Miami Hosts Monmouth In Home Opener

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (0-1)
vs.
#24 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (1-0)

Tuesday, November 23, 1999 — 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Miami Arena (15,388)
WQAM (560 AM), WVUM (90.5 FM)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT:
Monmouth enters tonight’s game with a record of 0-1 following a37-35 defeat on the road at Princeton on Nov. 20. The Hawks were led bysophomore guard Rahsaan Johnson who scored a game-high 13 points in 20minutes off of the bench.

A member of the Northeast Conference, Monmouth returns just onestarter (Sean Collins) from last season’s team that finished with a 5-21record including a 5-15 conference mark.

THE SERIES:
Miami and Monmouth meet for the second time in the history of bothschools. Miami and Monmouth first met on February 4, 1988 with the Hawkstaking a 64-62 overtime decision at the Knight Center in Miami.

FOR OPENERS:
Tonight’s contest marks the home opener for the Hurricanes. Miamihas won its last six home openers and is 12-2 (.857) is home openers sincethe rebirth of the program in 1985. Miami’s all-time record in home openinggames is 37-12 (.755). Miami is 7-2 (.778) in home openers under LeonardHamilton.

Miami has not lost a home opener since 1992-93 when FloridaInternational defeated Miami 72-64 at Miami Arena. In last season’s homeopener Miami defeated Northern Iowa 78-69.

Probable Hurricane Starters

Probable Hawk Starters

A WIN TONIGHT WOULD:

• Be Miami’s seventh straight home opening victory.
• Be Miami’s second consecutive victory.
• Improve Miami’s record to 37-11 (.771) against non-conference opponents atMiami Arena.
• Improve Miami’s home record to 58-16 (.784) since 1994.
• Improve the Hurricanes’ record to 8-2 in home openers under LeonardHamilton.
• Improve Miami’s all-time record in home openers to 38-12 (.760).

THE COACHES:
Leonard Hamilton, in his 10th season at Miami and 14th as acollegiate head coach, has brought the University of Miami men’s basketballprogram in to the national spotlight. The 1998-99 BIG EAST Conference Coachof the Year, Hamilton has guided the Hurricanes to four postseasonappearances in the last five seasons including back-to-back NCAA Tournamentappearances in 1998 and 1999. Last season Hamilton led Miami to a 23-7record and a No. 10 national ranking by the Associated Press. The 20-winseason marked the first for Miami since the 1964-65 season while the APranking was the first since the 1959-60 season. Prior to his arrival at UM,Hamilton spent four seasons at Oklahoma State where he led the Cowboys totheir first back-to-back postseason berths in 36 years. Hamilton’s record atUM is 122-136 (.472) while his career mark stands at 178-199 (.472).

Monmouth head coach Dave Calloway is in his third season as acollegiate head coach, all at Monmouth. Calloway’s record stands at 8-32(.200).

AGAINST THE NORTHEAST CONFERNCE:
Monmouth marks the first Northeast Conference school the Hurricaneshave faced since a 65-51 win over Robert Morris at Miami Arena on November30, 1994. Miami is 9-3 all-time against teams in the Northeast Conference.

UP NEXT:
Following tonight’s game the Hurricanes return to action againstBethune-Cookman on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Miami Arena. TheHurricanes will then hit the road to face Memphis on December 4 at thePyramid in Memphis, TN.

TV/RADIO COVERAGE:
Tonight’s game is not being televised but you can catch all theaction on the Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM – 560 AM). Marc Vandermeer(play-by-play) and Joe Zagacki (analysis) will provide complete gamecoverage. The game can also be heard on the UM student radio network, WVUM(90.5 FM).

MIAMI DOMINATES IN THE ARENA:
This year marks the 11th season that Miami has called the MiamiArena home. The ‘Canes have compiled an 105-58 (.644) overall record at theArena, including an 11-2 mark last season. UM has posted a 57-16 (.781) homerecord over the last four seasons including a 46-12 (.793) record in itslast 58 home games since 1995-96. UM is 33-12 (.733) in its last 45 BIG EASThome games dating back to the 1994-95 season.

Miami Home Record Last Four Plus Seasons:

Top 5 BIG EAST Home Winning Percentages (1994-Pres.)

