22010-11010-11 FFRIARRIAR BBASKEASKETBALLTBALL Providence (11-2, 0-0) vs. Syracuse (13-0, 0-0) December 28, 2010 - 9:00 p.m. Carrier Dome (34,616) - Syracuse, N.Y. ESPNU 2010-11 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2010-11 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER NOVEMBER 6 Sat. BENTLEY (exhibition) W, 83-76 PROBABLE STARTERS 2010-11 Stats 13 Sat. DARTMOUTH W, 87-52 NO NAME PTS/REB POS HT WT CL 15 Mon. YALE W, 58-55 2 Marshon Brooks 23.1/8.9 G/F 6-5 200 SR 18 Thur. MORGAN STATE $ W, 77-55 Stone Mountain, Ga./Tucker 20 Sat. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M $ W, 78-62 10 Kadeem Batts 7.5/4.5 F 6-9 250 FR 23 Tue. vs. La Salle $! CBS College Sports L, 84-73 Powder Springs, Ga./John McEachern 24 Wed. vs. Wyoming $! CBS College Sports W, 84-77 29 Mon. CENTRAL CONN. W, 92-57 12 Gerard Coleman 10.4/2.8 G 6-4 180 FR DECEMBER Boston, Mass./Tilton School 1 Wed. NORTHEASTERN Cox W, 77-72 32 Vincent Council 16.0/6.8 apg G 6-2 180 SO 4 Sat. RHODE ISLAND Cox/SNY W, 87-74 Brooklyn, N.Y./Patterson School 6 Mon. BROWN W, 91-64 42 Bilal Dixon 6.9/9.2 F/C 6-9 245 SO 8 Wed. at Boston College L, 88-86 11 Sat. ALABAMA ESPNU W, 82-70 Jersey City, N.J./Queen of Peace 21 Tue. SACRED HEART W, 84-76 28 Tue. at Syracuse * ESPNU 9:00 p.m. OFF THE BENCH JANUARY 1 Duke Mondy 7.2/2.5 G 6-3 198 SO 1 Sat. ST. JOHN’S * Cox/SNY 7:00 p.m. Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central 4 Tue. PITTSBURGH * Cox/SNY/FSN Pitt 7:00 p.m. 8 Sat. at Rutgers * Cox/SNY 8:00 p.m. 4 Dre Evans 1.4/0.9 G 5-9 167 FR 13 Thur. at West Virginia * ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Dallas, Texas/Carter 16 Sun. at USF * ESPN3 12:00 p.m. 11 Ron Giplaye 2.3/2.0 F 6-6 230 FR 22 Sat. LOUISVILLE * ESPNU 5:00 p.m. Lowell, Mass./Notre Dame Prep 26 Wed. VILLANOVA * Cox/SNY 7:00 p.m. 13 Brice Kofane -- F 6-8 205 FR 30 Sun. at Seton Hall * Cox/MSG 2:00 p.m. FEBRUARY Yaounde, Cameroon/The Miller School 2 Wed. USF * Cox/SNY/Brighthouse 7:00 p.m. 15 Xavier Davis 0.0/0.7 G 5-11 170 FR 5 Sat. at Georgetown * Cox/SNY/MASN 12:00 p.m. Smithfi eld, R.I./Smithfi eld 13 Sun. at Connecticut * Cox/SNY 7:00 p.m. 21 Lee Goldsbrough 0.8/1.5 F 6-9 220 FR 17 Thur. DE PAUL * ESPN/ESPN2 9:00 p.m. Newcastle, England/Loreto Sixth Form College 19 Sat. CINCINNATI * ESPNU 7:00 p.m. 25 Bryce Cotton 4.9/1.8 G 6-1 165 FR 23 Wed. NOTRE DAME * Cox/SNY/My Michiana 7:00 p.m. 27 Sun. at Marquette * Cox/MSG/Time Warner WI 4:00 p.m. Tucson, Ariz./Palo Verde MARCH 35 Tom Niemeier -- F 6-7 235 FR 2 Wed. at Louisville * R.I. News Ch. 5/SNY/WHAS 7:00 p.m. Lihue, Hawaii/Kauai 5 Sat. RUTGERS * ESPN3 7:00 p.m. 41 Chris Carter 0.7/0.0 G 6-4 180 SR 8-12 BIG EAST Championship # Worcester, Mass./Shepherd Hill Regional Times are Eastern 51 Ted Bancroft 1.0/1.0 G 6-4 187 FR HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS $ - Cancun Challenge Marion, Mass./Bishop Stang ! - Cancun Challenge at Cancun, Mexico 53 Mike Murray 0.0/0.0 G 6-2 188 FR # - Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) * - BIG EAST Conference Game Troy, N.Y./LaSalle Institute 55 Ray Hall 0.8/1.6 C 7-0 285 SR BROADCAST INFORMATION Denver, Colo./J.K. Mullen PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Radio Broadcast: WEEI 103.7 FM Bilal Dixon -- BA-LIE-AL Duke Mondy -- MUN-DEE John Rooke (play-by-play) & Joe Hassett (color) Brice Kofane - Breece (rhymes with Greece) Ron Giplaye -- JIP-PLAY Internet Broadcast: Friars.com (live audio broadcast) Bryce Cotton - BRY-ICE (rhymes with ice) Lee Goldsbrough -- GOLDS-BRO Televsion Broadcast: ESPNU Mike Gleason (play by play) & Mike Kelley (color) Scouting The Orange: No. 5/5 Syracuse (13-0) was picked by the coaches to fi n- ish third in the BIG EAST preseason poll. In their most recent game, the Orange GENERAL INFORMATION defeated Drexel, 93-65, on December 22. Head Coach Jim Boeheim's squad is led Location: Providence, R.I. 02918 by a trio of players averaging 13.0 ppg or better, as junior forward Kris Joseph Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 3,837 (14.0 ppg), senior forward Rick Jackson (13.9) and junior guard Scoop Jardine President: Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. (13.3) are