PC Statement on Ed Cooley
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PC Statement on Ed Cooley
On Sunday, February 8, Providence College released a statement announcing Ed Cooley's return home.
The statement reads as follows:
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTProvidence College men's basketball coach Ed Cooley has been released from the hospital in Cincinnati and is returning home this morning (Feb. 8). He intends to coach the team in its next game on Wednesday versus Villanova at the Dunkin' Donuts Center at 8 p.m.
Cooley left the court two minutes into the second half of the Friars' game at Xavier on Saturday. He was taken to a hospital in Cincinnati and spent the night.
The Friars are currently 17-6 and 7-4 in the Big East as they get set to host #7 Vilanova at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Wednesday, February 11.
Five Takeaways From the Friars 78-69 Loss to Xavier
Tyler Harris
Tyler Harris played only seven minutes in the game and had no points on only one shot taken.
All reports say he was healthy so it is very strange that he played so little, even though his play has been inconsistent for the Friars this season.
Providence could have used his scoring off the bench because they got smoked, 53-14 in bench points.
LaDontae Henton
LaDontae Henton led the Friars with 24 points in the game and pulled down nine rebounds.
However, Henton did not shoot well, only knocking down nine of his 21 shots from the floor, including 2-of-7 from three-point land.
In the last three games, Henton has gone 2-of-14, 4-of-11 and 9-of-21.
It was reported in the Georgetown game that Henton is playing a bit banged up, not 100 % and you have to believe that is part of the reason why he has not shot the ball well over the last few games.
Transition defense
There were numerous times throughout the game where the Friars were beat down the floor and Xavier was able to get wide open shots and easy baskets. Providence did not hustle back on defense after made baskets, missed baskets and even free throws, which is inexcusable.
One instance came in the second half off a Paschal Chukwu made free throw. Xavier took the ball out of bounds and still managed to beat PC up the floor.
Xavier is one of the highest scoring teams in the Big East, they certainly didn't need any help.
Cooley leaves game
Friars head coach Ed Cooley left the game early in the second half due to sickness.
Cooley had to be taken to a local hospital to be examined and did not return to the game.
It is unknown exactly what was wrong, though Fox Sports reported at halftime of the Villanova/ Georgetown game that Cooley was experiencing breathing issues.
Ed Cooley did not travel home with the team.
Couldn't solve the zone
In the last game against Xavier, the Friars had a major issue solving the Musketeers zone defense and Xavier managed to get the game to overtime because of it.
In this game, the Xavier zone defense won it for them as PC really struggled to score, going without a field goal for the first six minutes of the second half. Meanwhile, the Musketeers ripped off a 18-2 run to go up 52-44 in the game.
PC was outscored 44-29 in the second half en route to their fourth conference loss of the season.