Overall:

Conference Games Only:

SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are the only team inthe state of Florida to register a winning record in each of the last fiveseasons. The Hurricanes’ 87-57 (.604) mark since the 1994-95 season is thetop winning percentage and most victories among the state’s 11 Division Iprograms.

MIAMI vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS:
Since becoming the 10th member of The BIG EAST Conference beginningwith the 1991-92 season, the Hurricanes have compiled a 48-24 (.667) recordagainst non-conference opponents, including a 36-11 mark (.766) at the MiamiArena. Miami was 6-2 versus non-conference opponents in 1998-99.

HEMSLEY A NAISMITH CANDIDATE:
Johnny Hemsley has been selected as one of 30 preseason candidatesfor the 1999-2000 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award.Hemsley is one of six BIG EAST athletes recognized as a preseason candidatefor the Naismith Award. Joining Hemsley on the list are Erick Barkley (St.John’s), Khalid El-Amin (Connecticut), Kevin Freeman (Connecticut), TroyMurphy (Notre Dame) and Etan Thomas (Syracuse). The candidates were selectedby a vote of the Board of Selectors comprised of leading basketball coaches,journalists and basketball analysts.

MIAMI BACK IN THE DANCE, AGAIN:
Miami’s selection to the 1999 NCAA Championship marked theHurricanes second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Miami’sNCAA tournament berth in 1998 the Hurricanes had received only one bid tothe “Big Dance” and that was in 1960. Last season the Hurricanes were seededNo. 2 in the East Region marking the highest NCAA seed in school history.The Hurricanes’ 75-54 win over Lafayette in the opening round marked Miami’sfirst NCAA Tournament victory in school history. Miami has advanced topost-season play in four of the last five seasons.

VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
With its win over Central Florida Miami improved its record againstteams from the state of Florida to 285-141 (.669). Miami has won its last 20games against teams from the state of Florida. Miami has not lost to aFlorida school since a 72-64 season opening loss to Florida International onDec. 1, 1992.

VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS:
The Hurricanes’ 73-71 win over No. 2 Connecticut at Gampel Pavilionmarked the third time last season that Miami knocked off a ranked opponenton the road. Miami was 4-3 against ranked teams last season including a 3-1mark against ranked teams on the road.

Miami Victories Over Ranked Teams:

ROAD WARRIORS:
Miami opened its 1999-2000 season with an 81-54 road win overCentral Florida. Last season Miami registered a 12-4 record (2-1 at neutralsites) when away from home last season. Miami was 8-1 in BIG EAST roadgames and 10-3 on the road during the regular season. The 10 road wins werethe most since 1959-60.

GETTING IT DONE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR:
Miami ranked 21st in the nation in field goal percentage and 13th inthe nation in field goal percentage defense. Miami joins Duke, Maryland,College of Charleston, Kentucky, Utah, and North Carolina as the onlyschools to rank nationally in both categories. Additionally, the Hurricanesled the BIG EAST in both categories.

AT THE HALF:
If you want to beat Miami you better be leading at the half. Miamiwas 18-2 last season when leading at halftime. The ‘Canes were 12-1 in1997-98 when leading at the half and 12-4 in 1996-97 (with all four losseson the road). In 1995-96 Miami was a perfect 11-0 when taking a halftimelead. UM has compiled a 53-7 (.883) record over the last four seasons whenleading at the half.

WORKING OVERTIME:
Miami’s game last season against Connecticut on Jan. 20 marked theHurricanes first overtime contest since a 76-68 victory over St. John’s inthe opening round of the 1997 BIG EAST Tournament.

UM has amassed a 5-2 record (including tournament games) in BIG EASTovertime contests (3-2 at home). Miami’s game against St. John’s on Feb. 20,1996 is its only double-overtime game in a BIG EAST contest since joiningthe league in the 1991-92 season.

The ‘Canes, who have never had more than three overtime games in anyseason (3-0 in 1986-87 and 0-3 in 1990-91), own a 21-19 overall record inovertime contests during their history (4-3 in double-overtime games and a17-16 mark in single-overtime contests). UM has never played atriple-overtime game.

