- ICYMI – #pcbb Weekly Recruiting Update 4/11/14
- Friarblog.com – Daniel “The Warrior Friar” James – Friarblog Updates: After the Season
- The Hooded Friar- Friars’ 2014-15 roster shaping up nicely
- PaintTouches.com – Andrei Greska – FS1’s impact on Big East TV ratings
- The Tennessean – All-Midstate boys basketball team – Braxton Blackwell Player of the Year
- CBSSports.com – Jon Rothstein – Will the Big East improve in the offseason?
- Yahoo Sports – Jeff Eisenberg – Newly released Devonte Graham will be a coveted recruit the next few days
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Big East News: Creighton’s Doug McDermott Wins Wooden Award
Congratulations to Doug McDermott for being named the winner of the Wooden Award. This marks the 11th National Player of the Year Award for McDermott but the Wooden Award is THE player of the year award. McDermott becomes the first Big East player to win this prestigious award since St. John’s Walter Berry did it in 1986 and is only the 3rd Big East player to ever win the award with Chris Mullin of St. John’s winning in 1985.
The announcement was made on ESPN’s SportsCenter by John Wooden’s grandson. The official awards gala will take place in Los Angeles on April 11th.
About the John R. Wooden Award
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird (’79), Michael Jordan (’84), Tim Duncan (’97), Candace Parker (’07 and ’08), Kevin Durant (’09) and Maya Moore of Connecticut (’09 and ‘11). Michigan’s Trey Burke won the 2013 Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s.
Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award has contributed close to a million dollars to universities’ general scholarship fund in the names of the All American recipients. The Award has also sent more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long college basketball camps in the Award’s name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament, which brings together Special Olympic athletes and the All Americans, takes place at The Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of the John R. Wooden Award Ceremony.
Follow the candidates and get the latest news throughout the season by logging on to www.WoodenAward.com, following us on Twitter (@WoodenAward), or going to the Wooden Award facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/WoodenAward. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact the Wooden Award staff at 213-630-5231 or via email at woodenaward@laac.net.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 4/3/14
- ICYMI – First Season In the Books: How Did The Big East Do?
- ICYMI – PC’s Redshirt Junior, Brice Kofane to Transfer; Will Be Immediately Eligible
- Awesome video compiled by our buddy at FriarTV of highlights of Ryan Fazekas in his State championship game:
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First Season In the Books: How Did The Big East Do?
Rewind to Big East media day, October 16, 2013. Val Ackerman, the Big East’s new commissioner said the following to the media: “There’s no doubt the eyes of the basketball world and the eyes of others in college sports are definitely on the Big East.”
How true those words would be. And not surprisingly, the “eyes of the basketball world” were quick to be negative. Without the backing of ESPN, the Big East was constantly knocked and, even when good things happened, not given its full due. It was not an ideal first season for this new basketball-centric league. Marquette and Georgetown were picked 1 and 2 in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Many thought that it was crucial for Marquette, a team that has had a good run of success since joining the conference in 2005, and especially Georgetown, a school that was a big part of the original Big East’s foundation, to be successful both in the conference and nationally. Injuries and lack of on court chemistry seemed to do in both the Golden Eagles and Hoyas as the teams would finish 6th and 7th after 18 regular season games. Only two teams were ranked heading into the Big East Tournament and there was a concern that those two teams might even be the only schools to make the NCAA Tournament.
You Only Get One First Impression
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BREAKING: PC’s Redshirt Junior, Brice Kofane to Transfer; Will Be Immediately Eligible
I don’t think this news comes as a shock to anyone at Providence. Once he was celebrated as part of Senior Night at the Dunk in early March, the announcement coming just seemed like a formality.
Kofane never really developed into the kind of defensive force that he showed flashes of early in his career. He will graduate this season and be immediately eligible because of the 5th year transfer exemption.
From all accounts, Brice is a great student and teammate and I will be proud to call him a fellow PC alumnus in May.
In 78 career games, Kofane averaged 1.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg and nearly a block/game. He played sparingly this year but was able to make an impact in a few games, especially a crucial 16 minutes off the bench in the Big East Tournament semifinals against Seton Hall.
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Bryce Cotton Named Associated Press All American Honorable Mention
Bryce Cotton became the first Friar to be named to an AP All American team since Marshon Brooks was a 3rd team All American in 2011. For the record, the voting occured on Selection Sunday so Cotton’s amazing performance against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament was not considered by the voters. Doug McDermott (1st team) was the only Big East player to be named on the AP All American teams/honorable mentions.
