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Friars report: Notes, quotes

Because of a host of transfers, Providence played most of the year with eight scholarship players. Four of those were freshman, and two were sophomores. Only senior Donnie McGrath and junior Herbert Hill were upperclassmen.

--Providence rebounded well all season long, with board work sometimes carrying the day when the Friars were turning it over or missing open shots. The Friars won the rebounding battle in 16 of their 27 games, and closed the NCAA basketball season with 30 offensive rebounds against Marquette.

THE RECORDS
12-15, 5-11 (tied for 13th in Big East), failed to qualify for Big East tournament

HOW THE SEASON ENDED
Providence played a lot better down the stretch. Unfortunately, everyone else did as well, and it wasn't quite enough to get the Friars to the Big East tournament. The underclassmen showed signs that they could take this team to the postseason next year, but Donnie McGrath leaves big shoes to fill.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"We're lacking a few upperclassmen that you need to be a team that can win at a high level in this conference,. I think we overcame that in a lot of ways with our togetherness, our attitude and our ability just to fight. As a coach, sometimes you wonder if your team is ready mentally. In that regard, they've never let me down ... You've got a good core of young players that learned a lot, grew a lot this year. With some pieces to be added, obviously, and some pieces to fill because of Donnie's (McGrath) absence, I think the future is very bright." -- Providence coach Tim Welsh, in the Providence Journal.