PC's Henton Named Finalist For Inaugural Julius Erving Award
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PC's Henton Named Finalist For Inaugural Julius Erving Award
The award is in its inaugural year and recognizes the top small forwards in Division 1 men's college basketball. The list of 15 candidates was decided by a national committee of top college basketball personnel.
Below is a list of the the 2015 Julius Erving Award candidates:
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- Roosevelt Jones, Butler University
- Justise Winslow, Duke University
- Branden Dawson, Michigan State University
- Denzel Valentine, Michigan State University
- Terran Petteway, University of Nebraska
- Pat Connaughton, University of Notre Dame
- Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State University
- LaDontae Henton, Providence College
- Anthony Brown, Stanford University
- Jonathan Holmes, University of Texas
- Vince Hunter, University of Texas, El Paso
- Treveon Graham, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Justin Anderson, University of Virginia
- Sam Dekker, University of Wisconsin
Henton leads Providence and the Big East scoring while ranking seventh in the country, averaging 20 points per game, scoring 21 or more points in 14 of the Friars 26 games this season.
With three games left in the Friars season, LaDontae Henton is looking to become just the second player ever at Providence to score 2,000 or more points and grab 1,000 or more rebounds.
Henton currently sits at 1,924 points and 982 rebounds for his career.
The Providence College Friars are coming off an 84-57 win over DePaul on Wednesday night bringing them to 9-5 in conference play. Providence returns to action on Tuesday, February 24 when they visit #6 Villanova.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
Providence College Friars 2014-2015 Projected Starting Lineup
Guard- Kris Dunn
Kris Dunn will start at point guard for the Friars this season. Dunn hasn't played much over his first two years with the Friars because of injury but when he is in the game, he makes things happen. Last season against Vanderbilt, Dunn led the Friars in an epic comeback from an 18 point second half deficit. The 6'3" Dunn posted ten points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in that game and then recorded six assists in the next game before having season ending shoulder surgery.
The Friars will be in good shape if Dunn can stay healthy this season.
Guard - Junior Lomomba
Junior Lomomba is a 6'5" sophomore guard who has found his way into the Friars starting lineup this season.
This season, Lomomba has averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game but a major reason why he is in the lineup is because he does not turn the ball over, only having three turnovers in the last four games for Providence.
Forward- LaDontae Henton
Last season, the 6'6" LaDontae Henton averaged 14 points per game which was second best to Bryce Cotton and just under eight rebounds per game which was the best on the team and second best in the Big East. Henton is a scrappy player who is not afraid to mix it up a bit and brings toughness to this Friars line up.
Henton seems poised for a big year.
Forward- Ben Bentil
6'8" freshman forward Ben Bentil will be one of the first players off the bench for Ed Cooley this year. Bentil can play three positions for the Friars, center, forward and small forward plus he is a good shooter and loves to rebound the ball.
Bentil is a player that is going to give coach Cooley several different options with his lineups and allow him to play the matchup game to perfection.
Center-Carson Desrosiers
Carson Desrosiers is a seven foot senior forward who last season finished fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.8 rebounds per game. He also had 82 blocks on the season, an average of just over two blocks per game. His 82 blocked shots led the team.
Desroisers is a player that is mostly in the line up for his work on the defensive end and so like last season, he will be in and out of the line up depending on the situation.
6th man- Tyler Harris
Tyler Harris comes into this year as a 6'9" junior, however this is only his second season with the Friars after transferring from NC State. Last season, Harris averaged 11.6 points and five rebounds per game for the Friars and got better as the year went on.
"Harris and Henton will be more effective this year, then they were last year" said PC Alum and Radio Analyst Joe Hassett
