The Basketball Tournament is down to its final four teams and the semifinals and finals are at Fordham’s Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx this weekend. If you still want tickets you should click on this link and get the $20 ones for $5 off with the code TBTNYB. You can also catch the games on ESPN. Continue reading “Tempo-Free Breakdown of The Basketball Tournament Final Four”
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Wrapping Up The 2014-15 Season
NJIT’s loss to Northern Arizona last night in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament semifinals brings the games portion of the 2014-15 college basketball season here at Big Apple Buckets to a close. Continue reading “Wrapping Up The 2014-15 Season”
Chris Mullin Returns To Coach St. John’s
Chris Mullin, who left an indelible mark on the St. John’s basketball program just over three decades ago, quickly became the darling of the New York media in a different way this past weekend. Continue reading “Chris Mullin Returns To Coach St. John’s”
Belmont Upset Bid Falls Short Against Virginia
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s becoming an oft-repeated mantra lately, but good defense trumps good offense. The Belmont Bruins came into their NCAA tournament second round meeting with Virginia as David against Goliath. But this David had a little more firepower than a slingshot. Continue reading “Belmont Upset Bid Falls Short Against Virginia”
Three Thoughts: West Virginia 68, Buffalo 62 (Stay Bobby Hurley)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – For all Bobby Hurley’s experience in basketball – Hall of Fame father, one of college basketball’s all-time greats with back-to-back national titles at Duke – he was in an unfamiliar position Friday afternoon. Hurley’s Buffalo team was an underdog against West Virginia, and the Bulls may have actually been a bit ahead of schedule, winning the MAC in just Hurley’s second year at the helm.
The nerves showed early against perhaps the most active defensive team in the nation (the Mountaineers entered leading Division I in defensive turnover rate (28.1%) and Buffalo turned it over 10 times in the first 12 minutes, allowing the West Virginia to grab a 13-point lead.
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Mount Vernon’s Cousins Hopes To Lead Oklahoma NCAA Run
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As a high school sophomore, it looked like Isaiah Cousins would follow the path of many of the kids Big Apple Buckets covers in the MAAC or NEC. His 6’3” body hadn’t quite filled out yet, and he happened to be on a loaded Mount Vernon squad that was loaded, so playing time was relatively limited. Continue reading “Mount Vernon’s Cousins Hopes To Lead Oklahoma NCAA Run”
Rysheed Jordan’s Summer Workouts Fuel His Sophomore Transformation
St. John’s guard Rysheed Jordan doesn’t speak with media often. Continue reading “Rysheed Jordan’s Summer Workouts Fuel His Sophomore Transformation”
Pick Your Team In The Tournament
Back in February when The Basketball Tournament was just a plan, I wondered what type of talent it might attract. Turns out the answer is quite a bit. Now you need to pick a favorite before rosters lock at noon EST on May 1. Continue reading “Pick Your Team In The Tournament”
Breaking Down The Final Four Offenses
The Final Four is set and there’s going to be a lot of talk about teams playing to “their style” during the semifinals and finals in order to take home a title in North Texas. Continue reading “Breaking Down The Final Four Offenses”
Recapping Big Apple Buckets’ 2013-14 Season
There is a week left in the college basketball season, but when Columbia lost to Yale in the CIT last Wednesday night it ended New York City’s run. Still, it has been an amazing five months. Continue reading “Recapping Big Apple Buckets’ 2013-14 Season”
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