Males’s Basketball
Friar Tid Bits:
*On Wednesday, the Friars will play their remaining dwelling sport of the 2024-25 season.
*The Friars honored their six graduating gamers on March 1 previous to the sport vs. UConn. Kieran O’Haire, Luke Fonts, Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Wesley Cardet, Bensley Joseph and Bryce Hopkins all have been honored.
*The Friars have had quite a lot of gamers miss video games this season with accidents. Friar gamers have missed a mixed 55 video games this season with accidents and sickness.
*Bryce Hopkins and Jabri Abdur-Rahim are out for the season with accidents.
* The Friars are 41-13 all-time versus DePaul.
*The Friars are 22-4 all-time versus DePaul at dwelling, together with wins in every of the final six video games.
*PC made 16 threes at Butler on 2/8 – it was the primary time since 2019 PC made 16 threes in a sport.
*The Friars have used 12 totally different beginning lineups this season.
*PC is 7-5 when main at halftime this season, which incorporates wins over Stonehill, Delaware State, BYU, Butler, Georgetown, Seton Corridor and Villanova and losses to Oklahoma, URI, SJU, UConn and Villanova.
*Oswin Erhunmwunse’s 5 blocks vs. Seton Corridor on 1/11 was simply the sixth time ever a Friar freshman had 5 or extra blocks in a sport and simply the second time in a BIG EAST sport.
*PC has posted a 133-289 (.315) mark all-time versus top-25 groups, together with a 0-5 mark this season.
*The Friars are 10-5 at dwelling this season; 2-8 on the street and 0-4 in impartial web site video games.
*Kim English is one in all 19 NCAA Div. 1 head coaches who performed within the NBA.
*The Friars are 642 -248 (.722) all-time on the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Friars Undergo Accidents: The Friars have had quite a lot of accidents this season. Bryce Hopkins and Jabri Abdur-Rahim are out for the season with accidents. Windfall gamers have missed a mixed 55 video games season attributable to damage and sickness.
Friars To Host DePaul In Ultimate Residence Recreation Of The Season: Windfall will play DePaul on Wednesday, March 5 on FS1. Windfall and DePaul have met 54 occasions at school historical past, with the primary assembly approaching February 16, 1961 when the Friars earned an 81-77 victory in Windfall. The Friars lead the all-time collection, 41-13. PC has recorded a 22-4 document versus DePaul in Windfall, a 17-8 mark on the street and a 2-1 document on impartial courts. The groups have met 34 occasions since DePaul joined the BIG EAST with the Friars recording a 26-8 mark. In the latest sport between the 2 groups, the Friars defeated the Blue Demons, 70-63, in extra time on December 10, 2024. Within the first sport between the 2 groups final season, the Friars earned a 100-62 win at DePaul on January 17, 2024. Within the final assembly between the 2 groups in Windfall, the Friars earned an 81-70 win on the AMP on February 17, 2024.
Friars Defeated By UConn: The Windfall School males’s basketball crew was defeated by the Connecticut Huskies (20-9, 12-6 BIG EAST), 75-63, on Saturday, March 1 on the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Windfall, R.I. The Friars fell to 12-17 total and 6-12 in BIG EAST play. Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) led the scoring for Windfall, ending with 10 factors. Justyn Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) anchored the crew with 5 rebounds.
Bensley Joseph Second On The Crew In Scoring: Senior guard Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) is second on the crew in scoring as he averages 12.5 factors per sport. He recorded 25 factors, six rebounds, 4 assists and three steals in a loss at Georgetown on Feb. 19. He had 17 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists in a win over Villanova on Feb. 15. He registered 26 factors as he was 5-9 from three within the Friars’ loss at Butler on Feb. 8. For his efforts, he was named to the league Honor Roll on Feb. 17. He scored 20 factors as he was 4-7 from three-point territory versus Villanova on Jan. 17. He’s third on the crew in scoring at 12.6 ppg. He was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 13 after he led the Friars to a 2-0 week in BIG EAST play. He averaged 23.0 factors, 4.0 rebounds and three.5 assists. He was 15-23 (.652) from discipline, together with 10-15 (.667) from three-point territory. He additionally was 6-7 from the free throw line. On Jan. 11 in a 91-85 win over Seton Corridor, he registered a career-high with 28 factors as he was 8-10 from the sphere, 7-9 from three, and 5-6 from the road. He additionally had three rebounds and 5 assists off the bench in 26 minutes of motion. His seven threes additionally have been a profession excessive. On Jan. 8, Joseph had 18 factors and 5 rebounds in an 84-65 win over Butler. He shot 3-6 from past the three-point line. For the season, Joseph is averaging 12.5 factors, 4.0 rebounds and three.2 assists.
Friars All-Time Versus High-25 Groups: The Friars have posted a 133-289 (.315) mark all-time versus top-25 groups, together with a 0-5 mark this season.