among the teams' top scorers. The Orange also boast BIG EAST Pre- Conference: BIG EAST season Freshman of the Year Fab Melo. The center is averaging 2.5 points and 1.9 Home Arena: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (12,410) 1st Yr of Basketball: 1926-27 (84th season) rebounds per game. All-Time Record: 1,297-859 (.602) Years in NCAA Tournament: 15 times -- 2004 (last) Years in NIT: 18 Times -- 2009 (last) Friars vs. Syracuse, The Series: This will be the 54th meeting between Providence Head Coach: Keno Davis (Iowa ‘95) Website: www.coachkenodavis.com and Syracuse, with the Orange holding a 43-10 edge in the series. The teams met Career Record: 70-40/Fourth Season Record at Providence: 42-35/Third Season twice last season, with the Orange taking an 85-58 decision on February 2, 2010, Assistant Coaches: Chris Davis, Rodell Davis , Chris Driscoll Coord. of Basketball Ops.: Cary Collins and capturing the rematch, 99-85, on February 23. The last Friar win was on Janu- Player Develop./Video Ops: Kevin Gamble ary 28, 2009, a 100-94 victory at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Associate AD for Media Relations: Arthur Parks Offi ce Phone: (401) 865-2759 Cell Phone: (401) 378-7334 E-mail: [email protected] On-Deck: The Friars open up BIG EAST play at home when they host St. John's Website: www.friars.com on Saturday, January 1. The game with the Red Storm is set for 7:00 p.m. and can 2010-11 Providence Basketball Game Notes been seen on Cox Sports TV. Scouting The Red Storm: St. John's has posted a 7-3 record in non-conference play this season. The Red Storm will open the BIG EAST season on December 29 at West Virginia. First-year Head Coach Steve Lavin starts fi ve seniors and has two others coming off the bench. Guard Dwight Hardy leads the squad in scoring (15.5 ppg). Forward Justin Burrell is the team's top rebounder (5.9 rpg). Friars vs. St. John's, The Series: St. John's holds a 55-42 edge in the series with PC, however, Providence has won 12 of the last 13 contests, dating back to 2001. The teams have met every year since the 1969-70 season. The Friars hold a 23-19 edge at home, while St. John's has a 30-15 edge in New York, while also holding a 6-4 edge on neutral courts. The last meeting came on January 3, 2010, with Providence scoring a 74-59 win in New York. The last Red Storm victory was in New York on February 9, 2008, a 64-62 win at Carnesecca Arena in New York. Friars All-Time Versus Top-25 Teams: Providence's game versus Syracuse on December 28 will be the team's fi rst contest this season against a ranked opponent. The Friars have posted a 98-218 (.310) mark all-time versus top-25 teams. PC's most recent win over a ranked team was an 81-66 win over No. 19/19 Connecticut on January 27, 2010 at Providence. The Friars' last win over a ranked team on the road was a 66-56 win at No. 4/4 UConn on January 24, 2004. Last Time Out: Senior Marshon Brooks (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored a team-best 25 points to lead the Providence College men's basketball team to an 84-76 victory over Sacred Heart on December 21 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Brooks also pulled in 12 rebounds to tie a career-high as he recorded his sixth double-double on the year. The guard also scored 25-points or more for the seventh-consecutive game. Sophomores Vincent Council (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Bilal Dixon (Jersey City, N.J.) also fi nished in double fi gures, fi nishing with 16 and 11 points, respectively. With the win, PC improved to 10-0 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center this season. In the second half, the Friars opened up a 65-53 advantage at the 12-minute mark and appeared to have the game in hand. Sacred Heart would not go away as it cut the Friars' lead to three (73-70) with 4:34 remaining in the game, outscoring the Friars 17-8 during the stretch. The Pioneers also held the Friars without a fi eld goal for nearly four minutes to climb back into the game. Duke Mondy snapped the Friars' scoreless streak as he connected on a 3-pointer from the corner to make the score 76-60 with 3:33 remaining.