Even from his first day on the job, Baker Dunleavy set conservative goals for his Quinnipiac Bobcats. The former Villanova Associate Head Coach smartly declined to set a strict win-loss goal for his first year at the helm of his own program, instead opting for a more abstract yet attainable goal. Continue reading “Baker Dunleavy’s First Year At Quinnipiac A Success”
National Player of the Year candidate Trevon Bluiett would hear nothing of a first round scare. The Musketeers’ star scored 18 of his game-high 27 points after the break as top-seeded Xavier ousted St. John’s 88-60 in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Falls to Xavier, Turns Attention Toward 2018-19”
The outlook: Harvard is the better team, but Cornell has given the Crimson fits in recent years. The top seed is rightly favored, but it may need to continue shooting the lights out to top the Big Red’s surging offense. Continue reading “Ivy League Tournament Preview: #4 Cornell vs. #1 Harvard”
Joel Hernandez didn’t want to see his season end. Continue reading “Joel Hernandez Delivers NEC Title To LIU Brooklyn”
The outlook: Home-court advantage makes Penn a clear favorite, but if Yale follows the same gameplan it used last weekend, the Quakers will have to play their best to advance. Continue reading “Ivy League Tournament Preview: #3 Yale vs. #2 Penn”
Iona is dancing once again. Continue reading “Iona Makes History, Captures Third Consecutive MAAC Title”
Fairfield has enjoyed a terrific second half of the season leading up to tonight’s MAAC championship game. The Stags have won seven in a row and 10 of 12 heading into Monday night’s showdown against Iona. Continue reading “Aidas Kavaliauskas Gives Fairfield Boost At Point Guard”
Only two teams have ever captured three consecutive MAAC titles. When Iona takes the court at 7:00 Monday night at the Times Union Center in Albany to face Fairfield in the MAAC championship game, Tim Cluess’ squad will seek to match the accomplishment of the 1988-90 La Salle Explorers and 2008-10 Siena Saints. Continue reading “Zach Lewis Embracing Leadership Role As Iona Eyes Three-Peat”
Tyler Nelson has been waiting his entire life for a moment like this. Fairfield’s captain has averaged 24.7 ppg this MAAC tournament and has his Stags on the verge of their first MAAC title since 1997. Continue reading “Tyler Nelson, Fairfield Fueled By Title Opportunity”
Inside this week: Wrapping up the regular season and handing out NYC Buckets’ individual awards. Don’t miss Ray’s dispatches from Cornell’s clinching victory and Columbia’s crushing defeat, and stay tuned later this week for in-depth Ivy League Tournament previews. Continue reading “Ivy League Season Roundup: NYC Buckets’ Individual Awards”
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