Erhunmwunse Contributing: Freshman middle Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin Metropolis, Nigeria) recorded eight factors, eight rebounds and three blocks at Marquette on Feb. 25. He scored 14 factors and grabbed 5 rebounds versus Xavier on Feb. 12. He registered 11 factors, 4 rebounds and three blocks in a win at Seton Corridor on Jan. 28. He scored 10 factors, grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks, whereas taking pictures 5-6 from the sphere within the Friars’ win over Georgetown on Jan. 25. Erhunmwunse is taking pictures 71.6 p.c (73-102) from the sphere this season. He recorded his first profession double-double, contributing 12 factors and a game-high 10 rebounds within the Friars’ win over Seton Corridor on Jan. 11. He additionally added a career-high 5 blocks. It marked the primary time a Friar freshman had 5 blocks in a sport since 2011. It additionally marked simply the second time ever a Friar freshman had 5 blocks in a BIG EAST sport. For the season, he’s averaging 6.3 factors and 5.4 rebounds.
Pierre Scoring For The Friars: Junior guard Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) is averaging 12.8 factors per sport this season for the Friars. On Feb. 15, Pierre scored a game-high 19 factors and added 4 assists in a win over Villanova on Feb. 15. On Feb. 5, he registered 14 factors and 5 assists versus Creighton. On Jan. 28, Pierre recorded 16 factors and three assists at Seton Corridor. He scored 18 factors versus Butler on Jan. 8. On Jan. 5, he scored a career-high 24 factors at UConn. On Dec. 20, Pierre scored16 factors and grabbed 5 rebounds versus St. John’s. He registered 22 factors as he was 5-10 from three-point territory within the Friars’ loss to No. 14/15 Indiana on Nov. 29. He averaged 15.5 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals whereas committing zero turnovers within the Friars’ two wins on Nov. 12 and Nov. 16. For his efforts, he was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Nov. 18. Pierre shot 7-11 from three (.636) and was 12-18 (.667) total from the sphere. He recorded a team-high 18 factors after taking pictures 7-10 from the sphere and 4-6 from three in a win over Inexperienced Bay on Nov. 16.
Mela Registers A Double-Double: Freshman guard Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) registered a double-double with 13 factors and 10 rebounds versus Xavier on Feb. 12. He was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. Mela grew to become the primary Friar to earn the accolade a number of occasions in a season since A.J. Reeves was named Freshman of the Week 3 times in 2019. Mela was named BIG EAST Freshman Of The Week on Monday, Jan. 20 after he scored 10 factors, grabbed seven rebounds, added three assists and made one steal within the Friars’ loss at Creighton on Jan. 14. Mela was ailing and didn’t play within the Friars’ sport at Villanova on Jan. 17. Mela earned Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13, after he averaged 8.5 factors, 12.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals because the Friars posted a 2-0 mark. On Jan. 8 in a win over Butler, the freshman guard had 10 factors, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and two steals. It marked the primary time a Friar freshman had 15 rebounds since LaDontae Henton had 15 versus DePaul on Feb. 25, 2012. On Jan. 11, Mela recorded seven factors, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and one steal in a victory over Seton Corridor. For the season, Mela is averaging 5.5 factors and 5.1 rebounds per sport.
Friars Signal Two For 2025-26: Windfall School Head Coach Kim English introduced on Nov. 13 that Jamier Jones (Orlando, Fla.) and Jaylen Harrell (Roxbury, Mass.) every signed a monetary support settlement to attend Windfall School in 2025-26. Jones, a 6-foot-6-inch, 210-pound ahead attends Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty in Orlando. In 2023-24, he averaged 19.2 factors, 8.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per sport for Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty. Jones led the Pioneers to a 27-4 mark and a visit to the 2024 state championship sport in Florida this previous season, the place his squad was defeated extra time by the No. 2 crew within the nation Columbus. Oak Ridge completed the season ranked No. 7 within the nation, in keeping with Max Preps. Jones performed AAU basketball for the Florida Rebels. In 2024, he averaged 15.2 factors, 4.3 rebounds and a couple of.4 assists per sport with the Rebels on the Nike EYBL circuit. Jones, a consensus four-star recruit, is the thirty second ranked participant within the nation and the No. 10 ahead, in keeping with ESPN.com. He is also ranked thirty seventh (ninth in his place) by 247Sports, thirty eighth (ninth in his place) by On3, and forty third by Rivals (fifteenth in his place). Harrell, a 6-foot-5-inch, 210-pound guard/ahead attends Cambridge Arts, Expertise and Science Academy (CATS) in Cambridge, Mass. Final season, he averaged 24.0 factors, 7.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per sport for CATS whereas serving to the Griffins to a 21-10 mark and a berth within the NEPSAC-AA playoffs. In recognition of his efforts, he was named 2024 Massachusetts Gatorade Participant of the Yr. He started his highschool profession at St. Sebastian’s in Needham, Mass. In his freshman and sophomore years with the Arrows, he helped lead the crew to consecutive ISL titles whereas incomes First Crew accolades. In the course of the AAU season Harrell performed for Expressions Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit. With Expressions, he averaged 14.4 factors, 3.7 rebounds and three.5 assists in 2024. On the recruiting circuit, he’s ranked within the top-100 by Rivals (No. 85) and 247Sports (No. 93). He additionally is very ranked by On3 (No. 101). On3 and 247Sports every rank Harrell as the highest recruit in Massachusetts.
