"The strength of this league is in the freshman class," said Rick Pitino, the Providence coach.

"I hate it," said the Providence coach.

"There was no question in my mind that the game was over," said Rick Pitino, the Providence coach.

"In the first half," said Rick Barnes, the Providence coach, "they shot the ball as well as anybody we have played all year."

"We couldn't stop the bleeding," said the Providence coach, Rick Pitino.

The Providence coaches began this season pleading with Gomes to shoot more and not to pass out of double teams immediately.

"We probably got soft with success," said Pete Gillen, the Providence coach.

"He's a threat every time he has the ball," said Rick Pitino, the Providence coach.

Young and handsome, the Providence coach is appealing and popular.

"What a difference a year makes," said Rick Pitino, the second-year Providence coach.