This link got posted over at Scout Friars Monday. It’s a short film, 11 minutes and 20 seconds to be exact on LaDontae Henton’s offseason training up in Canada mixed in with some raw interviews where Henton talks about growing up impoverished and losing his brother to jail. It’s a must-watch for all Providence fans.
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LaDontae Henton Named Big East Player of the Week
LaDontae Henton keeps racking up the weekly honors. This now makes CBSSports.com, College Basketball Talk, ESPN.com’s Andy Katz as outlets that have called Henton their player of the week. Here is the full release of Big East weekly awards from the conference:
NEW YORK – Providence forward LaDontae Henton, who led the Friars to the title of the Hall of Fame Classic, was named BIG EAST Player of the Week. Xavier guard Trevon Bluiett was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week after helping the Musketeers to a 3-0 start this season.
BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK LaDontae Henton, Providence, F, Sr. Henton helped the Friars start 5-0 and win the Hall of Fame Classic title by averaging 23.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. He shot 56.4 percent from the field. On Sunday, he poured in a career-high 38 points and hit the winning free throws with 14 seconds left in a 75-74 win over Notre Dame in the championship game. On Saturday, Henton had 24 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-54 victory over Florida State.
BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, F, Fr. Bluiett averaged 18.0 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 67.9 percent from the floor in a 3-0 start for Xavier. His top scoring output was 20 points in a 97-74 win against Long Beach State. He leads the team in scoring, steals (1.3) and free throw percentage (.917).
BIG EAST Honor Roll Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, Jr. Averaged 19.0 points and shot 66.7 percent from 3-point range in a 3-0 start for the Bulldogs.
Isaiah Zierden, Creighton, G, So. Averaged 16.3 points and made a league-leading 14 3-pointers in a 4-0 start.
Joshua Smith, Georgetown, C, Sr. Helped the Hoyas to a 3-0 start by averaging 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds.
Sterling Gibbs, Seton Hall, G, Jr. Averaged 16.0 points while helping the Pirates to a 3-0 start and two wins at the Paradise Jam.
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Sr. Averaged 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in a 3-0 start. He leads the league in field goal shooting at 86.4 percent.
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LaDontae Henton Named CBSSports.com’s National Player of the Week
Ed Cooley talked postgame Sunday about how he was hoping LaDontae Henton would remain under the radar. After this weekend’s performance of 62 points in two wins against ACC teams on a neutral floor combined with his team leading 12 points against Binghamton Monday and 22 points against Navy Thursday, both wins, Henton averaged 24 points per game during week 2 of the college basketball season. Those kinds of numbers, including a career high 38 points on national television Sunday afternoon are bound to garner some national attention. CBSSports.com has named Henton their National Player of the Week.
Henton’s season average of 23.4 point per game is good for 9th nationally at the moment and he is shooting the best percentage from the field (56.4%) and 3 point line (42.9%) of his career by far. It’s only 5 games but what is becoming more clear to the national media and national fans is what Providence fans have known for years now: LaDontae Henton is a player.
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Thoughts from the Road: Providence’s Weekend at Mohegan Sun
With back to back games on Saturday and Sunday against ACC teams I was expecting Providence to split the weekend and head back to Rhode Island at 4-1 thankful for a good first 8 days of the 2014-15 season. Ed Cooley’s bunch had no plans of settling for a split. The Friars wanted to make a statement this past weekend and I think they managed to do just that.
Having said that, Florida State is not a very good team right now. They have now lost 3 straight games after falling to UMass in a tight game that preceded Providence/Notre Dame Sunday and dropping a home game against Northeastern before arriving in Connecticut. The Seminoles don’t seem to have an identity on offense and they clearly quit during the second half of their game against Providence. Leonard Hamilton and his staff have a lot of work to do with that team going forward.
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Friars Defeat Notre Dame in Nail-biter
What a game! This game had to be one of the best of the early college basketball season and its a shame one team had to lose. What turned into a championship game for the Naismith bracket of the Hall of Fame Tipoff with both teams being undefeated heading into the game the players didn’t disappoint.
The story early in the game was Notre Dame’s second chance points from offensive rebounds but the story quickly changed to be about LaDontae Henton.
“Henton was fabulous,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said after the game. Fabulous might be an understatement. Ed Cooley was emotional in his post game remarks talking about how he was recollecting after the game about LaDontae Henton being his first commitment at Providence College and how he is proud to have watched him grow up.
Henton did his best Bryce Cotton impersonation and went off for a career high 38 points in 40 minutes including the game winning free throws with 14.8 seconds on the clock. The Friars made two stops after that with the Irish getting the ball out of bounds off a Jerian Grant miss. Cooley mentioned after the game that Kris Dunn wanted to guard Grant but Cooley opted to give the assignment to Junior Lomomba because Dunn was a bit gimpy after taking a spill into the first row behind the basket a few minutes earlier.
Providence only had 10 turnovers but they allowed the Irish to grab 10 offensive rebounds. Both teams shot the ball well from the field with Providence being 28/50 (56%) and Notre Dame going 26/52 (50%). Jerian Grant came alive in the second half and ended up with 20 points after getting off to a slow start in the first half.
Providence’s next game is Friday back at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center against Yale.
Notes:
- Freshman Jalen Lindsey injured his ankle after making a three pointer in the first half. He would only return to the bench after halftime and was on crutches. Cooley didn’t get into details after the game but said they will give the players Monday off and re-evaluate the injury before the next game against Yale on Friday.
- LaDontae Henton’s 38 points are the most for a Providence player since Bryce Cotton scored 36 points in Providence’s loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament last season.
- After having a few less than stellar performances at the free throw line earlier in the season Providence shot 92.9% (13/14) against Notre Dame.
- The Providence team will be together on Thanksgiving at Ed Cooley’s house.
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Game Notes & Preview: Providence vs. Notre Dame 11/23/14
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
When: 2:30PM
How: ESPN2 (Doug Sherman & Doris Burke)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)
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Rapid Reaction: Providence Friars Blow Out Seminoles
This game was over before it started at Mohegan Sun with the Friars getting out to an 11-0 lead in the first 5 minutes. Florida State didn’t score their first field goal until the 13:21 mark.
Kris Dunn was very impressive playing in front of a large number of family and friends from nearby New London. After dishing out a career high 14 assists on Thursday against Navy, Dunn scored a career high 15 points while finishing 1 assist shy of a second straight double-double.
LaDontae Henton led all scorers with 24 points to go along with 10 boards.
Providence will take on Notre Dame Sunday at 2:30pm.
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