First Game - December 4, 1920 (at East Greenwich Academy) (Exhibition) East Greenwich Academy 64, Providence 13 First Game - December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) (Official) Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 100th Game - January 30, 1932 (Providence - RI Auditorium) St. John’s 30, Providence 26 200th Game - January 30, 1937 (at LaSalle) LaSalle 47, Providence 36 300th Game - January 30, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) Providence 66, Lowell Tech 21 400th Game - March 1, 1949 (at St. Anselm) St. Anslem 70, Providence 55 500th Game - December 6, 1954 (at St. Anselm) St. Anslem 70, Providence 69 600th Game - January 11, 1958 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 75, Springfield 46 700th Game - December 6, 1961 (at Boston College) Providence 77, Boston College 73 800th Game - March 2, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 102, Massachusetts 75 900th Game - February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 83, Rhode Island 591,000th Game - January 20, 1973 (at UCLA) UCLA 101, Providence 771,100th Game - February 2, 1976 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 76, Niagara 671,200th Game - February 20, 1979 (at Holy Cross) Holy Cross 75, Providence 651,300th Game - January 18, 1983 (at St. John’s) St. John’s 74, Providence 541,400th Game - February 24, 1986 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 97, Seton Hall 821,500th Game - December 2, 1989 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 93, Holy Cross 801,600th Game - January 16, 1993 (Providence Civic Center) Syracuse 69, Providence 571,700th Game - February 3, 1996 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 79, Rutgers 681,800th Game - February 13, 1999 (Providence Civic Center) Miami 69, Providence 651,900th Game - November 26, 2002 (at So. Florida) So. Florida 68, Providence 642,000th Game - December 27, 2005 (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) Providence 80, San Diego State 652,100th Game - January 31, 2009 (Gampel Pavillion) Connecticut 94, Providence 61

First Win - December 4, 1926 (at Bridgewater State) Providence 31, Bridgewater Normal School 19 100th Win - February 16, 1934 (at Harvard) Providence 25, Harvard 18 200th Win - February 12, 1943 (Providence - Harkins Hall) Providence 59, Harvard Naval School 42 300th Win - February 13, 1954 (at Colby ) Providence 72, Colby 59 400th Win - February 29, 1960 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 100, Fairfield 57 500th Win - January 4, 1965 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 71, St. Joseph’s 65 600th Win - December 5, 1971 (Providence - Alumni Hall) Providence 77, Stetson 57 700th Win - December 26, 1974 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 76, Holy Cross 75 800th Win - January 2, 1980 (at Massachusetts) Providence 78, Massachusetts 68 900th Win - March 5, 1987 (at Madison Square Garden) Providence 80, St. John’s 511,000th Win - March 12, 1993 (at Madison Square Garden) Providence 73, Connecticut 551,100th Win - November 30, 1998 (Providence Civic Center) Providence 79, Maine 721,200th Win - November 26, 2004 (Madison Square Garden) Providence 72, Michigan 63

Milestone Games In Friar HistoryDecember 4, 1920 - Friars play in their first game, an exhibition, losing to East Greenwich Academy, 64-13.

December 4, 1926 - After losing the first nine games in the history of the program, all exhibi-tions, PC defeats Bridgewater Normal School 31-19, in first “official” game.

January 13, 1927 - Friars win their first home game, 31-27, defeating Middlebury.

February 25, 1927 - Friars win at St. John’s, 36-33, before New York media to establish pro-gram as viable.

December 18, 1928 - Win at St. John’s is upset of team that would finish 23-2 and No. 1 in East.

March, 1929 - Friars finish with 17-3 record and are recognized as New England Champions and ranked No. 3 in the East.

March, 1930 - Friars named New England Champions for second consecutive year.

December 30, 1930 - PC defeats Newport Naval Training School 80-16, for largest margin of victory ever.

March, 1932 - Friars crowned New England Champions again.

March, 1935 - Providence re-takes New England Championship.

March 12, 1936 - Providence loses to Springfield in battle to represent New England in U.S. Olympic tryouts.

January 26, 1945 - John Arzoomanian scores 35 points against Hedron to become the first Friar to score 30 points in a game.

December 13, 1945 - Henri Ethier hits for 34 points in 64-61 overtime loss to St. Michael’s in Boston Garden to set a Garden record.

March 2-3, 1949 - Friars appear in NAIB regionals for first-ever postseason tournament.

March 7, 1951 - PC defeats Tufts, 77-74, to win NAIB regionals thus making national tourna-ment.

February 29, 1952 - Jim Schlimm becomes first Friar to score 1,000 points for his career, in game versus Rhode Island.

February 9, 1954 - Friars reach century mark for first time, defeating URI, 101-81.

December 3, 1955 - Friars dedicate Alumni Hall, defeating Brown University 71-55, in first game ever in new on-campus facility

February 14, 1956 - Friars defeat Notre Dame in overtime, 85-83, in Alumni Hall, in game that helped put Providence basketball “on the map”.

January 24, 1959 - John Egan leads PC to 90-83 four-overtime win at Villanova scoring 39 points - a PC record.

February 9, 1960 - PC loses at St. Bonaventure, 90-89 in three overtimes, in one of the great-est games in history. Friars, up by one with 30 seconds left in third OT, on their way to snap-ping Bonnies’ 91-game consecutive home win streak, when a Bonnies’ steal led to victory.

March 23, 1961 - Vin Ernst missed a free throw with no time on the clock and the score tied in the NIT semifinals. Undaunted, he came back to combine with John Egan in scoring 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 Providence.

February 7, 1963 - Vin Ernst’s 17 assists sets single-game Friar mark as PC defeats DePaul in Alumni Hall, 77-59.

March 23, 1963 - Friars beat Canisius, 81-66, to capture second NIT trophy and earn Eastern Championship.

December 10, 1963 - John Thompson breaks single-game scoring mark by pouring in 43 points in 77-58 defeat of Fairfield in Alumni Hall.

February 23, 1965 - Friars lose at Villanova, 71-55, to end consecutive win streak at 19.

March 12, 1965 - Friars defeat St. Joseph’s, 81-73, in overtime in NCAA’s, to reach 24-1. They finished 24-2 for best record ever.

December 30, 1965 - PC defeats Boston College, 91-86, to earn Holiday Festival Championship as Jimmy Walker scores 50 points for new PC record.

March, 1966 - Friars’ William Blair wins NCAA free throw percentage crown (101-112 for .902) in season Friars win seventh straight New England Championship.

December 30, 1966 - PC defeats St. Joseph’s, 82-76, to repeat as Holiday Festival Champs.

February 23, 1967 - Jimmy Walker breaks Alumni Hall scoring mark by netting 46 points in 99-73 defeat of Rhode Island.

March 4, 1967 - Friars defeat Brown, 77-68, for 20th win of season and run 20-win string to nine consecutive seasons.

March 11, 1967 - Jimmy Walker scores 2000th career point in NIT game versus Memphis State.

March, 1967 - NIT bid is ninth straight postseason appearance. Jimmy Walker leads nation in scoring (30.4).

April 1, 1967 - Jimmy Walker is NBA’s top draft choice.

July 9, 1969 - Dave Gavitt is named head coach.

December 8, 1971 - Marvin Barnes grabs PC record 34 rebounds in 76-58 defeat of Buffalo State in Alumni Hall. His 12 blocked shots established another PC record.

January 26, 1972 - PC defeats seventh-ranked USC, 70-66, (at USC) on national television.

March 1, 1972 - PC wins final Alumni Hall game, beating St. John’s, 73-65.

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March 6, 1972 - Friars get second top-ten upset of the year, defeating second-ranked Jacksonville (at Jacksonville), 90-76.

December 11, 1972 - Civic Center hosts its first game, a 93-57 PC win over Fairfield.

January 16, 1973 - PC scores 118 points against Western Kentucky (88) for largest point total ever, a mark that would stand for 27 years.

January 20, 1973 - Playing its 1000th game ever, PC loses a big game at UCLA, 101-77.

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.

April 23, 1973 - Buffalo Braves pick Ernie DiGregorio third in NBA draft.

December 13, 1973 - PC upsets sixth-ranked San Francisco, 76-57, to start what may be two greatest consecutive games ever.

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 Civic Center.

March, 1974 - Marvin Barnes leads NCAA in rebounding (18.7).

March, 1974 - PC wins second consecutive Eastern Championship.

April, 1974 - Marvin Barnes is NBA’s second pick in draft.

December 30, 1974 - St. John’s snaps Friars’ three-year 41-game winning streak in Civic Center (56 home games overall), 79-77.

March 21, 1975 - Friars visit NIT championship for fourth time, losing 80-69, to Princeton.

December 29, 1976 - Providence stuns top-ranked Michigan, 82-81, in two overtimes in finals of Industrial Bank Classic at Civic Center in what many believe was the greatest Friar game of all-time.

November 30, 1977 - Providence defeats No. 9 Louisville, marking the third time in three seasons that the Friars knock off a top-20 Cardinals squad.

February 12, 1978 - PC defeats seventh-ranked North Carolina, 61-59, on national TV, during great New England Blizzard of ‘78. Fans had to walk to the game but turned out to see the upset.

February 17, 1979 - Friars give Dave Gavitt a royal send-off in his final Civic Center appear-ance, defeating Rhode Island, 84-77, after losing to Rhody just a month earlier by 44 points. Rudy Williams sinks an 89-foot shot against Rhode Island - the second longest field goal in NCAA history.

March 9, 1979 - Gary Walters becomes PC’s eighth head coach.

May 31, 1979 - The BIG EAST Conference is formed in Providence.

December 18, 1979 - PC plays, and loses, first BIG EAST game, 55-50, at Georgetown.

January 19, 1981 - Revenge nets PC first-ever BIG EAST win in 61-58 win at Georgetown.

April 6, 1981 - Joe Mullaney returns to Providence as head coach.

January 28, 1982 - Friars lose five-overtime game, 79-77, at Dayton.

March 22, 1985 - Rick Pitino is named head coach.

March 8, 1986 - Friars are named to NIT field for first postseason appearance since 1977-78 season.

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 first-place of BIG EAST for first time.

January 31, 1987 - A 93-81 overtime win against St. John’s moves Friars into Top 20 for first time since February of 1978.

March 6, 1987 - Billy Donovan tallies BIG EAST Tournament record 34 points in 80-51 defeat of St. John’s.

March 21, 1987 - Friars overcome Georgetown, 88-73, in Southeast Regional to advance to NCAA Final Four for second time ever.

March 28, 1987 - Rick Pitino accepts Kodak Coach of the Year Trophy.

August 21, 1987 - Gordon Chiesa is named head coach.

April 11, 1988 - Rick Barnes is named head coach.

January 12, 1989 - With a 105-56 victory over Central Connecticut, the Friars start the sea-son at 13-0 for the first time since 1964-65.

January 20, 1990 - Friars upset fifth-ranked Syracuse, 87-86, in Carrier Dome for first-ever win over Orangemen in BIG EAST play.

December 23, 1990 - Eric Murdock set McKale Center scoring record when he hits for 45 points versus Arizona.

January 26, 1991 - Friars upset No. 6 Syracuse, 92-82, for first BIG EAST home win over Orangemen.

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.

March 18, 1991 - Eric Murdock scores 2000th point in NIT win over West Virginia.

February 8, 1992 - Friars defeat Georgetown, 86-63, in first-ever Capitol Centre win.

March 12, 1993 - PC defeats Connecticut, 73-55, in Big East Tournament for theprogram’s 1,000th win.

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 semifinals. It also marked the third defeat of BC for the Friars that season.

March 12, 1994 - In one game, Rob Phelps (10-11 field goals) and one of the great classes ever recruited fulfilled their promise by upsetting second-ranked Connecticut 69-67 in the BIG EAST Tournament.

March 13, 1994 - PC captures its first-ever BIG EAST Championship, as the Friars defeat Georgetown, 74-64, in the Tournament finale.

March 30, 1994 - Pete Gillen is named the Friars 12th head coach.

February 27, 1995 - Friars upset No. 4 Connecticut, 72-70, at the Providence Civic Center. Win is Friars’ first over a Top 5 team since 1990.

March 4, 1995 - PC knocks off second nationally ranked team in a week as No. 11 Villanova falls, 71-70, at the Civic Center.

March 10, 1995 - Make it three in a row for the Friars as Jason Murdock’s two free throws with :01 left on the clock gives PC a 71-69 overtime win over No. 20 Syracuse in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament.

November 27, 1996 - In the Friars’ home opener against Long Island University, Lenny Wilkens becomes the first Friar to have his jersey retired.

March 14, 1997 - Behind Austin Croshere’s career-high 39 points, PC wins NCAA Tournament game for first time in 10 years beating Marquette, 81-59.

March 16, 1997 - PC wins second round NCAA game upsetting eighth-ranked Duke 98-87 to advance to Sweet 16.

March 23, 1997 - Friars come within 3.9 seconds of advancing to Final Four against Arizona. With score tied 85-85, PC misses last shot. Arizona wins in overtime, 96-92.

April 2, 1998 - Tim Welsh is named 13th head coach at Providence College.

December 27, 1999 - Karim Shabazz scores 25 points, grabs 15 rebounds and blocks 10 shots against Long Island, for the first triple-double by a Friar since 1977.

February 10, 2001 - The Friars blitz 12th-ranked Georgetown, 103-79. The Friars hand the Hoyas their worst-ever conference loss.

February 18, 2001 - PC cracks the AP Top 25 for their first regular season ranking since January of 1989.

March 3, 2001 - PC defeats Rutgers, 69-66, to finish with an 11-5 record in BIG EAST action. It marked the first time ever that PC earned 11 wins in BIG EAST play. March 7, 2001 - John Linehan is named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.

February 26, 2002 - John Linehan sets the NCAA steal record with his 377th career steal versus Miami.

March 5, 2002 - John Linehan is named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.

March 28, 2002 - John Linehan is named the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.

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 24, 2004 - The Friars’ 66-56 win over No. 4 Connecticut, 66-56, marked the first time Providence ever defeated a top-four opponent on the road.

February 7, 2004 - The Friars defeated Syracuse, 74-61, at Providence, R.I. For the Friars, it marked their first win ever over a defending national champion.

March 1, 2004 - Providence is ranked 12th in the AP Poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA 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 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 the first since Marvin Barnes in 1974.

February 23, 2005 - Ryan Gomes scored 19 points at Seton Hall and surpassed Jimmy Walker (2,045 points) as the Friars’ all-time scoring leader. He finished his career with 2,138 career points. Also in that game, he recorded his 1,000th career rebound and became first player at Providence and just the sixth player in BIG EAST history score more than 2,000 points and record 1,000 rebounds. He finished his career with 1,028 rebounds.

November 26, 2006 - Herbert Hill scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a win over George Washington. It marked the 31st time that a PC player posted a 20-20 game and the first since March 4, 1974. Hill was just the sixth Friar all-time to register a 20-20 game.

Decenber 22, 2006 - Geoff McDermott recorded the first triple-double for the Friars since December 27, 1999 as he scored 12 points, had 11 rebounds, recorded 10 assists in a win over Harvard.

January 6, 2007 - The Friars honored former legendary coach by naming the floor at the Dunk’ the Dave Gavitt Court. PC also hung banners to honor Gavitt and PC’s all-time win-ningest coach Joe Mullaney.

March 6, 2007 - Herbert Hill became the third Friar to lead the BIG EAST in scoring (19.9 ppg) and became the first PC player to earn the league’s Most Improved Player honors.

March 8, 2008 - Providence College honored former Friar greats Marvin Barnes, Ernie DiGregorio and Jimmy Walker by retiring their jerseys at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

April 15, 2008 - Keno Davis was named the 14th Head Coach at Providence College.

January 17, 2009 - The completely renovated men’s basketball wing opens in Alumni Hall, featuring state-of-the-art offices, a new lockerroom and the Joe Calabria Hallway of Legends.

February 21, 2009 - John Egan becomes the seventh Friar Legend to have his jersey retired at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in a halftime ceremony.

February 24, 2009 - The Friars knock off No. 1 Pittsburgh, 81-73, at the Dunk’ to record the second win over a top-ranked team in program history.

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seven different players to guard Jimmy Walker, Walker was on his way to 50 points, tying Oscar Robertson’s Madison Square Garden record in the process, and PC had its first Holiday Festival title.

