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1 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS NOVEMBER 6 Sat. EA SPORTS ALL-STARS (exh. game) W, Sat. CONCORDIA (exh. game) W, Tue. NIAGARA (NIT) ESPN 2 W, Thur. PENNSYLVANIA (NIT) W, Sat. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS W, Wed. #1/#1 Wake Forest (NIT) #ESPN 2 L, Fri. Michigan (NIT) # ESPN 2 W, Sat. vs.#23/#22 Florida! Cox Sports TV3 L, Tue. WINTHROP L, DECEMBER 4 Sat. RHODE ISLAND Cox Sports TV3 W, ot 11 Sat. WICHITA STATE Cox Sports TV3 L, Tue. MAINE Cox Sports TV3 W, Thur. at Memphis ESPN 2 W, Fri. at San Diego State Cox Sports TV3 W, JANUARY 3 Mon. BROWN Cox Sports TV3 W, Sat. at #25/ -- Boston College* NESN L, Tue. VILLANOVA * Cox Sports TV3 L, ot 15 Sat. #7/#7 SYRACUSE * CBS L, Wed. at Rutgers * Cox Sports TV3 L, Wed. #8/#8 BOSTON COLL. * Cox Sports TV3 L, Sat. WEST VIRGINIA * Cox Sports TV3 L, Mon. at Pittsburgh * ESPN 2 9:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 Wed. VIRGINIA Cox Sports TV3 7:30 p.m. 5 Sat. at Villanova * 7:30 p.m. 9 Wed. at West Virginia * ESPN Classic 8:00 p.m. 1 3 Sun. RUTGERS * Cox Sports TV3 3:00 p.m. 15 Tue. CONNECTICUT * ESPN 2 7:00 p.m. 19 Sat. NOTRE DAME * Cox Sports TV3 Noon 23 Wed. at Seton Hall * 7:30 p.m. 26 Sat. at Syracuse * ESPN 2 Noon MARCH 1 Tue. ST. JOHN'S * Cox Sports TV3 7:30 p.m. 5 Sat. at Georgetown * 7:30 p.m. 9 Wed. at BIG EAST Champ. ESPN TBA 10 Thur. at BIG EAST Champ. ESPN/ESPN2 TBA 11 Fri. at BIG EAST Champ. ESPN 7/9 p.m. 12 Sat. at BIG EAST Champ. ESPN 8:00 p.m. All Times Are Eastern Time and Subject To Change # - Preseason NIT Semifinals and Finals/Consolation at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.! - Orange Bowl Classic at American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fla. * - BIG EAST Game FRIAR R FAC ACTS Location: Providence, R.I Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 3,700 President: Rev. Philip A. Smith Athletic Director: Bob Driscoll Conference: BIG EAST Home Arena: Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) 1st Yr of Basketball: (78th season) All-Time Record: 1, (.610) Years in NCAA Tour.:15 times (last appearance) Years in NIT: 16 Times (last appearance) Head Coach: Tim Welsh (Potsdam St. '84) Career Record: /10 Seasons Record at PC: /Seven Seasons Assoc. Head Coach: Steve DeMeo Ass't Coaches: Phil Seymore, Bob Walsh Dir. of BB Oper.: Vince Cautero Strength Coach: Kenny White Athletic Trainer: Kevin Mahoney Sports Info: Arthur Parks (401) Website: Sports Hotline: (401) 865-INFO (4636) MEDIA INFO Radio: 99.7 FM WSKO - John Rooke (play-by-play) and Joe Hassett (color) Live Internet Broadcast - Television - ESPN 2 - Jay Bilas, Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery FRIAR R BAS ASKET ETBALL PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (9-10, 0-6) Vs. #20/#18 PITTSBURGH (14-3, 4-2) Monday, January 31, 2005 (9:00 p.m.) - Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, Pa. -- ESPN 2 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ROSTER PROBABLE STARTERS NO NAME PTS/REB POS HT WT CL 1 Donnie McGrath 7.9/2.1 G Jr. Katonah, N.Y./John F. Kennedy Catholic 24 Dwight Brewington 14.3/4.5 G So. Lynn, Mass./Worcester Academy 3 Ryan Gomes 19.8/8.8 F Sr. Waterbury, Conn./Wilby High School Tuukka Kotti 9.7/5.5 F Sr. Forssa, Finland/Salon Vilpas Salo 15 Herbert Hill 5.3/3.8 C So. Kinston, N.C./Kinston High School OFF THE BENCH 2 DeSean White 5.9/2.6 F Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty H.S. 4 Rob McKiver 1.5/0.7 G Fr. New Haven, Conn./Winchendon School 5 Gerald Brown 7.1/2.5 G So. Baltimore, Md./Hargrave Military Academy 12 Ray Cross 0.0/0.2 G Fr. Cumberland, R.I./St. Andrew's 21 Jeff Parmer 0.3/0.7 F Fr. Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls High School 23 Elliott McCray 0.0/0.0 G/F Fr. Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta High School 25 Sean Van De Walle 0.0/0.5 F So. Elmhurst, Ill./Fenwick High School 31 Timothy Englert 0.0/0.0 G Jr. Ramsey, N.J./Bergen Catholic 32 Randall Hanke 4.8/2.7 C Fr. New York, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling School 33 Charlie Burch 1.8/0.8 F Fr. Dorchester, Mass./Tabor Academy FRIARS VERSUS PITTSBURGH... On Monday, January 31, the Friars will play Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center. It will mark just the second visit ever to the Petersen Events Center for the Friars. The Friars and the Panthers have met 38 times in the all-time series with Pittsburgh holding a lead in the series. PC is 12-7 all-time at home against Pittsburgh, 3-14 on the road and 1-1 on neutral courts against the Panthers. The two teams first met on March 18, 1975 when the Friars earned a win at Madison Square Garden in the NIT. In the last meeting between the two teams, Pittsburgh defeated the Friars, 88-61, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 2, In the Friars' most recent win against the Panthers, Providence earned a victory at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 23, Pittsburgh leads the all-time series in BIG EAST regular season play, SCOUTING THE PANTHERS... The nationally ranked Pittsburgh Panthers enter Monday's game with a 14-3 mark and a 4-2 record in BIG EAST action. In their most recent game, the Panthers defeated fourth-ranked Syracuse, 76-69, in Pittsburgh on January 29. The Panthers are led by 6-2 junior guard Carl Krauser. Krauser is averaging a team best 15.9 points per game. Senior forward Chevon Troutman is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.4 points. He leads the team in rebounding (8.3 rpg). CLOSE IN LOSSES... The Friars' 0-6 record in BIG EAST play does not indicate how close the team's losses have been. The Friars have lost all six games by a combined 30 points. In the Friars' six BIG EAST losses, Providence has been within at least four points in final 1:40 of every game and several games have been closer. Date Game Time Remaining Score Deficit Jan. 29 West Virginia at Providence 10 seconds remaining down 3 Jan. 26 Boston College at Providence 31 seconds remaining down 2 Jan. 19 Providence at Rutgers 43 seconds remaining down 1 Jan. 15 Syracuse at Providence 4 seconds remaining down 1 Jan. 11 Villanova at Providence 17 seconds remaining down 4 Jan. 8 Providence at Boston College 1:39 remaining down 4

