Both LIU and Manhattan struggled on the road on Friday night. LIU lost at Maryland, 91-74. The final score isn’t actually indicative of how well the Blackbirds played in College Park. This was probably LIU’s most complete effort, although the bench didn’t score a single point. For Manhattan, the 79-45 final score in Friday’s loss to Harvard does say it all. The Jaspers need George Beamon to get healthy, because the offense is a disaster without him.
Category: MAAC
Preview: Manhattan heads to Harvard
Manhattan heads to Cambridge, Mass. on Friday night for another tough game at Harvard. This should be a defensively struggle. Let’s look at some of the keys to the game.
Manhattan, minus Beamon, falls to Louisville in opener
Before the game even started it was almost an impossible situation. Manhattan was playing the No. 2 team in the country and the Jaspers’ best player walked into the KFC Yum! Center on crutches. Without George Beamon it was an incredibly difficult hill to climb and Louisville finished off a 79-51 victory.
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Stony Brook squeezes out 60-57 win at Marist
Stony Brook led by as many as 12 in the first half but Marist fought back, giving themselves a chance to tie with 6.9 seconds left down three.
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Everything You Need to Know: Stony Brook at Marist
Marist head coach Chuck Martin had been looking for one final home game on his schedule since August and found a match in the Stony Brook Seawolves for their season opener in an unusual way. Continue reading “Everything You Need to Know: Stony Brook at Marist”
MAAC Coaches on Player of the Year
Big Apple Buckets checked in with all of the MAAC Coaches to see who will win the MAAC Player of the Year… Continue reading “MAAC Coaches on Player of the Year”
Q&A with Loyola Head Coach Jimmy Patsos
The Loyola Greyhounds will see a familiar face when they tip off on Friday night in Binghamton head coach Tommy Dempsey, formerly the head coach at Rider. Earlier this month Big Apple Buckets asked Patsos about going up against a coach formerly from the MAAC, what he told Fairfield Coach Sydney Johnson and guard Derek Needham after winning the MAAC Championship. Continue reading “Q&A with Loyola Head Coach Jimmy Patsos”
10,000 sims: MAAC
If you’ve been reading the rest of the series you might’ve noticed a trend, well it continues with the MAAC. Ken Pomeroy sees a wide-open league, while Dan Hanner thinks one team has what it takes to pull away and secure the title. Let’s look at the implications of both.
MAAC Coaches on Toughest to Coach Against
Big Apple Buckets went around the MAAC coaches to ask who is the toughest to coach against in the MAAC… Continue reading “MAAC Coaches on Toughest to Coach Against”
Exhibition Weekend for Hofstra and MAAC
Several teams in the northeast were able to get their scrimmages and exhibition games in this weekend in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading “Exhibition Weekend for Hofstra and MAAC”
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