PROVIDENCE 73 - MASSACHUSETTS 72 Led by the incomparable Julius Erving, Massachusetts came into the game 11-0 and ranked first in New England. Sophomore Ernie DiGregorio killed 45 seconds of the game with a dribbling exhibition before hitting the last of his 33 points with forty seconds left. Doctor J, held in check all night by 5’11 Donnie Lewis, missed a finger roll with sec-onds left and PC was Number One again.

PROVIDENCE 70 at SO. CALIFORNIA 66 A national television audience got their first glimpse of Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes as they helped Providence to a 15-point lead with eight

minutes left in an intersectional game with ninth-ranked Southern Cal. Paul Westphal and the Trojans cut the lead to two with a minute left before Fran Costello and Marvin Barnes hit a pair of free throws each in the upset.

PROVIDENCE 90 at JACKSONVILLE 76 Trailing 63-61 to the much taller, sec-ond-ranked Jacksonville Dolphins, the Ernie DiGregorio and Marvin Barnes-led Friars went on a 15-0 run that put the game out of reach before a shocked hometown crowd in Jacksonville. The win gave the Friars another 20-win season and a trip to the NCAA’s.

PROVIDENCE 103 - MARYLAND 89 NCAA Fourteen years to the day after PC had defeated pre-NIT Tournament favorite St. Louis, the Friars squared off against Maryland, ‘The UCLA of the East’ and

an NCAA tournament favorite with UCLA. Ernie DiGregorio scorched the Terps for 30 points and despite fouling out, saw Kevin Stacom and Marvin Barnes hold the fourth-ranked favorites at bay. The Friars had defeated the ACC’s best and had earned their first trip to the Final Four.

PROVIDENCE 85 - MEMPHIS STATE 98 NCAA SemifinalLegendary CCNY coach Nat Holman called the Friars’ start the best eight minutes of team basketball he’d ever seen. Ernie DiGregorio had thrown some miracle passes, Kevin Stacom hit a couple of long jump-ers, and Marvin Barnes was dominating inside. Disaster struck when Barnes hurt his knee com-ing down with a rebound, and despite Ernie D’s valiant effort, Memphis State came back to win and end PC’s chance for a showdown with UCLA for the National Championship.

streak that dated back to 1948. Lenny Wilkens’ 34 points helped PC to a one point lead with 30 seconds left. But St. Bonaventure’s Tom Stith, who finished with a PC opponent record 46-points, hit a jumper with 15 seconds left to keep the streak alive.

PROVIDENCE 90 - HOLY CROSS 83 (OT) NITNo time remained on the clock when Vinnie Ernst stepped to the free throw line of the NIT semifinal with the score tied at 75 in a game with New England rival Holy Cross. Ernst was waved off the line repeatedly as security guards scrambled to pre-vent fans from shaking the wires to the basket. Ernst shot, and missed, but came back in over-time to team with Johnny Egan in scoring all 15 of the Friars’ points in the win.

PROVIDENCE 62 - ST. LOUIS 59 NIT For the third year in a row, Providence faced St. Louis in the NIT, this time for the Championship. Drained from their emotional win over Holy Cross, the

Friars struggled and trailed by seven with 10 minutes left in the game. But sophomore George Zalucki, who played the best game of his career (18 points and 10 rebounds), rallied the Friars with key free throws. Jim Hadnot iced the game with free throws and the Friars had their first National Championship.

PROVIDENCE 84 at DAYTON 72 The Friars had struggled early in the year, and continued to struggle in the first half against Dayton, falling behind by six at intermission. The coaches left the players to themselves at halftime where seniors Ray Flynn and Vinnie Ernst gave fiery speeches which propelled PC to a win that night and in the next 15 games, capturing their second NIT Championship in the process.

PROVIDENCE 106 - MIAMI 96 NIT Miami had defeated the Friars in Alumni Hall earlier in the year and Ray Flynn wanted revenge. His 38 points proved the better of the great Rick Barry’s

efforts and the Friars moved on but not without some theatrics. PC watched a 19 point lead dwindle to four with 1:30 left when Barry fouled Flynn. Barry slammed the ball to the floor, got a technical, and Flynn hit three free throws to ice the game.

PROVIDENCE 81 - ST. JOSEPH’S 73 (OT) NCAASt. Joseph’s entered the NCAA Eastern Regional 26-1 and ranked third national-ly. The Friars were 23-1 and ranked fourth. Down 59-53 with a minute left, the Friars and Jimmy Walker staged a furious rally, forcing overtime. Walker and Jim Benedict scored 14 of the team’s 20 points in the extra session enabling PC to reach the regional final and a date with Bill Bradley and Princeton.

PROVIDENCE 91 - BOSTON COLLEGE 86 Holiday Festival

Holy Cross and NBA legend Bob Cousy had Boston College on the threshold of greatness in New England basketball and

a chance to take the top spot from PC. Although the Eagles had the height advantage and used

PROVIDENCE 32 at ST. JOHN’S 30 Providence College scored its first major triumph, defeating St. John’s and its “Wonder Five” which lost just four games in four years (two to PC). Led by All-

American Ed Wineapple’s 15 points, PC stunned the heavily favored St. John’s, in front of the New York media, giving the Friars their first national exposure and marking them as the team to beat in New England for the next decade.

PROVIDENCE 60 - RHODE ISLAND 54 After dominating New England col-lege basketball during the thirties, Providence College saw its program decline in the forties. Rhode Island State, on the other hand, was coached by Frank Keaney and was a program on the rise. The teams collided in Rhode Island Auditorium before 5800 fans as Ted McConnon and Chet Zabek powered the Friars to the upset.

PROVIDENCE 85 - NOTRE DAME 83 (OT) With a new coach (Joe Mullaney) and a new gym (Alumni Hall), Providence was a rising star looking for the big stage. Notre Dame came to Alumni Hall and

after trailing most of the game, tied it with sec-onds left in regulation. With most of the starters fouled out, little used Gordie Holmes found himself with the ball with just a few seconds left in over-time. His 45-foot prayer was answered and Friar basketball was “On the Map”.

PROVIDENCE 90 at VILLANOVA 83 (4OT) For the first time, Providence fans were able to follow their team on radio and the Friars made the most of the opportunity, defeating nationally-ranked Villanova in the storied Palestra in a four overtime performance that still ranks as one of the greatest games ever played in the old barn. Johnny Egan scored 39 in one of the Palestra’s greatest individ-ual performances to this day. The win propelled the Friars to their first NIT.

PROVIDENCE 75 - ST. LOUIS 72 (2OT) NIT After defeating Manhattan in the first round of the NIT, the Friars found them-selves up against pre-tournament favorite St. Louis, led by All-America Bob Ferry.

Dubbed ‘Mullaney’s Midgets’ by the New York media because they started no one over 6’5”, the Friars pulled off the double overtime upset and became the darlings of New York City on their annual treks to the NIT.

PROVIDENCE 64 at ST. JOSEPH’S 63 Almost one year after the stunning upset of Villanova, the Friars returned to the Palestra to face nationally ranked St. Joseph’s. With a minute left and the Hawks clinging to a 63-60 lead, PC’s Lenny Wilkens stole the ball three consecutive times (twice from All-America Bobby McNeil and once from Paul Westhead) converting two for bas-kets and another improbable upset.

PROVIDENCE 89 at ST. BONAVENTURE 90 (3OT) Providence traveled to the Olean Armory where the balconies hung over the court and the Bonnies had a 91-game winning

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PROVIDENCE 91 - CLEMSON 86 NIT Pre-tournament favorite Clemson had seven-footer Tree Rollins and four min- utes of basketball when they held the younger Friars scoreless in the NIT.

But behind the sharpshooting of Joey Hassett, the Friars came back to lead by 13 at the half. Bruce Campbell and Gary Bello controlled the second half, thwarting a late Tiger run and PC was in its first NIT final since the 1963 Championship.

PROVIDENCE 82 - MICHIGAN 81 (2OT) One of the greatest games in Providence College basketball history. Michigan was ranked Number One, had an Olympic Gold Medalist in Phil Hubbard and an All-American in Ricky Green. Bob Cooper blocked five shots in the first four min-utes as the Friars hung tough but the Wolverines proved tougher as they went up seven in the second half. Bruce Campbell (25 points) and Joe Hassett (21 points) sparked a 14-4 run and the game went into an extra session. Bob Misevicius hit a jumper at the end of the first OT to send it into a second overtime. With time running out, Campbell threw a perfect pass to - who else - Misevicius who banked in a 12-footer to give Providence its first upset of the number one team in the country.

PROVIDENCE 61 - NORTH CAROLINA 59 This one was pure Dave Gavitt. The seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels somehow got permission to land their plane at T.F. Green Airport which was

closed due to the great blizzard of ‘78 which paralyzed the entire state. And even though the roads in Providence were closed, over 7000 fans walked to the Civic Center to see the Tar Heels battle the 20th ranked Friars on national TV. Carolina great Phil Ford and Mike O’Koren set up the four corners offense with 3:30 left and the Heels up 58-52. But PC rallied to tie on David Frye’s three-point play and later went ahead on a Billy Eason 12-footer with 21 seconds left. When Ford’s jumper rolled out, the Friars had a monu-mental upset.

PROVIDENCE 84 - RHODE ISLAND 77 After twenty years when PC’s overall record was among the top five in the country, the program experienced difficult times in Dave Gavitt’s final year as coach. A month earlier, Sly Williams and Rhode Island embarrassed the Friars 86-42 in the worst defeat of the modern era. It would take a miracle to beat the powerful Rams. The miracle came just before the half when Rudy Williams tossed in an NCAA record 89-foot shot. The momentum carried PC to a win in Gavitt’s last game in the Providence Civic Center.

PROVIDENCE 82 - GEORGETOWN 79 Before Rick Pitino, PC was one of the doormats of the BIG EAST. Georgetown came to Providence with its usual lofty ranking and hot off a defeat of unbeaten

DePaul. The Friars were 14-3 and had won five straight. And despite Reggie Williams’ 33 points, the Billy Donovan-David Kipfer-Delray Brooks led Friars hung tough enough and smart enough to

get the ball to Ernie “Pop” Lewis who hit the final three shots of the game - all three pointers. And when Lewis hit the gamewinner off a Donovan pass, PC had arrived in The BIG EAST.

PROVIDENCE 90 - AUSTIN PEAY 87 (OT) NCAACinderella in black sneakers. The Friars were down ten with 5:50 left and play-ing poorly. One timeout later, PC and Billy Donovan were on a tear, scoring 12 of the next 14 points, the last to tie it at 82 on a 20-footer by Donovan. When Austin Peay missed the front end of a one-and-one with two seconds left it was overtime and no doubt that Cinderella was on her way to the Ball.

PROVIDENCE 87 at SYRACUSE 86 Twenty-one games over the 10 years of BIG EAST play. That’s how long Syracuse had dominated Providence. Fifth-ranked Syracuse raced to a

10-point lead early before Carlton Screen brought the Friars to a tie at 32. Screen, who had 16 assists, Abdul Shamsid-Deen (12 points and 11 rebounds) and Eric Murdock (25 points) pushed the Friar lead to six in the second half with 10 minutes left. A furious Syracuse rally and Friar collapse gave the home team a seven point lead with three minutes left. But PC clawed back and when Murdock hit a jumper at the foul line with seconds left, PC had its first-ever defeat of Syracuse in BIG EAST play.

PROVIDENCE 69 - CONNECTICUT 67 BIG EAST TournamentThis one was as good as it gets. In a nationally televised game, Connecticut came in ranked second nationally and virtually assured a Number 1 NCAA seed. Rob Phelps (10-11 field goals, 23 points) and the Friars had other plans. The scene was set seven games previously when the Friars had a 12-9 record and needed six straight to be assured an NCAA bid. After six consecutive wins, the bid assured, the Friars thumped Connecticut, with Dickey Simpkins (20 points) stopping Connecticut’s Player of the Year candidate, Donyell Marshall. It made the next day’s game against Georgetown anti-climatic but the win over the Hoyas gave PC its first-ever BIG EAST title.

PROVIDENCE 81 - MARQUETTE 59 NCAA First Round The Friars hadn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 1987 and were 0-for-4 in their most recent trips to the

tournament. Austin Croshere took it upon him-self to end that string as he scored 20 first half points, including a 75-foot buzzer beater to give PC a 50-32 halftime lead. In the second half the Friars tightened the clamps on the Golden Eagles holding Marquette to 27 points while Croshere finished with a career high 39 points in an 81-59 PC victory. Derrick Brown added 13 and Jamel Thomas had 11 as the Friars advanced in the tournament for the first time since 1987.

PROVIDENCE 98 - DUKE 87 NCAA Second RoundThe second round of the NCAA tourna-ment pitted the Friars against the leg-ends. Derrick Brown was unstoppable

with a career high 33 points in the 98-87 win. PC trailed 46-42 at the half, but with a quick, small lineup in the game, Gillen’s Gang put the pressure on. Duke’s guards couldn’t stop God Shammgod from penetrating as he scored 12 and dished off nine assists. Brown and Austin Croshere controlled the boards. Croshere added 21 points and Jamel Thomas had 17 to help send Providence to the Sweet 16. The win was the Friars’ first ever against Duke.

PROVIDENCE 103 - GEORGETOWN 79 In the 22-year history of the BIG EAST Conference, nobody had ever pushed the mighty Hoyas of Georgetown around like this. No one had ever scored over

100 points against Georgetown in league play, and no one had ever defeated them by 24 points. But on a cold February evening, the Friars came out piping hot, and rained three pointer after three pointer on the stunned, 12th-ranked Hoyas. The Friars hit 9 of 12 threes in the first half (14 of 19 for the game) on the way to an incredible 61-35 halftime lead. The 61 points established a league record for most points in the first half at the time. Georgetown never got the lead below 22 points in the second half, as Karim Shabazz led six Friars in double figures, with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

PROVIDENCE 66 - CONNECTICUT 56 The underdog Friars rolled into Hartford and upset fourth-ranked Connecticut, 66-56. For the Friars, it marked the first time ever that they defeated a top-four opponent on the road. With the win, the Friars earned their first victory at the Hartford Civic Center since January 19, 1991. The win also ended the Huskies’ 19-game winning streak at the Hartford Civic Center and was the eventual national champions only defeat at home in 2003-04. The Friars committed just six turnovers in the win. Waterbury, Connecticut native Ryan Gomes led the Friars with 26 points and 12 rebounds. In the second half, UConn took a 50-48 lead with 8:24 to play, but Sheiku Kabba quickly put the Friars ahead when he nailed the first of his two three pointers in a two-minute span.

PROVIDENCE 81 - PITTSBURGH 73 It took 33 years, but for only the second time in Providence College basketball history, the Friars knocked off the num-ber one ranked team in the nation, as PC hammered the Pitt Panthers, 81-73.

Unlike the Michigan game, which was a back-and-forth affair, PC took control early, building a 44-26 halftime lead before an emotional crowd on Senior Night. PC’s second half lead peaked at 20 points before Pitt narrowed the gap to 75-70 with under a minute left, behind a furious rush. Five free throws, three by Weyinmi Efejuku and two by Brian McKenzie, sealed the win, as fans stormed the court in a wild celebration. PC contained Pittsburgh’s star, DeJuan Blair, who eventually fouled out, while five Friars scored in double figures, led by Efejuku, with 16 points, Sharaud Curry with 15, Jonathan Kale with 13, Geoff McDermott with 11 and Randall Hanke with 10 points.

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MARVIN BARNESA Providence, Rhode Island native and clearly the greatest center and most talented frontcourt player in PC his-tory, Barnes was the center of the Friar offense and team MVP in 1973 and 1974. The 1974 NCAA national rebounding champion,

he was a consensus First Team All-America, Eastern Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in both the Aloha Classic and East-West All-Star games. Barnes was the second pick in the 1974 draft who later became the Rookie of the Year in the ABA where he played for two sea-sons. He moved on to the NBA for four seasons. Barnes was named to the ECAC All-Decade team for the 1970’s. He still holds Providence game, season and career records for rebounds and blocks.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1972 27 236- 462 .511 112-173 .647 424 584-21.6 1973 30 237- 436 .545 75-109 .688 571 549-18.3 1974 32 297- 596 .498 112-164 .682 597 706-22.1 Totals 89 770-1494 .515 299-446 .670 1592 1839-20.7

ALLEN BRACHENA two-time All-American (Second Team as a sopho-more and junior) Brachen was the Friars’ most dominant player in the 1930’s. A great defender who played at the guard and forward slots, he is still the only player to lead Providence in scoring four years,

and his career points total stood as a Providence record for seventeen years.

YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG 1931 19 77 26 180- 9.5 1932 24 87 52 226- 9.4 1933 16 85 38 208-13.0 1934 16 66 27 159- 9.9 Totals 75 315 143 773-10.3

BRUCE “SOUP” CAMPBELLNew Haven, Connecticut native Bruce Campbell still ranks as the all-time leading assists maker for forwards at Providence. The most mobile big man and certainly the most versatile frontcourt player in Friar his-tory, Campbell was a

years in the athletic department. One of the most beloved figures in PC history, he is a member of the PC Hall of Fame.

ERNIE DiGREGORIOWhat Jimmy Walker was to Joe Mullaney and the great teams of the 1960’s, Ernie DiGregorio was to Dave Gavitt and the team’s of the 1970’s. Homegrown in the shadow of Alumni Hall, Ernie D not only defined the running Friar tradition but helped revolution-

ize college basketball’s fast break offense. A wizard with the basketball as a ballhandler and passer, DiGregorio helped usher in the age of the Providence Civic Center. It was his behind-the-back passes and three consecutive team MVP awards that packed the downtown arena. Still the all-time assists leader and one of the top scorers in PC history, he was a consensus All-America and Lapchick Award winner as the nation’s outstand-ing senior. He was the NCAA East Regional MVP and the only Providence player to make the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team. The third pick in the 1973 NBA draft, he went on to be the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He played for the Buffalo Braves for four seasons before a season with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The ECAC named him Eastern Player of the Decade for the 1970’s.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1971 28 217- 451 .451 88-106 .830 112 522-18.6 1972 27 192- 440 .436 93-116 .801 81 477-17.7 1973 31 348- 728 .478 65- 81 .802 99 761-24.6 Totals 86 757-1619 .467 246-303 .811 292 1780-20.5

BILLY DONOVANProvidence College basketball had reached its lowest ebb in the modern era when fate crossed the rising stars of Rick Pitino and Billy Donovan. A player who watched more basketball than he played in his first two seasons, Donovan caught

the Pitino fire and blazed a two-year path that almost brought the NCAA Championship trophy to Providence. A two-time team MVP, Donovan saved his best for last. With the advent of the three-pointer came opportunity for the underde-veloped and undersized point guard to shine. His senior year, Donovan led the Friars to a fourth place BIG EAST finish, the best ever, and a magic carpet ride to the NCAA Final Four. He was the Southeast Regional MVP and a Honorable Mention All-American. He played 44 games for the New York Knicks.

smooth-shooting and pinpoint passing southpaw who earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in 1976 to go with his team MVP Award. “Soup” Campbell registered the assist on Bob Misevicius’ game-winning basket in PC’s upset of Michigan in 1976.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1975 30 133- 283 .470 64- 84 .762 202 330-11.0 1976 32 206- 391 .527 96-123 .780 272 504-15.8 1977 29 184- 373 .493 64- 91 .703 234 432-14.9 1978 31 203- 428 .474 133-180 .739 241 539-17.4 Totals 122 726-1475 .492 357-478 .746 949 1809-14.8

AUSTIN CROSHERENo mention of great PC frontcourt players would be complete without this 6-9 standout from Crossroads School in California. Croshere gave notice of his potential in the Big East Tournament as a sophomore, and then established himself as a Third

Team All-Big East player as a junior and a First Team player as a senior. Able to take the ball down low and post up, as well as step out and hit the three pointer, few players worked harder at improving than did Austin. Croshere led the team in scoring as a junior and senior and ranks tenth in career scoring with 1523 points. An excellent free throw shooter, he set a league and school record with 57 freebies in a row, and sparked PC to an NCAA Elite Eight run as a senior, scoring a career-high 39 points against Marquette in the first round. Austin was a lottery draft choice in 1997, and is currently enjoying a successful pro career with Dallas after nine seasons with Indiana.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1994 25 38- 95 .400 29- 40 .725 55 115- 4.6 1995 30 106- 231 .459 66- 85 .776 147 307-10.2 1996 30 151- 359 .421 109-128 .852 173 458-15.3 1997 36 200- 440 .455 182-205 .888 270 643-17.9 Totals 121 495-1125 .440 386-458 .843 645 1523-12.6

J. VINCENT CUDDYTo limit the contribu-tion of Vin Cuddy to the six-season stint as head coach from 1949-1955 would be to grossly under-estimate everything he meant to PC basketball and the PC athletics depart-ment. On the bench, he helped PC to four national tournaments

and coached the Friars to their first game over the century mark. He developed two of PC’s all-time best players - Jim Schlimm and Bob Moran. Cuddy also served as PC’s freshman baseball coach, sports information director, business man-ager, and associate director of athletics in his 32

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YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1984 28 25- 68 .368 15- 21 .714 23 65- 2.3 1985 29 41- 87 .456 10- 15 .667 16 92- 3.2 1986 31 183- 358 .511 103- 130 .792 49 469-15.1 1987 34 203- 467 .435 199- 236 .843 102 702-20.6 Totals 122 452-980 .461 327-402 .813 190 1328-10.9

JOHN EGANThe best high school player in New England, John Egan was the first big-name recruit to come to Providence when recruiting became synonymous with college basketball. Under Joe Mullaney, Egan split time between shooting

and point guard. He made the NIT All-Tournament team in 1959 and repeated that honor while helping the Friars to the Championship in 1961. He was a Second Team All-American as a senior. His 39 points against Villanova set the single game record at the time. Egan was the 12th pick in the NBA draft in 1961. He enjoyed 11 seasons in the NBA, third only to Lenny Wilkens’ 15 and Otis Thorpe’s 16 among PC players.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1959 24 181- 418 .433 140- 170 .824 63 502-20.9 1960 27 147- 357 .412 90- 112 .804 66 384-14.2 1961 29 221- 510 .433 106- 129 .822 71 548-18.8 Totals 80 549-1285 .427 336- 411 .818 200 1434-17.9

VINNIE ERNSTA 5-8 fan favorite from New Jersey, Vinnie Ernst was the greatest point guard ever by the time he graduated from PC in 1963. If it wasn’t for the likes of Ernie DiGregorio, he might still hold that lofty position. An excellent ballhandler and pass-

er, it was the flashy Ernst who directed the Friar attack in the 1961 and 1963 NIT championship seasons. In fact, he was the NIT Most Valuable Player while only a sophomore. He went on to be an Honorable Mention All-American and a UPI “Small Player” First Team All-American who played on the USA’s World Championship team in 1963. He graduated as the all-time assists leader at Providence. Any hope of a professional career ended with a knee injury in the Boston Celtics preseason camp.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1961 29 109- 276 .395 67- 80 .838 115 285- 9.8 1962 26 101- 259 .390 100- 125 .800 103 302-11.6 1963 28 106- 251 .422 112- 148 .757 110 324-11.6 Totals 83 316-786 .402 279-353 .790 328 911-11.0

RAY FLYNNRay Flynn brought one part physical talent and nine parts toughness and a Southie work ethic from South Boston when he matricu-lated to Providence College. That tough-ness and hard work helped him develop into one of the great stories in Eastern

basketball lore. An All-East player as a junior he repeated that honor as a senior when he was also an Academic All-America and the NIT Most Valuable Player. An old-fashioned “gym rat”, Flynn is well-noted for sneaking into the old Madison Square Garden the night before the 1963 Championship game to shoot a couple hundred shots. His hard work paid off– Flynn is still recog-nized as one of the all-time best long range jump shooters in PC history. In 1988, the NCAA named Flynn to the Silver Anniversary team.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1961 28 75- 187 .401 13- 17 .765 38 163- 5.8 1962 26 148- 328 .451 37- 49 .755 79 333-12.8 1963 28 239- 481 .497 51- 64 .797 68 529-18.9 Totals 82 462-996 .464 101-130 .777 185 1025-12.5

DAVE GAVITTDave Gavitt led Providence College and Eastern basket-ball into the modern age. In ten seasons, Gavitt led the Friars to 209 wins, includ-ing eight consecutive 20-win seasons, five NCAA appearances, three NIT appear-ances and five New England Coach of the

Year trophies. He guided PC to 23 wins over Top 20 teams including a stunning double-overtime upset of top ranked Michigan - PC’s greatest win ever. His 1973 team made it all the way to the NCAA Final Four. In 1971, Gavitt was named Director of Athletics at Providence College, a position he held until 1982 when he resigned to be the director of The BIG EAST Conference. After leading the BIG EAST to national promi-nence, Gavitt later served as President of the Boston Celtics. His most cherished honor was being named the 1980 United States Olympic Basketball Coach. Gavitt was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

RYAN GOMESRyan Gomes had a remarkable career as a Friar. Gomes graduated from Providence as the Friars’ all-time lead-ing scorer with 2,138 points and ranks fifth all-time in rebounding with 1,028 boards. In his senior campaign, Gomes led the BIG

EAST in scoring with 21.6 ppg and finished fifth in the conference in rebounding (8.2 rpg). For his efforts he earned his second consecutive All-BIG EAST First Team accolade. He also was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. As a junior in 2004, Gomes led the Friars to a 20-9 record and an NCAA berth. He averaged 18.9 ppg and 9.4 rebounds while shooting over 50 percent from the floor. Along with his selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team, he earned nine All-America honors, including First Team All-America accolades by both the Associated Press and The Sporting News. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics and is enjoying a successful pro career.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 2002 24 132- 236 .559 68- 111 .613 188 332-13.8 2003 32 213- 397 .537 163- 194 .840 311 589-18.4 2004 29 192- 379 .507 134- 154 .870 274 547-18.9 2005 31 247- 498 .496 124- 161 .770 255 670-21.6 Totals 116 784-1510 .519 489-620 .789 1028 2138-18.4

JIM HADNOTJim Hadnot cer-tainly lived up to his pedigree. One of the nation’s top school-boy basketball play-ers, he was the first big-name big man to come to Providence College. Hadnot was a two-year Honorable Mention All-America selection and a three-time All-New England

choice. He helped the 1961 team to the NIT Championship. Hadnot graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. The 6-10 Hadnot was an adept shot blocker and is one of only four Friars with over 1000 career rebounds. “Jumbo Jim” ranked seventh in the nation in rebounding as a sophomore, and fifth in the coun-try as a junior. Just the third PC player drafted by the NBA, Hadnot was the 25th pick in the 1962 draft but played only in the ABA.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1960 29 170- 334 .509 89- 154 .578 473 429-14.8 1961 29 214- 430 .498 133- 220 .605 475 561-19.3 1962 26 198- 357 .555 81- 122 .664 351 477-18.3 Total 84 582-1121 .519 303-496 .611 1299 1467-17.5

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JOE HASSETTThe tradition of great Rhode Island players to “stay home” began with Ernie DiGregorio and ended with Joe Hassett in one swift but successful eight-year term. While Ernie D. was pinpointing passes in the Civic Center, Hassett was nailing long-range shots from every high

school gym in Rhode Island. Nicknamed “Sonar” for his incredible range, he was an Honorable Mention All-American by his junior year and a Third Team member as a senior. He played for the United States team in the Pan American Games and later in the East-West All-Star Game. Probably the greatest shooter ever at Providence, Hassett was a third round draft choice of the Seattle Supersonics and enjoyed a six-year career in the NBA, including the 1979 World Championship.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1974 32 108- 223 .488 14- 16 .875 50 230- 7.2 1975 31 244- 486 .502 22- 30 .733 64 510-16.5 1976 32 248- 514 .482 48- 57 .842 93 544-17.0 1977 29 240- 480 .500 64- 68 .941 92 544-18.8 Totals 124 840-1703 .493 148-171 .865 299 1828-14.7

HERBERT HILLThere has rarely been a player at PC that has shown such great improvement from year-to-year as Herbert Hill. The Kinston, N.C. product increased his scoring, field goal percent-age and rebounding numbers each of his four seasons, culmi-nating in 2006-07,

when Hill averaged 18.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. The senior led the BIG EAST in scor-ing; one of only three Friars to ever accomplish the feat. In addition to earning First Team All-BIG EAST honors, Hill also was named the BIG EAST Most Improved Player, an award no other player in PC history has won. He also received the CollegeHoops.net National Most Improved Player award. Hill was drafted 55th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 2004 11 3- 6 .500 5- 8 .625 8 11- 1.0 2005 30 68- 118 .576 9- 24 .375 102 145- 4.8 2006 27 99- 169 .586 44- 79 .557 130 242- 9.0 2007 31 240- 375 .640 80-133 .602 274 544-18.1 Totals 99 410- 668 .614 148-171 .566 514 958- 9.7

JOHN KRIEGERA two-time Second Team All-American from Patterson, New Jersey, and PC’s second-ever basketball All-American, John Krieger anchored the Friar teams of the late 1920’s and early 1930’s that won two New England championships.

Krieger led PC in scoring as a freshman and junior and was second as a sopho-more and senior. He was named All-New England his final three seasons. An excellent shooter at the forward slot, Krieger was the school’s all-time lead-ing scorer when he

graduated with 742 points.

YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG 1928 16 52 55 159- 9.9 1929 20 74 64 212-10.6 1930 18 72 48 192-10.7 1931 19 66 47 179- 9.4

Totals 73 264 214 742-10.2

JOHN LINEHANJohn Linehan arrived at PC as a virtual unknown in 1997 and left with the NCAA career steals record. In between, Linehan proved that heart and desire could overcome any short-comings as the 5’9” guard terrorized opposing players throughout his career.

Possessor of the fastest hands at PC since Lenny Wilkens, the one-man press recorded 139 steals as a senior and 385 in his career, to go along with 990 career points. Twice voted the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, John captured the national Defensive Player of the Year Award and earned AP Honorable Mention All-America honors after his senior season.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1998 29 45- 133 .338 49- 54 .907 60 161- 5.6 1999 30 38- 119 .319 47- 59 .797 68 133- 4.4 2000 6 11- 32 .344 3- 3 1.000 18 31- 5.2 2001 26 79- 190 .416 77- 90 .856 63 278-10.7 2002 31 118- 302 .391 97-116 .836 117 387-12.5

Totals 122 291- 776 .375 273-322 .848 326 990- 8.1

AL McCLELLANBefore there was Joe Mullaney or Dave Gavitt, there was “The General” Al McClellan. For 11 seasons he guided Providence College to the top of New England and Eastern College basketball. The first great coach at PC, McClellan developed four All-Americans to

go with as many New England Championships. In 1932, he helped the Friars to 19 wins, a record that wouldn’t be broken for 27 years! McClellan helped upgrade both the schedule and the image of New England basketball as he was the only New England coach willing to bring his team out of the

six state region to play other top teams in the East. He still ranks third in all-time victories and second in winning percentage.

TED McCONNONOne of the great-est shooters of his day and certainly at Providence College, Ted McConnon was the first Friar to score more than 300 points in a season. In fact, he was the first PC player to average more than 15 points per game, a feat he accom-

plished in both his years at PC. Not only did he break all of All-American Ed Wineapple’s season scoring records, he was also recognized as one of the great scorers in New England basketball history at the time. He still ranks among PC’s leaders for points per game.

YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG 1942 20 142 25 309-15.5 1943 12 83 14 180-15.0 Totals 32 225 39 489-15.3

ROBERT “BOB” MORANThe greatest scorer in Friar history before the Joe Mullaney years, Bob Moran averaged a whop-ping 18.1 points per game for his three-season career at PC under Coach Vin Cuddy. He gradu-ated as the school’s leader in points for a season and career.

His junior year average of 20.8 points each game marked the first time a Providence player aver-aged more than 20 points per game.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1952 21 127 125 48 379-18.0 1953 22 158- 446 .354 139- 206 .675 68 455-20.8 1954 26 132 153 417-16.0 Totals 69 417 417 1251-18.1

JOE MULLANEYIf Gordie Holmes’ game-winning shot against Notre Dame put Providence College basketball “On the Map”, it was his coach, Joe Mullaney, who made PC basketball a tourist attraction. A three-time New England Coach of

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the Friars to the 1961 and 1963 NIT Championships. His first stint at the helm, from 1955-69, saw him develop six All-Americans and record a 271-94 (.742) mark. He left the college coaching ranks to coach in the NBA and ABA. He was then, and remains now, a basketball genius who ranks as one of the greatest coaches in any league at any time. In 1981, Mullaney returned to Providence for a four-year stint before moving onto the CBA.