2 t, HEAD COACH TIM WELSH Seventh Year at PC: 9-10/0-6 Sixth Year at PC: 20-9/11-5 Fifth Year at PC: 18-14/8-8 Fourth Year at PC: 15-16/6-10 Third Year at PC: 21-10/11-5 Second Year at PC: 11-19/4-12 First Year at PC: 16-14/9-9 Overall at PC: /49-55 Overall at Iona: Year CAREER: BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 1-6 BIG EAST GAMES: NON-LEAGUE GAMES: NCAA TOURNAMENT: 0-3 (1998, 2001, 2004) NIT: 2-4 ( , , , ) Preseason NIT: 3-1 ( ) (20-7/11-5)...Friars made the team's 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament...Friars finished third in the BIG EAST, tying the team record for league wins with an 11-5 mark...team was ranked for nine weeks during season, reaching as high as No. 12 in the Associated Press Poll on March 1...Friars earned the 23rd 20-win season and first since (18-14/8-8)...Friars posted their second highest win total in the last six years with an mark...finished third in the BIG EAST East Division with an 8-8 record...team advanced to the Second Round of the NIT and posted a 2-1 mark in the Tournament...Ended the season winning eight of the last 11 games, including a victory at Connecticut on March (15-16/6-10)...Team was slowed by injuries as five players missed a combined 49 games...finished sixth in the BIG EAST East Division with a 6-10 mark...squad posted a record overall (21-10/11-5)...Finished second in the BIG EAST East Division with a school record 11 BIG EAST wins (11-5)...Team was overall and earned its first bid to the NCAA Tournament since Had the Friars ranked No. 25 in AP Poll for the first in-season ranking at PC since January 24, (11-19/4-12)...Team showed signs of maturity and improvement as season progressed...upset national power Arkansas, Defeated archrival Rhode Island for second consecutive season, (16-14/9-9) record in the BIG EAST is the best by a Friars' first year coach...first win as a Friars' head coach was upset of #23 Rhode Island, Coached 100th career game against Brown University (12/5)...Upset #9 Purdue, Won first BIG EAST game at #23 Pittsburgh, Upset #18 Syracuse, (27-6/10-4)...Led Iona to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship...Coached Iona to first NCAA appearance since MAAC Coach of the Year...Metopolitan Basketball Writers' Area's Division I Coach of the Year...Jack Bruen Award as New York State Coach of the Year...Team won school record 27 games (22-8/11-3)...Led Iona to first place finish in MAAC...Made second consecutive NIT appearance...maac Coach of the Year...NABC District II Coach of the Year (21-8)/15-3)...Won first of three MAAC regular season titles...took Iona to first NIT appearance since Winner of Peter A. Carlesimo Award as Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Division I Coach of the Year... The Welsh Facts File Full Name Tim Welsh Birthdate October 4, 1960 Birthplace Massena, New York Family Single High School Massena High School College Potsdam State University '84 Coaching Experience Head Coach, Providence College Head Coach, Iona College Interim Head Coach, Iona College (10 games) Assistant Coach, Iona College Assistant Coach, Syracuse University Assistant Coach, Florida State University Volunteer Assistant Coach, Iona College Coaching Honors Rhode Island Div. I Coach of the Year Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I Coach of the Year Jack Bruen Award - New York State Coach of the Year Metro Atlantic Athletic Association Coach of the Year NABC District II Coach of the Year Peter A. Carlesimo Award - Metropolitan Area Division I Coach of the Year TIM WELSH COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD PCT CONF. REC. FINISH TOUR. POST SEASON Iona College Tie First 1-1 NIT Iona College First 0-1 NIT Iona College First 3-0 NCAA Providence Tie Sixth 0-1 NIT Providence th Providence Second (East Div.) 0-1 NCAA Providence Sixth (East Div.) Providence Third (East Div.) 1-1 NIT Providence Third 0-1 NCAA Providence Career 9 years * Three Titles 5-8* 2-7 *Three seasons in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference WELSH VS. OPPONENTS ( ,.612) Team W L Alaska-Fairbanks 1 0 Alabama 1 1 American 3 0 American (Puerto Rico) 1 0 Arkansas 1 1 Auburn 0 1 Austin Peay 1 0 Binghamton 1 0 Boston College 5 8 Boston University 3 0 Brown University 5 1 Canisius 4 3 Central Connecticut 2 1 Charleston 1 0 Clemson 0 1 Cleveland State 2 1 Colgate 2 0 Columbia 1 0 Connecticut 3 7 Cornell 2 0 Creighton 0 1 Detroit 1 1 Duquesne 0 1 Evansville 0 1 Fairfield 5 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 0 Florida 1 0 Florida International 1 0 Fordham 3 1 George Washington 1 1 Georgetown 4 5 Hampton 2 0 Hofstra 2 0 Holy Cross 1 1 Illinois 1 0 Kentucky 0 1 Liberty 1 0 Long Island 1 0 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 Loyola Univ. Chicago 1 0 Loyola (MD) 6 1 Maine 2 1 Manhattan 3 3 Marist 3 0 Masschusetts 2 0 Memphis 1 0 Miami (FL) 4 5 Michigan 1 0 Michigan State 0 1 Missouri-Kansas City 1 0 Morgan State 2 0 Niagara 7 0 Northeastern 2 0 North Carolina State 1 2 Notre Dame 2 4 Ohio University 1 0 Oklahoma State 0 1 Pacific 0 1 Penn State 0 1 Pennsylvania 2 0 Pittsburgh 2 4 Providence 1 0 Purdue 1 0 Rhode Island 7 2 Richmond 4 0 Rider 2 0 Rutgers 3 6 Sacred Heart 1 0 San Diego State 1 0 St. Francis (NY) 1 0 St. John's 8 3 St. Joseph's 0 1 St. Peter's 4 2 St. Thomas Aquinas 1 0 Seton Hall 4 4 Siena 9 2 South Carolina 1 1 South Florida 1 1 Syracuse 2 5 Texas 0 2 Texas Christian 0 1 Texas El Paso 1 0 Texas Pan-American 1 0 Vanderbilt 0 1 Vermont 1 0 Villanova 8 5 Virgina 1 2 Virginia Tech 4 3 Wagner 1 1 Wake Forest 0 1 West Virginia 4 4 Wichita State 0 1 Winthrop 0 1

3 LAST SEASON VERSUS PITTSBURGH... The 12th-ranked Friars were defeated by the sixth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers, 88-61, on March 2, 2004 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. For the Friars, the 27 points was the largest margin of defeat at home for the team since an loss to Connecticut on January 27, Pittsburgh shot 59 percent from the field and 90 percent from the free-throw line in the victory. In the first 20 minutes of action, the Friars were led by Marcus Douthit (Syracuse, N.Y.), who scored eight points. In the second half, the Friars could not keep up with the Panthers as they outscored Providence, 55-34, over the final 20 minutes of action. With 14:48 remaining in the game, Providence cut the Pittsburgh lead to five points, However, Pittsburgh went on a 17-7 run to open up a 15 point lead with 8:48 remaining in the game. The Friars were not able to slow down the Panthers over the final minutes of the game as they continued to build on their lead. The Friars were led by Rob Sanders (New London, Conn.) who had a team-high 16 points and six rebounds. Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) and Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) each scored 11 points for Providence PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL top-25 (Wake Forest 3, Boston College 5, Syracuse 12, Wichita State 22, and Villanova 24). MCGRATH INJURED... Friar junior point guard Donnie McGrath (Katonah, N.Y.) injured his ankle in PC's loss to West Virginia on January 29. McGrath's status is day-to-day. With McGarth out of the lineup, sophomore Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) and freshman Ray Cross (Cumberland, R.I.) shared the duties at point guard. Without McGrath versus the Mountaineers, Providence committed 27 turnovers. The injury occured about 12 minutes into the game. Prior to the injury, McGrath was 3-3 from three-point territory versus the Mountaineers. GOMES HAS SCORED 20 OR MORE 10 TIMES... Senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) has scored 20 or more points in 10 games this season. Gomes recorded 23 points in the Friars' loss to West Virginia on January 29. His 23 points versus West Virginia also marked the 42nd time in his career that he has recorded 20 or more points in a game. He has scored 20 or more points in 40 percent of the 104 games in his collegiate career. November 18, the Friars defeated Pennsylvania, 89-52, and the squad shot a season best 65.5 percent (36-55) from the field. ALL-TIME VERSUS RANKED TEAMS... The Friars have registered a record all-time versus top-25 teams. PC is 8-41 (.163) versus top-5 teams, (.175) versus top-10 teams and (.314) against top-20 squads. Head Coach Tim Welsh has registered a 9-28 record (.250) versus top-25 teams. This season, the Friars are 0-5 against ranked teams. Providence was defeated by No. 1/1 Wake Forest, 79-67, on November 24, No. 23/22 Florida, 84-66, on November 27, No. 25/- Boston College, 69-60, on January 8, No. 7/7 Syracuse, 75-71, on January 15 and No. 8/8 Boston College, 78-75, on January 26. SCORING DUO... Senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) and sophomore guard Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) have formed one of the top-scoring tandems in the BIG EAST this season. With Gomes averaging 19.8 ppg and Brewington averaging 14.3 ppg, the duo has combined to average 34.1 points per game -- one of the top figures in the BIG EAST. FRIARS DEFEATED WEST VIRGINIA... The last time the Friars played without point guard junior Donnie McGrath (Katonah, N.Y) the team made a BIG EAST school record 30 turnovers in an overtime loss to Villanova on January 11. West Virginia took advantage of an ankle injury to McGrath just 12 minutes into the game and forced the Friars to make 27 turnovers. The Mountaineers converted on those turnovers to score half of their total points (41) off of turnovers. West Virginia held a 13-point lead with 8:14 remaining in the game and withstood a Friar comeback over the final minutes to earn an win on January 29 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Mountaineers were an impressive from three-point territory. West Virginia held Friar senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) to just four points through the first 33 minutes of the game until he erupted for 19 points over the final 7:24 of the contest. Sophomore Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) added 19 points and six rebounds. Senior Tuukka Kotti (Forssa, Finland) chipped in 14 points and a game-high seven rebounds. FRIARS HAVE SECOND TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NATION... According to the most recent report from RPIRatings.com (Jan. 26), the Friars have played the second toughest schedule in the nation. Only Kansas with a RPI of 1 has played a more difficult schedule. The Friars are one of two BIG EAST schools with a top-10 schedule (St. John's has played the sixth toughest schedule). Five of the Friars' first 19 opponents this season have a RPI Rating in the BREWINGTON REGISTERS 19 POINTS VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA... Sophomore guard Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) registered 96 points in the Friars' loss to West Virginia on January 29. For Brewington, it marked the 15th time in 19 games this season that he scored 10 or more points. In the PC's last four games, he is averaging 18.5 points per game. On January 15, he scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Friars' loss to No. 7 Syracuse. It marked the fourth time this season that he registered 20 or more points in a game and the first time since he scored 23 points versus Michigan on November 26. Brewington is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game. FRIARS RANKED FOURTH IN THE NA- TION IN BLOCKS... In the most recent rankings released by the NCAA on January 24, the Friars ranked fourth in the nation in blocked shots. Through 19 games, the Friars are averaging 6.5 blocks per game. Entering the week, Connecticut led the nation, averaging 10.2 blocks per contest. FRIARS SHOOT 50 PERCENT... The Friars shot an impressive 57 percent (30-53) in their loss to West Virginia on January 29. It marked the fifth time this season that PC shot over 50 percent from the field. It also marked the first time the Friars shot over 50 percent from the field and lost. In the Friars win at San Diego State on December 31, the team shot 50 percent. The Friars shot 50 percent or better in each of their first three games of the season. On MONDAY'S GAME... Monday's game will be the Friars' 20th contest of the season. The Friars will be looking to end a three-game losing streak versus the Panthers. Providence's last victory in Pittsburgh was an win on December 30, The Friars also will attempt to end a sixgame losing streak and win their first BIG EAST game of the season. The Friars will attempt to earn their first win of the season over a ranked team in their sixth game against a nationally ranked foe. FRIARS ONE WIN FROM 400 AT THE DUNK'... In 33 seasons of action at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, the Friars have posted a (.713) mark. The Friars need one victory to earn their 400th win at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Friars did not lose a game at the Dunk' in their first two seasons in the building (1973 and 1974). GOMES STRIVING FOR 2,000 POINTS AND 1,000 REBOUNDS... Senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) ranks sixth all-time at PC in rebounds with 940. He needs just 60 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career. Gomes, who also needs just 155 points to reach 2,000 in his career, can become the first Friar ever to register 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career. PRONUNCIATION N GUIDE 4 Rob McKiver Rob MICK - KEY -VER 25 Tuukka Kotti TWO-KAA COAT-TEE 32 Randall Hanke Randall HANK - E

