Men's Basketball Travels to Providence
November 30, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Boston University Probable Starters (0-3)
| No. | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | 1999-00 Stats/Notes |
| 3 | Dereck Franklin | So. | G | 6-0 | 180 | Chantilly, VA | 8.6 ppg and 3.7 rpg |
| 34 | Matt Turner | Fr. | G | 5-9 | 160 | West Haven, CT | 13.3 ppg and 4.0 apg |
| 23 | Mike Costello | Sr. | F | 6-4 | 210 | Belmont, MA | 7.6 ppg and 3.7 rpg/142 career 3pt'ers |
| 42 | Ignacio Rodriguez | So. | F | 6-9 | 225 | Canary Islands, Spain | 5.6 ppg and 4.0 rpg |
| 55 | Jean Avebe | Sr. | C | 6-7 | 210 | Yaounde, Cameroon | 10.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg/62% from the floor |
The 91st Season The Boston University men's basketball is in its 91st season of varsity competition Since 1901-02, the Terriers have totaled an 842-853 record (.496) In the last 20-plus years, B.U. has registered a 330-257 mark (.562)... In that span, there have been 14 winning campaigns, six 20-win seasons, and four NCAA Tournament appearances (1983, 1988, 1990, and 1997).
Boston University/Providence Series Notes Providence leads the all-time series, 14-4... The Friars won the last meeting, 80-74, on December 23, 1995... The series dates back to the 1925-26 season... The Terriers' last win against Providence was a 64-48 victory on March 5, 1959.
Terriers Against Non-Conference Foes In head coach Dennis Wolff's five-plus seasons, the Terriers are 24-25 against non-conference opponents...This season, B.U. is 0-3 against non-conference opponents... Last season, B.U. was 4-4 in non-conference games... The Terriers' last win against a non-conference opponent came on December 29, 1998, an 80-58 decision over Canisius in the consolation game of the Bobcat Classic at Montana State.
Wolff Against the Big East Head coach Dennis Wolff is 0-3 against teams from the Big East Conference.
Recapping James Madison Monday, November 22, 1999 Freshman guard Paul Seymour came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three-point land, but James Madison's Jamar Perry led five Dukes in double figures as JMU downed B.U. 91-79 in overtime... The Terriers opened up a close first half, as freshmen Seymour and Matt Turner combined to hit three consecutive three-point field goals to stake the Terriers to a 38-30 lead with 5:48 left in the half... JMU went on a 9-4 run to end the half with B.U. leading 42-39... Seymour connected on 4-of-5 three-pointers in the first half and the Terriers shot 55.6 % from the floor (15-of-27) in the first 20 minutes... To open the second half, JMU outscored the Terriers, 18-7, to open its biggest lead at 56-49 with 13:11 to play... A layup by Jean Avebe, a jumper by Turner and a three-pointer by Costello tied the game at 56-56 with 10:02 left... In the final 10 minutes of regulation, the lead changed hands five times and the game was tied 10 times...Trailing, 71-70, with 1:25 to play, sophomore forward Ignacio Rodriguez connected on two free throws to give B.U. a 72-71 lead...With :34 seconds remaining, JMU's Dwayne Braxton fouled sophomore guard Dereck Franklin... Franklin converted both charity shots to give the Terriers a 74-71 lead...Eight seconds later, JMU's Mickey Dennis nailed a three-pointer to send the game into overtime... In the extra session, the Terriers never got on track, being outscored 17-5 en route to the 91-79 loss... B.U. was outrebounded, 44-28... The 17 points allowed in overtime ties the most given up by a B.U. team. Last January 22 against Vermont, the Catamounts also scored 17 points.
Which Direction Will The 1999-00 Terriers Go Boston University is 0-3 to open the start of the season for the second consecutive season and third time in the Dennis Wolff era... Last season the Terriers finished 9-18, but in 1995-96, B.U. rebounded from a slow start to finish 18-11... The only other time, B.U. suffered an 0-3 start in the modern era was in 1982-83, when a Rick Pitino-led Terrier squad finished 21-10 and earned an NCAA berth... B.U. has not started the season 0-4 since the 1975-76 season.
