We’re a few games into conference season, but things are no more clear in NIT Bracketology land. There are still too many teams on a too crowded bubble. Continue reading “NIT Bracketology: Jan. 26, 2015 Edition”
Three Thoughts: Iona Outruns Niagara At MSG
Iona played their customary game at Madison Square Garden following Duke’s victory over St. John’s in Mike Krzyzewski’s 1000th win Sunday afternoon and ran the Purple Eagles back onto the streets of New York, 87-64. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona Outruns Niagara At MSG”
Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Jan. 26
What Happened Last Week: Dartmouth upset Harvard with a furious second-half comeback. Yale edged Brown on Javier Duren’s late jumper. And Cornell topped Columbia behind suffocating defense, leaving Yale alone atop the league at 2-0. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Jan. 26”
MAAC Stock Watch: Jan. 26
Instead of breaking down the teams that went up and down, we’re going to look at players instead this week. Continue reading “MAAC Stock Watch: Jan. 26”
Three Thoughts: Saint Peter’s 69, Siena 55
Jimmy Patsos can be an acquired taste and while he’s nowhere near being in jeopardy of losing his job (despite what Ronnie might tell you next time you go to Draddy Gym), there is pressure at Siena that he never felt in his nine years at Loyola (MD).
There just aren’t any other programs that are going to draw 6,244 people to watch them play, let alone on a Sunday afternoon against a team near the bottom of the MAAC standings. And Siena fans don’t need long memories to remember the three consecutive MAAC titles from 2008-2010, which also included the last two NCAA Tournament victories for the conference (over Vanderbilt and Ohio State).
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Coach K Reaches 1,000 Against St. John’s At MSG
Mike Krzyzewski became the first coach in Division I men’s basketball history to record 1,000 career victories with a 77-68 win over St. John’s Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “Coach K Reaches 1,000 Against St. John’s At MSG”
Columbia’s Offense Goes Missing In Loss To Cornell
A week after Columbia went to Ithaca and defeated Cornell to open Ivy League play the Big Red came down to Morningside Heights and returned the favor. The Lions offense looks completely lost in a 57-47 loss that dropped Columbia to 1-1 on the young Ivy season. Continue reading “Columbia’s Offense Goes Missing In Loss To Cornell”
NEC Recap – January 24
The conference season is almost halfway over, so it’s time to breakdown all of the action for January 24! Continue reading “NEC Recap – January 24”
Three Thoughts: Central Conn. 53, Wagner 50 (Plus Story Behind Brandon Peel’s Winner)
It was inevitable that Howie Dickenman would bring up Tate George and Scott Burrell after Faronte Drakeford and Brandon Peel pulled off the play of the NEC season Saturday night with a play eerily reminiscent of UConn’s winner in the 1990 Sweet 16 against Clemson to lead CCSU to a 53-50 win over Wagner at Detrick Gym.
Heck, even the time on the clock was the same (1.0 seconds), although Drakeford left Peel with a little more work to do than George had, as Peel turned and hit only his second career three-pointer from a good 25 feet out after Drakeford fired the ball down the court. Dickenman, of course, was an assistant under Jim Calhoun on that UConn squad where he would stay until taking over at CCSU in 1996.
JMU Erases 12 Point Halftime Deficit To Stun Hofstra
James Madison led for less than two minutes, but it was enough to pull off a shocking 69-63 comeback at Hofstra Saturday afternoon. Continue reading “JMU Erases 12 Point Halftime Deficit To Stun Hofstra”
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