4 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL GOMES IN THE TOP FOUR IN SCORING... With his 23 points versus West Virginia on January 29, Friar senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) moved into fourth place all-time in scoring at Providence with 1,845 points. He needs 126 points to move into the third spot all-time at PC and surpass Jamel Thomas who recorded 1,971 points in 124 games. Gomes has scored 1,845 points in 104 games. GOMES 155 POINTS SHY OF 2, Friar senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) ranks fourth all-time in scoring at Providence with 1,845 points. He needs just 155 points to become the third Friar ever to score 2,000 points. The other two PC players to score more than 2,000 points in their careers were Jimmy Walker ( ) with 2045 points and Eric Murdock ( ) with 2021 points. Gomes needs 201 points to become the Friars' all-time leading scorer. In his rookie season, Gomes scored 332 points in 24 games (13.8 ppg). As a sophomore, he registered 589 points in 32 games (18.4 ppg) and as a junior he scored 547 points in 29 games (18.9 ppg). In , Gomes is averaging 19.8 ppg. FRIAR ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS 1. Jimmy Walker (81 gms) 2,045 pts 2. Eric Murdock (117 gms) 2,021 pts 3. Jamel Thomas (124 gms) 1,971 pts 4. Ryan Gomes (104 gms) 1,845 pts 5. Marvin Barnes (89 gms) 1,839 pts GOMES ONE OF THE TOPS IN THE BIG EAST IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING... Senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) ranks in the top five in the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and scoring (19.8 ppg). He also ranks in the top 15 in steals (1.84 spg), field goal percentage (50.7 percent), free throw percentage (73.9 percent) and assists (3.36 apg). He is the only player in the league ranked in the top-15 in all six categories. FRIARS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION... The Friars have appeared on national television five times this season, posting a record of 3-2 record in those games. Four of the contests were televised on ESPN 2 and one game was on CBS. The Friars have appeared on national tv 149 times. Providence has posted a mark all-time in games televised on national tv. The Friars have registered a 7-6 record on NBC, a 7-22 mark on CBS, a record on ESPN and an mark in games televised on ESPN2. WHITE ADDING PRODUCTION... Freshman forward DeSean White (Philadelphia, Pa.) made his first collegiate start versus Rutgers on January 19. White responded with 10 points, five rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes of action. He has scored in double figures in four of his last eight games. He added eight points in the Friars' game versus Boston College on January 26. In the Friars' loss to Syracuse on January 15, the freshman forward recorded 14 points and grabbed four rebounds. For the season, White is averaging 5.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. GOMES REGISTERS HIS 39TH CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE... Senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) recorded his 39th career double-double with his 28 points and 11 rebounds versus Villanova on January 11. Gomes is the active career leader for double-doubles in the BIG EAST. Syracuse's Hakim Warrick is second to Gomes with 36 career double-doubles. Gomes has posted five double-doubles this season. Last season, he registered 13 double-doubles. He had a career-high 17 double-doubles as a sophomore. GERALD BROWN INJURED... Sophomore guard Gerald Brown (Baltimore, Md.) injured his foot in the Friars' loss to Villanova on January 11. He has not played in the last four games. Brown made the first start of his collegiate career versus Villanova on January 11. He is averaging 7.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. FRIARS LEAD THE BIG EAST IN STEALS... The Friars have made a league leading 184 steals this season. The Friars lead the BIG EAST, averaging 9.7 steals per game. The team had a seasonhigh 23 steals versus Maine on December 21. Senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) has a team best 35 steals this season. HILL JUST MISSES TRIPLE-DOUBLE... Sophomore Herbert Hill (Kinston, N.C.) nearly recorded a triple-double in the Friars' loss to Villanova on January 11. Hill finished one block shy of a triple-double. He recorded career-highs of 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks in the game. For Hill it was his first career doubledouble. The last Friar to register a triple-double was Karim Shabazz with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks versus Long Island on December 27, He is averaging 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. FRIARS ESTABLISH BLOCK RECORDS... With their 16 blocks against Villanova on January 11, the Friars established a team record for blocks in a game. The team was one block shy of tying the BIG EAST single-game mark of 17 blocks established by Georgetown on February 22, The previous Friar record was 14 blocks, which had occurred three times in the past. Sophomore Herbert Hill (Kinston, N.C.) led the team with nine blocks, which tied the Friar BIG EAST singlegame mark. Marcus Douthit also registered nine blocks versus Connecticut on March 5, HANKE SETS FRIAR FRESHMAN RECORD WITH NINE BLOCKS: Friar freshman center Randall Hanke (New York, N.Y.) registered nine blocks in the second half of the Friars win at Memphis on December 23. He also registered seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action versus the Tigers. With his nine blocks, Hanke established the Friar freshman record for blocks in a game. The previous record was eight blocks which was set by Bob Cooper versus Cal-Irvine on January 7, Hanke leads the Friars in blocks with 41 and ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 2.28 blocks per game. FRIARS TO HONOR '73 FINAL FOUR TEAM... Providence College will honor the 1973 Providence College men's basketball team and its Head Coach Dave Gavitt on Saturday, February 19 in Providence. The 1973 Friars will be honored at halftime of the PC vs. Notre Dame game which tips off at noon on February 19 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Following the game, a reception and a dinner honoring the team and its accomplishments will be held at the Westin Hotel in Downtown Providence beginning at 4:00 p.m. Dave Gavitt will serve as the master of ceremony for the tribute, which is titled "A Year To Remember." The 1973 Friar men's basketball team registered a 27-4 mark and advanced to NCAA Final Four. It is remembered as one of the finest seasons in the history of Friar basketball. Gavitt's team included some of the greatest Friars of all-time such as Ernie DiGregorio, Marvin Barnes and Kevin Stacom. Tickets for the reception and dinner can be obtained by contacting Steve Napolillo in the Office of Institutional Advancement at or via at snapolil@providence.edu. "A Year To Remember" is part of Providence College Homecoming Weekend To learn more about other weekend events, please go to alumni and click on "Alumni Events" then "Homecoming Weekend." GOMES NAMED BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON DECEMBER Senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) was named BIG EAST men's basketball Co-Player of the Week on Monday, December 27. Pittsburgh's Carl Krauser also earned the Co-Player of the Week honor. For Gomes, who earned Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year honors and Preseason All-America accolades, it marked the sixth time in his career and the first time this season that he received the BIG EAST Player of the Week award. Gomes joined former Friar Jamel Thomas as the only players at Providence to earn BIG EAST Player of the Week six times in a career. Gomes posted one double-double and averaged 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games to earn the honor. He also shot (.581)

