The Greatest Names in History MARVIN
BARNES
A Providence, Rhode Island native and clearly the greatest center and most talented frontcourt player in PC history, Barnes was the center of the Friar offense and team MVP in 1973 and 1974. The 1974 NCAA national rebounding champion, he was a consensus First Team All-America, Eastern Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in both the Aloha Classic and East-West All-Star games. Barnes was the second pick in the 1974 draft who later became the Rookie of the Year in the ABA where he played for two seasons. He moved on to the NBA for four seasons. Barnes was named to the ECAC AllDecade team for the 1970’s. He still holds Providence game, season and career records for rebounds and blocks. YEAR 1972 1973 1974 Totals
G 27 30 32 89
ALLEN
YEAR 1931 1932 1933 1934 Totals
FG-FGA PCT 236- 462 .511 237- 436 .545 297- 596 .498 770-1494 .515
FT-FTA 112-173 75-109 112-164 299-446
PCT .647 .688 .682 .670
REB PTS-AVG 424 584-21.6 571 549-18.3 597 706-22.1 1592 1839-20.7
BRACHEN
A two-time All-American (Second Team as a sophomore and junior) Brachen was the Friars’ most dominant player in the 1930’s. A great defender who played at the guard and forward slots, he is still the only player to lead Providence in scoring four years, and his career points total stood as a Providence record for seventeen years.
G 19 24 16 16 75
MARSHON
FG 77 87 85 66 315
FT 26 52 38 27 143
BROOKS
PTS-AVG 180- 9.5 226- 9.4 208-13.0 159- 9.9 773-10.3
As a senior, Marshon Brooks had one of the greatest offensive seasons in the history of the BIG EAST. Brooks broke the BIG EAST single-game scoring mark and tied the PC single-game mark when he recorded 52 points on 20-28 shooting against No. 9 Notre Dame on February 23, 2011. His 20 field goals against Notre Dame set a BIG EAST record for the most field goals in a game. He also established the BIG EAST single-season scoring mark with 468 points in 18 league games. Brooks set these records while leading the league in scoring in overall action (24.6 ppg) and in league action (26.0 ppg). His 24.6 ppg average ranked second in the nation. He was the only player in the country to average more than 24.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Brooks earned numerous post-season awards, including First Team All-BIG EAST and Associated Press Third Team All-America honors. He scored 788 points in 2011, which ranks third all-time at PC. He ranks
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national tournaments and coached the Friars to their first game over the century mark. He developed two of PC’s all-time best players - Jim Schlimm and Bob Moran. Cuddy also served as PC’s freshman baseball coach, sports information director, business manager, and associate director of athletics in his 32 years in the athletic department. One of the most beloved figures in PC history, he is a member of the PC Hall of Fame.
ninth all-time in scoring at PC as he finished with 1,629 career points. Brooks became the 10th Friar all-time selected in the first round of the NBA Draft when he was picked in the 25th spot by the Boston Celtics. YEAR G 2008 18 2009 32 2010 31 2011 32 Totals 113
FG-FGA PCT 21- 55 .382 122-279 .437 168-360 .467 276-572 .483 587-1265 .464
BRUCE “SOUP”
FT-FTA PCT 15- 21 .714 54- 79 .674 59- 83 .711 169-219 .722 297-402 .739
REB PTS-AVG 17 62- 3.4 115 338-10.6 129 441-14.2 225 788-24.6 486 1629-14.4
CAMPBELL
New Haven, Connecticut native Bruce Campbell still ranks as the all-time leading assists maker for forwards at Providence. The most mobile big man and certainly the most versatile frontcourt player in Friar history, Campbell was a smooth-shooting and pinpoint passing southpaw who earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in 1976 to go with his team MVP Award. “Soup” Campbell registered the assist on Bob Misevicius’ gamewinning basket in PC’s upset of Michigan in 1976. YEAR 1975 1976 1977 1978 Totals
G 30 32 29 31 122
FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT 133- 283 .470 64- 84 .762 206- 391 .527 96-123 .780 184- 373 .493 64- 91 .703 203- 428 .474 133-180 .739 726-1475 .492 357-478 .746
AUSTIN
REB PTS-AVG 202 330-11.0 272 504-15.8 234 432-14.9 241 539-17.4 949 1809-14.8
CROSHERE
No mention of great PC frontcourt players would be complete without this 6-9 standout from Crossroads School in California. Croshere gave notice of his potential in the Big East Tournament as a sophomore, and then established himself as a Third Team All-Big East player as a junior and a First Team player as a senior. Able to take the ball down low and post up, as well as step out and hit the three pointer, few players worked harder at improving than did Austin. Croshere led the team in scoring as a junior and senior and ranks tenth in career scoring with 1523 points. An excellent free throw shooter, he set a league and school record with 57 freebies in a row, and sparked PC to an NCAA Elite Eight run as a senior, scoring a career-high 39 points against Marquette in the first round. Austin was a lottery draft choice in 1997, and is currently enjoying a successful pro career with Dallas after nine seasons with Indiana. YEAR 1994 1995 1996 1997 Totals
G 25 30 30 36 121
FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 38- 95 .400 29- 40 .725 55 115- 4.6 106- 231 .459 66- 85 .776 147 307-10.2 151- 359 .421 109-128 .852 173 458-15.3 200- 440 .455 182-205 .888 270 643-17.9 495-1125 .440 386-458 .843 645 1523-12.6
J. VINCENT
CUDDY
To limit the contribution of Vin Cuddy to the six-season stint as head coach from 1949-1955 would be to grossly underestimate everything he meant to PC basketball and the PC athletics department. On the bench, he helped PC to four
ERNIE
DiGREGORIO
What Jimmy Walker was to Joe Mullaney and the great teams of the 1960’s, Ernie DiGregorio was to Dave Gavitt and the team’s of the 1970’s. Homegrown in the shadow of Alumni Hall, Ernie D not only defined the running Friar tradition but helped revolutionize college basketball’s fast break offense. A wizard with the basketball as a ballhandler and passer, DiGregorio helped usher in the age of the Providence Civic Center. It was his behind-the-back passes and three consecutive team MVP awards that packed the downtown arena. Still the all-time assists leader and one of the top scorers in PC history, he was a consensus All-America and Lapchick Award winner as the nation’s outstanding senior. He was the NCAA East Regional MVP and the only Providence player to make the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team. The third pick in the 1973 NBA draft, he went on to be the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He played for the Buffalo Braves for four seasons before a season with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The ECAC named him Eastern Player of the Decade for the 1970’s. YEAR 1971 1972 1973 Totals
G 28 27 31 86
BILLY
FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PTS-AVG 217- 451 .451 88-106 .830 112 522-18.6 192- 440 .436 93-116 .801 81 477-17.7 348- 728 .478 65- 81 .802 99 761-24.6 757-1619 .467 246-303 .811 292 1780-20.5
DONOVAN
Providence College basketball had reached its lowest ebb in the modern era when fate crossed the rising stars of Rick Pitino and Billy Donovan. A player who watched more basketball than he played in his first two seasons, Donovan caught the Pitino fire and blazed a two-year path that almost brought the NCAA Championship trophy to Providence. A two-time team MVP, Donovan saved his best for last. With the advent of the three-pointer came opportunity for the underdeveloped and undersized point guard to shine. His senior year, Donovan led the Friars to a fourth place BIG EAST finish, the best ever, and a magic carpet ride to the NCAA Final Four. He was the Southeast Regional MVP and a Honorable Mention All-American. He played 44 games for the New York Knicks.