Here is the full list:
| Statistics through March 16 |
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| First Team |
Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, 225, senior, Ames, Iowa, 26.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 52.5 fg pct, 45.4 3-pt fg pct, 86.6 ft pct (65 first-team votes, 325 total points).
Jabari Parker, Duke, 6-8, 235, freshman, Chicago, 19.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg (55, 303).
Russ Smith, Louisville, 6-0, 165, senior, Brooklyn, N.Y., 18.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.7 apg, 40.5 3-pt fg pct, 2.1 steals (54, 298).
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, 6-1, 180, senior, Roxbury, Mass., 17.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.9 apg, 85.9 ft pct, 1.7 steals (37, 254).
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 6-4, 210, senior, Yonkers, N.Y., 20.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 84.7 ft pct (37, 243).
| Second Team |
|---|
Nick Johnson, Arizona, 6-3, 200, junior, Gilbert, Ariz., 16.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, (30, 228).
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas, 6-8, 200, freshman, Vaughan, Ontario, 17.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg (14, 199).
Nik Stauskas, Michigan, 6-6, 205, sophomore, Mississauga, Ontario, 17.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg, 44.9 3-pt fg pct, 82.0 ft pct, (5, 128).
Melvin Ejim, Iowa State, 6-6, 220, senior, Toronto, 18.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 50.6 fg pct, (8, 127).
T.J. Warren, N.C. State, 6-8, 215, sophomore, Durham, N.C., 24.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 52.5 fg pct, 35.2 minutes, 1.8 steals, (7, 110).
| Third Team |
|---|
Cleanthony Early, Wichita State, 6-8, 219, senior, Middletown, N.Y., 15.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 84.4 ft pct (3, 104).
Kyle Anderson, UCLA, 6-9, 230, sophomore, Fairview, N.J., 14.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 6.6 apg, 48.1 3pt fg pct, 1.8 steals (84).
Julius Randle, Kentucky, 6-9, 250, freshman, Dallas, 15.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 50.2 fg pct (81).
C.J. Fair, Syracuse, 6-8, 215, senior, Baltimore, 16.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg (3, 65).
Scottie Wilbekin, Florida, 6-2, 176, senior, Gainesville, Fla., 13.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 40.0 3-pt fg pct, 1.7 steals (3, 59).
| Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order) |
|---|
Karvel Anderson, Robert Morris; Cameron Ayers, Bucknell; Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico; Billy Baron, Canisius; Jerrelle Benimon, Towson; Taylor Braun, North Dakota State; De’Mon Brooks, Davidson; John Brown, High Point; Bryce Cotton, Providence; Joel Embiid, Kansas.
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse; Aaron Gordon, Arizona; Langston Hall, Mercer; Gary Harris, Michigan State; Tyler Haws, BYU; R.J. Hunter, Georgia State; Jordair Jett, Saint Louis; Shawn Jones, Middle Tennessee; DeAndre Kane, Iowa State (1 first-team vote); J.J. Mann, Belmont.
Javon McCrea, Buffalo; Daniel Mullings, New Mexico State; Aaric Murray, Texas Southern; Marcus Paige, North Carolina; Jacob Parker, Stephen F. Austin; Lamar Patterson, Pittsburgh; Adreian Payne, Michigan State (1); Casey Prather, Florida; Wesley Saunders, Harvard; Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State (1).
Juwan Staten, West Virginia; Keifer Sykes, Green Bay; Xavier Thames, San Diego State; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State (1); Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Davion Weber, Weber State; Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara; Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk State; Patric Young, Florida.
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PC Lacrosse To Play St. John’s On Fox Sports 1 At 6pm Today
The PC Lacrosse team will take on St. John’s tonight at 6pm on Fox Sports 1. The game is the first ever college lax game to be shown on FS1 and will be the only regular season Big East game to be televised on the network. FS1 will also show the Big East Championship game on May 3rd.
The two Big East foes will faceoff on the new Ray Treacy Track Complex field. The first 200 students in attendance will get a tank top. Who doesn’t love tank tops?
PC is 3-6 so far on the season and 0-1 in conference play, falling to Rutgers on 3/15 by the score of 12-6. The Friars 3 victories have come against Vermont, Boston University and Fairfield. PC is coming off a heartbreaking defeat at home against the #12 ranked Bryant Bulldogs.
St. John’s is 5-3 on their season so far and 1-0 in the conference with their Big East win coming at home against Georgetown. The Red Storm are riding a 3 game winning streak which includes their victory over the Hoyas followed by two wins against Long Island opponents with a home win against Hofstra and a road win at Stony Brook.
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