5 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL overall from the field, 4-9 (.444) from three-point territory and 9-11 (.818) from the free-throw line. On December 21, he recorded his third doubledouble of the season and the 37th of his career when he posted 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a victory over Maine at the Dunkin Donuts Center. On December 23, Gomes scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Friars defeated Memphis, 72-59, in Memphis. FRIARS VISIT CALIFORNIA... The Friars' game at San Diego State on December 31 was the team's first game in California since the Friars won at Loyola Marymount, 83-76, on December 28, Providence is now 7-4 all-time in games played in California. The Friars are 1-0 at San Diego State, 0-1 at UCLA, 1-0 at Loyola Marymount, 1-3 at the University of San Francisco, 1-0 at USC and 3-0 at Santa Clara. IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS VERSUS MAINE... In the Friars' win over Maine on December 21, the team posted some impressive numbers with 104 points, 26 assists, 45 rebounds, 23 steals and 29 turnovers forced. The 104 points scored was the team's highest output since scoring 119 versus Binghamton on February 22, The 26 assists was the most assists by a Friar team since PC recorded 26 versus St. John's on February 29, The Friars' 23 steals was one shy of the Providence record of 24, which was established on December 21, 1996 versus Brown. Lastly, the 29 turnovers committed by the Black Bears was the most by a Friar opponent since Morgan State made 29 turnovers on December 27, POINT GAME... The Friars' win over Maine on December 21 marked the 68th time in Providence history that the team has scored 100 or more points in a game. The Friars accomplished the feat three times last season. KOTTI RECORDS CAREER HIGH... Senior Tuukka Kotti (Forssa, Finland) registered a career-high 22 points in the Friars' loss to Wichita State on December 11. He also recorded career highs in free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (15). The senior is having a strong season, averaging 9.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg. Last season, he averaged 6.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg. FRIARS REACH 1,200 VICTORIES... With the Friars' win over Michigan on November 26, the team earned its 1,200th victory alltime. The Friars' all-time record is 1, (.610). Providence is the fourth team in New England to earn its 1,200th victory. Three other programs in New England that have earned 1,200 victories are Connecticut, Rhode Island and Yale. OVERTIME GAMES... With the Friars' loss to Villanova on January 11 in overtime the team fell to all-time in overtime games. BREWINGTON NAMED TO THE ALL- TOURNAMENT TEAM... Sophomore Dwight Brewington (Lynn, Mass.) tied his career high with 23 points in the Friars' win over Michigan in the Consolation Game of the Preseason NIT on November 26. He also recorded seven rebounds, six assists, three blocks and four steals in the win. After the win over Michigan, Brewington was named to the All-Tournament Team for the Preseason NIT. In the four games of the Preseason NIT, he averaged 21.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg. In addition to his 23 points versus Michigan, he also scored 23 points versus No. 1 Wake Forest on November 24, 19 points against Niagara on November 16 and 21 points versus Pennsylvania on November 18. PROVIDENCE ALL-TIME... In 78 seasons of PC basketball, the team has posted a 1, (.610) mark. The team's all-time record at the Dunkin' Donuts Center is (.712). In , Providence registered an 11-4 mark at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, an 8-3 record on the road and a 1-2 mark in neutral arenas. IRON MAN GOMES... Senior Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) played all 40 minutes in four of the team's 19 games this season. In the 6-7, forward led the team in minutes played with 1,008 (34.8 per game). Gomes, who did not start his first game at Providence, has started the last 103 consecutive contests. LAST SEASON... In , PC posted a 20-9 record overall. In 16 BIG EAST games in , the Friars registered an 11-5 record and finished third in the BIG EAST. The Friars earned their 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and were ranked as high as 12th in the Associated Press Poll. GOMES NAMED BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR... It was announced on October 27 at the BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York that Providence College senior forward Ryan Gomes (Waterbury, Conn.) was named Preseason Player of the Year and one of seven players named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Gomes, a 2003 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection and a 2004 All-BIG EAST First Team member, became the first Friar to earn BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year accolades. Gomes, who earned nine All-America honors in 2004, also has been named one of the Top-50 Preseason Candidates for the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy. In addition, he is a preseason candidate for the Adolph Rupp Trophy. He has been named NCAA DIVISION I: Associated Press Poll #11 (Jan ) RANK TEAM 1. Illinois 2. Duke 3. North Carolina 4. Syracuse 5. Wake Forest 6. Kansas 7. Kentucky 8. Boston College 9. Oklahoma State 10. Washington 11. Arizona 12. Louisville 13. Oklahoma 14. Alabama 15. Michigan State 16. Texas 17. Gonzaga 18. Wisconsin 19. Connecticut 20. Pittsburgh 21. Cincinnati 22. Georgia Tech 23. Iowa 24. Mississippi State 25. Utah Others Receiving Votes: Villanova 77, Wichita State 40, Charlotte 23, Old Dominion 21, U of the Pacific 19, UTEP 18, Texas Tech 15, Vermont 12, Texas A&M 10, Florida 8, Geo Washington 6, Marquette 6, Maryland 6, Bucknell 6, Southern Illinois 6, Georgetown 5, Nevada 4, Stanford 3, St. Mary s (CA) 2, Oregon 2, Notre Dame 2, DePaul 2, Miami 1. NCAA DIVISION I: ESPN/USA Today Poll #11 (Jan ) RANK TEAM 1. Illinois 2. Duke 3. North Carolina Syracuse Wake Forest 6. Kentucky 7. Kansas 8. Boston College 9. Oklahoma State 10. Washington 11. Arizona 12. Louisville 13. Michigan State 13. Texas 15. Oklahoma 16. Connecticut 17. Alabama 18. Pittsburgh 19. Wisconsin 20. Cincinnati 21. Georgia Tech 22. Mississippi State 23. Gonzaga 24. Iowa 25. Utah Others Receiving Votes: U of the Pacific 14, Charlotte 13, Wichita State 12, Villanova 10, St. Mary s (CA) 10, Texas A&M 8, Notre Dame 8, N.C. State 8, Texas Tech 6, Nevada 5, Georgetown 4, Southern Illinois 4, UTEP 3, New Mexico 3, Air Force 2, Geo Washington 2, DePaul 1, Florida 1, UAB 1, Old Dominion 1, Oregon 1, West Virginia 1, Marquette 0.

