National Player of the Year candidate Trevon Bluiett would hear nothing of a first round scare. The Musketeers’ star scored 18 of his game-high 27 points after the break as top-seeded Xavier ousted St. John’s 88-60 in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Falls to Xavier, Turns Attention Toward 2018-19”
Seton Hall survived a scare from St. John’s Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume and maintain its position in the middle of the Big East standings. Khadeen Carrington led five Pirates in double figures as they took down the Red Storm 81-74 in overtime. Continue reading “Seton Hall Overcomes Quick Turnaround, Survives St. John’s In OT”
Conference season is winding down and my end-of-season NIT projection is starting to look quite similar to some “if the season ended today” NCAA Tournament projections. I released a new bracket this morning and it’s probably time I took a moment to discuss some of the more controversial points. Continue reading “Discussing the NIT: Feb. 19, 2018”
The number one team in the nation visited Long Island Friday night and delivered local fans an early Christmas present. Continue reading “Hofstra Falls To #1 Villanova In Jay Wright’s Return To Long Island”
Over the last few weeks, dozens of college basketball programs around the nation participated in hurricane relief exhibitions. Continue reading “Local Coaches Respond To Hurricane Relief Efforts”
Seton Hall
Outlook: Expectations are extremely high in South Orange as the Pirates are a preseason Top 25 team that looks capable of making a deep postseason run. Continue reading “34 Teams in 34 Days: Seton Hall”
If a monkey randomly hitting keys on a keyboard can eventually type Shakespeare then adding five rankings systems together is better than one. Continue reading “Composite College Basketball Ratings”
St. John’s
Outlook: A mix of talented transfers and the offensive evolution of Shamorie Ponds should be enough to propel the Red Storm to their first NCAA tournament since 2015, but will an inexperienced defense waylay Chris Mullin’s squad? Continue reading “34 Teams in 34 Days: St. John’s”
St. Patrick’s Day didn’t bring any luck for mid-majors, but there were some great games. Unfortunately the NYC-area teams are dropping like flies. Continue reading “About Last Night: March 17, 2017”
Hopes for an historic upset never got out of the starting gate, as Villanova throttled St. John’s 108-67 Thursday afternoon in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “Villanova Blowout Of St. John’s Shows Red Storm There’s Plenty To Learn”
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