ERIC MURDOCKEric Murdock will long be recognized as one of the most complete and versatile guards in the storied his-tory of PC backcourt greats. The third all-time leading scorer at Providence, he is second among three-point shooters, third in free throws, sixth in assists, second in

steals and 29th in rebounding. He is second on the all-time NCAA steals list as well. Murdock’s senior year was a storybook ride through both the record books and the collective imagination of the basketball public. Not chosen to any of the three BIG EAST postseason all-league teams as a junior, Murdock was a First Team All-American, one of the nation’s top scorers, BIG EAST scor-ing champion, Eastern Player of the Year and the nation’s Most Courageous Player Award winner as a senior. He had 12 30-points-or-more scoring nights (three over 40) and played in the East-West All-Star Game before being the 21st pick in the NBA draft.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1988 28 114- 276 .413 45- 61 .738 85 300-10.7 1989 29 164- 359 .457 99- 130 .762 135 471-16.2 1990 28 147- 351 .419 96- 126 .762 116 432-15.4 1991 32 262- 589 .445 238- 293 .812 168 818-25.6 Totals 117 687-1575 .436 478-610 .783 504 2021-17.3

RICK PITINOFew stars shone as bright as Rick Pitino’s Providence College coaching stint. He took over a PC basketball program that had won just 79 games in the previ-ous seven seasons and turned it into a Cinderella story that

was the envy of the college basketball world. In his first year, he led the team to a 17-14 record and an NIT Quarterfinal appearance. In 1987, his Friar team finished fourth in the BIG EAST Conference, PC’s best finish ever, and advanced all the way to the the NCAA Final Four. His use of the new three-point field goal and incredible full-court pressure and frenzy brought a band of overachievers to the brink of a national champion-ship. He was named the National Coach of the Year for his efforts. Pitino left to coach the New

the season, and is currently coach of the University of Louisville.

JAMES SCHLIMM“Slim” Jim Schlimm was a 6-3 center from St. Mary’s in Pennsylvania, who was also the first big scorer for Coach Vin Cuddy. Schlimm became the first Friar to top 1000 points in a career, scor-ing on a variety of hook shots against taller opponents. In

his junior year, PC won the NAIB New England Tournament and traveled to Kansas City for the nationals. A mainstay for PC’s first postseason tournament teams, Schlimm captained the Friars as a senior.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1950 23 144- 192 .493 69- 99 .697 357-15.5 1951 24 152 72 376-15.7 1952 23 141 63 158 345-15.0 Totals 70 437 204 1078-15.4

ROBERT J. SLAVIN, O.P.He never scored a point, never coached a win and never suited up for that matter, but if there is a visionary of the success that PC basketball enjoys it would be Father Robert Slavin, who served Providence College as its sixth President. Father

Slavin’s tenure from 1947-61 played witness to the greatest growth period of Friar basketball. Father Slavin was greatly impressed with the Catholic colleges in Philadelphia and with the success of their basketball programs. He had a vision of Providence College having a basketball program recognized on a national level. While his support was both enthusiastic and constant, his greatest contributions were in building Alumni Hall, thus giving the Friars a gymnasium on cam-pus, and hiring Joe Mullaney.

MICHAEL SMITHOne of the most-loved Friars to ever don the Black and White and the school’s greatest power forward ever, Michael Smith was the first player ever to win three con-secutive BIG EAST rebounding titles. He finished his Providence career

as just the fourth player to score 1000 points and grab 1000 rebounds. And, like the three

before him (Marvin Barnes, Jim Hadnot, and John Thompson) he did it the old-fashioned way - in three years. Smith’s name dots the record books. He set records for BIG EAST career rebound average (11.67); PC career field goal percentage by a forward (.554); and PC career rebounds by a forward (1038). He led the Friars to their first-ever BIG EAST Tournament Championship where he was named Most Outstanding Player.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1992 31 108- 218 .495 117- 202 .579 319 333-10.7 1993 33 135- 243 .556 119- 218 .546 375 389-11.8 1994 30 144- 238 .605 100- 140 .714 344 388-12.9 Totals 94 387-699 .554 336-560 .600 1038 1110-11.8

KEVIN STACOMListing Kevin Stacom as Ernie DiGregorio’s backcourt mate unfairly undervalues the career of one of PC’s greatest guards. A transfer from the school that gave the Friars Joe Mullaney (Holy Cross), Stacom was a two-time team Defensive Player of

the Year. He was also one of the most consistent and effective shooters ever at PC, netting a .527 career field goal per-centage, tops among guards. He was a Second Team All-American as a senior who played in the 1973 World University Games. He took over the Friar offense as a senior after DiGregorio gradu-ated. Stacom was a second round draft choice of the Boston Celtics who played five full seasons in the NBA and part of a sixth.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1973 31 238- 431 .552 75- 87 .862 121 551-17.8 1974 32 263- 520 .506 66- 82 .805 100 592-18.5 Totals 63 501-951 .527 141-169 .834 221 1143-18.1

JAMEL THOMAS

Jamel Thomas arrived at Providence as one of the lesser known recruits in a class that included God Shammgod, Derrick Brown and Ruben Garces, but by the time he left, he was the Friars’ third leading all-time scorer. Thomas

was a major cog as a sophomore on the Friar team that raced to the Elite Eight, and his corner jumper against Arizona in the Regional finals sent the game into overtime. Thomas earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors as a junior, and then moved up to First Team honors as a senior. In his final season, Thomas carried the Friars, averag-ing 22 points, with a career-high 38 points in an overtime win at Villanova. The athletic swingman played parts of two seasons in the NBA.

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YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1996 29 105- 232 .453 36- 58 .621 132 270- 9.3 1997 36 187- 429 .436 65- 96 .677 184 504-14.0 1998 29 163- 455 .358 156- 200 .780 200 536-18.5 1999 30 225- 532 .423 153- 203 .754 217 661-22.0 Totals 124 680-1648 .413 410-557 .736 733 1971-15.9

JOHN THOMPSON

He might be better known as the 1988 United States Olympic Team coach or the former Georgetown University basketball coach but John Thompson began his career in college basketball environs at Providence College. A nationally-recruited

big man and tremen-dous inside scorer, Thompson’s announcement to attend PC was a major coup for Joe Mullaney. Thompson not only established the single season scoring mark (26.2 points per game) but also smashed the career scoring record as well. A First Team All-American who played in the East-West All-Star game, Thompson is still among the top ten in scoring average, field goal percentage and rebounding at PC. Thompson ranks among the very best players ever at Providence College. He was a third round draft choice of the Boston Celtics. Thompson was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1962 25 116- 263 .441 78- 119 .655 291 310-12.4 1963 28 208- 395 .527 113- 185 .611 392 529-18.9 1964 26 260- 442 .588 161 -242 .665 378 681-26.2 Totals 79 584-1100 .531 352-546 .645 1061 1520-19.2

OTIS THORPEIt had been eight sea-sons since PC had enjoyed the services of an All-America big man and Friar bas-ketball was at one of its all-time lows. Otis Thorpe was the bright spot in the dark, early years of Providence College and its mem-bership in the BIG

EAST Conference. A powerful rebounder, Thorpe was a two-time team MVP who owns season and career records for field goal percentage. He still ranks seventh on the all-time rebounding list at Providence and was the first player since Marvin Barnes to average over 10 rebounds per game in a season. A two-time Honorable Mention All-America selection, Thorpe was PC’s first First Team All-BIG EAST player. He was the ninth pick in the NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings and enjoyed a tremendous professional career.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1981 26 100- 194 .515 50- 76 .657 137 250- 9.6 1982 27 153- 283 .540 74- 115 .643 216 380-14.1 1983 31 204- 321 .635 91- 138 .659 249 499-16.1 1984 29 167- 288 .580 162- 248 .653 300 496-17.1 Totals 113 624-1086 .575 377-577 .653 902 1625-14.4

JIMMY WALKERThere’s little doubt that Jimmy Walker is the greatest player ever at Providence College. Still the second all-time lead-ing scorer with 2045 points in just three seasons, all before the advent of the three-point field goal, Walker was a three-

time All-American who was considered the second coming of Oscar Robertson. Physically strong and tremendously gifted, Walker turned the point guard position into a deadly scoring weapon for the Friars in the middle 1960’s. Along the way he set scoring records for single game, season and career. In 1967 he became the only Friar to aver-age over 30 points a game in leading the NATION in scoring. Walker was PC’s and New England basketball’s only Number One draft choice of the NBA. He played nine seasons of professional basketball, averaging 16.7 points per game for his career.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1965 26 211- 444 .475 110- 143 .767 158 532-20.5 1966 27 248- 488 .508 166- 215 .772 182 662-24.5 1967 28 323- 659 .492 205- 256 .801 169 851-30.4 Totals 81 782-1591 .492 481-614 .783 509 2045-25.2

LENNY WILKENSAn unknown coming out of high school who played in the formidable shadow of John Egan at Providence College, Lenny Wilkens was a smooth ball handler who was probably the finest backcourt defender ever for the Friars. Primarily

a point guard, Wilkens was the first of a long line of great players to graduate having played for Joe Mullaney. An All-East selection as a junior, he blossomed into a full court terror in his senior season, averaging 14.2 points, a whopping 7.1 rebounds and a fair number of assists and steals (records were incomplete in those years) who became a consensus All-American and MVP of the NIT and the East-West All-Star game. As great as he was at Providence College, his best basketball was ahead of him. A 15-year NBA player, Wilkens retired in second place on the all-time assists list and was a nine-time NBA All-Star. He has coached in the professional ranks for thirty-three years, winning the World Championship in 1979. He was the first PC player to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1958 24 137- 316 .434 84- 130 .646 190 358-14.9 1959 27 167- 390 .428 89- 144 .618 188 423-15.6 1960 29 157- 362 .434 98- 140 .700 205 412-14.2 Totals 80 461-1068 .432 271-414 .655 583 1193-14.9

ERIC WILLIAMSAlthough he only played two seasons for the Friars, Eric Williams left a lasting mark on Providence College basketball. A native of Newark, N.J., Williams trans-ferred to PC his junior season and had an immediate impact, averaging 15.7 points

during the 1993-94 season. The consummate “glue guy,” Williams’ leadership and unselfish play helped guide the Friars to the 1994 BIG EAST title, and his 27 points paced the team in its NCAA First Round game against Alabama. During his senior season, Williams averaged 17.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and was named to the All-BIG EAST first team. The 14th overall pick in the 1995 draft, Williams played 11 years in the NBA, includ-ing seven with the Boston Celtics.

YEAR G FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 1994 30 166- 327 .508 138- 209 .660 151 470-15.7 1995 30 184- 445 .410 134- 195 .687 201 531-17.7

Totals 60 350-772 .453 272-404 .673 352 1001-16.7

EDDIE WINEAPPLEIt is unusual for a player to be con-sidered one of a school’s all-time great-est players for just one season’s work. But that is exactly what Ed Wineapple did for his spectacu-lar season in 1928-29. A transfer from Syracuse University,

Wineapple was the school’s greatest single season scorer ever until Ted McConnon came along in 1941. A First Team All-New England, All-East and All-America player, Wineapple led the Friars to a Number One ranking in New England and a Number Three ranking in the East. He left after just one season to play profes-sionally for the Syracuse Nationals.

YEAR G FG FT PTS-AVG 1929 20 114 50 278-13.9

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THE GREATEST NAMES IN HISTORYTHE GREATEST NAMES IN HISTORY

* Murdock, Eric ‘91 Nahigian, Alex O’Flynn, Richard ‘85 O’Leary, Mary Ann (McCoy) Orlando, Gates ‘84 O’Shea, Michael ‘77 O’Sullivan, Stephanie ‘95 Prisco, Joseph ‘49 Pumple, Richard D. ‘71 Purcell, Seamus ‘89 Quinn, Brendan ‘83 Quinn, Robert G., O.P. Reall, Bob ‘56* Reilly, Robert F. ‘42 Reynolds, Charles F. ‘42* Riordan, Michael W. ‘67* Roberge, Oliver, Jr. ‘34 Ronan, Andy ‘86 Rudolph, Amy ‘95* St. George, Rev. Raymond ‘50* Schlimm, James P. ‘52 Schneider, Herman D., O.P. ‘30 Sheady, Lynn ‘80 Sherry, Karl F. ‘37 Smith, Geoff ‘84 Smith, Leo H. ‘84* Smith, Michael ‘94 Soar, Albert Henry (Hank) ‘37* Stacom, Kevin M. ‘74

Sullivan, Barry M. ‘76 Taglianetti, Peter ‘85 Taylor, Joseph B., O.P.* Tebbetts, George R. (Birdie) ‘34 Terreri, Chris ‘86* Thompson, John R., Jr. ‘64* Thorpe, Otis ‘84 Treacy, John ‘77 Treacy, Ray ‘82 Tschida, Marshall R. ‘62 Velishek, Randy ‘83 Wage, Linda ‘81 Walsh, Ed ‘88* Walker, Jimmy ‘67* Weinstock, Arthur C. ‘50 Welch, Philip G. ‘75* Wilkens, Leonard R., Jr. ‘60* Williams, Eric ‘95 Wilson, Brad ‘78 Wilson, Randy ‘79 Wilson, Ron ‘77* Zabek, Chester J. ‘42

* - played men’s basketball+ - coached men’s basketball

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM1976 John Thompson (assistant coach)1980 Dave Gavitt (head coach)1988 John Thompson (head coach) Bill Stein (assistant coach)1992 Len Wilkens (assistant coach)1996 Len Wilkens (head coach)

U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM1963 Vin Ernst1994 Pete Gillen (assistant coach)

WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES1973 Marvin Barnes (United States) Kevin Stacom (United States)1995 Austin Croshere (United States)2001 Romuald Augustin (Canada) Christopher Anrin (Sweden)2003 Christopher Anrin (Sweden) Maris Laksa (Latvia)

UNITED STATES PAN AMERICAN GAMES1963 Vin Ernst1975 Joe Hassett

U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL1978 Billy Fields1987 Carlton Screen1990 Michael Smith1991 Dickey Simpkins1993 Michael Brown1995 God Shammgod

UNDER 22-TEAM USA1996 Austin Croshere

GOODWILL GAMES2001 Romuald Augustin (Canada)

NCAA SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM1988 Ray Flynn

ECAC ALL-DECADE TEAM1970s Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio (Player of the Decade)

RHODES SCHOLAR1978 Pat Kehoe

McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS1984 Delray Brooks

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA1963 Ray Flynn

LAPCHICK TROPHY1973 Ernie DiGregorio

USBWA MOST COURAGEOUS PLAYER1991 Eric Murdock

STRENGTH COACHES ALL-AMERICA1991 Marques Bragg

NCAA TOURNAMENT1965 Jimmy Walker - East Regional All-Tournament Team1973 Ernie DiGregorio - Championship All-Tournament East Regional Most Valuable Player Marvin Barnes - East Regional All Tournament Kevin Stacom - East Regional All-Tournament1987 Billy Donovan - Southeast Regional Most Outstanding Player Darryl Wright - Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team Steve Wright - Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team1997 God Shammgod - Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team Jamel Thomas - Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT1959 John Egan - All-Tournament Team Len Wilkens - All-Tournament Team1960 Len Wilkens - Most Valuable Player1961 John Egan - All-Tournament Team Vin Ernst - Most Valuable Player1963 Ray Flynn - Most Valuable Player John Thompson - All-Tournament Team1975 Gary Bello - All-Tournament Team Joe Hassett - All-Tournament Team1993 Michael Smith - All-Tournament Team

ALOHA CLASSIC ALL-STAR GAME1974 Marvin Barnes (MVP)1984 Otis Thorpe

NABC ALL-STAR GAME1960 Len Wilkens (Co-MVP)1964 John Thompson1973 Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes (MVP)1977 Joe Hassett1991 Eric Murdock1994 Michael Smith2002 John Linehan

