PROVIDENCE — With the most important games of his senior season at hand, Geoff McDermott is set for an assault on the Providence College basketball record book. He just hopes a few wins accompany the gaudy numbers.

 You could make a case that McDermott may be the best all-around player in PC’s long basketball history. The numbers certainly say so. He is the only Friar who’ll end his career with more than 1,000 points, 900 rebounds and 400 assists. He currently stands at 977 points, 893 rebounds (eighth all-time) and 421 assists (13th).

 The 6-foot-8 senior, from New Rochelle, N.Y., is a true stat-sheet stuffer. He has 26 career double-doubles and one triple-double. He’s as capable of racking up 10 assists as quickly as 10 points. He’s fourth among all college players in career rebounds, trailing only Jon Brockman (Washington), Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina) and Diamon Simpson (St. Mary’s).

 But the one stat that’s eluded McDermott in his PC career is the most important of all: wins. McDermott has started all 103 games in his career and the Friars have battled to stay above .500 (55-48) over the last four seasons. They’re just 21-31 in Big East games, 0-2 in the Big East Tournament and 0-1 in the N.I.T. with McDermott on the floor.

 What’s clear is that without McDermott, those win-loss records would be much worse. It’s also obvious that he’d throw away all the individual numbers for enough wins in his final season to leave Providence a very big winner.

 With McDermott carrying his usual weight, the Friars are off to a 2-0 Big East start. He totaled his latest double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in PC’s 62-54 win over DePaul on Saturday. The Friars hit the road for their next two games, playing at Cincinnati on Wednesday and nationally ranked Georgetown on Saturday.

 McDermott’s role in his senior season is similar, but different, from his first three years. First-year coach Keno Davis does not have McDermott handle the ball as much as former coach Tim Welsh did. That’s cut down on the forward’s assist numbers slightly and allowed him to bang inside even more. He’s also asked, as usual, to guard some of the premier frontcourt players in the country.

 Against DePaul, McDermott drifted a bit in a sluggish first half, in which he managed just two points and one rebound. But with the game on the line, he shined. As DePaul made its second-half charge, McDermott responded with 8 of PC’s 13 points in a critical run that turned a 1-point lead into a 10-point cushion. He also grabbed three critical rebounds in the final two minutes to help preserve the win.

 Asked what he did with the game on the line, McDermott characteristically downplayed his role.

“I just tried to do something different and it helped out our team,’’ he said.

 Davis says he appreciates McDermott’s multiple skills and is working on finding the best blend for his ability in PC’s guard-oriented offensive attack.

 “I probably take the blame for his lack of statistics in the first half,’’ Davis said after the DePaul win. “He’s one of our best players, if not our best player. I need to put the ball in his hands in a position where he can be successful. We did that down the stretch and ran some plays for him.’’

 Davis points out that even after a 1-for-3 first half, McDermott finished with 13 points.

“He goes 5-for-10, I believe, and you can think of two or three others he’d like to have back. He was really close to going 7-for-10, 8-for-10 in a game where he really wasn’t involved in the first half. That’s a pretty good player.’’

 As the Friars make their way through the Big East, McDermott’s stat numbers will continue to swell. He’s is poised to become a member of PC’s celebrated 1,000-point club. Only 37 Friars have ever reached that level. Classmate Weyinmi Efejuku (1,164) is already among the distinguished group and still climbing. (Jeff Xavier has 1,246 career points, but just 506 as a Friar). McDermott is just games away with 977 points.

 He’s 13th in assists, just one behind Abdul Abdullah (who played two seasons) and five behind both Donnie McGrath and Jimmy Walker.

McDermott will be best remembered for his rebounding. He’s already eighth all-time, just nine behind Otis Thorpe.

 That’s nice company, for sure. But finding more wins would make McDermott’s career even more complete.