Miami is 5-5 in overtime games under head coach Leonard Hamilton.Below is a list of UM’s overtime games under Hamilton:

PLAYING SPOILER:
Miami’s win over No. 10 St. John’s last season marked the fifthconsecutive season that the Hurricanes have defeated a ranked opponent inthe Miami Arena. In their last eight contests against ranked teams at theMiami Arena the Hurricanes have posted a 5-3 record.

THE BUILDING BLOCKS:
Seniors Mario Bland, Johnny Hemsley and Vernon Jennings have been anintegral part of the Hurricanes’ accent into the national spotlight. Duringtheir first three seasons at Miami the three have led the Hurricanes to a57-30 (.655) record, three consecutive winning season, and three straightpostseason appearances including NCAA Tournament bids in 1998 and 1999.Miami’s NCAA Tournament bid in 1998 marked the school’s first since 1960.

Additionally, Miami’s 57 wins are the most in a three year periodsince UM won 57 games from 1963-66 while its .655 winning percentage is thehighest since Miami posted a 52-26 (.667) record from 1964-67.

Should Miami earn a post season bid in 1999-2000, the trio wouldbecome the first Hurricanes to reach the post season in four consecutiveseasons.

MAKING HISTORY:
With its 73-71 win over Connecticut last season at Gampel Pavilion,Miami became the first school in BIG EAST history to defeat Connecticut,Syracuse, St. John’s and Georgetown on the road in the same season.

SETTING ATTENDANCE RECORDS:
In each of the last three seasons the Hurricanes have continued toincrease their home attendance. Miami’s average attendance increased over 23percent from 1997-98, 44 percent from 1996-97 and 102 percent from 1995-96.Last season the Hurricanes recorded three of the top 10 largest crowds inschool history at the Miami Arena (15,147 vs. Connecticut, 10, 497 vs.Rutgers, 8,210 vs. Pittsburgh) and set an overall attendance record for thethird consecutive season.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
Last season Mario Bland ranked second on the team with fivedouble-doubles. Bland recorded four of those double-doubles in the finaleight games of the season. Miami Heat first round draft choice Tim James ledMiami with 10 double-doubles.

1998-99 Hurricane Double-Doubles:

WINNING WAYS:
Miami’s 23-7 record last season marked its fifth consecutive winningseason. The last time Miami recorded at least five straight winning seasonswas the 1968-69 campaign when the ‘Canes registered their 10th straightwinning season.

SIMMONS OUT 3-6 WEEKS:
Sophomore Michael Simmons is expected to miss 3-6 weeks followingsurgery to remove bone spurs from his right foot on November 18. The 6-2guard played in 27 games last season, making 12 starts, and averaged 2.7points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

ONLINE ALL THE TIME:
Check out the Hurricanes’ website at www.hurricanesports.com for allthe latest information on University of Miami athletics.

UM TICKETS ON SALE:
Single-game tickets for all 15 University of Miami men’s basketballhome games at the Miami Arena are on sale at the Hecht Athletic CenterTicket Office on the UM campus, the Miami Arena, and through TicketMaster.

Sidecourt reserved seats are $13 and endcourt reserved seats are $10for each of Miami’s six non-conference games, not including Kentucky. Alltickets for the Kentucky game on Jan. 29 are $20 and include admission tothe Miami women’s contest against Connecticut immediately following themen’s game.

Single game tickets for UM’s eight BIG EAST contests are $18 forsidecourt reserved and $15 for endcourt reserved. For the fourth straightseason a youth (17 and under) endcourt reserved ticket can be purchased for$7.

The University of Miami is also offering a five game mini-plan for$75 which includes tickets to any five BIG EAST games of the customer’schoice.

Season ticket packages are also available at the Hurricane TicketOffice. Sidecourt reserved seats for all 15 games can be purchased for $232while endcourt reserved seats are $150.

The Hurricane Ticket Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Fans wishing to place ordersby phone can call the UM Ticket Office at (305) 284-CANES in Dade and1-800-GO-CANES outside Dade County. Tickets can also be purchased by callingTicketMaster at (305) 358-5885 in Dade, (954) 523-3309 in Broward, and (561)966-3309 in Palm Beach County.

