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Friars' Holt standing tall in Big East play

Help may be on the way but for now Emmitt Holt isn't complaining that he's one of the few big men in the Providence College basketball program.

Holt, a junior who is listed at 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, is the team's starting center. Holt is almost always giving up a few inches and several pounds when he squares off against opposing Big East centers but that seems to be a challenge he's more than ready for.

Holt, who'll lead the Friars against DePaul on Tuesday night in Rosemont, Ill., is averaging 13.4 points on 52 percent shooting and 5.