Youngest Terrier Squad in School History With only two upperclassmen on its 12-man roster, this year's Boston University team is the youngest in school history. The Terriers graduated five seniors from last year's club, leaving them with two seniors and 10 underclassmen for the 1999-2000 season. Every previous Boston University team has fielded at least four upperclassmen, while no Terrier club has featured more than nine underclassmen. Below is a look at some of the youngest squads to wear the Scarlet and White:
Year Fr So Jr Sr
1999-00 5 5 0 2
1995-96 4 3 3 1
1987-88 3 6 2 3
1983-84 4 5 3 1
1982-83 4 4 2 2
1977-78 4 4 1 3 Freshmen Shouldering Scoring Load Freshmen guards Matt Turner and Paul Seymour lead the Terriers in scoring this season, averaging 13.3 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively... In all, the Class of 2003 accounts for 40% of B.U.'s scoring offense this season.
Strong Start for Turner Matt Turner had a fine collegiate debut on Friday, November 19 vs. Northern Illinois University... The frosh led the Terriers in scoring with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting and dished out six assists in 38 minutes of work.... Through three games, Turner leads the Terriers in scoring, 13.3 ppg, and assists, 4.0 apg... The 5-7 guard is also averaging a team-high 34.7 minutes per game.
Seymour Connects From Three-Point Land Paul Seymour scored all of his team-high 18 points from three-point land in last Monday's, 91-79 overtime, loss at James Madison... Seymour connected on 6-of-9 from beyond the arc... His six three-point field goals were the most by a Terrier since Billy Beal made 7, January 12, 1999 vs. New Hampshire... Through three games, Seymour leads the Terriers in made threes (7) and is tied with Mike Costello in attempts (18).
Avebe on the Mark Senior forward Jean Avebe (Yaounde,Cameroon) leads the Terriers in field goal percentage after three games... The 6-7 forward is shooting 62 % from the floor this season (13-of-21)... Avebe scored a season-high 14 points in the season-opener vs. Northern Illinois ... Last season, Avebe posted career-high averages in both points (7.5 ppg) and rebounds (4.9 rpg)... He had eight double-figure scoring outings, including a career-high 19-point effort vs. Northeastern on February 19,1999.
Graham is Golden Sophomore forward Jerome Graham (N. Minneapolis, MN) was named to the Doral/Florida International Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team on November 20... Graham averaged 8.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in the two games... The 6-8 forward also shot 53 % from the field (7-of-13).
Shooters Heating Up After shooting 7-of-38 (18 %) from three-point range in its first two games, Boston University connected on 11-of-25 attempts (44 %) last Monday at James Madison... The Terriers were 4-of-20 in the opener vs. Northern Illinois and 3-of-18 against Radford on November 20... Last season, B.U. shot 33.4 % from three-point territory.
Defense Will Be The Key Defense has been a cornerstone in the Dennis Wolff era In Wolff's five seasons, B.U. has a 74-22 mark when holding opponents under 70 points... In 1998-99, B.U. was 9-5 when holding opponents under 70 points, and were 8-1 when allowing under 60 The Terriers also held opponents under .400 shooting from the field 10 times in 1998-99... B.U. was 8-2 in those games.
Head Coach Dennis Wolff Head coach Dennis Wolff is in his sixth season at Boston University and sports an 86-64 record (.573 pct.)... During his tenure at B.U., Wolff's teams have captured two America East regular-season championships, and earned one NCAA Tournament berth (1997)... Wolff was hired on April 5, 1994 after serving 12 years as a Division I assistant at Virginia (1990-94), Southern Methodist (1989-90), Wake Forest (1985-1989), and St. Bonaventure (1982-84)... Wolff also served as the head coach of Division III Connecticut College, recording a 30-18 record in two seasons.
Wolff Coaching 151st Game at B.U. Dennis Wolff will coaching his 151st career game as head coach of the Terrier men's basketball program tonight against Providence.. Only three other coaches in the history of the men's basketball program have coached 150 or more games: Matt Zunic, who coached seven seasons from 1952-59, is the all-time coaching leader in games with 154. Mike Jarvis, currently coaching at St. John's University, and John Burke, who succeeded Zunic from 1959-66 each led the Terriers in 152 games... Jarvis is the program's all-time winningest coach with 101 victories from 1985-90.