HURRICANES END 1998-99 SEASON NATIONALLY RANKED:
The University of Miami ended the season ranked 10th in the finalAssociated Press College Basketball Top-25 poll and 12th in the seasonending ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 poll.

Prior to last season’s debut at No. 25 in the Jan. 18 AssociatedPress poll Miami had not been ranked in the Associated Press poll since theend of the 1959-60 season when the Hurricanes were ranked No. 10 in thecountry. Miami reached a season-high of No. 9 in the nation in the March 1Associated Press poll. Miami’s highest ranking came on Mar. 1, 1960 when theHurricanes were ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press.

MIAMI IN THE PRESEASON POLLS:
The University of Miami men’s basketball team debuted at No. 25 inthe preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll and No. 24 inthe preseason ESPN/USA Today college basketball poll. The preseasonrankings are the first since the 1964-65 season when Miami opened theseason ranked 16th in the nation by United Press International. Prior tothis season Miami had never been ranked in the preseason by the AssociatedPress.

MIAMI IN THE 1999-00 POLLS: Miami remained at No. 24 in the latest ESPN/USA Today collegebasketball poll although the Hurricanes dropped into the “Others ReceivingVotes” with 172 points in the Nov. 15 Associated Press poll. The 172 pointsplaces the Hurricanes at No. 26 in the nation. Miami, who was ranked No. 25in the preseason AP poll, was replaced in the poll by Iowa, which debuted atNo. 22, following its 70-68 victory over No. 1 ranked Connecticut on Nov.11.

UM in the 1999-00 polls:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
(11/15/99)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MIAMI (FL) 172, Maryland 146, Wake Forest98, Georgia Tech 42, Oklahoma 38, Indiana 20, Louisville 17, Seton Hall 13,Tulsa 10, Valparaiso 10, Virginia 9, Oregon 7, Siena 7, Akron 6, DetroitMercy 5, Murray State 5, New Mexico 5, Michigan 4, Arkansas 3, UNLV 3,Alabama 2, Fresno State 2, New Mexico State 2, SW Missouri State 2, Xavier2, Georgetown 1, George Washington 1, Memphis 1, UNC Charlotte 1, USC 1.

USA TODAY/ESPN
(11/22/99)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: St. John’s 63, Oklahoma 44, Iowa 41, Indiana36, Wake Forest 24, Notre Dame 18, Bradley 13, Georgetown 13, North CarolinaState 11, Detroit 10, Louisville 8, Xavier 8, Fresno State 7, Butler 5,Seton Hall 5, Tulsa 5, Delaware 4, Michigan 4, Mississippi 3, Oregon State3, Samford 3, Valparaiso 3, Virginia 3, Georgia Tech 2, Kent 2, Washington2, California 1, Loyola (MD) 1, Rhode Island 1, Siena 1, Wisconsin 1.

JENNINGS MOVES UP LADDER:
Vernon Jennings recorded a team-high six assists against CentralFlorida increasing his career total to 308. Jennings needs five assists tomove past Steven Edwards (312) into fifth-place on UM’s all-time careerlist.

JENNINGS WINS BIG EAST ASSIST TITLE:
Miami point guard Vernon Jennings won the 1998-99 BIG EAST assisttitle with an average of 6.06 per game in league play. Jennings handed out109 assists in 18 games setting a Miami BIG EAST single season record.Jennings is the second Hurricane in as many seasons to lead the league in astatistical category. Mario Bland led the league in field goal percentagelast season.

JENNINGS SETS ASSIST RECORD:
Vernon Jennings recorded a team-high eight assists against St.John’s (3-5-99) and in doing so set a Miami single season assist record.Jennings ended the season with 167 assists surpassing the old mark of 154set by Michael Gardner in 1992-93.

OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING:
Last season the Hurricanes shot over 50 percent from the floor on 12occasions. Miami shot 50 percent or better from the floor only five times in1997-98. Against Villanova (2-16-99) the Hurricanes shot a season high 60.6percent from the field. The percentage was the highest for the Hurricanessince connecting on 40-61 (.655) in a 107-98 win over Savannah State onMarch 2, 1989.

