DiGregorio (728), 1972-73 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP MILESTONE Field Goal Percentage - Otis Thorpe (.636, 204-321), Providence defeated St. Joseph’s 81-73 on March 12, 1965 in the Eastern 1982-83 Regional Semi-final in College Park, Md. in what was the 500th game in Steals - John Linehan (139), 2001-02 NCAA Tournament history. Providence was ranked fourth nationally with a Field Goals - 1973-74 Team (1199) 23-1 record while St. Joseph’s was ranked third with a 26-1 mark (the lone Field Goal Attempts - 1973-74 Team (2402) loss coming at Providence). Blocks - Marvin Barnes (159), 1973-74 Personal Fouls - 1986-87 Team (966) PC COACHES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Personal Disqualifications - 1986-87 Team (50) Joe Mullaney (1964, 1965, 1966) 2-3 Dave Gavitt (1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978) 5-6 NEW ENGLAND GAME RECORD HOLDERS Field Goals - Marvin Barnes (23) vs. Austin Peay, Rick Pitino (1987) 4-1 Mark McAndrew Rick Barnes (1989, 1990, 1994) 0-3 is one of only 12-15-73 Pete Gillen (1997) 3-1 nine PC Free Throw Percentage - Eric Murdock (1.000, 17-17) vs. Tim Welsh (2001, 2004) 0-2 players to play in Seton Hall, 1-2-91 OVERALL 14-16 four post season Blocked Shots - Marvin Barnes (12) vs. Buffalo State 12-8-71 tournaments in Steals - John Linehan (11) vs. Rutgers 1-22-02 PC COACHES IN THE NIT four years. Three Point Goals - PC (16) vs. Brown, 11-28-90 Joe Mullaney (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967) 13-5 Three Point Goal Attempts - PC (34) vs. Connecticut, 1-22-92 Dave Gavitt (1971, 1975, 1976) 6-4 Free Throw Percentage - PC (1.000, 28-28) vs. Villanova, 3-2-87 Rick Pitino (1986) 2-1 Overtimes - PC (5) vs. Dayton, 1-28-82 Rick Barnes (1991, 1993) 5-3 Pete Gillen (1995, 1996) 2-2 The Last Time A PC Player Had... Tim Welsh (1999, 2003) 2-2 SCORED 50 OR MORE... (12/15/73) Marvin Barnes (52 points) vs. Austin Peay OVERALL 30-17 SCORED 40 OR MORE... (1/23/91) Eric Murdock (48 points) vs. Pittsburgh SCORED 30 OR MORE... (1/19/02) Ryan Gomes (31 points) at #24 Miami THE NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD BOOKS SCORED 25 OR MORE... (3/19/04) Ryan Gomes (25 points) vs. Pacific East Region SCORED 20 OR MORE... (3/19/04) Ryan Gomes (25 points) vs. Pacific Highest Field Goal Percentage: 1.000 (10-10) Marvin Barnes vs. HIT 10 THREE POINT FG... (2/23/00) Donta Wade (10, 3 PT FG) at Notre Dame Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 3-15-73 HIT 8 THREE POINT FG... (1/10/87) Delray Brooks (8, 3PT FG) at Villanova HIT 7 THREE POINT FG... (12/3/95) Michael Brown (7, 3PT FG) vs. #16 Syracuse Southeast Region HIT 6 THREE POINT FG... (2/11/04) Donnie McGrath (6, 3PT FG) at Villanova Most Steals: 7 Delray Brooks vs. Austin Peay, Birmingham, Ala., 3-14-87 MADE 15 FREE THROWS... (1/5/04) Ryan Gomes (15, FT) vs. #18/16 Texas Most Three-Point Goals: 14 (22) PC vs. Alabama, Louisville, Ky., 3-19-87 HAD 25 REBOUNDS... (1/25/94) Michael Smith (26 Rebounds) vs. Syracuse Most Blocked Shots: 10, PC vs. Georgetown, Louisville, Ky., 3-21-87 HAD 15 REBOUNDS... (3/12/03) Ryan Gomes (15 Rebounds) vs. West Virginia Most Steals: 19, PC vs. Austin Peay, Birmingham, Ala., 3-14-87 TWO PLAYERS HAD 10 REBOUNDS... (11/22/03) Ryan Gomes (14 Rebs.), Marcus Douthit (10 Rebs.) vs. Northeastern Final Four HAD 15 ASSISTS... (1-20-90) Carlton Screen (16 Assists) vs. #5 Syracuse Most Personal Fouls: 33, PC vs. Syracuse, New Orleans, La., 3-28-87 HAD 10 ASSISTS... (12/30/02) Donnie McGrath (10 Assists) vs. Pennsylvania HAD 10 STEALS... (1/22/02) John Linehan (11 Steals) vs. Rutgers HAD 8 STEALS... (1/22/02) John Linehan (11 Steals) vs. Rutgers FRIARS IN THE NCAA CAREER RECORD BOOK HAD 12 BLOCKS... (12/8/71) Marvin Barnes (12 Blocks) vs. Buffalo #1: Steals - John Linehan (385), 1997-02 HAD 11 BLOCKS... (12/11/71) Marvin Barnes (11 Blocks) at St. Joseph's #2: Steals - Eric Murdock (376), 1987-91 HAD 10 BLOCKS... (12/2/00) Karim Shabazz (10 Blocks) vs. Rhode Island HAD 5 BLOCKS... (1/19/04) Marcus Douthit (5 Blocks) vs. Loyola Univ. Chicago #3: Steals Average - Eric Murdock (3.21), 1987-91 TRADITION #7: Blocked Shots Average - Marvin Barnes (4.08), 1971-74 TRIPLE-DOUBLE... (12/27/99) Karim Shabazz (25 pts, 15 rebs., 10 blks.) vs. LIU #T21: Blocked Shots - Marvin Barnes (363), 1971-74 DOUBLE-DOUBLE... (3/19/04) Ryan Gomes (25 pts, 13 rebs.) vs. Pacific #18: Assist Average - Ernie DiGregorio (7.70), 1970-73 TWO PLAYERS REGISTERED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE... (12/28/02) Ryan Gomes #15: Rebounds - Marvin Barnes (1592), 1971-74 (20 pts., 10 rebs.), Romuald Augustin (21 pts., 10 rebs.) vs. Northeastern #21: Rebound Average - Marvin Barnes (17.9), 1971-74 TWO PLAYERS HAD 20 POINTS... (2/11/04) Ryan Gomes (23 pts.), Donnie McGrath (23 pts.), Sheiku Kabba (20 pts.) at Villanova THREE PLAYERS HAD 20 POINTS... (2/11/04) Ryan Gomes (23 pts.), Donnie McGrath (23 pts.), Sheiku Kabba (20 pts.) at Villanova

