- In case you missed it on Wednesday – #pcbb interviewed 2014 PG recruit Austin Tilghman. Click here to read that story.
- 2014 PG recruit Tarin Smith and the St. Anthony Friars won a close game earlier this week as they traveled to Long Island Lutheran who features 2016 PG Devonte Green. Green, the St. Mary’s transfer, had 22 points in the loss. Green is the younger brother of former UNC player and current NBA player, Danny Green. Tarin Smith led St. Anthony in scoring with 14 points and was the only Friar in double figures.
- Paschal Chukwu and the Fairfield Prep Stags remained undefeated (17-0) after winning at Xavier on Tuesday night. Chuwku poured in 20 points in the win with 14 of his points coming on dunks. Xavier’s head coach had this to say of Chukwu:
Cox Sports: PC’s dance team has all the right moves #pcbb
How #pcbb Can Boost Their RPI Today 2/14/14
There were three games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. In those games, the results went 0-3 against the Friars. PC’s RPI is now at 56 (was 56).
A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.
Top 5 Negative
| Team | Conf | Curr Wgt | Fut Wgt | Curr W/L | Exp W/L | Curr Impact | Exp Impact ▾ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | AE | 2.13 | 1.70 | 18.18 | 19.24 | -1.35 | -1.04 |
| Fairfield | MAAC | 2.04 | 1.67 | 20.83 | 23.56 | -1.19 | -0.88 |
| Boston College | ACC | 2.08 | 1.67 | 23.81 | 23.84 | -1.09 | -0.87 |
| DePaul | BE | 2.63 | 4.08 | 41.67 | 39.74 | -0.44 | -0.84 |
| Marist | MAAC | 2.08 | 1.69 | 39.13 | 39.35 | -0.45 | -0.36 |
Top 5 Positives
| Team | Conf | Curr Wgt | Fut Wgt | Curr W/L | Exp W/L | Curr Impact | Exp Impact ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | BE | 26.33 | 26.31 | 62.14 | 59.09 | 6.39 | 4.78 |
| Villanova | BE | 2.59 | 4.10 | 91.30 | 88.31 | 2.14 | 3.14 |
| Creighton | BE | 2.59 | 4.07 | 86.36 | 83.23 | 1.88 | 2.71 |
| Xavier | BE | 4.46 | 4.07 | 71.43 | 66.09 | 1.91 | 1.31 |
| St. John’s | BE | 4.47 | 4.08 | 63.64 | 61.93 | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 2.05 | 1.64 | 78.26 | 76.49 | 1.16 | 0.87 |
Three games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance.
Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:
#pcbb Links of the Day 2/14/14
- Projo – Kevin McNamara – PC’s Bryce Cotton on Naismith Trophy List
- Banners on the Parkway – Around the Big East: Stretch Run Edition (Part 1)
- Projo – Kevin McNamara – New London High to retire Kris Dunn’s number
Pivovar: Without McDermott, Providence’s Cotton would be king of Big East #pcbb
Very nice piece by Steve Pivovar of the Omaha World-Herald with complimentary quotes of Cotton by JTIII, Lavin, Mack and of course, Cooley.
Pivovar: Without McDermott, Providence’s Cotton would be king of Big East
#pcbb Bracketology Update 2/13/14
Joe Lunardi has PC as a 12 seed in a First Round play-in game against Florida State in the East Region (updated on 2/13).
Jerry Palm has PC as an 11 seed playing Oklahoma in the Midwest Region (updated on 2/10).
Bracket Matrix, which updated yesterday at 3:47pm, has PC’s average seed as an 11 but they are only in 47 of 72 brackets.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology/team-comparison/PROV/PROV
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