Miami 50 Percent Shooting Performances:

EASY AS 1, 2, 3:
The Hurricanes have hit at least one three-point field goal in eachof the past 222 games, extending the school-record. Overall, the ‘Canes havehit at least one trey in 376 of its 377 games since the NCAA adopted thethree-point shot in 1986. The only game Miami has failed to hit athree-point field goal was against Howard University on Dec. 6, 1991 whenthe ‘Canes were 0-15 behind the three-point arc.

ON THE MARK:
Miami’s returning trio of post players (Mario Bland, Elton Tyler,Dwayne Wimbley) were a combined 8-16 (.500) in Miami’s season opener againstCentral Florida. Last season the three combined to hit 198-342 (.579) oftheir field goal attempts. Mario Bland led the three hitting on 125-of-212(.590) field goal attempts.

HURRICANES HIT 100:
Last season Miami defeated Villanova 103-82 marking the most pointsscored by a Hurricane team in a BIG EAST game. The Hurricanes reached thecentury mark for the first time under head coach Leonard Hamilton and thefirst time since a 101-97 double overtime win over Florida State on Jan. 18,1990. The last time a Miami squad reached 100 points in a non-overtime gamewas March 2, 1989 when the Hurricanes defeated Savannah State 107-98.

BOMBS AWAY:
Senior Johnny Hemsley connected on 70 three-point baskets lastseason to improve his career total to 100. Hemsley ranks in a tie for fifthon Miami’s all-time career list.

MAKING SOMEONE ELSE BEAT YOU:
Against Central Florida Miami held the Golden Knight’s top returningscorer, D’Quarius Stewart (13.9 ppg), to 12 points. Last season theHurricanes made it very difficult for opponents leading scorers. In 20 of 30games the Hurricanes held the opponent’s leading scorer to under his seasonaverage. Miami held opponent’s leading scorers to 144-396 (.364) shootingfrom the floor.

LOCKING UP:
In Miami’s win over Central Florida the Hurricanes went on a 12-0run in the second half holding the Golden Knights scoreless over a 5:08span. Last season Miami made a habit of holding opponents scoreless for longstretches. Eight times last season the Hurricanes held an opponent scorelessfor over five or more minutes.

MIAMI RANKS FOR THIRD STAIGHT SEASON:
Last season the Hurricanes ranked nationally in field goalpercentage defense for the third consecutive season. The University of Miamiended the season ranked 13th in the nation in field goal percentage defense(.384). In 1997-98 the University of Miami led the nation holding teams to37.9 percent shooting from the floor. In 1996-97 Miami held opponents to 38percent shooting from the field to rank sixth nationally.

POSTING GREAT NUMBERS:
Versus Central Florida, Miami held the Golden Knight’s startingcenter to two points and three rebounds. The Hurricanes did a great job lastseason of controlling opponents centers. Of the 30 games the Hurricanesplayed last season only five opponent centers managed to score in doublefigures while only one grabbed 10 or more rebounds. Miami limited opponent’scenters to an average of 6.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

HEMSLEY ON PRESEASON FIRST TEAM:
University of Miami senior Johnny Hemsley was named to the preseasonAll-BIG EAST first team by a vote of the league’s coaches at the BIG EASTConference Men’s Basketball Media Day at the Grand Hyatt in New York.

1999-00 PRESEASON AWARDS

All-BIG EAST First Team
Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
Johnny Hemsley, Miami
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame
Erick Barkley, St. John’s
Etan Thomas, Syracuse

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Kevin Freeman, Connecticut
Isaac Hawkins, Pittsburgh
Bootsy Thornton, St. John’s
Jason Hart, Syracuse
Marcus Goree, West Virginia

Player of the Year: Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
Rookie of the Year: Ajou Deng, Connecticut

HURRICANES TABBED FOURTH:
The men’s basketball team was selected to finish fourth in theconference behind Connecticut, Syracuse, and St. John’s. Miami, whichreturns four starters from last season’s squad, received one first placevote.

1999-00 BIG EAST Coaches’ Preseason Poll

HEMSLEY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Johnny Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week threetimes last season. Hemsley won the award for the first time last season onDec. 21 following his career-high 24 point performance in Miami’s 76-55 winat Georgia State. Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for thesecond time on Jan. 4 following his career-high 35 point performance inMiami’s 64-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 30. Hemsley’s third honor came onFeb. 22 when he was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week after averaging22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in the Hurricanes to two victories. Hemsleyshared the honor with Providence forward Jamel Thomas.

