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2018-19 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL DePaul (11-7, 3-4) vs. Providence College (12-7, 2-4) Sunday, January 27, 2019 • 12:00 p.m. Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, R.I. Game #20 • FS1 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2018-19 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER PROBABLE STARTERS (5) 2018-19 PTS/REBS OCTOBER 19 Fri. BRIDGEPORT (exhibition) W, 96-57 0 Nate Watson, So., C, 6-10, 250 11.1/5.5 27 Sat. BOWIE STATE (exhibition) W, 83-55 Arlington, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS ‘17 NOVEMBER 6 Tues. SIENA FSN W, 77-67. 3 David Duke, Fr., G, 6-5, 198 7.1/2.5 9 Fri. vs Wichita State (at Annapolis, Md.) CBS SN L, 83-80 Providence, R.I./Cushing Academy '11 13 Tue. HOLY CROSS FS2 W, 70-61 17 Sat. vs. South Carolina (HOF Tip Off Semis.) ESPN3 W, 76-67 4 Maliek White, Jr., G, 6-3, 190 6.9/2.9 18 Sun. vs. #18/#18 Michigan (HOF Tip Off Champ.) ESPN L, 66-47 Richmond, Va./George Wythe High School ‘16 p.m. 24 Sat. IONA FSN W, 91-79 5 Jimmy Nichols, Jr., Fr., F, 6-8, 220 3.8/2.9 27 Tue. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FS1 W, 69-59 Conway, S.C./Conway High School '18 DECEMBER 1 Sat. RHODE ISLAND FS1 W, 59-50 11 Alpha Diallo, Jr., G, 6-7, 213 16.8/8.4 4 Tue. at Boston College ESPN2 W, 100-95 OT New York, N.Y./Brewster Academy ‘16 7 Fri. UMASS FS1 L, 79-78 16 Sun. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT FS1 W, 87-63 18 Tue. ALBANY FSN W, 73-43 OFF THE BENCH (8) 21 Fri. at Texas ESPN2 W, 71-65 31 Mon. CREIGHTON * FS1 L, 79-68 1 Makai Ashton-Langford, So., G, 6-3, 185 4.2/1.4 JANUARY Worcester, Mass./Brewster Academy ‘17 5 Sat. VILLANOVA* FOX L,65-59 12 Sat. at Georgetown* FS1 L, 96-90 2OT 2 Kris Monroe, Fr., F, 6-8, 220 1.8/1.1 15 Tue. SETON HALL* FS1 W, 72-63 Creedmoor, N.C./St. David's School '18 20 Sun. at #15/#13 Marquette* CBS SN L, 79-68 23 Wed. at Xavier* FS1 W, 64-62 10 A.J. Reeves, Fr., G, 6-6, 210 14.2/2.7 27 Sun. DePAUL* FS1 12:00 p.m. Roxbury, Mass./Brimmer and May School '18 30 Wed. at Seton Hall* FSN 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 13 Kalif Young, Jr., F, 6-9, 250 3.8/4.2 2 Sat. at DePaul* FS1 2:30 p.m. Vaughan, Ontario/Orangeville Prep ‘16 6 Wed. GEORGETOWN* FS1 7:30 p.m. 9 Sat. at St. John's* (MSG) CBS SN 12:00 p.m. 15 Emmitt Holt, RS Sr., F, 6-7, 230 1.0/0.2 13 Wed. at Villanova* FS1 6:30 p.m. Rochester, N.Y./Indian Hills Community College ‘16 16 Sat. XAVIER* FOX 2:00 p.m. 20 Wed. ST. JOHN'S* FS1 8:30 p.m. 24 Andrew Fonts, So., G, 6-2, 175 0.7/0.0 23 Sat. MARQUETTE* FOX 12:00 p.m. Portsmouth, RI./Portsmouth Abbey School ‘17 26 Tue. at Butler* FS1 7:00 p.m. MARCH 25 Drew Edwards, RS Jr., G, 6-4, 190 2.6/0.7 6 Wed. at Creighton* CBS SN 8:00 p.m. Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall ‘15 9 Sat. BUTLER* TBA 12:00 p.m. 13 Wed. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG 44 Isaiah Jackson, RS Sr., G, 6-6, 215 9.8/4.9 14 Thur. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG Gainesville, Fla./George Mason University 15 Fri. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG 16 Sat. at BIG EAST Championship at MSG Friars To Play DePaul On January 27: The Friars will host DePaul on Sunday, ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE * - BIG EAST Game January 27 at Noon. Providence and DePaul have met 40 times in school his- HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS tory, with the first meeting coming on February 16, 1961 when the Friars earned Television Broadcast: FS1 Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) & Donny Marshall (analyst) an 81-77 victory in Providence. The Friars lead the all-time series, 29-11. PC has recorded a 16-4 record versus DePaul in Providence, an 11-7 mark on the road Radio Broadcast: WPRO-97. FM/630 AM BROADCAST INFORMATION John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (analyst) Television Broadcast: FS1 and a 2-0 record on neutral courts. The teams have met 20 times since DePaul Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) & Len Elmore (analyst) joined the BIG EAST with the Friars recording a 14-6 record. In the first meeting Internet Broadcast: 630wpro.com (live audio broadcast) Radio Broadcast: WPRO-630 AM/99.7 FM between the two teams last season, the Friars earned a 71-64 victory at Wintrust John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (analyst) Arena in