“LaDontae was a man-child today, an absolute man-child. I always think he’s one of the more underappreciated guys on our team. He’s just been a rock. He was the first kid that we recruited to Providence College when we came, and I couldn’t be more proud.”
— Ed Cooley after LaDontae Henton scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Providence’s 80-74 victory over Seton Hall in the 2014 Big East Tournament semifinals.
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Henton’s terrific night has gone a bit forgotten during this current stretch of five straight NCAA tournament appearances under Cooley. Without his big effort on a Friday night in the Garden the streak doesn’t start until 2015, Bryce Cotton never has his heroic March, and the school is still waiting for its second Big East title.