Zach Lewis Embracing Leadership Role As Iona Eyes Three-Peat

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”

MAAC Weekly Recap & Power Rankings – January 31

It was an eventful week in the MAAC, and one full of rivalry games. The Battle of the Bridge was renewed in Buffalo, the New Jersey trio squared off against one another in the Hourglass rivalry, Fairfield and Quinnipiac met for the first time this season, along with Iona and Manhattan, and I’m pretty sure Siena and Saint Peter’s don’t want to see each other again for a long time. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap & Power Rankings – January 31”

MAAC Weekly Recap – Thanksgiving Eve

Mark it down as a week to forget for the MAAC, which went a combined 5-16 since our last recap. A few programs picked up their first wins of the season while others suffered some losses where “disappointing” would be an understatement. With a great deal of action – including a few tournament appearances – left to summarize this week, let’s dive right in: Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – Thanksgiving Eve”

2017-18 MAAC Preseason Predictions

This evening the MAAC will announce its preseason all-league teams and rankings. In advance of that announcement, here is the official NYC Buckets prediction and analysis for team rankings and all-league squads. All selections are provided in alphabetical order: Continue reading “2017-18 MAAC Preseason Predictions”