e y s FRIAR BASKETBALL 2003-04 #12/#13 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (20-5, 11-3) Vs. #6/#6 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (25-3, 11-3) Tuesday, March 2, 2004 (7:34 p.m.) -- Cox 3 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) -- Providence, R.I. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER 2003-04 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS PROBABALE STARTERS 2003-04 NO NAME PTS/REB POS HT WT CL NOVEMBER 3 Ryan Gomes 19.6/9.9 F/C 6-7 245 Jr. 2 Sun. GLOBAL SPORTS (exh. game) W, 77-63 Waterbury, Conn./Wilby HS 15 Sat. USDBL/320 All-Stars (exh. game) L, 112-109 (ot) 33 Rob Sanders 11.2/4.5 F 6-6 215 Jr. 22 Sat. HOFSTRA W, 69-56 New London, Conn./St. Thomas More 29 Sat. ALABAMA Cox 3 W, 76-71 4 Marcus Douthit 8.0/6.0 C 6-10 235 Sr. DECEMBER 2 Tue. SOUTH FLORIDA Cox 3 W, 84-60 Syracuse, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep 6 Sat. at Rhode Island Cox 3 L, 89-79 13 Sheiku Kabba 10.1/3.2 G 6-3 200 Sr. 9 Tue. vs. #14/#14 Illinois ^ (at MSG) ESPN W, 70-51 Bronx, N.Y./Bronx Regional HS 21 Sun. CENTRAL CONN. Cox 3 W, 72-67 1 Donnie McGrath 11.0/1.8 G 6-4 190 So. 23 Tue. at Richmond W, 57-56 Katonah, N.Y./John F. Kennedy Catholic 28 Sun. SIENA Cox 3 W, 73-66 JANUARY OFF THE BENCH 2003-04 3 Sat. at Virginia Comcast W, 84-69 NO NAME PTS/REB POS HT WT CL 5 Mon. #18/#16 TEXAS ESPN L, 79-77 OT 5 Gerald Brown 2.3/0.8 G 6-4 190 Fr. 10 Sat. at Rutgers * NESN L, 65-64 Baltimore, Md./Hargrave Military Acad. 12 Mon. at Seton Hall * Cox 3 W, 63-60 10 Sean Van De Walle 1.0/0.3 F 6-4 205 Fr. 17 Sat. WEST VIRGINIA * Cox 3 W, 87-66 Elmhurst, Ill./Fenwick HS 19 Mon. LOYOLA UNIV. CHICAGO W, 89-59 11 Abdul Mills 0.5/0.0 G 6-4 195 Sr. 21 Wed. VILLANOVA * W, 62-56 Brooklyn, N.Y./Milford Academy 24 Sat. at #4/#4 Connecticut * Cox 3 W, 66-56 26 Mon. GEORGETOWN * Cox 3 W, 65-50 15 Herbert Hill 1.0/0.7 F 6-9 220 Fr. FEBRUARY Kinston, N.C./Kinston HS 1 Sun. SETON HALL * Cox 3 L, 55-46 20 Chris Anrin 3.3/0.7 F 6-7 220 Sr. 4 Wed. at Virginia Tech * L, 69-57 Varmdo, Sweden/Alvik 7 Sat. #18/#20 SYRACUSE * Cox 3 W, 74-61 21 Jeff Parmer --/-- F 6-7 230 Fr. 11 Wed. at Villanova * W, 100-74 Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls HS 14 Sat. at Boston College * Cox 3 W, 61-52 24 Dwight Brewington 5.8/2.5 G 6-5 195 Fr. 21 Sat. MIAMI * NESN W, 70-57 Lynn, Mass./Worcester Academy 24 Tue. at Notre Dame * Cox 3 W, 73-59 25 Tuukka Kotti 6.0/3.6 F 6-9 220 Jr. 29 Sun. at St. John's * (at MSG) NESN W, 103-78 Forssa, Finland/Salon Vilpas Salo MARCH 31 Timothy Englert 0.8/0.0 G 5-11 165 So. 2 Tue. #6/#6 PITTSBURGH * Cox 3 7:30 p.m. Ramsey, N.J./Bergen Catholic 6 Sat. BOSTON COLLEGE * Cox 3 Noon 10 Wed. at BIG EAST Championship ESPN TBA FRIARS VERSUS PITTSBURGH... On Tuesday, March 2, the Friars will play Pittsburgh 11 Thur. at BIG EAST Championship ESPN/ESPN2 TBA at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Friars and the Panthers have met 37 times in the all-time 12 Fri. at BIG EAST Championship ESPN TBA 13 Sat. at BIG EAST Championship ESPN TBA series with Pittsburgh holding a 21-16 lead in the series. PC is 12-6 all-time at home against Pittsburgh, 3-14 on the road and 1-1 on neutral courts against the Panthers. The two teams first All Times Are Eastern Standard Time and Subject To Change met on March 18, 1975 when the Friars earned a 101-80 win at Madison Square Garden in the ^ - Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. NIT. In the last meeting between the two teams, Pittsburgh defeated the Friars, 67-59, in the * - BIG EAST Game BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden. In the Friars' most recent win against the FRIAR FACTS Panthers, Providence earned a 77-61 victory at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 23, 2001. Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 Pittsburgh leads the all-time series in BIG EAST regular season play, 20-15. Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 3,700 President: Rev. Philip A. Smith TWO TOP-15 TEAMS MEET IN PROVIDENCE... On Tuesday, the 12th-ranked Friars will Athletic Director: Bob Driscoll host the sixth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. It will mark the first Conference: BIG EAST time two top-15 teams have played in Providence during the regular season since the 12th-ranked Home Arena: Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) 1st Year of Basketball: 1926-27 Friars defeated 14th-ranked Holy Cross, 90-64, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 18, All-Time Record: 1,196-759 (.611) 1978. Years In NCAA Tourn: 14 times -- 2001 (last appearance) Years in NIT: 16 Times -- 2003 (last appearance) Head Coach: Tim Welsh (Potsdam St. '84) FRIARS LOOKING TO EARN FIRST WIN OVER A TOP-10 TEAM AT HOME SINCE Career Record: 171-100/Nine Seasons Record at PC: 101-78/Six Seasons 1998... On Tuesday, the Friars will host sixth-ranked Pittsburgh and they will be looking to earn Ass't Coaches: Steve DeMeo, Phil Seymore, their first win over a top-10 team at the Dunkin' Donuts Center since they defeated eighth-ranked Bob Walsh Purdue, 87-82, on December 27, 1998. Dir. of BB Oper.: Vince Cautero Strength Coach: Kenny White Athletic Trainer: Kevin Mahoney FACTS ABOUT THE FRIARS... The Friars enter Tuesday's game versus Pittsburgh looking Sports Info: Arthur Parks (401) 865-2759 Website: www.friars.com to earn their seventh consecutive win and their 12th in the last 14 games. The Friars are 3-1 Sports Hotline: (401) 865-INFO (4636) versus ranked teams this season, including a 1-1 mark at home. PC's two losses at home this season were against Seton Hall (55-46 on February 1) and No. 18/16 Texas (79-77 in overtime MEDIA INFO on January 5). In the Friars' other games this season against ranked teams, Providence defeated Radio: 630 WPRO - John Rooke (play-by-play) No. 14/14 Illinois, 70-51, on December 9 at the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, and Joe Hassett (color) Live Internet Broadcast - www.friars.com upset No. 4/4 Connecticut, 66-56, at Hartford, Conn. on January 24 and defeated No. 18/20 Television: Cox 3 - Andy Freed (play-by-play) and Ron Syracuse, 74-61, on February 7 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Providence also has posted wins Perry (color) over ACC foe Virginia (84-69) on January 3 and SEC foe Alabama (76-71) on November 29. HEAD COACH TIM WELSH Sixth Year at PC: 20-5/11-3 WELSH VS. OPPONENTS (171-100, .631) Fifth Year at PC: 18-14/8-8 Team W L Fourth Year at PC: 15-16/6-10 Alaska-Fairbanks 1 0 Third Year at PC: 21-10/11-5 Alabama 1 1 Second Year at PC: 11-19/4-12 American 3 0 American (Puerto Rico) 1 0 First Year at PC: 16-14/9-9 Arkansas 1 1 Overall at PC: 101-78/49-47 Auburn 0 1 Overall at Iona: 70-22 Austin Peay 1 0 9-Year CAREER: 171-100 Binghamton 1 0 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 1-5 Boston College 5 5 Boston University 3 0 BIG EAST GAMES: 49-47 Brown University 4 1 NON-LEAGUE GAMES: 52-31 Canisius 4 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0-2 (1997-98, 2000-01) Central Connecticut 2 1 NIT: 2-4 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002-03) Charleston 1 0 Clemson 0 1 Cleveland State 2 1 2002-03 (18-14/8-8)...Friars posted their second highest win total in the last six years with an 18-14 mark...Finished Colgate 2 0 third in the BIG EAST East Division with an 8-8 record...Team advanced to the Second Round of the NIT and posted Columbia 1 0 a 2-1 mark in the Tournament...Ended the season winning eight of the last 11 games, including a 76-70 victory at Connecticut 3 7 Connecticut on March 5. Cornell 2 0 2001-02 (15-16/6-10)...Team was slowed by injuries as five players missed a combined 49 games...Finished sixth in Creighton 0 1 Detroit 1 1 the BIG EAST East Division with a 6-10 mark...Squad posted a 15-16 record overall... Duquesne 0 1 2000-01 (21-10/11-5)...Finished second in the BIG EAST East Division with a school record 11 BIG EAST wins (11- Evansville 0 1 5)...Team was 21-10 overall and earned its first bid to the NCAA Tournament since 1997...Had the Friars ranked No. 25 Fairfield 5 2 in AP Poll for the first in-season ranking at PC since January 24, 1989... Fairleigh Dickinson 2 0 1999-00 (11-19/4-12)...Team showed signs of maturity and improvement as season progressed...Upset national power Florida International 1 0 Fordham 3 1 Arkansas, 87-81...Defeated archrival Rhode Island for second consecutive season, 62-49..