6 to a number of preseason First Team All-America squads, including Basketball Times, Street & Smith's and Rivals.com. FRIARS PICKED SIXTH IN BIG EAST PRE- SEASON RANKINGS... The Providence College men's basketball team was picked to finish sixth of 12 schools in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Wednesday, October 27 at the BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse was picked first in the Conference, followed by defending national champion Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Boston College. HEAD COACH TIM WELSH... Friar Head Coach Tim Welsh has coached for seven seasons at Providence. Welsh has posted a mark at Providence. Prior to coming to Providence, Welsh was the head coach at Iona College where he recorded a mark. In his nine seasons as a head coach, Welsh has compiled a (.614) record. He has brought three teams to the NCAA Tournament. His 1998 Iona team and his 2001 and 2004 Providence squads qualified for the NCAA Tournament. WELSH LEADS PC COACHES ALL-TIME IN BIG EAST WINS... Seventh-year Head Coach Tim Welsh is PC's all-time leader in BIG EAST wins with 49. He also has more BIG EAST road wins (22) than any other Friar coach. Welsh has posted a mark in BIG EAST play. EFEJUKU, KALE AND HOSLEY TO ATTEND PROVIDENCE... Providence College men s basketball coach Tim Welsh announced that studentathletes Weyinmi Efejuku (Queens, N.Y.), Jonathan Kale (Pawtucket, R.I.) and Quinten Hosley (Denver, Colo.) have signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Providence College beginning in September Efejuku, a 6-foot-4- inch, 205-pound guard attended Rice High School in Manhattan for the past three seasons. Currently, he is attending Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. In at Rice, Efejuku averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists per game. Last summer, Efejuku played AAU basketball for the New York Gauchos. Kale, a 6-foot-8-inch, 245-pound forward attends St. Andrew s in Barrington, R.I. Last season, he averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds per game while helping St. Andrew s post a 25-7 mark. Kale, who grew up in Mattapan, Mass., was a student Burke High School, before attending St. Andrew s. He has played for the BABC AAU team during the summer. Hosley, a 6-foot-7-inch, 220-pound wing/guard attended Lamar Community College the last two seasons. In 2004, Hosley averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals. He also shot over 80 percent from the free-throw PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL line. For his efforts, he earned First Team Division I All-America honors and First Team All- Region accolades, as well as, First Team All-Conference honors in Hosley helped lead Lamar to a 25-8 record and a second-place finish in the region. TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SCHED- ULE... For the second consecutive season, the Friars will play one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. According to the final RPI, the Friars non-conference opponents rank higher than any other BIG EAST team. The lower the number the tougher the schedule. 1. Providence Rutgers Seton Hall Villanova St. John's West Virginia Syracuse Boston College Connecticut Pittsburgh Georgetown Notre Dame FRIARS FEATURED IN NOV. 1 SPORTS IL- LUSTRATED... The November 1 issue of Sports Illustrated featured an article by George Dohrmann on the 2004 Providence College men s basketball recruiting class. Dohrmann provided the readers with an inside look at the Friar coaching staff s 13-month pursuit of this year s freshman class. Dohrmann described the experience as...a process filled with red herrings, blind alleys, rejection, despair and, in the end high hopes. The article, which appeared on newstands on Wednesday, October 27, is titled The Chosen Ones. Friar Head Coach Tim Welsh, Associate Head Coach Steve DeMeo and Assistant Coach Phil Seymore are featured prominently throughout the article. Dohrmann described their efforts in recruiting freshmen Charlie Burch (Dorchester, Mass.), Randall Hanke (New York, N.Y.), Rob McKiver (New Haven, Conn.) and DeSean White (Philadelphia, Pa.). PROVIDENCE - PITTSBURGH SERIES FACTS Series Record: Pitt leads, BIG EAST Series: Pitt leads, At PC: PC leads, 12-7 At Pitt: Pitt leads, 14-3 Neutral Courts: Series Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: 3/2/04, Pitt 88 at PC 61 First Meeting: 3/18/75, PC 101 vs. Pitt 80 Last PC win: 1/23/01, Pitt 61 at PC 77 Last Pitt win: 3/2/04, Pitt 88 at PC 61 Current Streak: The Friars are 5-5 in the last 10 games versus Pittsburgh. The Panthers posted a 1-0 mark over the Friars last season STATISTICAL COMPARISON PC Pitt 9-10 Overall Record Conference Record Field Goal Pct Pt. Field Goal Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. FG Pct Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct Opp. FT Pct Rebound Average Rebound Margin Assists/Game Turnovers/Game Blocks/Game Steals/Game Points/Game Pts Allowed/Game 60.2 SERIES NOTES On Monday, January 31, the Friars will play Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center. It will mark just the second visit ever to the Petersen Events Center for the Friars. The Friars and the Panthers have met 38 times in the all-time series with Pittsburgh holding a lead in the series. PC is 12-7 all-time at home against Pittsburgh, 3-14 on the road and 1-1 on neutral courts against the Panthers. The two teams first met on March 18, 1975 when the Friars earned a win at Madison Square Garden in the NIT. In the last meeting between the two teams, Pittsburgh defeated the Friars, 88-61, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 2, In the Friars' most recent win against the Panthers, Providence earned a victory at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 23, Pittsburgh leads the all-time series in BIG EAST regular season play,

