Two games into MAAC conference play Manhattan has to be one of the biggest surprises. The Jaspers capped off an excellent opening weekend with a dominating 68-42 victory over St. Peter’s on Saturday at Draddy Gymnasium.
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The opening of NEC and MAAC play on Thursday night meant that there were a lot of games played by NYC area schools, even if sometimes they were playing each other. St. Francis (NY), St. Peter’s and Long Island all came out winners for the evening.
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Saturday was a busy day in college basketball. Besides Columbia’s win over Manhattan, full coverage of which you can find below, there were five other games on the schedule. Hofstra got the biggest win of the day, a 63-53 victory over Cleveland State, but there were some other good wins as well.
It was a really good day for the New York area teams as every single one won. Three of the games were blowouts. Here are a few notes from each of the games.
There were three games played on Friday involving area teams. Iona, Fordham and Fairleigh Dickinson all got into the win column for the first time this season tonight. Below are some important takeaways.
The ESPN 24-hours of College Hoops marathon is currently going on. That’s great if you want to catch a game at any point today, because there will always be a game on. If you just want to know what happened last night see below, including underneath this post for a recap of Columbia’s loss to Furman.
Here’s a little bit about the three other games that were played last night. Unfortunately all ended in losses for the New York City area schools, but there were some interesting takeaways.
Every team has questions going into the season. This series has been looking at three key ones for every team in the area. Today, St. Peter’s is in the crosshairs.
1. How far will the Peacocks fall in the MAAC? — Last season the Peacocks finished fourth in the MAAC during the regular season. Upsets over Fairfield and Iona in the conference tournament allowed them to reach the NCAA Tournament. But last season was a veteran team led by seniors Jaron Belin, Ryan Bacon and Wesley Jenkins. The 2011-12 version is obviously going to look a lot different, but the coaches poll seems to think the results will be similar. St. Peter’s was picked fifth in the preseason.
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The MAAC gave out its preseason awards on Tuesday in Springfield, MA and the Iona Gaels were the big winners. Forward Mike Glover was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year after he averaged 18.4 PPG and 10.1 RPG last season. The Gaels were also selected No. 1 in the preseason standings.
ESPN released its entire slate of games for the 2011-12 college basketball season today. There are lots of games from the Big East, ACC, Big 12, etc. The typical tournaments are also there. But ESPN3.com especially has opened up a new door for mid-majors and a number of them are taking advantage. Iona is one team that will have a good deal of exposure this season, with a minimum of nine appearances on a variety of ESPN outlets. Get to know where you can find ESPN3 and ESPNU on your television, because all of the already scheduled games can be found there. The full list for the teams this site covers is after the jump.
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