Colgate Edges Boston U., Keeps Pace Atop Patriot League

Like many Patriot League games, Wednesday’s Colgate at Boston University matchup went down to the wire. A back-and-forth second half left the visitors ahead by one point heading into the final minute, when 6’11” center Ethan Jacobs buried a decisive three-pointer. The Raiders added a few free throws for a 76-69 margin, keeping pace with Bucknell atop the league at 9-4. Continue reading “Colgate Edges Boston U., Keeps Pace Atop Patriot League” →

Impact of Jaren Sina’s Decision to Leave Seton Hall

It has been a demoralizing two weeks for Seton Hall, a stretch that made whatever was happening across the New York Bight at St. John’s look relatively pastoral. Continue reading “Impact of Jaren Sina’s Decision to Leave Seton Hall” →

Tempo-Free Big East: Feb. 11th Edition

Is Villanova the Big East’s best team? Based on win-loss record and efficiency margin, the answer is clear. The Wildcats are certainly bound for the NCAA tournament, but digging deeper into the numbers suggests another squad might surpass Nova. Continue reading “Tempo-Free Big East: Feb. 11th Edition” →

Sterling Gibbs Rebuilt His Game and Became a POY Contender

Sterling Gibbs was slumping. Continue reading “Sterling Gibbs Rebuilt His Game and Became a POY Contender” →

Three Thoughts: Iona 72, Fairfield 57 (A Bit About Schadrac Casimir)

For all the talk about Iona being nicknamed Transfer U, some of it deserved, the Gaels’ success under Tim Cluess over the past five seasons has not been solely about picking up talented players that other programs may not want for various reasons. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona 72, Fairfield 57 (A Bit About Schadrac Casimir)” →

America East Stock Watch: Feb. 10

Albany continues to lead the America East and Vermont appears to have made a strong push to lock up the second seed thanks to its comeback win at Stony Brook. We will start by breaking down a few numbers and then take stock of the awards races. Continue reading “America East Stock Watch: Feb. 10” →

NJIT Hanging Onto Postseason Dreams

Now, more than three months removed from the victory over then No. 17 Michigan that thrust NJIT into the national consciousness, head coach Jim Engles and the Highlanders are working towards a different goal. Continue reading “NJIT Hanging Onto Postseason Dreams” →

Picking Out the NEC’s Most Underrated Players

One of my favorite posts to write during the season is the Big Apple Buckets awards. The awards could be for the preseason, midseason, end of season; I don’t really care. I simply enjoy highlighting the excellent players of the NEC! While I usually rank the top 10 to 15 players of the conference, I also take pleasure in mining through rosters to find the truly underrated, invaluable gems, using both advanced statistics and my eyes. Continue reading “Picking Out the NEC’s Most Underrated Players” →

Siena Junior Brett Bisping Out For The Season

Siena officially announced that junior Brett Bisping will miss the remainder of the season with a right toe injury. Continue reading “Siena Junior Brett Bisping Out For The Season” →

Three Thoughts: Iona 89, Marist 67

Coming out in a zone against Iona at the Hynes Center seems more than counterintuitive, it seems flat out dumb. The Gaels are the fourth-best three-point shooting team in the country (41.6%), and added for degree of difficulty and depth, betting against Iona in a shooting competition is certainly a losing proposition.

But Mike Maker is not dumb. And, despite the fact that Sunday was the Marist first-year coach’s inaugural matchup with Iona (they play again in two weeks), Maker thought his zone might just be the way to confuse and slow down the Gaels, who entered 38-4 in home MAAC games under Tim Cluess.

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