PC’s Henton and Dunn Named First Team All-Big East by Unanimous Vote

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced on Sunday, March 8 that Providence College senior forward LaDontae Henton (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore guard Kris Dunn (New London, Conn.) were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team.  It marks the first time in the history of the league that the Friars placed two players on the First Team. Henton and Dunn joined Villanova’s Darrun Hilliard as the only members of the First Team to be a unanimous selections. The conference’s head coaches choose the all-conference teams. The coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Henton leads the league in scoring in overall action (20.1 ppg) and he led in conference play (20.1 ppg.).  He is the sixth Friar all-time to lead the league in scoring and the third Friar in the last five years to accomplish the feat.  The senior forward also leads the league in minutes played at 36.8 and he is tied for seventh in rebounding (6.3 rpg.).  Henton scored 21 or more points in 17 of the 31 games this season.  His two highest point totals this season were 38 points versus Notre Dame on November 23 and 35 points against Creighton on December 31.   Henton’s 622 points scored this season ranks 14th-best all-time.  On Wednesday, he became just the second Friar ever to score more than 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career.  He ranks fourth all time in scoring (2,012 points) and seventh all-time in rebounding (1,026 rebounds).  This season, Henton established Providence career records for games played (132), starts (131) and minutes played (4,792).

Dunn leads the league in assists (7.4) and steals (2.8).  He ranks fourth in nation in assists per game and fifth in country in steals per game. Dunn also led the league in both those categories in conference play and became the first player in the history of the BIG EAST to accomplish that in the same season.  He also is averaging 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Dunn ranks sixth in the league in scoring and 12th in rebounding.  He leads the Friars with six double-doubles.  On January 29, Dunn became the 14th player in BIG EAST history to register a triple-double in a league game with with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists versus DePaul.  Dunn was the first Friar to record a triple-double since Geoff McDermott accomplished the feat versus Harvard on Dec. 22, 2006 with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dunn’s triple-double was the ninth in Friar history and the first for the Friars in BIG EAST play. The last triple-double in BIG EAST play was recorded by Hasheem Thabeet (UConn) versus Providence on Jan. 19, 2008 with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks.

The Friars finished the regular season with a 21-10 mark overall and an 11-7 record in BIG EAST play. Providence earned the fourth seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and will play No. 5 seed St. John’s on Thursday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM^

Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, Jr., 6-6, 185, Pendleton, Ind.

D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, Jr., 6-3, 214, Indianapolis, Ind.

*Kris Dunn, Providence, G, Jr., 6-3, 205, New London, Conn.

*LaDontae Henton, Providence, F, Sr., 6-6, 215, Lansing, Mich.

D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Sr., 6-4, 202, Missouri City, Texas

Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.

*Darrun Hilliard, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-6, 215, Bethlehem, Pa. 

 

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM

Roosevelt Jones, Butler, F, Jr., 6-4, 227, O’Fallon, Ill.

Matt Carlino, Marquette, G, Gr., 6-2, 175, Arcadia, Ariz.

Sterling Gibbs, Seton Hall, G, Jr., 6-2, 185, Scotch Plains, N.J.

Sir’Dominic Pointer, St. John’s, G/F, Sr., 6-6, 192, Detroit, Mich.

Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Sr., 6-10, 270, Bay Village, Ohio

 

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION

Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, So., 6-6, 205, Chicago, Ill.

Daniel Ochefu, Villanova, F, Jr., 6-11, 245, Baltimore, Md.

JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova, F, Sr., 6-7, 235, Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Isaac Copeland, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6-9, 220, Raleigh, N.C.

L.J. Peak, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6-5, 215, Gaffney, S.C.

Duane Wilson, Marquette, G, Fr., 6-2, 185, Milwaukee, Wis.

*Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, F, Fr., 6-9, 230, Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic

Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6-4, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y.

*Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, F, Fr., 6-6, 215, Indianapolis, Ind.

 

*Denotes unanimous selection.