What a difference the level of competition can make. Three NEC teams played on Monday night against opponents of vastly different quality. What transpired might seem obvious in retrospect. Continue reading “NEC Recap – Nov. 17, All The Levels”
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Positives Emerge for St. Francis Brooklyn Despite Season Opening Loss
Coming off a monster upset in Miami on the opening night of the 2013-14 season, fans and pundits alike were expecting St. Francis Brooklyn to give Georgetown a run for their money in Washington D.C. this Saturday. Continue reading “Positives Emerge for St. Francis Brooklyn Despite Season Opening Loss”
Three Thoughts: Sacred Heart 71, Hartford 53
Sacred Heart stunned Hartford in the final game of the Connecticut 6 triple header, controlling the game throughout and blowing out the Hawks with a decisive 71-53 victory. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Sacred Heart 71, Hartford 53”
NEC Recap – November 14, The Opening Night
With eight NEC programs beginning their 2014-15 season tonight, we summarized all of the opening night action. Going in, it wasn’t expected to be a strong night for the conference — according to KenPom, five of the eight teams were overwhelming underdogs (10% chance to win or less) with only Robert Morris considered as a moderate favorite (70%) over Lafayette. Continue reading “NEC Recap – November 14, The Opening Night”
Three Thoughts: Fairfield 71, Central Connecticut 63
Fairfield won the first game of the Connecticut 6 at Quinnipiac’s TD Bank Sports Center, beating Central Connecticut 71-63. Here are three thoughts from that game. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Fairfield 71, Central Connecticut 63”
Coaching Support Helped Anthony Latina During A Tough First Season
Most coaches won’t hesitate to tell you how difficult it is to win a basketball game at the Division I level. No matter how easy it may appear, success is never taken for granted for those who have been part of the coaching grind. Continue reading “Coaching Support Helped Anthony Latina During A Tough First Season”
NEC Preview 2014-15: #1 Robert Morris
This is the final NEC preview before the season starts today! You can find links to the first nine at the bottom of this post. Continue reading “NEC Preview 2014-15: #1 Robert Morris”
NEC Preview 2014-15: #2 St. Francis Brooklyn
This is the ninth of 10 NEC previews before the season starts. You can find links to the first eight at the bottom of this post. Continue reading “NEC Preview 2014-15: #2 St. Francis Brooklyn”
NEC Preview 2014-15: #3 Bryant
This is the eighth of 10 NEC previews before the season starts. You can find links to the first seven at the bottom of this post. Continue reading “NEC Preview 2014-15: #3 Bryant”
NEC Fantasy Draft Results
The NEC Fantasy Draft is complete. This is our second season playing NEC fantasy basketball and it was an absolute blast doing the 27 minute draft.
The rosters all have question marks, even with only eight players on each. Some players went with extreme youth movements. (I mean look at Ryan’s team!) Others decided to go with time-tested veterans. The league starts head-to-head play throughout the season on Friday night! You can vote for the team you think is going to come out on top at the bottom of this post.
John’s Team:
G: Malik Harmon (So.), SFU
G: Chris Martin (Jr.), MSM
G/F: Kevin Douglas (Sr.), SFC
G/F: Malachi Nix (So.), FDU
F: Jalen Cannon (Sr.), SFC
F/C: Darius Stokes (Sr.), FDU
Reserve: Mike Aaman (Jr.), WAG
Reserve: Patrick Wrencher (So.), SFU
Ryan P.’s Team:
G: Brent Jones (Sr.), SFC
G: Joe O’Shea (Sr.), BRY
G/F: Cane Broome (Fr.), SHU
G/F: Hunter Ware (Fr.), BRY
F: Amdy Fall (Jr.), SFC
F/C: Nura Zanna (Fr.), LIU
Reserve: Joel Hernandez (So.), LIU
Reserve: Kristjan Krajina (Sr.), MSM
Nelson Castillo’s Team:
G: Evan Kelley (Sr.), SHU
G: Marques Townes (Fr.), FDU
G/F: Martin Hermannsson (Fr.), LIU
G/F: Will Miller (So.), MSM
F: Faronte Drakeford (Sr.), CCSU
F/C: Gregory Graves (Jr.), MSM
Reserve: Elvar Frioriksson (Fr.), LIU
Reserve: Greg Senat (So.), WAG
@DCTViper89:
G: Lucky Jones (Sr.), RMU
G: Mustafaa Jones (Sr.), FDU
G/F: Dwaun Anderson (Jr.), WAG
G/F: Matt MacDonald (So.), FDU
F: Xavier Harris (Jr.), FDU
F/C: Glenn Feidanga (So.), LIU
Reserve: Curtis Oakley (Jr.), BRY
Reserve: Nolan Long (So.), WAG
ECAC Metro All-Stars:
G: Byron Ashe (So.), MSM
G: Dyami Starks (Sr.), BRY
G/F: Tevin Falzon (Jr.), SHU
G/F: Kyle Vinales (Sr.), CCSU
F: Landon Atterberry (Sr.), LIU
F/C: Mawdo Sallah (Fr.), MSM
Reserve: Ollie Jackson (Sr.), SFU
Reserve: Chris Wray (Fr.), MSM
Kavon Goes Right:
G: Steve Glowiak (Sr.), SHU
G: Charles Oliver (Sr.), RMU
G/F: Khalid Nwandu (So.), MSM
G/F: Aaron Tate (Jr.), RMU
F: Ronnie Drinnon (Jr.), SFU
F/C: Jordan Allen (Sr.), SHU
Reserve: Dominique Major (Sr.), SFU
Reserve: Cole Walton (So.), SHU
Let’s Gooooo Bobby Mo:
G: Marcus Burton (Sr.), WAG
G: Shane McLaughlin (Jr.), BRY
G/F: Ben Millaud-Meunier (Jr.), SFU
G/F: Elijah Minnie (Fr.), RMU
F: Earl Brown (Sr.), SFU
F/C: Stephan Bennett (Jr.), RMU
Reserve: Jafar Kinsey (Fr.), RMU
Reserve: Andrew Smeathers (Jr.), MSM
Ming Dynasty:
G: David Appolon (Sr.), RMU
G: Khalen Cumberlander (So.), CCSU
G/F: Greg Brown (Jr.), SFU
G/F: Stephon Whyatt (Sr.), SFU
F: Brandon Peel (Jr.), CCSU
F/C: Taylor Danaher (Jr.), MSM
Reserve: Juwan Newmen (Sr.), CCSU
Reserve: Lowell Ulmer (Sr.), SFC
Team TDMEL52:
G: Phil Gaetano (Sr.), SHU
G: Tyreek Jewell (Jr.), SFC
G/F: Zach Chionuma (Jr.), BRY
G/F: Dan Garvin (So.), BRY
F: Lionel Gomis (Jr.), RMU
F/C: Angus Riley (Fr.), BRY
Reserve: Iverson Fleming (So.), LIU
Reserve: Gerrell Martin (Sr.), LIU
Toole’s Tools:
G: Malcolm McMillan (Sr.), CCSU
G: Kavon Stewart (So.), RMU
G/F: Stedman Allen (Jr.), WAG
G/F: Matt Mobley (So.), CCSU
F: De’von Barnett (So.), SHU
F/C: Filip Nowicki (Fr.), SHU
Reserve: JoJo Cooper (Fr.), WAG
Reserve: Rodney Pryor (Jr.), RMU
John’s Team
Ryan P.’s Team
Nelson Castillo’s Team
@DCTViper89
ECAC Metro All-Stars
Kavon Goes Right
Let’s Gooooo Bobby Mo
Ming Dynasty
Team TDMEL52
Toole’s Tools





