Reflections on the early madness by Ray Floriani HILLSDALE, NJ – Ran into an officiating friend on Saturday en route to the Hiilsdale Hoop ‘Mad Marchness’ youth tournament in this quaint Northern New Jersey town. Mad Marchness, have to love that , but the tournament was well organized with nice […]
Month: March 2005
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 23rd NIT’s Elite Eight Taking Shape: Georgetown made major strides in coach John Thompson III’s first season on the Hoyas’ sideline because the Hoyas play solid defense and controlled offense. The formula worked against Cal State – Fullerton as Georgetown won 74-57 to advance […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 22nd Bad News for Sumpter: Villanova junior forward Curtis Sumpter will not play again in this year’s NCAA Tournament after tearing a ligament in his left knee against Florida Sunday. The No. 5-seed Wildcats play top-seed North Carolina Friday. Sumpter injured the knee early […]
Tom Brennan’s Retirement
Brennan will be missed by college basketball by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – He sure knew how to make an entrance, whether it was in Burlington at a regular season home game, or on the day before the NCAA Tournament got started. Famous for entering the floor before games at […]
Questions for Syracuse
What does next year hold for Syracuse? by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – This wasn’t how things were supposed to go for Syracuse. The Orange had a veteran team that included key holdovers from their 2003 national championship team. To go with that, they have a very promising sophomore class, […]
UCF Moves Forward
It’s a good time to move ahead by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Teams seeded 15th in a particular region aren’t necessarily expected to have close games against the No. 2 seeds. Upsets in that matchup have only happened four times, so the casual observer isn’t figuring to even see […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 21st Defending Champ Out: Julius Hodge had 17 points including a game-winning three-point play with four seconds remaining to lead No. 10 NC State to a 65-62 win against No. 2 Connecticut. The Huskies had fought back from an 11-point deficit with five minutes […]
Syracuse Second Round Recap
Second Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Neal Heston With a No. 12 and a No. 10 seed already in the Sweet 16, Bucknell hoped to continue its magical run with another stunner on Sunday, but the Badgers had other ideas. Behind 25 points from Mike Wilkinson, Wisconsin advanced to […]
Austin Second Round Recap
Second Round Recap – Austin Region by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Michigan State scored the last eight points of the first half to take the lead for good en route to a 72-61 win over Vermont, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last eight […]
Chicago Second Round Recap
Second Round Recap – Chicago Region by Neal Heston Southern Illinois’ upset attempt fell short, as Oklahoma State advanced to the Sweet 16 behind its home crowd. The Salukis controlled a 46-39 lead at the half, but fell victim to a 12-0 run by the Cowboys at the beginning of […]