NCAA STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS1966 William Blair - Free Throw Percentage (101-112 .902)1967 Jimmy Walker - Scoring (30.4)1974 Marvin Barnes - Rebounding (18.7)1991 Eric Murdock - Career Steals (376)2002 John Linehan - Career Steals (385)2006 Randall Hanke - Field Goal Percentage (149-220 .677)

ECAC TEAM OF THE YEAR1963 Providence1973 Providence1974 Providence

NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR1987 Rick Pitino - Sporting News, John Wooden, NABC

NEW ENGLAND COACH OF THE YEAR1964 Joe Mullaney1965 Joe Mullaney1966 Joe Mullaney1971 Dave Gavitt1972 Dave Gavitt1973 Dave Gavitt1977 Dave Gavitt1987 Rick Pitino1989 Rick Barnes

COLLEGE INSIDER.COM NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR2001 John Linehan2002 John Linehan

PARADE ALL-AMERICANS1957 John Egan (Second Team)1959 Vinnie Ernst (Third Team)1960 John Thompson (Second Team)1963 Steve Sarantopoulas (Fifth Team)1980 Carl Hill (Fourth Team)1984 Delray Brooks (First Team)1990 Michael Smith (Third Team)1995 God Shammgod (Third Team)

Doherty, Edward S., Jr. ‘24* Donovan, Billy ‘87* Dore, Vincent Cyril, O.P. ‘23 Doyle, Bill ‘68*+Drew, Lawrence J. ‘46 Duffy, Joseph W. ‘30 Eccleston, Thomas, Jr.* Egan, John F. ‘61* Ernst, Vincent L. ‘63 Evans, Shanya ‘91 Farrell, John E. ‘26 Fitzpatrick, Francis C. ‘37 Flynn, John A. (Jack)* Flynn, Raymond L. ‘63 Gaudreau, Rob ‘92+ Gavitt, David R. Granato, Cammi ‘93 Guden, Cathy ‘94* Hadnot, James W. ‘62* Hagstrom, Alfred (Gus) ‘37 Harrington, Moira ‘95* Hassett, Joseph ‘77 Heffernan,Grant J. ‘65 Hendricken, Geraldine ‘92 Hill (Finn), Kathy ‘84 Howley, Francis Ambrose, O.P. Hurley (Lenahan), Kathleen ‘81

Keith, Andy ‘94 Kennedy, Daniel J. ‘76* Killian, Robert F. (Cy) ‘50 King, Britt ‘86 Kish, Larry G. ‘64 Kleinendorst, Kurt ‘83* Krieger, Anslem A. (John E.), O.F.M. ‘31* Kutniewski, William J. ‘35 Lamoriello, Louis A. ‘63 Landry, Omer H. ‘36* Larranaga, Jim ‘71 Lis, Tracey ‘92 Louthis, Peter ‘43 Lyons, Peter ‘80 Mangum, Andrea ‘90 Marchetti, John ‘71 Matjeka, Deb ‘91 McBridge, Peter F., III ‘70+ McClellan, Albert (General)* McCue, William T. ‘31* McGee, Joseph P. ‘26 McMahon, Marie ‘98 Merloni, Lou ‘93 Mezzanotte, Don ‘60* Moge, William B. ‘38 Moloney, Tina ‘89 Monahan, Ed ‘56* Moran, Robert J. ‘54+ Mullaney, Joseph A.

Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame* Allen, Hector J. ‘29 Amato, Bob ‘63 Army, Tim ‘85 Avedisian, Charles T. ‘41 Baezler, Fredereick J., O.P. Bagge, Dick* Barnes, Marvin ‘74 Barto (Gladu), Jackie ‘84 Begley, Aloysius B., O.P. ‘31 Bellemore, J. Robert ‘66* Belliveau, Raymond M. ‘38* Benedict, James ‘66 Bert, Mrs. Helen* Bobinski, Edward W. ‘38* Brachen, Allen G. ‘34 Bride, Thomas H. ‘27 Brown, Barry J. ‘66 Brown, Malcolm H. ‘33 Burke, Doris (Sable) ‘87 Burke, Mary ‘87* Campbell, Bruce ‘78 Carroll, Mark ‘95* Collins, Frederick J. (Lefty) ‘37 Conaty, Edward P. ‘33+ Cuddy, James Vincent Delahunty, Sinead ‘93* DiGregorio, Ernest A. ‘73 Dillon, Dan ‘80

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EASTERN PLAYER OF THE YEAR1967 Jimmy Walker1973 Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes1991 Eric Murdock **Eastern Basketball Magazine

EASTERN SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR1965 Jimmy Walker1971 Ernie DiGregorio

ALL-EAST1929 Edward Wineapple1959 Len Wilkens1960 Len Wilkens1961 John Egan1962 Vin Ernst Ray Flynn1963 Vin Ernst Ray Flynn1964 John Thompson1965 Jimmy Walker1966 Jimmy Walker1967 Jimmy Walker1971 Ernie DiGregorio1972 Ernie DiGregorio1973 Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes Kevin Stacom1976 Joe Hassett1977 Joe Hassett1978 Dwight Williams1984 Otis Thorpe1987 Billy Donovan1989 Eric Murdock1991 Eric Murdock

ECAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR1973 Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes1997 Austin Croshere

ECAC ALL-STARS1958 Len Wilkens1964 John Thompson1966 Jimmy Walker1967 Jimmy Walker1972 Ernie DiGregorio1973 Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio1976 Joe Hassett1977 Joe Hassett1978 Dwight Williams1991 Eric Murdock1997 Austin Croshere1998 Jamel Thomas1999 Jamel Thomas

NABC DISTRICT PLAYER OF THE YEAR1991 Eric Murdock

NABC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR2002 John Linehan

NABC ALL-DISTRICT1959 John Egan - First Team1960 John Egan - First Team Len Wilkens - First Team1961 John Egan - First Team Len Wilkens - First Team1965 Jimmy Walker - First Team1966 Jimmy Walker - First Team Mike Riordan - Second Team Jim Benedict - Third Team1967 Jimmy Walker - First Team Mike Riordan - Second Team1968 Al Hayes - First Team1969 Jim Larranaga - First Team1970 Jim Larranaga - Third Team1971 Ernie DiGregorio - First Team Jim Larranaga - Third Team1972 Marvin Barnes - First Team Ernie DiGregorio - First Team1973 Marvin Barnes - First Team Ernie DiGregorio - First Team Kevin Stacom - Second Team1974 Marvin Barnes - First Team Kevin Stacom - First Team1975 Joe Hassett - First Team1976 Bruce Campbell - First Team Joe Hassett - First Team1977 Joe Hassett - First Team Bruce Campbell - Second Team Bob Cooper - Second Team1978 Dwight Williams - First Team Bruce Campbell - Second Team Bob Misevicious - Third Team1979 Rudy Williams - Third Team1980 Rudy William - Second Team1982 Otis Thorpe - First Team

Ryan Gomes was PC’s most recent All-American, capturing honors in 2004

and 2005.

All-Americans1929 Edward Wineapple - Humor Magazine First Team1930 John Krieger - Humor Magazine Second Team1931 John Krieger - Humor Magazine Second Team William McCue - Humor Magazine Honorable Mention1932 Allen Brachen - Humor Magazine Second Team1933 Allen Brachen - Humor Magazine Second Team1942 Larry Drew - UPI Honorable Mention1959 John Egan - AP, UPI Honorable Mention Len Wilkens - AP, UPI, Catholic Hon. Mention1960 Len Wilkens - Look Magazine, Converse, Citizen Helms, Catholic First Team - AP, UPI Sporting News Second Team1961 John Egan - Citizen Helms Second Team - AP, UPI Honorable Mention Jim Hadnot - AP, UPI Honorable Mention1962 Jim Hadnot - AP, UPI Honorable Mention Vin Ernst - UPI Honorable Mention1963 Vin Ernst - UPI Small Player First Team - AP, UPI Honorable Mention1964 John Thompson - Converse First Team - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine Honorable Mention1965 Jimmy Walker - Basketball News, Citizen Helms First Team - AP Second Team - UPI Honorable Mention1966 Jimmy Walker - UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine, Citizen Helms, NABC First Team - AP Second Team1967 Jimmy Walker - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine, Citizen Helms, NABC First Team1971 Ernie DiGregorio - Catholic First Team1972 Ernie DiGregorio - Catholic First Team - AP, UPI, Honorable Mention1973 Ernie DiGregorio - AP, Citizen Helms, Basketball News, Catholic First Team - UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, NABC Second Team Marvin Barnes - UPI Third Team - AP, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly Honorable Mention1974 Marvin Barnes - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Citizen Helms, Converse, Basketball News, NABC First Team Kevin Stacom - Sporting News, Converse Second Team - UPI, Basketball News, Basketball Weekly, ABC Third Team - AP Honorable Mention1976 Bruce Campbell - UPI Honorable Mention Joe Hassett - AP Honorable Mention1977 Joe Hassett - NABC Third Team - AP, UPI Honorable Mention1978 Dwight Williams - AP Honorable Mention1983 Otis Thorpe - AP Honorable Mention1984 Otis Thorpe - AP Honorable Mention1987 Billy Donovan - UPI, Sporting News Honorable Mention1989 Eric Murdock - Sporting News, Basketball Times Honorable Mention1990 Carlton Screen - Sporting News Honorable Mention Eric Murdock - Sporting News, Basketball Times Honorable Mention1991 Eric Murdock - John Wooden, Scripps Howard First Team - AP, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly Second Team - NABC Third Team1999 Jamel Thomas - Sporting News Honorable Mention2001 John Linehan - Basketball Times Third Team2002 John Linehan - AP Honorable Mention2004 Ryan Gomes - AP, USBWA, ESPN.com, CBS Sportsline.com, College Insider.com, Sporting News, John Wooden First Team - NABC, Basketball Times Second Team2005 Ryan Gomes - AP, Rivals.com Honorable Mention

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1983 Otis Thorpe - Second Team1984 Otis Thorpe - First Team1986 Billy Donovan - Second Team1987 Billy Donovan - First Team David Kipfer - Second Team1988 Marty Conlon - First Team Eric Murdock - Second Team Carlton Screen - Second Team1989 Marty Conlon - First Team Eric Murdock - Second Team Carlton Screen - Second Team1990 Marty Conlon - Second Team Eric Murdock - Second Team Carlton Screen - Second Team1991 Eric Murdock - First Team1993 Michael Smith - First Team1994 Michael Smith - First Team1997 Austin Croshere - First Team1998 Jamel Thomas - Second Team1999 Jamel Thomas - First Team2001 Erron Maxey - Second Team John Linehan - Second Team2002 John Linehan - First Team2003 Ryan Gomes - Second Team2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team2005 Ryan Gomes - First Team2006 Donnie McGrath - Second Team2007 Herbert Hill - First Team Geoff McDermott - Second Team2008 Geoff McDermott - Second Team

USBWA ALL-AMERICANS1960 Lenny Wilkens1966 Jimmy Walker1967 Jimmy Walker1973 Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes1991 Eric Murdock - Second Team2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team

USBWA ALL-DISTRICT 11994 Michael Smith - First Team1997 Austin Croshere - First Team1998 Jamel Thomas - Second Team1999 Jamel Thomas - First Team2001 John Linehan2002 John Linehan2003 Ryan Gomes2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team2005 Ryan Gomes - First Team2007 Herbert Hill - First Team2009 Weyinmi Efejuku - First Team

1971 Ernie DiGregorio1972 Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio1973 Marvin Barnes Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes Kevin Stacom1975 Joe Hassett1976 Bruce Campbell Joe Hassett1977 Joe Hassett1978 Bruce Campbell Dwight Williams1979 Rudy Williams1980 Rudy Williams1983 Otis Thorpe1984 Otis Thorpe1987 Billy Donovan

BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR1991 Eric Murdock ** New York Post

BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR2001 John Linehan2002 John Linehan

BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER2007 Herbert Hill

ALL-BIG EAST1982 Ron Jackson - Third Team Otis Thorpe - Third Team1983 Ron Jackson - Third Team Otis Thorpe - Third Team1984 Otis Thorpe - First Team1986 Billy Donovan - Third Team1987 Billy Donovan - First Team David Kipfer - Third Team1988 Steve Wright - Third Team1989 Eric Murdock - Third Team1990 Marty Conlon - Third Team Carlton Screen - Second Team1991 Eric Murdock - First Team1992 Marques Bragg - Third Team1993 Michael Smith - Second Team1994 Michael Smith - Second Team1995 Eric Williams - First Team1996 Austin Croshere - Third Team1997 Austin Croshere - First Team Derrick Brown - Third Team1998 Jamel Thomas - Second Team1999 Jamel Thomas - First Team2001 John Linehan - Second Team2002 John Linehan - Second Team2003 Ryan Gomes - Second Team2004 Ryan Gomes - First Team2005 Ryan Gomes - First Team2006 Donnie McGrath - Second Team2007 Herbert Hill - First Team Sharaud Curry - Honorable Mention Geoff McDermott - Honorable Mention2008 Geoff McDermott - Honorable Mention2009 Weyinmi Efejuku - Honorable Mention2010 Jamine Peterson - Honorable Mention

There’s no doubt that the three best PC players to ever play on the same team was the 1972-73 team which featured Kevin Stacom, Marvin Barnes and Ernie DiGregorio. Barnes and

DiGregorio were First Team All-Americans while Stacom was a Second Teamer.

ALL-BIG EAST ROOKIE TEAM1980 Ricky Tucker - Rookie Team1981 Otis Thorpe - Rookie Team1988 Eric Murdock - Rookie Team1992 Michael Smith - Rookie Team1993 Michael Brown - Rookie Team1996 God Shammgod - Rookie Team2002 Ryan Gomes - Rookie Team2003 Donnie McGrath - Rookie Team2006 Sharaud Curry - Rookie Team Geoff McDermott - Rookie Team2010 Vincent Council - Rookie Team

USBWA DISTRICT 1 PLAYER OF THE YEAR1997 Austin Croshere2005 Ryan Gomes2010 Jamine Peterson

NEW ENGLAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR1929 Edward Wineapple1960 Len Wilkens1964 John Thompson1967 Jimmy Walker1973 Ernie DiGregorio1974 Marvin Barnes1978 Dwight Williams1987 Billy Donovan1991 Eric Murdock

NEW ENGLAND SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR1965 Jimmy Walker1969 Jim Larranaga1972 Marvin Barnes

ALL-NEW ENGLAND1929 John Krieger Edward Wineapple1930 John Krieger1931 John Krieger1932 Allen Bracken1933 Allen Bracken Ed Koslowski1934 Allen Bracken1935 Bill Kutniewski1936 Leo Davin1959 John Egan Len Wilkens1960 Jim Hadnot Len Wilkens1961 John Egan Jim Hadnot1962 Vin Ernst Jim Hadnot1963 Vin Ernst Ray Flynn John Thompson1964 John Thompson1965 Jimmy Walker1966 Jimmy Walker1967 Jimmy Walker

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BIG EAST TOURNAMENT1987 Billy Donovan - All-Tournament1991 Eric Murdock - All-Tournament1993 Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament1994 Michael Smith - Most Outstanding Player Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament Rob Phelps - All-Tournament1995 Austin Croshere - All-Tournament

BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK1981 Jerry Scott (12/22)1982 Otis Thorpe (1/24) Ron Jackson (2/14)1984 Otis Thorpe (2/5)1985 Keith Lomax (2/24)1986 Billy Donovan (1/19)1987 Billy Donovan (2/1) Darryl Wright (3/9)1989 Eric Murdock (12/11)1990 Eric Murdock (1/21) Carlton Screen (2/18)1991 Eric Murdock (12/16, 12/31, 1/27)1995 Jason Murdock (1/2) Troy Brown (3/5)1997 Jamel Thomas (11/25) Derrick Brown (2/3) Austin Croshere (12/30)1998 Jamel Thomas (3/1)1999 Jamel Thomas (11/16, 12/7, 1/18, 2/22)2000 Donta Wade (2/28)2001 John Linehan (1/15)2002 John Linehan (1/28)2003 Ryan Gomes (12/23)2004 Ryan Gomes (12/15, 1/5, 1/26, 3/1)2005 Ryan Gomes (12/27, 2/14, 3/6)2007 Herbert Hill (1/8, 3/4) Geoff McDermott (12/27)2009 Weyinmi Efejuku (3/2)

BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK1980 Ricky Tucker (1/22, 2/12)1981 Otis Thorpe (2/9)1985 Matt Palazzi (12/9)1987 Carlton Screen (12/21, 1/18) Abdul Shamsid-Deen (1/4)1988 Eric Murdock (1/31)1991 Dickey Simpkins (11/25)1992 Michael Smith (1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23)1993 Michael Brown (2/21)1996 Jamel Thomas (1/29, 2/18) God Shammgod (2/5)1999 Sean Connolly (11/30)2001 Marcus Douthit (12/26)2002 Ryan Gomes (12/31, 1/21)2005 Randall Hanke (3/5)2006 Sharaud Curry (2/6) Geoff McDermott (12/27)2010 Vincent Council (1/18)

NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS1990 Carlton Screen (Sports Illustrated)1991 Eric Murdock (Sports Illustrated)2004 Ryan Gomes (Fox Sports.com- 12/29) Ryan Gomes (Dickie V, ESPN.com- 1/26) Ryan Gomes (Wooden Watch - 12/15, 1/5, 1/26, 2/18, 3/2)2005 Ryan Gomes (Wooden Watch Player of the Week 2/15)

INBANK/FLEET CLASSIC AWARDS1976 Bruce Campbell - All-Tournament Joe Hassett - All-Tournament1978 Billy Fields - All-Tournament Jerry Scott - All-Tournament1979 Billy Fields - All-Tournament Rudy Williams - All-Tournament1980 Jerry Scott - All-Tournament1981 Billy Fields - All-Tournament1982 Otis Thorpe - All-Tournament1983 Carl Hill - All-Tournament Harold Starks - All-Tournament Otis Thorpe - Most Valuable Player1984 Matt Palazzi - All-Tournament1986 Billy Donovan - All-Tournament1987 Marty Conlon - Most Valuable Player Darryl Wright - All-Tournament1988 Marty Conlon - All-Tournament Eric Murdock - All-Tournament Matt Palazzi - All-Tournament1989 Marty Conlon - All-Tournament Carlton Screen - All-Tournament1990 Marques Bragg - Most Valuable Player Corey Floyd - All-Tournament Eric Murdock - All-Tournament Dickey Simpkins - All-Tournament1992 Michael Brown - Most Outstanding Player1993 Franklin Western - Most Outstanding Player

JIMMY WALKER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD1970 Jim Larranaga1971 Ernie DiGregorio1972 Ernie DiGregorio1973 Ernie DiGregorio Marvin Barnes1974 Marvin Barnes1975 Gary Bello1976 Bruce Campbell1977 Joe Hassett1978 Dwight Williams1979 Rudy Williams1980 Jerry Scott, Rudy Williams1981 Jerry Scott, Rich Hunger1982 Ron Jackson1983 Otis Thorpe1984 Otis Thorpe1985 Donnie Brown1986 Billy Donovan1987 Billy Donovan1988 Steve Wright1989 Marty Conlon, Carlton Screen1990 Marty Conlon, Carlton Screen1991 Eric Murdock1992 Marques Bragg1993 Tony Turner Michael Smith1994 Michael Smith Dickey Simpkins1995 Eric Williams1996 Michael Brown Austin Croshere1997 Austin Croshere Derrick Brown1998 Jamel Thomas1999 Jamel Thomas2000 Erron Maxey2001 John Linehan2002 John Linehan2003 Ryan Gomes2004 Ryan Gomes2005 Ryan Gomes2006 Donnie McGrath2007 Herbert Hill2008 Geoff McDermott2009 Weyinmi Efejuku2010 Sharaud Curry, Jamine Peterson

MARVIN BARNES DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD1970 Don Lewis1971 Don Lewis1972 Marvin Barnes1973 Marvin Barnes Kevin Stacom1974 Kevin Stacom1975 Mark McAndrew1976 Mark McAndrew1977 Bob Misevicius1978 Paul Oristaglio1979 Rudy Williams1980 Rich Hunger1981 Rich Hunger1982 Jim Panaggio1983 Harold Starks1984 Otis Thorpe1985 Harold Starks1986 Harold Starks1987 David Kipfer1988 Eric Murdock1989 Eric Murdock1990 Carlton Screen1991 Marques Bragg1992 Marques Bragg1993 Dickey Simpkins1994 Dickey Simpkins1995 Jason Murdock1996 Michael Brown1997 God Shammgod1998 John Linehan1999 John Linehan2000 Karim Shabazz2001 John Linehan2002 John Linehan2003 Marcus Douthit2004 Marcus Douthit2005 Tuukka Kotti2006 Herbert Hill2007 Herbert Hill2008 Jeff Xavier2009 Geoff McDermott2010 Brian McKenzie

LENNY WILKENS HUSTLE AWARD1970 Ray Johnson 1971 Ray Johnson 1972 Ernie DiGregorio1973 Entire Team1974 Mark McAndrew1975 Mark McAndrew Rick Santos1976 Dave Frye1977 Paul Oristaglio1978 Paul Oristaglio1979 Jerry Scott1980 Ricky Tucker1981 Ricky Tucker1982 Ron Jackson1983 Ron Jackson1984 Donnie Brown1985 Harold Starks1986 David Kipfer1987 David Kipfer1988 Quinton Burton1989 Carlton Screen1990 Carlton Screen1991 Corey Floyd1992 Michael Smith1993 Michael Brown1994 Michael Brown1995 Maciej Zielinski1996 Llewellyn Cole1997 Corey Wright1998 Corey Wright1999 Llewellyn Cole2000 Donta Wade2001 Erron Maxey2009 Jeff Xavier2010 James Still

UNSUNG HERO/MOST INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER1970 Craig Callen1971 Jim Larranaga1972 Fran Costello1973 Fran Costello1974 Gary Bello1975 Rick Santos1976 Mark McAndrew1977 Dave Frye1978 Bill Eason1979 John Nolan1980 Rich Hunger1981 Jim Panaggio1982 Keith Lomax1983 Carl Hill1984 Sean Canty1985 Brian Waller1986 Al Roth1987 Jacek Duda1988 Keith-Sean Lindsey1989 Bryan Benham1990 Quinton Burton1991 Fred Campbell1992 Corey Floyd1993 Tony Turner1994 Abdul Abdullah Rob Phelps1995 Michael Brown1996 Derrick Brown1997 Jason Murdock1998 Justin Farley1999 Erron Maxey2000 Kareem Hayletts2001 Chris Rogers2002 Kareem Hayletts2003 Kareem Hayletts2004 Sheiku Kabba Tuukka Kotti2005 Herbert Hill2006 Charles Burch2007 Jonathan Kale2008 Charles Burch

ERNIE D TEAM LEADER AWARD2009 Sharaud Curry

RYAN GOMES MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD2009 Jonathan Kale

DUFFY DWYER FANS OF THE YEAR AWARD1986 Jody DiRaimo The Blues Brothers1987 Duffy Dwyer1988 John Zannini Family1989 Gary Taravella1990 Jane & Vasco Castro1991 Bill & Rosemarie Messore1992 Coleman Sisters1993 Florence Lockey Ann Ianotti1994 Ted & Linda Fogarty Bernie & Lola Buonono1995 John and Clare Castillo1996 Mike & Jan Constantine Mark & Sandra Constantine1997 Diane & Wayne Webb1998 Doc Ramos & Mrs. Ramos1999 James & Denise Metz2000 Nick & Jo An Parente2001 Ted & Linda Fogarty2002 Carmen & Michelle D’Ellena2003 Dr. Larry & Lisa & Bill & Cheryl Levin2004 Anthony Montalbano2005 Eric Ahlborg2006 Tom & Eileen McGrath2007 Mark Gasbarro2009 Frank Richard

SCHOOL AWARDS:MAL BROWN AWARDGiven to the senior best personifying Sportsmanship, Courage and Honor:1940 James Leo1942 Horace Marone1943 Robert Reilly1954 Robert Moran1956 Ralph Tedesco1967 Mike Riordan1973 Fran Costello1976 Mark McAndrew1977 Bob Cooper1987 Ernie Lewis1988 Delray Brooks1994 Abdul Abdullah1996 Michael Brown2005 Tuukka Kotti2006 Donnie McGrath2007 Herbert Hill2008 Charles Burch2009 Geoff McDermott

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD1977 Joe Hassett1984 Otis Thorpe1986 Billy Donovan1987 Billy Donovan1991 Eric Murdock1994 Michael Smith1997 Austin Croshere1999 Jamel Thomas2001 John Linehan 2002 John Linehan 2003 Ryan Gomes2004 Ryan Gomes2005 Ryan Gomes2006 Donnie McGrath2009 Weyinmi Efejuku

SINE QUO NON AWARDGiven to the senior who has not been adequately recognized during their career:1956 Ralph Tedesco1957 Mike Pascale1959 Richard Bessette1962 Richard Leonard1965 James Cox1967 William Barrett1971 Michael McGinn1974 Tim Gilbride1978 Joe Mullaney Jr.1989 Bryan Benham1990 Quinton Burton2003 Kareem Hayletts

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AWARD WINNERSAWARD WINNERS

ABDUL ABDULLAH1994 Bob Cousy Award Eastern Basketball Magazine Honorable Mention All-East

CHRISTOPHER ANRIN2001 World University Games (Sweden)2003 World University Games (Sweden)

ROMUALD AUGUSTIN2001 World University Games (Canada) Goodwill Games (Canada)

MARVIN BARNES1972 New England Sophomore of the Year NABC All-District First Team All-New England1973 UPI Third Team All-America AP, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team World University Games1974 AP, UPI, Sporting News, Citizens Helms, Converse, Basketball News, NABC First Team All-America Eastern Player of the Year ECAC Player of the Year All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England Aloha Classic All-Star Game Most Valuable Player NABC East-West All-Star Game Most Valuable Player National Rebounding Champion

GARY BELLO1975 NIT All-Tournament Team

JIM BENEDICT1966 NABC All-District Third Team

WILLIAM BLAIR1966 National Free Throw Pct. Champion

ALLEN BRACHEN1932 Humor Magazine Second Team All-America All-New England1933 Humor Magazine Second Team All-America All-New England1934 All-New England

MARQUES BRAGG1991 Strength Coaches All-America Strength Team NEBCA Unsung Hero Award1992 All-BIG EAST Third Team

DERRICK BROWN1997 All-BIG EAST Third Team Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST

MICHAEL BROWN1993 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team United States Olympic Festival

QUINTON BURTON1989 NBC “Today Show” Sportsman of the Week

BRUCE CAMPBELL1976 UPI Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District First Team All-New England1977 NABC All-District Second Team1978 NABC All-District Second Team All-New England

MARTY CONLON1988 NABC All-District First Team1989 NABC All-District First Team1990 NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Third Team

BOB COOPER1977 NABC All-District Second Team

VINCENT COUNCIL2010 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team

AUSTIN CROSHERE1995 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team World University Games - Gold Medal1996 All-BIG EAST Third Team USA Basketball Under 22 Team - Gold Medal1997 All-BIG EAST First Team ECAC Co-Player of the Year All-ECAC First Team USBWA District I Player of the Year PC Male Athlete of the Year

SHARAUD CURRY2006 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team2007 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention

LEO DAVIN1936 All-New England

ERNIE DIGREGORIO1971 Catholic First Team All-America Eastern Sophomore of the Year All-East NABC All-District First Team All-New England1972 Catholic First Team All-America AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England1973 Lapchick Trophy as nation’s outstanding senior AP, Citizens Helms, Basketball News, Catholic First Team All-America

AP, Citizens Helms, Basketball News, Catholic First Team All-America UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, NABC Second Team All-America Eastern Player of the Year All-East ECAC Player of the Year All-New England NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team NCAA East Regional Most Valuable Player NABC All-District First Team NABC East-West All-Star Game

BILAL DIXON2010 Sporting News BIG EAST All Freshman

BILLY DONOVAN1986 NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Third Team Providence College Male Athlete of the Year1987 UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-East NABC All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England All-BIG EAST First Team BIG EAST All-Tournament Team NCAA Southeast Regional Most Outstanding Player Providence College Male Athlete of the Year

LARRY DREW1942 UPI Honorable Mention All-America

WEYINMI EFEJUKU2009 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention USBWA All-District 1 First Team R.I Division 1 Player of the Year

JOHN EGAN1959 AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District First Team All-New England NIT All-Tournament Team1960 NABC All-District First Team1961 Citizens Helms Second Team All-America AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-East NABC All-District First Team All-New England NIT All-Tournament Team

VIN ERNST1961 NIT Most Valuable Player NIT All-Tournament Team1962 UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-East

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AWARD WINNERS (BY PLAYER)AWARD WINNERS (BY PLAYER)

All-New England1963 UPI Small Player First Team All-America AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-East All-New England United States World Championship Team United States Pan American Games

BILLY FIELDS1978 United States Olympic Festival

RAY FLYNN1962 All-East1963 Academic All-America NIT Most Valuable Player All-East All-New England1989 NIT Hall of Fame

RYAN GOMES2002 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team2003 All-BIG EAST Second Team USBWA All-District 1 Basketball Times All-Northeast NABC District 1 Second Team PC Male Athlete of the Year2004 AP, USWBA, ESPN.com, CBS SportsLine.com, College Insider.com, Sporting News, John Wooden First Team All-America NABC, Basketball Times Second Team All-America All-BIG EAST First Team USBWA First Team All-District 1 NABC District 1 First Team PC Male Athlete of the Year Rhode Island Div. 1 Player of the Year2005 AP, Rivals.com Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District 1 First Team USBWA All-District 1 First Team USBWA District 1 Player of the Year All-BIG EAST First Team Basketball Times All-Northeast R.I Division 1 Player of the Year PC Male Athlete of the Year

JIM HADNOT1960 All-New England1961 AP, UPI, Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District First Team All-New England1962 AP, UPI Honorable Mention All-America All-New England

RANDALL HANKE2006 National Field Goal Pct. Champion

JOE HASSETT1975 NABC All-District First Team All-New England NIT All-Tournament Team United States Pan American Games1976 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England1977 NABC Third Team All-America AP, UPI, Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England NABC East-West All-Star Game PC Male Athlete of the Year

AL HAYES1968 NABC All-District First Team

HERBERT HILL2007 NABC All-District First Team USBWA All-District 1 First Team All-BIG EAST First Team BIG EAST Most Improved Player College Hoops.net Most Improved Player R.I Division 1 Player of the Year

RON JACKSON1982 All-BIG EAST Third Team1983 All-BIG EAST Third Team

PAT KEHOE1978 Rhodes Scholar

DAVE KIPFER1987 NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Third Team

ED KOSLOWSKI1933 All-New England

JOHN KRIEGER1929 All-New England1930 Humor Magazine Second Team All-America All-New England1931 Humor Magazine Second Team All-America All-New England

BILL KUTNIEWSKI1935 All-New England

JIM LARRANAGA1969 NABC All-District First Team New England Sophomore of the Year1970 NABC All-District Third Team1971 NABC All-District Third Team

JOHN LINEHAN2001 Basketball Times Third Team All-America NABC All-District Second Team College Insider.com National Defensive Player of the Year BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year All-BIG EAST Second Team USBWA All-District 1 PC Male Athlete of the Year2002 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America NABC Defensive Player of the Year BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year ESPN.com Defensive Player of the Year Basketball America Defensive Player of the Year College Insider.com Defensive Player of the Year College Insider.com All-Defensive Team Second Team All-BIG EAST USBWA All-District 1 NABC First Team All-District 1 Bob Cousy Award Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team PC Male Athlete of the Year

ERRON MAXEY2001 NABC All-District Second Team

WILLIAM McCUE1931 Humor Magazine Honorable Mention All-America

GEOFFREY McDERMOTT2006 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team2007 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention NABC All-District Second Team2008 NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention

DONNIE McGRATH2003 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team 2006 NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Second Team PC Male Athlete of the Year

BOB MISEVICIUS1978 NABC All-District Third Team

ERIC MURDOCK1988 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team NABC All-District Second Team1989 Sporting News, Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-America All-East NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Third Team1990 Sporting News, Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District Second Team1991 USBWA Most Courageous Player Award John Wooden, Scripps Howard First Team All-America AP, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly Second Team All-America NABC Third Team All-America Eastern Basketball Player of the Year All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC District Player of the Year NABC All-District First Team U.S. Basketball Writers District Player of the Year U.S. Basketball Writers All-District New England Player of the Year N.J. Sportswriters N.J. Player of the Year New York Post BIG EAST Player of the Year All-BIG EAST First Team BIG EAST All-Tournament Team NABC East-West All-Star Game Providence College Male Athlete of the Year New England Male Athlete of the Year