Reviewing 1998-99 Boston University completed the 1998-99 season with a disappointing 9-18 record... The Terriers, who finished 5-13 in league play, lost to Towson, 71-58, in the first round of the America East Championships... It was the first non-winning season since 1994-95, and just the second campaign in the 1990s that the squad did not reach double figures in victories.
Quoting Wolff on 1998-99 It was definitely a disappointing year for us. We were disjointed and never established a sense of character. However, our young players were able to gain some experience and learn from it.
Quoting Wolff on 1999-2000 We will be young and raw, but I feel we will improve as the season progresses. The freshmen class is talented, but will have to grow up quickly.
Costello is Fourth on B.U. Career Three-Point List With 142 three-pointers, senior Mike Costello ranks fourth on the B.U. career three-point list. In 1998-99, Costello connected on a team-high 48 three-pointers, including eight games with three or more... Costello finished ninth in America East with a 36.5 % success rate from three-point land.
Dereck Franklin Earns All-Rookie Recognition Dereck Franklin earned America East All-Rookie Team accolades in 1998-99... A four-time Rookie of the Week honoree, Franklin was one of just seven players in the 20-year history of the America East Conference, including former B.U. star Tunji Awojobi 97, to capture the weekly award four or more times in a season.
Three-Point Field Goal Streak at 96 B.U. currently has a 96-game three-point field goal streak... The last time the Terriers were held scoreless from beyond the three-point arc was Feb. 10, 1996, when they were 0-for-10 in a loss at Vermont... B.U. has hit three-pointers in 148-of-150 games in the Dennis Wolff era.
America East Success Boston University is one of the charter members of the America East Conference, which was founded in 1979 In those 20 seasons, the Terriers have won a league-record 165 conference and 30 tournament contests, including championships in 1983, 1988, 1990, and 1997.
Terriers Among America East Statistical Leaders Matt Turner is 13th in the America East Conference in scoring, (13.3 ppg), and 5th in assists per game (5.0)... Sophomore guard Dereck Franklin is 4th in free throw percentage, 90 % (9-of-10) and sophomore forward Ignacio Rodriguez is 10th at 75 % (9-of-12)... As a team, B.U. is 4th in free throw percentage, (66.7 %), 7th in scoring offense, (64.7 ppg), 8th in scoring defense, (79.7 ppg).
Butt Signs National Letter of Intent Ryan Butt, a 6-7, 235-pound power forward from Hempfield H.S. in Landisville, PA, signed a national letter of intent to play for the Terriers.
B.U. On the Radio Twenty-one of Boston University's 26 basketball games this season will be broadcast live on WROL-AM 950 (Boston), WCRN-AM 830 (Worcester), and WPLM-AM 1390 (Plymouth). Rich Levine returns for his fifth season to call the action, while Doug Guy will provide analysis for the sixth year.
www.gobu.com Media members and fans of Boston University men's basketball and all Terrier athletic teams may now access information on the Internet by typing the URL: www.gobu.com... Rosters, game notes, news, schedules and results, statistics and other information regarding Boston University athletics will be updated on a regular basis on the department's homepage.
Playing the Best Boston University annually plays a challenging non-conference schedule Last season, the Terriers played three teams that reached the 1999 NCAA Tournament (UNC Charlotte, Miami (Ohio), and Delaware) as well as two that played in the postseason N.I.T. (Alabama and Colorado) In 1999-2000, B.U. will compete in two in-season tournaments - in November at Florida International and in late December in 1999 N.I.T. Champion California's holiday tournament In addition, the Terriers will renew their long-time rivalries against New England neighbors Massachusetts and Providence.
Joe Tompkins Tribute This season the Boston University men's basketball team will be wearing black arm bands in tribute to longtime B.U. employee and Terrier supporter Joe Tompkins... Joe died suddenly at work on Tuesday, July 13, 1999... He worked as a custodian at B.U. for 30-plus years and loved the interaction with the coaching staff and the student-athletes.