SELECT COMPANY:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are one of just threeBIG EAST schools to post a winning overall record each of the past fiveseasons. Joining the Hurricanes are Syracuse and Connecticut.

ON THE RISE:
Since the start of the 1994-95 season UM has compiled a 52-38 (.578)record in BIG EAST regular season games. Only Connecticut, Villanova, andSyracuse have more conference wins over that period.

Conference Records Since 1994-95:

HURRICANES TAKE HOME HARDWARE:
Last season University of Miami head basketball coach LeonardHamilton was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year, senior forward Tim James(Miami Northwestern) was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year and juniorguard Johnny Hemsley (Baltimore, MD) was named the league’s Most ImprovedPlayer last season by a vote of the conference coaches.

1998-99 BIG EAST AWARDS

BIG EAST Co-Players of the Year
Richard Hamilton, Connecticut
Tim James, Miami

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Etan Thomas, Syracuse

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Johnny Hemsley, Miami

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Leonard Hamilton, Miami

WINNING WAYS IN THE NCAA:
After a 10-4 mark last season, BIG EAST teams have compiled a 155-91record in the NCAA Tournament play. The .630 winning percentage is thesecond best in the nation amongst conferences. The ACC is first with a .670winning percentage.

LEAGUE SCHEDULE REDUCED TO 16 GAMES:
For the first since 1990-91, each BIG EAST team will play only 16regular season conference games. The league has played 18 conference gamessince 1991-92. The 16 game schedule offers schools more flexibility inscheduling. BIG EAST teams have a better opportunity to improve their RPI(ratings percentage index) rankings and the league’s representation in theNCAA Tournament. the reduction to a 16-game league schedule has eliminatedDecember play dates.

STARTING AGAIN:
Nearly every BIG EAST team returns a majority of its starters fromlast season. Three squads – Boston College, Georgetown and Syracuse – bringback all five starters from 1998-99.

BEATING THE BEST:
BIG EAST teams were 16-13 against opponents ranked in the AP polllast season giving the league the highest victory total and best record ofany conference in the nation.

A SWEEPING SUCCESS:
With their win over Rutgers in last season’s regular season finalethe Hurricanes completed their fourth series sweep of the season. Miami hasregistered 10 BIG EAST regular season two-game sweeps since joining theleague in the 1991-92 season. Miami has now recorded at least one seriessweep in each of the last five seasons. Below is a list of UM’s BIG EASTseries sweeps:

1994-95:ProvidenceSt. John’sBoston College1995-96:Notre Dame1996-97:Georgetown1997-98:Notre Dame1998-99Boston CollegeSt. John’sGeorgetownRutgers

POWER SCHEDULE:
Miami’s schedule includes 11 schools that rank in the top-50all-time in terms of winning percentage in NCAA history. The BIG EASTConference alone has eight teams that rank in the top-50 all-time. Miamiwill play 14 of its 29 regular season games against schools that rank in thetop-50 all-time. Seven of those games will be played at Miami Arena. BIGEAST opponents in CAPS.

1999-00 BIG EAST STANDINGS
(games through Nov. 21)

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST:

Monday, November 22
Massachusetts at Connecticut 7:00
Brown at Providence 7:30
Charleston Southern at Rutgers 7:30
Florida Atlantic at Syracuse 7:30
Georgetown at Memphis 11:30

Tuesday, November 23
Vermont at Boston College 7:30
Georgetown vs. North Carolina/USC TBD
Monmouth at Miami MA 7:30
St. John’s at Stony Brook 7:30
Lafayette at Villanova 7:30
Wofford at West Virginia 7:00

Wednesday, November 24
Georgetown vs. TBD TBD
St. Francis (PA) at Pittsburgh 7:30

Thursday, November 25
Providence vs. Michigan State 11:00
Friday, November 26
Providence vs. Virginia/South Carolina TBD
Rutgers vs. Murray State 1:00

1999-00 MIAMI BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS
(games through Nov. 21)

1999-00 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
(games through Nov. 21)