7 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL THE LAST TIME PROVIDENCE COLLEGE... WON IN OVERTIME... (12/4/04) Rhode Island 58 at Providence 65 OT LOST IN OVERTIME... (1/11/05) Villanova 83 at Providence 78 OT PLAYED DOUBLE OVERTIME... (3/13/91) James Madison 93 at Providence 98 (NIT) PLAYED A RANKED OPPONENT... (1/26/05) #8 Boston College 78 at Providence 75 WAS RANKED... (3/15/04) 21st Associated Press Poll, 19th ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll DEFEATED A TOP-25 OPPONENT ON THE ROAD... (1/24/04) Providence 66 at #4/#4 Connecticut 56 DEFEATED A TOP-25 OPPONENT AT HOME... (2/7/04) #18/#20 Syracuse 61 at #23/#23 Providence 74 DEFEATED AT TOP-25 OPPONENT IN A NEUTRAL ARENA... (12/9/03) Providence 70 vs. #14/14 Illinois 51 (Jimmy V Classic) DEFEATED A TOP-10 OPPONENT ON THE ROAD... (1/24/04) Providence 66 at #4/#4 Connecticut 56 DEFEATED A TOP-10 OPPONENT AT HOME... (12/27/98) #8 Purdue 82 at Providence 87 WON BY 50 OR MORE... (2/22/01) Binghamton 58 at #25 Providence 119 SCORED 100 OR MORE... (12/21/04) Maine 74 at Providence 104 BOTH TEAMS SCORED 100 OR MORE... (11/25/91) Providence 108 at Chaminade 111 (ot) SCORED 90 POINTS... (12/21/04) Maine 74 at Providence 104 SCORED LESS THAN (2/1/04) Seton Hall 55 at Providence 46 BOTH TEAMS SCORED LESS THAN (2/26/00) Boston College 40 at Providence 45 ALLOWED 100 OR MORE... (1/19/02) Providence 96 at #24 Miami 102 ALLOWED 50 OR LESS... (11/20/04) Saint Thomas Aquinas 48 at Providence 79 SHOT OVER 60% FG... (11/18/04) Pennsylvania 52 at Providence 89 (65.5 %) SHOT UNDER 35% FG... (3/6/04) Boston College 63 at #12/#13 Providence 54 (28.3 %) HELD OPPONENT UNDER 30% FG... (12/4/04) Rhode Island 58 at Providence 65 (27.8%) MADE 10 THREE POINT FG... (12/23/04) Providence 72 at Memphis 59 (10 3PT FG) DID NOT MAKE A THREE POINT FG... (2/12/00) Rutgers 69 at Providence 60 (0-5, 3 PT FG) ATTEMPTED 50 FREE THROWS... (1/5/99) West Virginia 87 at Providence 90 (59 FT Attempts) MADE 40 FREE THROWS... (1/5/99) West Virginia 87 at Providence 90 (40 FT) HAD 50 OR MORE REBOUNDS... (1/3/05) Brown 63 at Providence 79 (50 Rebounds) HAD 25 OR LESS REBOUNDS... (3/2/04) #6/#6 Pittsburgh 88 at #12/#13 Providence 61 (22 rebounds) HAD 30 OR MORE ASSISTS... (2/11/04) #24/#21 Providence 100 (15 3PT FG) at Villanova 74 HAD 20 OR MORE ASSISTS... (1/29/05) West Virginia 82 at Providence 78 (20 assists) HAD 20 OR MORE TURNOVERS... (1/29/05) West Virginia 82 at Providence 78 (27 turnovers) MADE 15 OR MORE STEALS... (12/21/04) Maine 74 at Providence 104 (23 steals) MADE 15 OR MORE THREE POINTERS... (1/19/04) Loyola Univ. Chicago 59 at Providence 89 (17 three pointers) BLOCKED 10 OR MORE SHOTS... (1/11/05) Villanova 83 at Providence 78 OT (16 blocks) HAD SIX OR MORE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES... (12/30/01) Central Connecticut 63 at Providence 94 (6 Players) THE LAST TIME A PROVIDENCE COLLEGE PLAYER... SCORED 50 OR MORE... (12/15/73) Marvin Barnes (52 points) vs. Austin Peay SCORED 40 OR MORE... (1/23/91) Eric Murdock (48 points) vs. Pittsburgh SCORED 30 OR MORE... (1/19/02) Ryan Gomes (31 points) at #24 Miami SCORED 25 OR MORE... (1/11/05) Ryan Gomes (28 points) vs. Villanova SCORED 20 OR MORE... (1/29/05) Ryan Gomes (23 points) vs. West Virginia HIT 10 THREE POINT FG... (2/23/00) Donta Wade (10, 3 PT FG) at Notre Dame HIT 8 THREE POINT FG... (1/10/87) Delray Brooks (8, 3PT FG) at Villanova HIT 7 THREE POINT FG... (12/3/95) Michael Brown (7, 3PT FG) vs. #16 Syracuse HIT 6 THREE POINT FG... (2/11/04) Donnie McGrath (6, 3PT FG) at Villanova MADE 15 FREE THROWS... (1/5/04) Ryan Gomes (15, FT) vs. #18/16 Texas HAD 25 REBOUNDS... (1/25/94) Michael Smith (26 Rebounds) vs. Syracuse HAD 15 REBOUNDS... (1/3/05) Ryan Gomes (15 Rebounds) vs. Brown TWO PLAYERS HAD 10 REBOUNDS... (1/11/05) Ryan Gomes (11 Rebs.),Herbert Hill (12 Rebs.) vs. Villanova HAD 15 ASSISTS... (12/8/69) Jim Larranaga (15 Assists) vs. VCU HAD 10 ASSISTS... (12/30/02) Donnie McGrath (10 Assists) vs. Pennsylvania HAD 10 STEALS... (1/22/02) John Linehan (11 Steals) vs. Rutgers HAD 8 STEALS... (1/22/02) John Linehan (11 Steals) vs. Rutgers HAD 12 BLOCKS... (12/8/71) Marvin Barnes (12 Blocks) vs. Buffalo HAD 11 BLOCKS... (12/11/71) Marvin Barnes (11 Blocks) at St. Joseph's HAD 10 BLOCKS... (12/2/00) Karim Shabazz (10 Blocks) vs. Rhode Island HAD 5 BLOCKS... (1/26/05) Herbert Hill (5 Blocks) vs. Boston College REGISTERED A TRIPLE-DOUBLE... (12/27/99) Karim Shabazz (23 pts, 15 rebs., 10 blks.) vs. Long Island REGISTERED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE... (1/11/05) Ryan Gomes (28 pts., 11 rebs.), Herbert Hill (15 pts., 12 rebs.) vs. Villanova TWO PLAYERS REGISTERED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE... (1/11/05) Ryan Gomes (28 pts., 11 rebs.), Herbert Hill (15 pts., 12 rebs.) vs. Villanova TWO PLAYERS HAD 20 POINTS... (12/11/04) Ryan Gomes (22 points), Tuukka Kotti (22 points) vs. Wichita State THREE PLAYERS HAD 20 POINTS... (2/11/04) Ryan Gomes (23 pts.), Donnie McGrath (23 pts.), Sheiku Kabba (20 pts.) at Villanova

8 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES FRIARS RECORD WHEN... Providence shoots 50% or better from the floor Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor Providence outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds Providence Rebounds are tied Providence makes 40% of three point tries Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries Providence scores less than 60 points Providence scores 60 or more points Providence scores 70 or more points Providence scores 80 or more points Opponent held to less than 60 points Opponent scores 60 or more points Opponent scores 70 or more points Opponent scores 80 or more points FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING IN WHEN AHEAD WHEN TIED WHEN TRAILING Halftime Minutes Left Minutes Left STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS: 5-4: Gomes, Kotti, Brewington, McGrath, Hanke 5-2: Gomes, Kotti, Brewington, McGrath, Hill 0-1: Gomes, Kotti, Brewington, Brown, Hill 0-1: Gomes, Kotti, Brewington, White, Hanke RECORDS AS STARTERS IN : Dwight Brewington 9-10: Ryan Gomes 5-5: Randall Hanke 4-5: Herbert Hill 9-10: Tuukka Kotti 9-7: Donnie McGrath 0-1: Gerald Brown 0-1: DeSean White GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS (5) IN McGrath (1), Brown (4) GAMES PC PLAYERS LED IN : Scoring: Gomes (11), Brewington (2) Rebounding: Gomes (5), Brewington (1) Hill (1), Kotti (2) Scoring and Rebounding: Gomes (3), Brewington (1) DOUBLE/DOUBLES: Gomes (5), Brewington (1), Kotti (1), Hill (1) 20-POINT GAMES: Gomes (10), Brewington (3), Kotti (1) 30-POINT GAMES: FRIARS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS IN : Date Opponent Rank Score FRIAR GAME KEYS IN : 5-9 in games shooting under 50% 4-1 in games shooting over 50% 9-5 when PC has better FG% 4-8 when PC is outrebounded 4-8 when committing more turnovers 6-3 when opponent held to 75 or fewer 7-3 when PC leads at the half FRIARS' MARGIN DIFFERENTIAL Lost Won PC BY THE NUMBERS IN OVERALL RECORD: 9-10 LAST FIVE GAMES: 0-5 LAST TEN GAMES: 4-6 HOME: 6-6 ROAD: 2-2 NEUTRAL: 1-2 OVERTIME GAMES: 1-0 BIG EAST RECORD: 0-6 BIG EAST HOME: 0-4 BIG EAST AWAY: 0-2 LONGEST WIN STREAK: 4 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK: 3 BIG EAST HOME WIN STREAK: 0 BIG EAST ROAD WIN STREAK: 0 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 6 WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME: 7-3 AWAY: 1-1 HOME: 6-2 NEUTRAL: 0-0 WHEN TRAILING AT HALFTIME: 1-7 HOME: 0-4 AWAY: 1-1 NEUTRAL: 0-2 WHEN TIED AT HALFTIME: 1-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 1-0 RECORD BY THE DAY: Record on Monday 1-0 Record on Tuesday 2-2 Record on Wednesday 0-3 Record on Thursday 2-0 Record on Friday 2-0 Record on Saturday 2-5 Record on Sunday 0-0 RECORD BY THE MONTH: November 4-3 December 4-1 January 1-6 February 0-0 March 0-0 BY CONFERENCE: America East 1-0 Atlantic Atlantic Coast Conference 0-1 BIG EAST 0-6 Big South 0-1 Big Ten 1-0 Conference USA 1-0 Ivy League 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 1-0 Missouri Valley 0-1 Mountain West 1-0 NYCAC 1-0 SEC /24/04 vs. Wake Forest (at MSG)1/1 - Loss /27/04 vs. Florida at (AA Arena) 23/22-Loss /8/05 at Boston College 25/- Loss /15/05 Syracuse 7/7 - Loss /26/05 Boston College 8/8 - Loss 78-75

9 BIG EAST PRESEASON MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES' POLL Team Pts. 1. Syracuse (9) Connecticut (2) Pittsburgh (1) Notre Dame Boston College Providence Villanova Seton Hall West Virginia Rutgers Georgetown St. John's 11 First-Place Votes in Parentheses All-BIG EAST Preseason First Team Ryan Gomes, Providence, Sr., F Chris Thomas, Notre Dame, Sr., G Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, Sr., F Craig Smith, Boston College, Jr., F Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh, Jr., G Chris Taft, Pittsburgh, So., C Gerry McNamara, Jr., G All-BIG EAST Preseason Second Team Rashad Anderson, Connecticut, Jr., F/G Josh Boone, Connecticut, So., F/C Ricky Shields, Rutgers, Sr., G Kelly Whitney, Seton Hall, Jr., C/F Allan Ray, Villanova, Jr., G Curtis Sumpter, Villanova, Jr., F BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Ryan Gomes, Providence, Sr., F BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year Rudy Gay, Connecticut, Fr., F FRIAR BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON FINISHES ( ) First - 0 Second - 1 (2001#) Third - 2 (2003#, 2004) Fourth - 4 (1987*, 1993, 1994*, 1997) Fifth - 3 (1986, 1989*, 1990*) Sixth - 4 (1995*, 1996, 1999*, 2002) Seventh - 4 (1980, 1982*, 1983, 1991*) Eighth - 5 (1981, 1984*, 1985, 1988, 1998) Ninth - 1 (1992) Twelfth - 1 (2000) * TIES, # East Division PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL BIG EAST Standings (as of 1/29/05) W-L PCT W-L PCT Boston College Syracuse Pittsburgh Connecticut Georgetown Villanova Notre Dame Seton Hall West Virginia St. John's Rutgers Providence FRIARS IN THE BIG EAS AST(as of 1/29) OVERALL GAMES PLAYED Scoring Name PTS AVG/G 1. Hakim Warrick Ryan Gomes (PC) Rebounding Name Total AVG/G 1. Josh Boone (UConn) Ryan Gomes (PC) Offensive Rebounds Name Total AVG/G 1. Josh Boone (UConn) Ryan Gomes (PC) Defensive Rebounds Name Total AVG/G 1. Hakim Warrick (SU) Ryan Gomes (PC) Field Goal PCT Name FG FGA PCT 1. Josh Boone (UConn) Ryan Gomes (PC) Free Throw PCT Name FTM FTA PCT 1.Chris Thomas (ND) Ryan Gomes (PC) Steals Name Total AVG/G 1. Chris Thomas Ryan Gomes (PC) Assists Name Total AVG/G 1.Marcus Williams (UC) Ryan Gomes (PC) Blocked Shots Name Total AVG/G 1. Josh Boone (UC) Randall Hanke (PC) Herbert Hill (PC) Assist/Turnover Ratio Name TO AST Ratio 1. Chris Quinn (ND) :1 10. Donnie McGrath (PC) :1 FRIAR R BAS ASKET ETBALL LL HISTORY First Year of Basketball: All-Time Record: 1, (.610) Years In NCAA TOURN/Last: 15 times/2004 Years in NIT/Last: 16 Times/2003 Last Postseason App.:NCAA, First Round, Pacific - 3/19/04: Loss FRIARS VERSUS FOES... Date(s) Team PC's All-Time Rec. 11/16 NIAGARA /18 PENNSYLVANIA /20 ST. THOMAS /24 vs. Wake Forest /26 vs. Michigan /27 vs. Florida /30 WINTHROP /4 RHODE ISLAND /11 WICHITA STATE /21 MAINE /23 at Memphis /31 at San Diego State 1-0 1/3 BROWN /8, 1/26 Boston College /11, 2/5 Villanova /15, 2/26 Syracuse /19, 2/13 Rutgers 6-7 1/29, 2/9 West Virginia /31 at Pittsburgh /2 VIRGINIA 2-3 2/15 CONNECTICUT /19 NOTRE DAME 9-7 2/23 at Seton Hall /1 ST. JOHN'S /5 at Georgetown FRIAR REGULAR SEASON FINISHES ( ) Seventh (Seven Teams) Eighth (Eight Teams) Seventh* (Eight Teams) Eighth (Nine Teams) Seventh * (Nine Teams) Eighth (Nine Teams) Fifth (Nine Teams) Fourth * (Nine Teams) Eighth (Nine Teams) Fifth * (Nine Teams) Fifth * (Nine Teams) Seventh * (Nine Teams) Ninth (10 Teams) Fourth (10 Teams) Fourth * (10 Teams) Sixth * (10 Teams) Sixth (13 Teams) Fourth (13 Teams) Eighth (13 Teams) Sixth* (13 Teams) Twelfth (13 Teams) Second# (14 Teams/2 Div.) Sixth# (14 Teams/2 Div.) Third# (14 Teams/2 Div.) Third (14 Teams) #East Division