Friar Video games On CBS, NBC And FOX: For the primary time within the historical past of this system, the Friars will play nationwide tv video games on CBS, NBC and FOX all in the identical season. It additionally will mark the primary time ever the Friars have had a sport televised on Peacock and the primary time the crew has performed a sport on NBC for the reason that 1997-98 season.
Kim English Guided Friars To A 21-14 Mark In First Yr At PC: Friar Head Coach Kim English enters his second season at Windfall in 2024-25. In his first-year in Windfall, he grew to become the primary Friar head coach to win 20 or extra video games when the squad posted a 21-14 mark (10-10 BIG EAST).
Friars In 2023-24: The Friars, who completed the common season in seventh place within the BIG EAST with a 10-10 document, recorded a 21-14 document total in 2023-24. Windfall posted a 2-1 mark within the BIG EAST Match. The Friars defeated Georgetown (74-56), and No. 8/6 Creighton (78-73) earlier than shedding to No. 10/10 Marquette (79-68) within the Semifinals on the BIG EAST Match in New York. The Friars superior to the First Spherical of the NIT the place the crew was defeated by Boston School, 62-57, on March 19, 2024.
Devin Carter Named BIG EAST Participant Of The Yr And Drafted In The NBA: It was introduced on March 13, 2024 that Windfall’s Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) was named BIG EAST Participant of the Yr. It marked the third time ever {that a} Friar had been named BIG EAST Participant of the Yr. Former Friar Kris Dunn ’16 earned the respect in 2015 and 2016. Carter additionally was chosen thirteenth within the 2024 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He grew to become the twelfth Friar all-time taken within the First Spherical of the NBA Draft and the third Friar chosen within the Lottery since its inception in 1985.
Friars Promote Out Season Tix Once more In 2024-25 And Set Attendance Mark In 2023-24: In 2023-24, the Friars offered out of season tickets on the Amica Mutual Pavilion for the primary time ever. Once more in 2024-25, the crew has offered its whole season ticket allotment for the sector. The 2023-24 season marked the primary time an entire promote out of season tickets has occurred for the reason that crew moved to the AMP when it opened in 1972. Consequently, the Friars had 211,147 followers watch the crew play 19 video games on the AMP. That common of 11,113 per sport is the very best single-season mark within the historical past of this system. The overall of 211,147 is the second most followers to look at the Friars at dwelling within the historical past of this system. In 1991, 211,498 followers attended 20 dwelling video games on the AMP. The 211,147 followers in 2023-24, additionally marked simply the second time within the historical past of this system that the crew drew greater than 200,000 followers in a single season.
Windfall School To Host First And Second Rounds Of The NCAA Match In 2025: Windfall School will host the First and Second Rounds of the 2025 NCAA Males’s Basketball Match on the Amica Mutual Pavilion on March 20-22. Windfall is one in all eight websites internet hosting First and Second Spherical video games. It should mark the ninth time the Amica Mutual Pavilion has hosted the First and Second Rounds (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1996, 2010 and 2016). The First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match has repeatedly offered out on the AMP previously and it’s anticipated to be a promote out once more in 2025.
Friars Are 110-6 In Non-Convention Residence Video games Over The Final 15 Years: The Friars have posted a 110-6 mark (.948) of their final 15 seasons in non-conference dwelling video games. The crew’s six losses over the past 15 years have been to Brown (77-67) on December 8, 2014, Minnesota (86-74) on November 13, 2017, UMass (79-78) on December 7, 2018, Arkansas (84-72) on March 19, 2019, Penn (81-75) on November 23, 2019 and Boston School (62-57) on March 19, 2024. The Friars are 32-1 of their final 33 non-conference dwelling video games (2024-25, 6-0; 2023-24, 8-1; 2022-23, 7-0; 2021-22, 8-0; 2020-21, 2-0; 2019-20, 2-0).
Friars In Time beyond regulation: The Friars have recorded a 1-0 document in extra time video games this season. They’ve recorded a 80-71 mark all-time in extra time video games, together with 10-2 of their final 21 video games. The Friars are 8-0 of their final eight extra time video games on the AMP.
Friars At The Amica Mutual Pavilion: All-time, the Friars have recorded a 642-248 (.721) mark in 52 seasons of video games on the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The AMP, previously the Windfall Civic Middle and the Dunkin’ Donuts Middle, opened on November 3, 1972. The Friars had performed their dwelling video games there for 48 consecutive seasons, previous to the 2020-21 season when the crew performed on campus at Alumni Corridor with no followers in attendance as a result of pandemic. PC posted a 15-2 mark on the AMP in 2022-23 and a 16-1 document in 2021-22 — the crew’s finest document at dwelling since 1973-74.
Windfall School Basketball: The 2024-25 marketing campaign marks the 98th season of basketball at Windfall School. Because the program began in 1926-27, Windfall has posted a 1,576 -1,058 mark, good for a .600 profitable proportion. The Friars have made the NCAA Match 22 occasions and the Nationwide Invitation Match on 21 events.
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