ROB PHELPS1994 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team

JAMINE PETERSON2010 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention

MIKE RIORDAN1966 NABC All-District Second Team1967 NABC All-District Second Team

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CARLTON SCREEN1987 United States Olympic Festival1988 NABC All-District Second Team1989 NABC All-District Second Team1990 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District Second Team All-BIG EAST Second Team

GOD SHAMMGOD1995 United States Olympic Festival1996 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team1997 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team

DICKEY SIMPKINS1991 United States Olympic Festival1993 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team1994 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team

MICHAEL SMITH1990 United States Olympic Festival1992 All-ECAC Second Team All-BIG East Rookie Team Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-East Eastern Basketball Honorable Mention All-East1993 NIT All-Tournament Team NABC All-District First Team All-BIG EAST Second Team1994 NABC All-Star Game NABC All-District First Team USBWA All-District First Team Eastern Basketball Magazine Honorable Mention All-East Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-East All-BIG EAST Second Team BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player PC Male Athlete of the Year

KEVIN STACOM1973 United States World University Games NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team NABC All-District Third Team1974 Sporting News, Converse Second Team All-America UPI, Basketball News, Basketball Times, NABC Third Team All-America AP Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England

JAMEL THOMAS1997 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team1998 All BIG EAST Second Team ECAC All-Star Third Team USBWA Second Team All-District1999 First Team All-BIG EAST First Team All-ECAC Finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame’s Chip Hilton Award Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America First Team NABC District I USBWA First Team All-District Jimmy Walker Team MVP PC Male Athlete of the Year

JOHN THOMPSON1963 NIT All-Tournament Team All-New England1964 Converse First Team All-America AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England NABC East-West All-Star Game All-East ECAC All-Star First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England NABC East-West All-Star Game1999 Naismith Hall of Fame

OTIS THORPE1981 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team1982 NABC All-District First Team All-BIG EAST Third Team1983 AP Honorable Mention All-America NABC All-District Second Team All-New England All-BIG EAST Third Team1984 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-East NABC All-District First Team All-New England All-BIG EAST First Team Aloha Classic All-Star Game Providence College Male Athlete of the Year

RICKY TUCKER1980 All-BIG EAST Rookie Team

JIMMY WALKER1965 Basketball News, Citizens Helms First Team All-America AP Second Team All-America UPI Honorable Mention All-America NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team Eastern Sophomore of the Year All-East NABC All-District First Team New England Sophomore of the Year All-New England1966 UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine, Citizens Helms, NABC, Basketball News First Team All-America AP Second Team All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team All-New England1967 AP, UPI, Sporting News, Look Magazine, Citizens Helms, NABC First Team All-America Eastern Player of the Year All-East ECAC All-Star First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England National Scoring Champion

LEN WILKENS1958 ECAC All-Star Team1959 AP, UPI, Catholic Honorable Mention All-America

All-East All-New England NIT All-Tournament Team1960 Look Magazine, Converse, Citizens Helms, Catholic First Team All-America AP, UPI, Sporting News Second Team All-America All-East NABC All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England NIT Most Valuable Player NIT All-Tournament Team NABC East-West All-Star Game Co-Most Valuable Player1988 Naismith Hall of Fame (as player)1989 NIT Hall of Fame1998 Naismith Hall of Fame (as coach)

DWIGHT WILLIAMS1978 AP Honorable Mention All-America All-East ECAC All-Star First Team NABC All-District First Team New England Player of the Year All-New England

ERIC WILLIAMS1995 All-BIG EAST First Team Basketball Weekly Second Team All-League Eastern Basketball Honorable Mention All-East

RUDY WILLIAMS1979 NABC All-District Third Team All-New England1980 NABC All-District Second Team All-New England

EDWARD WINEAPPLE1929 Humor Magazine First Team All-America All-East All-New England New England Player of the Year

DARRYL WRIGHT1987 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team

STEVE WRIGHT1987 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team1988 All-BIG EAST Third Team

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Alex Kellogg, 2007-09

Donnie McGrath, 2002-06Jeff Xavier, 2007-09Duke Mondy, 2009-10

Kareem Hayletts, 1999-00DeSean White, 2004-05Marshon Brooks, 2007-10

Larry Wheeler, 1926-30Norm Eichner, 1935-36William Connelly, 1939-40Chester Zabek, 1940-43Jason Murdock, 1993-97Kendrick Moore, 1997-99Karim Shabazz, 1999-01Ryan Gomes, 2001-05Johnnie Lacy, 2009-10

William McCue, 1927-31William Spinnler, 1935-38Sam Kusinitz, 1938-41Larry Drew, 1941-43/45-46Abdul Abdullah, 1992-94Kofi Pointer, 1996-97Romuald Augustin, 2000-03Marcus Douthit, 2003-04Sharaud Curry, 2005-10

James Welch, 1928-32Dom Minicucci, 1935-36John Crowley, 1936-38John Lee, 1938-41Steve Strother, 1974-76Ken Woodson, 1976-77Jerry Scott, 1977-78Jon Barnes, 1978-79Ricky Tucker, 1979-80George Thissell, 1980-81Ron Jackson, 1981-83Brian Waller, 1983-86Borja Larragan, 1994-96T. J. McKenzie, 1997-98Jamaal Camah, 1998-00Chris Burns, 2002-03Gerald Brown, 2003-04Dwain Williams, 2006-08Kyle Wright, 200-9-10

Willard Cooley, 1928-29Joseph Carew, 1934-37Bernard White, 1937-38Victor Storey, 1938-42

John Krieger, 1927-31Al Hagstrom, 1934-37Anthony Scavatto, 1937-38Robert Reilly, 1940-43/45-46

William Gainor, 1928-32

Stan Szydla, 1926-30Leo Ploski, 1935-38Beryle Sacks, 1938-41Ted McConnon, 1941-43

Eddie Wineapple, 1928-29Milton Blieden, 1934-36/38/39Paul Farley, 1936-37John Barnini, 1937-38William Gustas, 1939-41Williams Barry, 1941-42Ed Coogan, 1947-48William Higgins, 1948-49Jerry Lembo, 1949-52Charles Aquavia, 1952-54Frank Williams, 1954-56John Egan, 1958-60

Vinnie Ernst, 1960-63David Turbridy, 1964-66Al Hayes, 1966-68Joe Hassett, 1973-77Dwight Williams, 1977-78Gary Towle, 1978-80Ricky Tucker, 1980-83Ryan Ford, 1986-89Matt Alosa, 1991-93Corey Wright, 1996-99Chris Rogers, 1999-01Donell Allick, 2001-02Sean Van De Walle, 2003-04Luke Burchett, 2006-07

Mark McGovern, 1927-30Fred Collins, 1934-37James Bagley, 1937-38Steve Fallon, 1938-40Tom Shannon, 1940-41Bill Littlefield, 1946-48Francis McGurkin, 1948-51Phil Lynch, 1951-53Thomas Mullins, 1953-54Gordie Holmes, 1955-57William Connell, 1968-70Gary Bello, 1972-75David Frye, 1975-79Bill Fields, 1980-82Keith Lomax, 1982-85Carlton Screen, 1986-90Corey Floyd, 1990-92Abdul Mills, 1999-02, 03-04Tuukka Kotti, 2004-05Geoff McDermott, 2005-09

George Forrest, 1927-29Ray Bellieveau, 1934-37Larry Shattuck, 1937-38John Barnini, 1938-40Wilf Michaud, 1941-43Tom Bertino, 1947-48Edward Mooney, 1948-51Robert Moran, 1951-53Donald Moran, 1953-54Benny Benoit, 1955-57Robert Simoni, 1961-64Peter McLaughlin, 1964-67Charles Conway, 1967-69Tom Walters, 1971-73Rich Dunphy, 1973-74Bill Eason, 1974-78Myles McPartland, 1980-81Don Brown, 1982-86Delray Brooks, 1986-87Michael Shannon, 1990-91God Shammgod, 1995-97John Linehan, 1997-02Ray Cross, 2004-06Luke Burchett, 2007-09

Joe Juges, 1939-42Larry DePalma, 1948-49Thomas Bauer, 1949-52John Preissner, 1952-53William Quinlan, 1952-54Tom Karam, 1956-58Ira Bowman, 1991-93Adam Benton, 1994-95Mark Adams, 1997-98Sheiku Kabba, 2000-04Weyinmi Efejuku, 2005-09

Elmer Chester, 1934-35Charles McElroy, 1936-37Joe Kwasniewski, 1938-40Horace Marone, 1940-42Charlie Bresnahan, 1945-49

Ron Gagnon, 1949-52Robert O’Connell, 1952-53John Durkin, 1953-54Donald Moran, 1954-56Ken Clements, 1956-57Len Wilkens, 1957-60Raymond Flynn, 1960-63William Blair, 1963-66James Cody, 1966-67Walt Violand, 1967-68Vic Collucci, 1968-71Mark McAndrew, 1972-76Peter Petropoulos, 1976-77John Nolan, 1977-80Carl Hill, 1980-84Eric Murdock, 1987-91

Carl Angelica, 1934-37Jim Padden, 1937-38Rae Edwards, 1945-46/47-48James Power, 1948-51Henry McQueeney, 1951-53Lawrence Collarmore, 1953-54Ed Donohue, 1955-58Don Lewis, 1969-70Ernie DiGregorio, 1970-73Tom Gastall, 1974-75Joe Mullaney, Jr., 1975-80Ron Tenzyk, 1978-80Mike Berkley, 1981-83Dave Kipfer, 1983-87Quinton Burton, 1987-90Abdul Brown, 1996-97Peter Farrell-Marcellino, 1997-99Kareem Hayletts, 2000-03Herbert Hill, 2003-07Jamine Peterson, 2007-08

Charles Gallagher, 1934-37James Leo, 1937, 39Cy Killian, 1946-48Ray Korbusieski, 1949-52John Power, 1950-53Dick Elston, 1953-54Ken Willoughby, 1954-55Frank Tirico, 1955-58

Charles Kelly, 1935-36Elton Deuse, 1936-37Ralph Paparella, 1937-39Eddie Lee, 1940-42Arthur Weinstock, 1946-50Joseph DeStefano, 1950-51Ken Kerr, 1951-53Henry McQueeney, 1953-54Lawrence Collarmore, 1954-56

William Moge, 1935-36Paul Sweeney, 1937-40Walter Lozoski, 1946-50John Durkin, 1951-53John Reynolds, 1953-54Larry Connolly, 1954-56

William Ahern, 1948-49Frank Pellegrino, 1949-51Thomas Mullins, 1951-53Bob Moran, 1953-54Mike Pascale, 1954-57

Alex Becker, 1948-51Joseph King, 1951-52Ken Kerr, 1953-55Ed Cahill, 1955-56John Hickey, 1959-60Carl Spencer, 1960-63James Benedict, 1963-66Stu Kerzner, 1966-68Dennis Walsh, 1968-70

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Ed Bobinski, 1935-38Horace Marone, 1939-40Donald Dowd, 1946-48Ray Garcia, 1948-51John Lowney, 1951-52William Quinlan, 1952-53Walter Malecki, 1953-55Robert Ferriter, 1955-56Gary Wilken, 1969-72James Best, 1986-87Cal Foster, 1987-89Tom Hall, 1990-94Kareem Hayletts, 1998-99Marcus Douthit, 2000-03Jeff Parmer, 2004-05Chris Baudinet, 2006-09Jamine Peterson, 2009-10

Leo Davin, 1934-37Ferd Sowa, 1942-43, 46-48Joseph Blain, 1948-49Jim Schlimm, 1949-52Ed Ryder, 1952-53Ralph Tedesco, 1953-56Alexander Grande, 1956-57Thomas Folliard, 1959-62Noel Kinski, 1962-65Donald Henderson, 1965-68Joseph Ferro, 1968-70Charlie Crawford, 1970-73Chris Dixon, 1973-74/75-76Dwight Williams, 1976-77Rudy Williams, 1977-78Ernie DelGatto, 1978-79Sean Canty, 1980-84Matt Palazzi, 1984-89Rob Phelps, 1991-94Ben D’Alessandro, 1994-95Justin Acker, 1995-96Sean Connolly, 1998-99Maris Laksa, 2000-04Jamal Barney, 2006-07

Thomas Orr, 1946-50Robert Prendergast, 1950-53Phillip Lynch, 1953-54Gus Westerhuis, 1953-55Roger Canestrari, 1955-58Ken Clements, 1958-59Michael Hagan, 1969-71Alan Baker, 1971-74Bruce Campbell, 1974-78Sam Lucas, 1978-81Keith Lomax, 1981-82Pete Murphy, 1982-83Ernie Lewis, 1983-87Greg Bent, 1988-90Franklin Western, 1990-95Garnett Thompson, 2001-02Elliott McCray, 2004-05Brian McKenzie, 2006-10

John Smith, 1934-37Elt Deuse, 1937-39

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James Leo, 1939-40Ray St. George, 1946-48Sam Nissel, 1948-51John Reynolds, 1951-53Pat Grady, 1954-55Lionel Jenkins, 1955-58Denny Guimares, 1958-61William Stein, 1961-64Jimmy Walker, 1964-67Mike McGuinn, 1969-71Marvin Barnes, 1971-74Donald Henderson, 1974-76Pat Kehoe, 1976-78Rich Hunger, 1978-81Ed Gately, 1981-82Alan Roth, 1982-86Keith-Sean Lindsey, 1987-88Marques Bragg, 1988-92Maciej Zielinski, 1992-95Ruben Garces, 1995-97Erron Maxey, 1997-01Dwight Brewington, 2003-05

Ed Koslowski, 1930-34Jack Keating, 1952-53John Ritch, 1954-57Dick Bessette, 1956-59Jim Larranaga, 1968-71Kevin Stacom, 1972-74Mark Forcier, 1974-76Paul Oristaglio, 1976-78Jerry Scott, 1978-81Dick Pennefather, 1982-86Abdul Shamsid-Deen, 1986-90Fred Campbell, 1990-92Mark Adams, 1995-97Ben Perkins, 1997-99Romuald Augustin, 1999-00Stephen Traugott, 2000-01Tuukka Kotti, 2001-04Sean Van De Walle, 2004-06Brian Beloin, 2008-09

Frank Pelligrino, 1948-49Jim Coates, 1954-55Pat Grady, 1955-56Ed Martin, 1956-58

Allen Brachen, 1930-34Oscar Ponton, 1950-51

John Woods, 1957-60Thomas Nyire, 1961-63Steve Sarantapoulous, 1964-67Nehru King, 1970-73Rick Santos, 1973-75Mark Heissenbuttel, 1978-79Paul Aiello, 1976-78Bruce McKnight, 1979-80Jim Cholakis, 1980-81/82-83Marty Conlon, 1986-90Michael Brown, 1992-96

Fran Costello, 1970-73Walt Edwards, 1973-74Bob Misevicius, 1974-78Marlon Burns, 1980-83Duffy McNulty, 1990-94Timothy Englert, 2003-06Connor Heine, 2008-09

Peter Schementi, 1956-59James Ahern, 1962-65Andy Clary, 1966-69Larry Ketvirtis, 1971-72Bob Cooper, 1973-77

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Aubrey Stallworth, 1978-80Otis Thorpe, 1980-84Chris Watts, 1987-91Troy Brown, 1991-95Jamel Thomas, 1995-99Donta Wade, 1999-00Rob Sanders, 2001-04Charlie Burch, 2004-07

Robert Siembida, 1959-60John Egan, 1960-61Jeff Shea, 1962-63William Lasher, 1964-66William Judkins, 1966-67Pat Kehoe, 1975-76Mark Heissenbuttel, 1976-77Miaden Filipan, 1977-78Billy Donovan, 1983-87Troy Brown, 1990-91Michael Smith, 1991-94Jason Evans, 1994-95Ndongo N’Diaye, 1996-98Leland Anderson, 2001-03Jonathan Kale, 2005-09

Bill Fields, 1978-80Ken McDonald 1990-92Stephen Traugott, 2001-03

Richard Holzheimer, 1958-61Jimmy Stone, 1961-64William Barrett, 1964-66Gerald McNair, 1967-68Paul Aiello, 1976-78Piotr Szybilski, 1994-96Justin Farley, 1997-99David Murray, 1999-00

