ITHACA, N.Y. — Jeff Coby clenched his fists, flexed his arms, and stared up at the Newman Arena fans. Continue reading “Columbia Bends, Doesn’t Break In 48-45 Ivy-opening Win Over Cornell”
Three Thoughts: Fairfield 60, Marist 54
To call K.J. Rose’s shooting in the last few games a slump may not really do it justice. A famine, maybe? Since a 26-point outburst on 9-16 from the field in an overtime loss to Bucknell on Dec. 1, the Fairfield sophomore had made just seven of his last 37 shots heading into Friday’s game with Marist over a seven-game span that saw his minutes start to dwindle almost in perfect correlation to freshman Jerome Segura’s increasing.
Friday didn’t really start much better for Rose, he had missed his first five shots as the Stags were struggling mightily at home with a Marist team that was just 1-15 (although the Red Foxes had a full cast of characters for the first time since Opening Night).
Tempo-Free Big East: Jan. 16 Edition
Since the Big East season is now two weeks old, it felt right to unveil this season’s first tempo-free analysis of the nation’s third-toughest conference. Continue reading “Tempo-Free Big East: Jan. 16 Edition”
Three Thoughts: LIU Brooklyn 71, Central Conn. 66
Among the many cliches used by basketball coaches is, “They’re going to beat somebody, we don’t want it to be us” when playing a struggling team. And as with all cliches, there is a modicum of truth in there.
For instance, as poorly as Central Connecticut has played and as undermanned as the Blue Devils are (without Kyle Vinales and Malcolm McMillan – who now appears to be lost for the season with a back injury), our buddies (or buddy) at KenPom put their odds of going winless in the NEC at a paltry 2.6% heading into Thursday’s game against LIU Brooklyn at Detrick Gym.
Continue reading “Three Thoughts: LIU Brooklyn 71, Central Conn. 66”
Gio McLean Ruled Ineligible For Remainder Of Season
According to a report from Q30 Sports, the NCAA has ruled Quinnipiac junior college transfer Giovanni McLean academically ineligible to participate in basketball activities for the remainder of the season. Continue reading “Gio McLean Ruled Ineligible For Remainder Of Season”
Northeastern Outruns Hofstra In 91-83 Shootout
Northeastern and Hofstra lived up to their billing as CAA contenders in a delightful slugfest on Wednesday evening. Two nearly unstoppable offenses traded the lead back and forth until a late 11-0 run gave the Huskies a 91-83 victory, pulling Northeastern, Hofstra and William & Mary into a three-way tie atop the Colonial at 4-1. Continue reading “Northeastern Outruns Hofstra In 91-83 Shootout”
Siena Seeking Answers Defensively
One of the reasons Jimmy Patsos was able to turn around the Siena program so quickly was the players’ commitment to the defensive end. Continue reading “Siena Seeking Answers Defensively”
English’s Big Second Half Fuels Iona Comeback Win
A spectacular second half in which Iona junior A.J. English pocketed 18 points including four 3-pointers propelled the Gaels past Fairfield 74-58 Tuesday evening and into a tie with Monmouth for first place in the MAAC at 5-1. Continue reading “English’s Big Second Half Fuels Iona Comeback Win”
Tempo-Free MAAC: Jan. 14 Edition
We’re now six games into MAAC play. Monmouth is surprisingly tied with Iona atop the regular season standings at 5-1, but the tempo-free standings actually have a different team challenging the Gaels (though no one is really even close). Continue reading “Tempo-Free MAAC: Jan. 14 Edition”
Khalid McCaskill Brings Pac-12 Confidence To Patriot League
This is a guest post by Ronak Patel
Born and raised in Harlem, New York; Khalid McCaskill’s exposure to basketball came early. Continue reading “Khalid McCaskill Brings Pac-12 Confidence To Patriot League”
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