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Alumni Hall Facts ALL TIME PC HOME COURT RECORD FROM 1926-55 Dedicated: December, 1955 HOME COURT YEARS WON-LOST PCT. Capacity: 2,746 LaSalle High School 1927-31 9-1 .900 First Game: December 3, 1955 Cranston Street Armory1929 1-0 1.000 PC 71 - Brown 55 Infantry Hall 1930 5-0 1.000 Last Game: March 1, 1972 Harkins Hall 1931-46 60-8 .882 PC 73 - St. John’s 65 Rhode Island 1932, 35-43 16-17 .485 All-Time Record (1955-72) Auditorium 46-47, 49-51, 53-54 178-29 (.860) City High Gymnasium 1947-48 10-6 .625 Top Winning Streaks Mt. Pleasant High 1949-55 43-21 .672 38 2/5/64 Massachusetts 80-61 until TOTALS 1926-55 144-53 .731 2/17/66 Rhode Island 61-84 35 3/1/58 Boston College 81-59 until 2/11/61 Rhode Island 76-78

Father Slavin felt that in order to be competitive with the nation’s top schools, the basketball program needed an on-campus facility. Excavation on the site (which was acquired way back in 1930) began on October 15, 1952 though a ground-breaking ceremony wasn’t held until August 27, 1953. The building was dedicated on July 10, 1955. The cost of construction was 2.2 million dol- lars and was largely paid for by the classes of 1943, 1944 and 1950. Its original uses included a cafeteria for 450, and auditorium, a barber shop, the Military Science Department and a rifle range. A banquet honoring the 1928-29 basketball team helped celebrate the dedication of the new building. Some of the greatest names in PC history - Ed Wineapple, John Krieger, Larry Wheeler, Stan Szydla, William McCue and Al McClellan - attended the banquet. Some of Providence’s greatest names played their entire careers in Alumni Hall - Len Wilkens, John Egan,

MEDIA GUIDE Jim Hadnot, Vin Ernst, Ray Flynn, John Thompson, Mike Riordan and Jimmy Walker. Even the opponents had some special names - people like (St. Bonaventure), (Niagara), (Villanova) and Julius Erving (Massachusetts). John Thompson dunks against St. Louis in a December 15, 1962 win in Alumni Hall.