Darryl Wright, 1985-89Chris Carter, 2009-10

Dick Leonard, 1960-62James Schessler, 1964-67Taylor Walsh, 1967-68Bryan Benham, 1985-89Dickey Simpkins, 1990-94Mark Adams, 1994-95Llewellyn Cole, 95-96, 97-00Bilal Dixon, 2009-10

James Swartz, 1956-59

Robert Gibson, 1958-60James Cox, 1963-65Peter Coughter, 1965-68Walter Violand, 1968-70Ron Norwood, 1972-73Steve Wright, 1984-88Austin Croshere, 1993-97Russ Permenter, 2009-10

Ernest McNair, 1995-96Brian Schnurr, 1999-02James Still, 2009-10

Timothy Moynahan, 1958-61John Thompson, 1961-64Dexter Westbrook, 1964-65Alfred Pearson, 1966-68Theodore Haig, 1968-69

Bob Ollquist, 1971-72/73-74Rich Dunphy, 1972-73Jacek Duda, 1983-97Steve Donohue, 1994-95Richard Cordella, 1995-98Ryan McAuliffe, 1998-99

Richard Whelan, 1957-60George Zaluki, 1960-62

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CLASS GAME RECORDS:SENIORPOINTS: 52 Marvin Barnes vs. AUSTIN PEAY, 12-15-73REBOUNDS: 27 Marvin Barnes vs. BROWN, 2-12-74ASSISTS: 16 Vin Ernst vs. DePAUL, 2-7-63 16 Vin Ernst vs. CATHOLIC, 2-9-63 16 Carlton Screen vs. Syracuse, 1-20-90BLOCKS: 10 Bob Cooper vs. MICHIGAN, 12-29-76 10 Karim Shabazz vs. RHODE ISLAND, 12-2-00STEALS: 11 John Linehan vs. RUTGERS, 1-22-02

JUNIORPOINTS: 50 Jimmy Walker vs. Boston College, 12-20-65REBOUNDS: 30 Marvin Barnes vs. ASSUMPTION, 2-22-73ASSISTS: 15 Jim Larranaga vs. VCU, 12-8-69BLOCKS: 10 Marvin Barnes vs. Brown, 3-8-73 10 Karim Shabazz vs. LIU, 12-27-99STEALS: 7 5 times, last: Carlton Screen vs. BC, 12-7-88

SOPHOMOREPOINTS: 39 John Egan vs. Villanova, 1-24-59REBOUNDS: 34 Marvin Barnes vs. BUFFALO ST., 12-8-71ASSISTS: 14 Ernie DiGregorio vs. DePAUL, 2-25-71BLOCKS: 12 Marvin Barnes vs. BUFFALO ST., 12-8-71STEALS: 10 God Shammgod vs. BROWN, 12-21-96

FRESHMANPOINTS: 31 Ryan Gomes vs. Miami, 1-19-02REBOUNDS: 18 Bruce Campbell vs. Canisius, 2-1-75ASSISTS: 13 Ricky Tucker vs. CANISIUS, 2-4-80 13 God Shammgod vs. WEST VIRGINIA, 1-20-96 13 Donnie McGrath vs. OHIO, 11-30-02BLOCKS: 9 Randall Hanke vs. Memphis, 12-23-04STEALS: 9 John Linehan vs. PITTSBURGH, 1-10-98

FRESHMEN IN THE OPENING GAME STARTING LINEUP SEASON PLAYER OPP. RESULT STATS2005-06 Geoff McDermott VERMONT W 87-77 13 pts 9 reb 3 ast2004-05 Randall Hanke NIAGARA W 83-78 5 pts 3 reb 0 ast2002-03 Donnie McGrath BROWN W 83-64 6 pts 1 reb 6 ast2001-02 Tuukka Kotti SIENA W 79-54 2 pts 3 reb 3 ast2000-01 Maris Laksa HOLY CROSS W 63-57 2 pts 3 reb 0 ast1999-00 Abdul Mills HOLY CROSS L 43-54 13 pts 4 reb 2 ast1999-00 Marcus Jefferson HOLY CROSS L 43-54 4 pts 3 reb 0 ast1998-99 Sean Connolly VANDERBILT L 66-72 10 pts 4 reb 0 ast1997-98 Ben Perkins VERMONT W 67-63 10 pts 12 reb 1 ast1995-96 God Shammgod NEW HAMPSHIRE W 92-78 6 pts 1 reb 9 ast1980-81 Otis Thorpe MASSACHUSETTS W 56-43 6 pts 4 reb 0 ast1979-80 Ricky Tucker STONEHILL W 83-62 10 pts 1 reb 4 ast1978-79 Bill Fields MAINE (OT) W 75-73 2 pts 2 reb 0 ast1975-76 David Frye STONEHILL W 102-76 4 pts 2 reb 3 ast1973-74 Bob Cooper ST. LEO W 84-44 8 pts 4 reb 0 ast

FRIARS RECORD AT SELECTED ARENAS FRIARS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (53-52)FRIARS AT THE PALESTRA (12-15)FRIARS AT THE HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER (10-8)FRIARS AT THE MEADOWLANDS/CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA (6-12)

TOP CROWDS TO SEE THE FRIARS65,444 Syracuse 3-28-87 *32,804 Syracuse 2-26-0532,401 Syracuse 1-20-9032,096 Syracuse 1-28-8929,075 Syracuse 2-27-9328,876 Syracuse 2-2-8828,596 Syracuse 2-12-9127,495 Syracuse 1-4-9226,674 Syracuse 2-19-8725,631 Syracuse 1-23-8623,637 Syracuse 2-15-9423,309 Syracuse 1-27-0823,017 Syracuse 2-13-8522,733 Syracuse 2-8-9522,160 Syracuse 2-5-8321,000 Alabama 3-17-94 *20,465 Syracuse 1-10-9620,205 Syracuse 2-2-10*- NCAA Tournament; **- NIT; ***- BIG EAST Tournament

20,186 Arkansas 1-23-9919,697 Syracuse 2-6-8219,610 West Virginia 3-12-03 ***19,594 West Virginia 3-7-07 ***19,591 Seton Hall 3-6-85 ***19,591 St. John’s 3-7-85 ***19,591 Villanova 3-5-86 ***19,591 St. John’s 3-5-87 ***19,591 Georgetown 3-6-87 ***19,591 Connecticut 3-12-88 ***19,591 Syracuse 3-10-89 ***19,562 West Virginia 3-12-08 ***19,544 Villanova 3-11-94 ***19,544 Connecticut 3-12-94 ***19,544 Georgetown 3-13-94 ***19,544 Syracuse 3-10-95 ***19,544 Villanova 3-11-95 ***19,544 St. John’s 3-6-96 ***

19,544 Villanova 3-7-96 ***19,528 Syracuse 3-8-01 ***19,528 Villanova 3-11-04 ***19,522 Connecticut 3-12-93 ***19,522 Seton Hall 3-13-93 ***19,484 Louisville 2-18-0919,375 DePaul 3-11-09 ***19,375 Louisville 3-12-09 ***19,375 Seton Hall 3-9-10 ***19,301 Indiana 3-26-73 *19,161 Utah 12-2-9719,160 Seton Hall 2-25-8719,138 Syracuse 2-15-8419,081 St. John’s 3-8-91***19,081 Georgetown 3-9-91***19,058 Syracuse 1-13-9819,029 Memphis St. 3-24-73 *18,944 Villanova 3-7-97 ***18,920 Marquette 2-3-07

Bob Kovalski, 1965-66Tony Koski, 1966-68Ray Johnson, 1968-71

James Hadnot, 1959-62Bob Kovaski, 1962-64Mike Riordan, 1964-67Craig Callen, 1967-70Marvin Saddler, 1988-92Eric Williams, 1993-95Mark Jarrell-Wright, 1999-00Ray Hall, 2006-08

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YEAR PLAYER ROUND (OVERALL) TEAM (LEAGUE)1960 Len Wilkens First (6) St. Louis Hawks (NBA)1961 John Egan Second (12) Detroit Pistons (NBA)1962 Jim Hadnot Third (25) Boston Celtics (NBA)1963 Ray Flynn Fourth (33) Syracuse Nats (NBA) Vin Ernst Sixth (53) Boston Celtics (NBA)1964 John Thompson Third (27) Boston Celtics (NBA)1967 Jimmy Walker First (1) Detroit Pistons (NBA) First Indiana Pacers (ABA) Dexter Westbrook Fifth (44) Baltimore Bullets (NBA) Mike Riordan Twelfth (128) New York Knicks (NBA) Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA)1968 Anthony Koski New York Nets (ABA)1971 Jim Larranaga Sixth (96) Detroit Pistons (NBA)1973 Ernie DiGregorio First (3) Buffalo Braves (NBA) First Kentucky Colonels (ABA) Kevin Stacom Second (24) Chicago Bulls (NBA) Third (26) Denver Rockets (ABA) Marvin Barnes First (6) Denver Rockets (ABA) Fran Costello Fifth (71) Portland Trailblazers (NBA)1974 Marvin Barnes First (2) Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) Kevin Stacom Second (35) Boston Celtics (NBA) Len Wilkens Third (22) Memphis Tams (ABA)1975 Steve Strother Ninth (154) Houston Rockets (NBA)1976 Mark McAndrew Eighth (136) Buffalo Braves (NBA)1977 Joe Hassett Third (52) Seattle Supersonics (NBA) Bob Cooper Sixth (119) Kansas City Kings (NBA)1978 Bob Misevicius Sixth (112) Buffalo Braves (NBA) Bruce Campbell Eighth (153) New Jersey Nets (NBA)1979 Dwight Williams Sixth (121) Atlanta Hawks (NBA)1980 John Nolan Tenth (214) Boston Celtics (NBA)1981 Rudy Williams Ninth (186) New Jersey Nets (NBA)1983 Ron Jackson Seventh (160) Boston Celtics (NBA)1984 Otis Thorpe First (9) Kansas City Kings (NBA)1985 Ray Knight Fifth (114) Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)1987 Billy Donovan Third (68) Utah Jazz (NBA)1990 Abdul Shamsid-Deen Second (54) Seattle Supersonics (NBA)1991 Eric Murdock First (21) Utah Jazz (NBA)1994 Dickey Simpkins First (21) Chicago Bulls (NBA) Michael Smith Second (35) Sacramento Kings (NBA)1995 Eric Williams First (14) Boston Celtics (NBA) Troy Brown Second (45) Atlanta Hawks (NBA)1997 Austin Croshere First (12) Indiana Pacers (NBA) God Shammgod Second (46) Washington Wizards (NBA)2004 Marcus Douthit Second (56) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)2005 Ryan Gomes Second (50) Boston Celtics (NBA)2007 Herbert Hill Second (55) Utah Jazz (NBA)

FRIARS IN THE CBAABDUL ABDULLAH 1994-95 La Crosse ROMUALD AUGUSTIN 2006-07 IndianaMARVIN BARNES 1984-85 Detroit, Ohio, EvansvilleMARQUES BRAGG 1994-95 Grand Rapids DELRAY BROOKS 1988-89 Pensacola DERRICK BROWN 1997-98 Connecticut TROY BROWN 1996-98 Connecticut 2001-02 Sioux Falls BRUCE CAMPBELL 1978-79 Wilkes-BarreMARTY CONLON 1990-91 Rockford 1993-94 Rockford BILLY DONOVAN 1988-89 Wyoming, Rapid CityRUBEN GARCES 1998-99 La CrosseJOHN LINEHAN 2002-03 North DakotaJOHN NOLAN 1980-81 RochesterJIM PANAGGIO 1982-83 RochesterROB PHELPS 1998-99 La CrosseCARLTON SCREEN 1990-91 Grand Rapids 1993-94 Fort WayneGOD SHAMMGOD 1998-99 La CrosseJAMEL THOMAS 1999-01 Quad Cities (Rookie of the Year)STEVE WRIGHT 1992-93 Albany, Capital Region, Omaha

OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEAGUESLELAND ANDERSON 2006-07 Hollywood (ABA)DWIGHT BREWINGTON 2007-08 Tulsa, Albuquerque (NBDL)DELRAY BROOKS 1988-89 Worcester Counts (WBL)TROY BROWN 2005-07 Rochester (PBL)BOB COOPER 1977-78 Providence (Eastern League)VIN ERNST 1963-64 Trenton (Eastern League)RAY FLYNN 1963-64 Wilmington (Eastern League)JIM HADNOT 1963-64 Trenton (Eastern League)TONY KOSKI 1969-71 Hartford (Eastern League)JOHN LINEHAN 2002-04 Greenville (NDBL) 2003-04 Harlem GlobetrottersABDUL MILLS 2007-08 Albuquerque (NBDL)ROB PHELPS 2001-02 Indiana (ABA)ROB SANDERS 2006-07 Manchester (ABA)KARIM SHABAZZ 2002-03 N. Charleston (NDBL)GARNETT THOMPSON 2002-03 Harlem GlobetrottersEDWARD WINEAPPLE 1929-30 Syracuse (American)ROBERT SIEMBIDA (Referee) 1975-77 Eastern League 1976-77 National Basketball AssociationALBERT “HANK” SOAR (Coach) 1947-48 Providence (Basketball Association of America)

TONY KOSKI ‘68 - FranceSTU KERZNER ‘68 - IsraelFRAN COSTELLO ‘73 - Spain, SwedenRICH DUNPHY ‘74 - AustraliaMARK MCANDREW ‘76 - SpainBOB COOPER ‘77 - EnglandBRUCE CAMPBELL ‘78 - Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, MoroccoMLADEN FILIPAN ‘78 - YugoslaviaBOB MISEVICIUS ‘78 - Argentina, Belgium, BrazilRICH HUNGER ‘81 - SpainJACEK DUDA ‘87 - GermanyDAVE SNEDEKER ‘88 - TurkeySTEVE WRIGHT ‘88 - France, RussiaCAL FOSTER ‘89 - GreeceDARRYL WRIGHT ‘89 - PortugalQUINTON BURTON ‘90 - SwitzerlandMARTY CONLON ‘90 - France, ItalyABDUL SHAMSID-DEEN ‘90 - France, Dominican Republic, RussiaERIC MURDOCK ‘91 - ItalyMARQUES BRAGG ‘92 - France, Philippines, ItalyKEN MCDONALD ‘92 - IrelandTRENT FORBES ‘93 - England, Ireland, RussiaTONY TURNER ‘93 - England, Russia, SpainABDUL ABDULLAH ‘94 - Belgium, PolandROB PHELPS ‘94 - England, CypressDICKEY SIMPKINS ‘94 - Russia, Lithuania, FranceMICHAEL SMITH ‘94 - PolandFRANKLIN WESTERN ‘95 - Puerto Rico, Dominican RepublicMICHAEL BROWN ‘95 - England, GreeceTROY BROWN ‘95- Japan, Spain, France, ArgentinaMACIEJ ZIELINSKI ‘95 - PolandPIOTR SYZBILSKI ‘96 - GreeceDERRICK BROWN ‘97 - Venezuela, PhillipinesRUBEN GARCES ‘97- Venezuela, SpainJASON MURDOCK ‘97 - Poland, China, PortugalGOD SHAMMGOD ‘99 - Poland, ChinaJAMEL THOMAS ‘99 - Italy, GreeceLLEWELLYN COLE ‘00 - Portugal, MexicoKARIM SHABAZZ ‘01 - Italy, UruguayERRON MAXEY ‘01 - Finland, ArgentinaJOHN LINEHAN ‘02 - Italy, FranceGARNETT THOMPSON ‘03 - ChinaCHRISTOPHER ANRIN ‘04 - Germany, SwedenMARCUS DOUTHIT ‘04 - Belgium, TurkeyMARIS LAKSA ‘04 - Slovenia, CyprusABDUL MILLS ‘04 - MexicoSHEIKU KABBA ‘05 - Portugal, Italy, GermanyTUUKKA KOTTI ‘05 - ItalyDONNIE McGRATH ‘06 - ItalyDWIGHT BREWINGTON ‘07 - IsraelHERBERT HILL ‘07 - FranceWEYINMI EFEJUKU ‘09 - SpainJEFF XAVIER ‘09 - SpainJONATHAN KALE ‘09 - Ukraine

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