Chicago on January 12, 2018. In the last meeting between the two Internet Broadcast: 630wpro.com (live audio broadcast) teams last season at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, DePaul defeated Providence, 80-63, on February 10, 2018. GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 Ed Cooley To Coach USA Pan Am Games Team In August: A select team of Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 4,026 men’s basketball standouts from the BIG EAST Conference will represent the President: Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. United States at the 2019 Pan American Games, it was announced jointly on De- Conference: BIG EAST Home Arena: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (12,410) cember 18 by USA Basketball and the BIG EAST. This represents the first time 1st Yr of Basketball: 1926-27 (92nd seasons) All-Time Record: 1,457-975 (.599) a team from a single Division l conference will represent the U.S. in the sport Years in NCAA Tournament: 20 Times -- 2018 (last) Years in NIT: 19 Times -- 2013 (last) Head Coach: Ed Cooley (Stonehill ‘94) of men’s basketball in Pan American Games competition. The BIG EAST also Career Record: 248-170/13th Season Record at Providence: 156-101 (66-66)/8th Season announced that Providence College Head Coach Ed Cooley will serve as head Assistant Coach: Jeff Battle Assistant Coach: Brian Blaney coach for the Pan American Games team. He previously served on the coaching Assistant Coach: Ivan Thomas Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Kevin Kurbec staffs for the 2014 USA Basketball junior national team that won the FIBA Ameri- Associate Director Player Development: Nikola Knezevic Spec. Asst. to the Head Coach: Matthew Garvey cas U18 Championship and the 2015 USA team that won the FIBA U19 World Senior Associate AD for Media Relations: Arthur Parks Office Phone: (401) 865-2759 Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 Championship in Greece. He has been a member of the USA Basketball Junior E-mail: [email protected] Website: friars.com National Team Committee since 2017. He was also a court coach for the 2013 Twitter: @PCFriarsMBB @PCAthletics USA U19 World Cup Team. In his eighth season at Providence, Cooley led the Facebook: Facebook.com/FriarFaithful Friars to the 2014 BIG EAST Conference title and to NCAA Tournament appear- ances in each of the past five years. The player roster, additional coaching staff 2018-19 Providence Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes appointments and training camp details will be announced at a later date. 2018-19 Providence BIG EAST Honors Player Date. Honor Reeves Injured, Expected To Miss 4-6 Weeks: Head Coach Ed Cooley announced Alpha Diallo, Oct. 25 Preseason All-BIG EAST 1st Team on December 11 that freshman guard A.J. Reeves (Roxbury, Mass.) has suffered a foot David Duke Oct. 25 Preseason Co Freshman of the Year AJ Reeves Nov. 12 Freshman of the Week injury and will miss 4-6 weeks of action. Reeves, who has been named BIG EAST Fresh- Alpha Diallo Nov. 12 Honor Roll man of the Week three times this season, is second on the team in scoring, averaging Alpha Diallo Nov. 19 Honor Roll AJ Reeves Nov. 26 Freshman of the Week 14.2 points per game. Reeves ranks second on the Friars in three pointers made (24) AJ Reeves Dec. 3 Freshman of the Week and first in three-point field goal percentage (45.3 percent). “It's unfortunate that A.J. Maliek White Dec. 17 Honor Roll Alpha Diallo Dec. 24 Honor Roll has to go through this as he has been having a very productive start to his college Alpha Diallo Jan. 21 Honor Roll career,” Cooley said. “However, he is a great person and will use this time to get better 2018-19 Providence Double-Doubles and he will continue to support the team.” Player Opp. Stats A. Diallo Siena- 11/6 16 pts, 11 rbs. Friars All-Time Versus Top-25 Teams: The Friars have posted a 116-262 (.307) mark A. Diallo Wichita State- 11/9 27 pts, 10 rbs all-time versus top-25 teams, including a 0-2 mark this season. In the Friars' first game A. Diallo Holy Cross- 11/13` 18 pts, 10 rbs N. Watson Boston College-12/4 19 pts, 10 rbs versus a ranked team this season, Providence was defeated by No. 18/18 Michigan, 66- A. Diallo Albany-12/18 20 pts, 10rbs 47, on November 18 at the Hall of Fame Tip Off in Uncasville, Conn. In the Friars' most A. Diallo Creighton-12/31 18 pts, 10 rbs recent game versus a ranked team, Providence was defeated at No.