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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) (25-6)

 School Information
Name: Providence-St. Mel High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 6 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 419
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Conference: Chicago Prep
Principal: Paul J. Adams, III
Athletic Director: William Garrett
Head Coach: William Garrett
Assistant Coach: Tim Ervin
Captains: Rebert Harris, Corey Minnifield
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (St. Francis de Sales), 64-62, in Sectional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  0  Maurice Powe             G      6-0  160   16  Jr.
     Mark Thomas              G      6-0  160   15  So.
  3  *Levar Seals             G      6-4  185   15  So.
  4  *Curtis Blair            G      6-3  190   17  Sr.
  5  *Rebert Harris           G      6-2  175   17  Sr.
 10  Richard Covington        G/F/C  6-1  160   17  Sr.
 11  Ken Gibson               F/C    6-3  170   15  So.
 13  Sam Harris               G      6-2  170   14  So.
 21  *Stan Gaines             G/F/C  6-7  205   14  Fr.
 22  Emmanuel Ford            G      6-0  170   14  Fr.
 23  Hank Gordon              G      6-0  160   16  Jr.
 24  Owens Shelby             G      6-1  165   16  Jr.
 32  Laquandis Riley          G/F    6-4  170   15  So.
 33  *Corey Minnifield        G/F/C  6-8  195   17  Sr.
 34  Kizito Dixieme           C      6-9  205   18  Sr.
 44  Adam Williams            C      6-5  190   16  Jr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Curtis Blair 30 56 26 43 71 181 6.0 91 128 Richard Covington 29 74 2 30 48 180 6.2 125 19 Kizito Dixieme 20 13 0 6 16 32 1.6 67 3 Emmanuel Ford 12 8 1 3 6 20 1.7 11 1 Stan Gaines 30 62 17 43 71 184 6.1 305 27 Ken Gibson 16 7 2 3 4 19 1.2 15 2 Hank Gordon 22 20 7 4 10 51 2.3 6 8 Rebert Harris 29 142 22 94 135 400 13.8 96 222 Sam Harris 9 5 5 5 8 20 2.2 16 17 Corey Minnifield 29 138 24 88 136 388 13.4 396 68 Maurice Powe 20 15 2 6 8 38 1.9 12 2 Laquandis Riley 9 5 1 2 3 13 1.4 8 7 Levar Seals 30 170 46 79 125 465 15.5 130 58 Owens Shelby 29 48 12 31 41 139 4.8 65 36 Mark Thomas Adam Williams 12 6 2 1 2 15 1.3 27 0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Danville (H.S.) Holiday Tournament *11/26 Danville (H.S.) W 82 77 Corey Minnifield 22 Corey Minnifield 15 *11/26 Peoria (Manual) W 72 63 Levar Seals 28 Stan Gaines 11 *11/28 Chicago (Farragut) W 52 40 Rebert Harris 13 Corey Minnifield 13 *11/28 Fairbury (Prairie Central) W 61 45 Rebert Harris 16 Rebert Harris 12 12/5 Madison West W 68 43 Rebert Harris 19 Corey Minnifield 13 12/6 Madison Edgewood W 56 42 Levar Seals 17 Curtis Blair 9 12/11 Chicago (St. Benedict) W 93 31 Rebert Harris 20 Corey Minnifield 21 12/12 Nashville (OT) L 67 75 Rebert Harris 23 Corey Minnifield 17 12/13 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 62 61 Rebert Harris 21 Corey Minnifield 16 12/19 Milw. Rufus King W 65 63 Rebert Harris 16 Curtis Blair 12 Chicago Holiday Tournament *12/21 Chicago (Steinmetz) W 73 55 Levar Seals 18 Rebert Harris 11 *12/22 Chicago (Young) W 71 33 Levar Seals 27 Corey Minnifield 16 *12/23 Chicago (King) L 45 62 Levar Seals 20 Curtis Blair 10 *12/23 Chicago (Dunbar) L 47 59 Levar Seals 20 Levar Seals 13 1/8 Chicago (Quigley) W 86 35 Levar Seals 15 Stan Gaines 13 Corey Minnifield 15 1/9 Mt. Vernon L 59 76 Levar Seals 21 Levar Seals 11 1/16 Indpls. Broad Ripple W 72 55 Corey Minnifield 15 Rebert Harris 10 1/22 Chicago (Von Steuben) W 46 41 Corey Minnifield 14 Corey Minnifield 18 1/23 Gary Westside W 77 71 Levar Seals 21 Stan Gaines 13 1/29 Niles (Northridge Prep) W 98 56 Levar Seals 25 Stan Gaines 13 1/30 Detr. Country Day L 53 60 Corey Minnifield 23 Corey Minnifield 15 2/6 St. Louis Vashon L 66 67 Rebert Harris 18 Corey Minnifield 10 2/7 St. Louis C. Ritter W 73 58 Rebert Harris 16 Curtis Blair 7 Corey Minnifield 16 2/13 Chicago (Curie) W 78 69 Corey Minnifield 22 Corey Minnifield 7 Adam Williams 7 2/19 Chicago (Holy Trinity) W 103 30 Corey Minnifield 18 Richard Covington 9 2/20 Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) W 70 62 Owens Shelby 17 Richard Covington 9 Adam Williams 9 Chicago (St. Benedict) Regional *2/25 Chicago (Luther North) W 84 44 Stan Gaines 15 Richard Covington 8 *2/26 Chicago (Hales Franciscan) W 54 41 Levar Seals 19 Corey Minnifield 17 Westmont Sectional *3/2 Chicago (St. Gregory) W 77 36 Richard Covington 18 Corey Minnifield 11 *3/5 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 77 61 Levar Seals 20 Corey Minnifield 12 Kankakee (Olivet Nazarene) Super-Sectional *3/9 Coal City W 58 50 Levar Seals 14 Corey Minnifield 7 Richard Covington 14
 Head Coach William Garrett
Year W-L 1995 15-11 1996 21-10 1997 25-6 1998 27-5 1999 25-6 School Years No. W-L At Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 1995-99 5 113-38 Total 5 113-38
For Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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