Not a lot of history between these teams on the court since their matchup on January 25th was the first time they played since 1987 and was only the 4th time they have ever played.
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Coach Cooley Postgame Press Conference #pcbb
#pcbb Links of the Day 2/5/14
Game Recaps
- #pcbb’s Rapid Reaction
- Projo – Kevin McNamara – Friars Journal: Vengeance was name of the game
- FriarBasketball.com – Craig Belhumeur – Huge PC Comeback Falls Short
- FriarBasketball.com – Kevin Farrahar – Notebook: Catching Johnnies at the Wrong Time
- GoLocal Prov – John Rooke – Storms’ Coming: Friars lost to St. John’s, 86-76
- Projo – Jim Donaldson – Friars didn’t want to go down this road
- Rumble in the Garden – St. John’s vs Providence final: Red Storm boat race Friars for a half, hang on for 86-76 win
- NY Daily News – Roger Rubin – St. John’s rides best half of its seaon to 86-76 victory over Providence
- NY Post – Howie Kussoy – St. John’s tops Providence as team’s chemistry builds
- Ed Cooley opening from postgame press conference via @PCAthletics
General News
- Rocky’s Road – Why the Providence Friars Will Make or Miss the NCAA Tournament
- No rest for the weary – Ed Cooley is expected to be in Huntington, WV tonight to take in the matchup of Huntington Prep and Carlisle. While Carlisle features the #1 player in the class of 2016 in Thon Maker, Cooley is likely more interested in the immediate term with watching 2014 PG recruit JaQuan Lyle who just returned from a weekend official visit to Oregon. I’m sure Cooley also wants to check in on 2014 commit Jalen Lindsey who has been playing very well this season for Huntington Prep.
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Dear Providence College Students, Getcha Heads in the Game #pcbb
With the news breaking on Twitter last night that the game will be blacked out in the dorms, that’s one more excuse to throw by the wayside. We’ll see if they just straight up don’t care if they don’t show tonight.
http://thecowl.com/opinion/dear-providence-college-students-getcha-heads-in-the-game
Dear Providence College Students, Getcha Heads in the Game
The members of the Men’s Basketball Team, who proudly wear the colors of our school, have been exceeding expectations and surging their way toward the top of the Big East. It seems, however, that many of you have failed to notice the accomplishments and efforts of your fellow classmates. Attendance and participation on the part of the student body have been flat-out pathetic.
The Dunkin Donuts Center has always been a venue that has made life uncomfortable for opposing teams, even moving some opponents to tell ESPN Magazine that they hated and dreaded playing at the Dunk. The student section has always been a main contributor to these antics.
Any proud Friar alum will tell you that attending Men’s Basketball games as a student and witnessing big moments, such as wins over Michigan in 1976, UNC in 1978, and Pittsburgh in 2009, were highlights of their time on campus.
It is beyond disappointing that during syllabus week, on a Saturday afternoon, against Xavier, a team the Friars may be fighting for an NCAA Tournament bid, many of you failed to show up. You are depriving yourselves of one of the better experiences you can have at PC. Trust us, when you graduate, you’ll wish you had gone to more of these.
With that, we encourage you to put on your black, white, and silver and show up, stand up, and get loud on February 4th for the next Friar home game vs. St. John’s and at the remaining home games this year. Show your support for Coach Cooley, Bryce, Kadeem, LaDontae, and the rest of the team, who are putting together a very special season.
A major Division I college basketball atmosphere is not the same without the student body.
Sincerely,
Rick Treleaven ‘09, Ryan Holt ‘09, and Fellow Friar Fanatics from PC Class of 2009
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#pcbb Links of the Day 2/4/14
Game Previews
- #pcbb Game Notes & Preview
- Projo – Preview Capsule: St. John’s at PC
- RedStormSports.com – St. John’s Opens Second Half Of BIG EAST Conference Play At Providence
- Rumble in the Garden – From the Time Machine: St. John’s vs. Providence, the even matchup
- NY Daily News – Roger Rubin with quotes from Long Island native Tyler Harris – St. John’s looks to ride momentum against Providence
General News
- Friarblog.com – Danny James – Staying the Course: Why the DePaul Win Was the Most Important Win Yet
- Nice post from Coach Bob Walsh of Rhode Island College on undersized post players – The Undersized Post
- You know that highlight mixtape you just watched of some new PC recruit? There’s a good chance it was done by this kid. Great article by Bill Reynolds in the Projo – EG’s Malloy knows how to play the game
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Game Notes & Preview: PC vs. St. John’s 2/4/14 #pcbb
Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 7:00pm
How: Fox Sports 1/WEEI 103.7 FM
Game Notes
- Providence comes into this game having won 6 of their last 7 games including the impressive 5 game winning streak that included a double OT win against this Red Storm team on January 16th at Carnesseca Arena.
