It’s the most wonderful time of the year – NEC conference hoops time! Fans across the league will be treated to four conference showdowns in the next eight days for each program, so playing well to begin 2016 will be critical in helping to shape the final standings come March. Continue reading “NEC Recap January 2: The Season Openers”
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How 2015 Will Be Remembered
While everyone else is filing a list of their best stories of the last year, here are some of the questions that were answered during the past 365 days. Continue reading “How 2015 Will Be Remembered”
NEC Power Rankings, V2: Reshuffling the Deck
With the non-conference portion of the season nearly over, now is a great time to evaluate the NEC and see where each team stands. 10-12 games isn’t the best sample set to go on, but it’s far better than evaluating just a few games, like we did for Version 1. Continue reading “NEC Power Rankings, V2: Reshuffling the Deck”
Saint Peter’s 56, St. Francis Brooklyn 45: Time For A Break
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Sometimes, we all just need a break, don’t we? College basketball teams have been going since late September, and with Christmas fast approaching, almost everyone appeared in need of some time off Wednesday afternoon at the Yanitelli Center. Saint Peter’s and St. Francis Brooklyn had plenty of will, and eventually it will go down as a solid 56-45 win for the Peacocks, who will resume MAAC play next week at 2-0, but it was far from pretty.
To be fair, when we talk about taking a little break, we’re talking about everybody. It was not the best of days for the officials. This is the time of year where it will become difficult to continue with the freedom of movement initiative as the game was marred with interesting calls, numerous lengthy reviews, and technical fouls. Neither John Dunne nor Glenn Braica are among the more demonstrative coaches around (although Dunne does have his moments, it’s usually not directed at the officials).
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Manhattan 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 60: Magnificent Seven For Jaspers
BRONX, N.Y. – Division I basketball coaches aren’t generally a breed that is prone to feeling sorry for themselves, but even among that group, Manhattan coach Steve Masiello has to rank near the bottom of the list.
The Jaspers have carved back-to-back MAAC titles through adversity, so it shouldn’t have been surprising that dressing seven players – not seven scholarship players, but seven total – was but a minor distraction on Monday night as they led start to finish and dominated defending NEC regular-season champion St. Francis Brooklyn 71-60 at Draddy Gym.
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How Does Glenn Sanabria’s Season Ending Injury Affect St. Francis Brooklyn?
It’s been a relatively tough season within the NEC on the injury front, and St. Francis Brooklyn is the latest program to feel that pain. Continue reading “How Does Glenn Sanabria’s Season Ending Injury Affect St. Francis Brooklyn?”
NEC Fast Break Episode 5
On the fifth episode of NEC Fast Break John Templon and Ryan Peters sit down to do deep dives into the Bryant Bulldogs, St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers and Wagner Seahawks, plus some other insights into the league. Continue reading “NEC Fast Break Episode 5”
Three Thoughts: NJIT 92, St. Francis Brooklyn 86 OT
St. Francis Brooklyn’s calling card used to be its defense, but when that fell apart against NJIT the Terriers tried to shoot themselves out of a jam. Unfortunately they came up just short, 92-86, in overtime on Thursday in Brooklyn. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: NJIT 92, St. Francis Brooklyn 86 OT”
St. Francis Brooklyn Let St. John’s Off The Hook
NEW YORK, NY – Glenn Braica decided not to dive into his Dennis Green impression, but there was still lingering disappointment from the St. Francis Brooklyn contingent following Sunday’s 63-56 loss to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. Francis Brooklyn Let St. John’s Off The Hook”
Pieces Starting To Fit For St. John’s
NEW YORK, NY – St. John’s proved they are very much still a work in progress with a 63-56 win over St. Francis Brooklyn Sunday afternoon in the first game of the Holiday Festival doubleheader which marked head coach Chris Mullin’s return to Madison Square Garden.
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