2004-05 The Friars amassed an incredible 178-29 THE FIRST GAME THE FINAL GAME Year-By-Year At Alumni Hall record in Alumni - a December 3, 1955 sparkling .860 winning March 1, 1972 percentage. Gordie Providence FG FT PTS YEAR W-L ATTEN. AVG. Holmes’ 45-foot shot Providence FG FT PTS Mike Pascale 3 5 11 1955-56 10-5 26,300 1,753 helped PC defeat vaunted Roger Canestrari 1 0 2 Bob Ollquist 1 0 2 Notre Dame on February Roland Benoit 0 0 0 Ernie DiGregorio 3 3 9 1956-57 7-3 18,900 1,890 14, 1956. There were Ed Donahue 2 3 6 Don Lewis 9 3 21 Larry Connolly 4 0 8 1957-58 12-2 28,400 2,029 countless other upsets Charlie Crawford 2 0 4 Ralph Tedesco 0 0 0 1958-59 12-1 30,600 2,354 and big games in the Gordie Holmes 1 0 2 Marvin Barnes 11 2 24 building no one could get John Ritch 6 9 12 Nehru King 0 0 0 1959-60 14-0 45,500 3,250 Lionel Jenkins 2 5 9 Fran Costello 4 0 8 a ticket to in the latter 1960-61 10-2 40,300 3,358 years. Prior to Alumni Frank Williams 0 0 0 Larry Ketvirtis 2 1 5 Don Moran 0 0 0 TOTAL 32 9 73 1961-62 13-0 43,100 3,315 Hall, the Friars had Frank Tirico 3 2 8 played their home games 1962-63 11-2 43,300 3,331

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL Larry Collarmore 0 3 3 St. John’s FG FT PTS on various courts Pat Grady 1 1 3 1963-64 11-0 36,400 3,309 throughout Rhode Island Ed Cahill 1 0 2 Larry Jenkins 2 0 4 from 1926-55, winning Bob Ferriter 0 2 2 Bill Schaeffer 3 5 11 1964-65 12-0 39,300 3,275 Tom Karam 0 3 3 Mike Keilty 2 2 6 144 of 197 games TOTAL 24 23 71 1965-66 10-1 36,700 3,336 (.731). 8 8 24 Ed Searzy 5 4 14 1966-67 12-1 43,100 3,315 Today, Alumni Hall Brown FG FT PTS plays host to women’s Joe Tebo 7 4 18 Greg Cluess 3 0 6 1967-68 5-5 32,400 3,240 basketball and volleyball Peter Campisi 1 5 7 TOTAL 23 19 65 1968-69 9-2 35,900 3,264 games as well as the Arnold Smith 1 0 2 1969-70 9-4 42,200 3,246 men’s basketball prac- Gerry Alaimo 2 3 7 John Lyden 1 4 6 1970-71 10-1 36,200 3,291 tices. In addition, most Bill Wadsworth 0 0 0 coaches and athletic Phil Gerouid 1 3 5 1971-72 11-0 37,400 3,400 administrators have their Max McCreery 1 2 4 offices in Alumni Hall. Charles Merritt 2 2 6 17 Years 178-29 616,000 2,976 TOTAL 16 23 55 TRADITION 158 TheThe RREECCOORRDDSS

IN THIS SECTION Fastest To 1000 Points All-Time Big East Career Register All-Time Records 10 Assists All-Time NCAA & NIT Register Opponents Records Team Season Charts Yearly Team Totals Records By Class Team Game Charts In The Final NCAA Statistics Records By Position Big East Individual Leaders In The Polls Scoring Records All-Time New England Rankings Overtime/100 Point Games Field Goals 1000 Point Scorers Television Games/Exhibitions Free Throws Dunkin’ Donuts Center Records Vs. The Nation’s Conferences Rebounds Big East Regular Season Records Year-by-Year Record Games, Minutes Big East Tournament Records Coaches Records Assists NIT Tournament Records Assistant Coach Register Turnovers, Steals NCAA Tournament Records All-Time Opponents Blocked Shots, Fouls All-Time Uniform Numbers All-Time Series Scores 30 Point Scorers The Letterwinners Through The Years Top Graduated Classes All-Time Career Register 20 Rebounds

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