- St. John’s has won 4 of 5 including a dismantling of Marquette by 15 at MSG on Saturday.
- The Friars have won 14 of the last 18 contests between these two teams dating back to 2001.
- Providence and St. John’s have played every year since the 1969-1970 season.
- Bryce Cotton ranks 2nd (20.8 ppg) in the Big East in points per game and D’Angelo Harrison is 3rd (18.1 ppg).
- Chris Obekpa leads the Big East in blocks per game (3.5 bpg) and Carson Desrosiers is ranked 2nd (2.7 bpg).
- Watch this video from Red Storm Sports Blog of D’Angelo Harrison giving the state of the Johnnies heading to Providence
- The line opened at PC -4.5.
Stat Review
In conference games this season, St. John’s is last in the Big East in FT Rate on offense (29.0) , likely because they seem to shoot so many jumpshots and “tough 2’s”. Also, the Johnnies give up the highest % of offensive rebounds in the conference (33.8%). They are the best at Turnover rate (20.2%), Block % (17.6% – nearly double the national avg), and Steal % (10.8%) though.
On the flipside, in conference games this season, Providence is leading the Big East in FT Rate on offense (47.3). The Friar offense pulls down the highest % of offensive rebounds in the conference (34.8%) and has the best Block rate (6.4%) and FT % (74.9%) in the Big East.
Game Preview
In the last matchup between these two teams on January 16th in Queens, PC got out to a fast start and then let St. John’s back into the game as the first half wore on. Ultimately, this would be a gutty performance by the entire squad but especially the man, the myth, the legend – Bryce Cotton. Cotton played all 50 minutes of that game including sinking the game winner in the 2nd overtime. Kadeem Batts played one of his better games of the year. He and Cotton worked the pick and roll nicely. Batts did most of his work on offense from the free throw line where he went 11/12. Hopefully Batts gets back to being aggressive and taking it hard to the rim because if he has another rough game, PC could very easily let this crucial home win slip away. There isn’t a ton of margin for error at this point in the season. The Friars need to take care of business at home, especially when they are nearly 5 point favorites.
Last game the group of Cotton, Batts, Henton and Harris accounted for 73 of PC’s 84 points or 87% of the scoring. Fortune and Desrosiers were the only other Friars to even score. Fortune’s only bucket, despite playing all 50 minutes, came just over 1 minute into the 1st overtime to tie the game at 72 and Desrosiers scored his 8 points in the first 35 minutes of the game but didn’t play much at all in either overtime session. It will be critical for the Friars to get production from at least 4 guys again tomorrow. I expect Cotton to put up around 20 points and Henton to put up around 15 points. After that, it’s kind of a mystery game to game. Harris played very well against DePaul on Saturday to rebound from a brutal game at Marquette on Thursday night. I think Harris will have another good game tomorrow and put up around 16 points. That gets PC to 51 points between those 3 players. Can Batts deliver 12-15 points? I believe he can and will. Fortune will try to do his best to slow down D’Angelo Harrison again but Harrison is playing much better lately as is the entire SJU team. Harrison led all scorers on Saturday with 27 points against Marquette. Chris Obekpa had 7 blocks against the Golden Eagles as well. This will be a different team than Providence saw less than 3 weeks ago. But it’s still a team coached by Steve Lavin and they haven’t really seemed to be able to get into any kind of rhythm on offense. They dribble the ball way too much and rely on guys like Harrison to create and hit tough shots. Many SJU fans complained about Lavin’s coaching during and after our game at Carnesseca and they had nothing but high praise for Ed Cooley.
The key to this game for the Friars will be to get Kadeem Batts involved early. In Providence’s 6 losses, Batts has averaged 7.5 ppg and only reached double digits once – the blowout loss against Villanova – when he scored 10 points in 27 minutes. In Providence’s 16 wins, Batts has averaged 13.8 ppg.
Prediction: St. John’s 65 Providence 67
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#pcbb Opening Line: PC -4.5 vs. St. John’s
The line opened at PC -4.5 in Vegas. My numbers have this game as PC -2 (numbers don’t include home court and similar intangibles).
| St. John’s | 7-13 ATS | 2-3 ATS Away |
| Providence | 10-10-1 ATS | 7-4 ATS Home |
Betting Trends
- St. John’s is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games
- St. John’s is 1-6 SU in their last 7 road games
- Providence is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home
- Providence is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games these teams have played in Providence
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