It’s hard to come up with a student-athlete with a more tumultuous career than recent Hofstra graduate Moussa Kone. The 6’8” forward from the Bronx represented the Pride’s senior-most member during the 2014-15 season and was the only member of the team to don the Hofstra uniform over the last four years. Continue reading “Nesmith, Kone Leave Hofstra In Good Hands”
Vermont remained perfect on Long Island with an 85-81 victory at Hofstra Wednesday evening in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational tournament. The Catamounts placed five players in double figures in the balanced attack.
Hofstra celebrated Senior Day in style with a 73-40 romp over the College of Charleston Wednesday evening. Lucky for the Pride, the game didn’t interfere much with the recognition of their seniors. In fact, it allowed them an opportunity to shine one last time in front of the home crowd. Continue reading “The Different Paths of Hofstra’s Senior Duo”
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”
The UNCW Seahawks had lost five games in a row to Hofstra, including a 68-56 Pride victory earlier this month. UNCW ended that streak with a thrilling 79-74 victory Saturday afternoon in Hempstead, NY. Continue reading “Hofstra Struggles From Deep In Loss To UNCW”
What difference a few months can make. Last March, Delaware was the class of the Colonial Athletic Association. Just 304 days ago, the Blue Hens dispatched Hofstra 87-76 in the CAA tournament en route to an appearance in the NCAA tournament against Tom Izzo and Michigan State. Continue reading “The Script Has Flipped For Hofstra And Delaware”
If the cliché “Defense wins championships” holds water in basketball, Hofstra has not been playing at a championship level recently. Over their last two games, the Pride are allowing opponents to shoot 51% from the field. Continue reading “Hofstra’s Defense Struggles In Loss To La Salle”
“It’s a new time and a new team.” Officially, that was the slogan of last year’s Hofstra team. A team in transition. A team with a new head coach. A team that routinely played with a short lineup. Continue reading “Hofstra Ready to Enter a New Era”
The first-place Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens had their backs against the wall early against Hofstra, but were able to escape the Mack Sports Complex with an 81-77 victory Wednesday night. Continue reading “Delaware 81, Hofstra 77”
As the season approaches every team has questions. This series is going to look at three key ones.
1. Who or how does Hofstra replace Charles Jenkins? – All right, I started with the obvious one first, but this is definitely the biggest question. Jenkins had the best offensive rating the in the country last season for a player that used at least 28% of his team’s possessions. That’s high volume at high efficiency and it drove the Pride’s offense. And that offense in turn drove Hofstra to a surprisingly competitive campaign in the CAA.
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