COLUMBUS, Ohio – They had most of the crowd, the entire nation of Australia, and anyone who happened to come across the heartwarming story of Peter Hooley on its side Friday night.
Unfortunately, they didn’t have Big 12 size and athleticism.
Continue reading “Albany Battles Until End, But Oklahoma A Little Too Tough”
Over the last three seasons Albany has been consistent for one thing in the America East: winning championships. However, this season marks the fifth straight season in which the Great Danes possessed at least one Australian on their roster. Continue reading “Albany’s Australian Pipeline Half A Decade Strong”
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Like some others who emerge from the mid-major shadows in March, Peter Hooley went from relatively unknown (outside the America East and Australia, of course) national figure to a household name in the time it takes for a basketball to travel 25 feet with a slight arc.
But, even by the those standards, Hooley is not your ordinary instant college basketball hero. And his story (and the way he has handled himself subsequently) has gone from SportsCenter to national publications to him penning his own story in the New York Post for Thursday editions (which coach Will Brown said Hooley wrote on the plane to Columbus).
Continue reading “Oklahoma Respectful, But Not Interested In Albany Backstory”
Where do you start after Peter Hooley’s prayer with 1.6 seconds left gave Albany its third straight America East title over Stony Brook in Saturday’s title game?
With Stony Brook and coach Steve Pikiell? Crushed. Devastated. Dumbfounded.
Continue reading “Glory For Peter Hooley, Heartbreak For Stony Brook”
Will Brown easily could have claimed his first America East Coach of the Year award earlier in his tenure as head coach. In fact, he knows it. Continue reading “Will Brown Takes Unusual Route To America East Coach Of The Year”
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”
Will Brown called Saturday’s Albany practice “the worst of the season” and said he was extremely concerned how his team would react against UMBC Sunday afternoon.
Sam Rowley added, “I think that’s the source of our success is our bench. It goes beyond just the games. At practice, as Coach was saying, those guys took it to us starters at practice, and there’s no excuses for the starting five feeling sorry for themselves, and if you rest or take it easy, they’re going to beat you. Having them making us better every day in practice has been huge for us.”
Continue reading “How Exactly Did UMBC Get Down To Seven Players? (And Some Albany Notes)”
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and Albany just may be the team to beat in America East with or without Peter Hooley.
For the second time in four days, the Great Danes went on the road against a team picked above them in the preseason conference coaches’ poll and systematically took them apart, this time a 62-53 win over Hartford Thursday night at Chase Family Arena, in which the host Hawks (11-8, 4-2) led only once and that was 3-2.
It was de ja vu all over again for Stony Brook fans Monday night, many of whom were in approximately the same seat (albeit a much nicer one since Stony Brook Arena has been refurbished and rebranded as Island Federal Credit Union Arena) three years ago as the Seawolves’ shooting aim inexplicably disappeared at the worst possible time, shooting just 4-19 from behind the arc and 17-58 from the field as Vermont came in and took the America East title, 51-43. Continue reading “Albany Loss Hurts For Stony Brook, But It’s Not March Yet”
When Albany took the floor against Stony Brook on Monday night there was one notable absence from the floor at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. Continue reading “Albany With Peter Hooley In Mind Pulls Off Win At Stony Brook”
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