Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship: No. 1 Virginia Commonwealth came back from a 56-52 hole in the final 2:22 to beat last year’s March Cinderella, No. 6 George Mason, in the Colonial Athletic Association championship and lock up a spot in the NCAA tournament. Eric Maynor came up with two […]
Month: March 2007
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: The No. 2 Niagara Purple Eagles defeated No. 4 Siena 83-79 Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, clinching an NCAA tournament bid in the process. Tyrone Lewis led Niagara with 26 points and was 3-of-6 from three-point range. Lorenzo Miles […]
MAAC Tournament Semifinal Notes
MAAC Semifinal Notes by Ray Floriani BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Defense wins championships. More than a coaching cliché, it was the order of the evening as it played an instrumental part in Siena and Niagara advancing to the MAAC finals. Siena upset top seed Marist 86-78 in the opener, then Niagara […]
Sun Belt: Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals
Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals: It wasn’t pretty, but No. 5 North Texas has found a spot in the Sun Belt Conference championship after beating No. 9 Middle Tennessee State 59-52. The Mean Green shot only 40 percent from the field in the victory, but the Blue Raiders were worse, […]
Mid-Continent Conference: Mid-Continent Conference Semifinals
Mid-Continent Conference Semifinals: No. 1 Oral Roberts scored the first 11 points of the game, and No. 4 IUPUI missed its first 11 field goals to set the tone in a 75-54 win for the Golden Eagles. Oral Roberts (22-10) will make their second straight trip to the championship game, […]
Illinois State: Redbirds Boot Moser
Redbirds Boot Moser: Illinois State has fired coach Porter Moser, ending his four-year run with the Redbirds. Moser had a 51-67 record in four seasons, but the school made it clear that he did not provide satisfactory results. Illinois State failed to finish better than sixth in his four seasons. […]
Creighton’s Tough Road To The NCAA
Bluejays Finish Hard Road to Victory by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – It’s only fitting that Creighton would take home the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title. This is arguably the best season the Valley has had, and the Bluejays have led the way in the conference’s surge since the […]
MAAC Tournament Notes
Notes on the MAAC Quarterfinals by Ray Floriani BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Opening round action in the MAAC tournament held true to form. For St. Peter’s, the No. 9 seed, their season ended at the hands of No. 8 Canisius. Iona’s season ended at the hands of Rider, a team it […]
Harvard: Crimson Will Have New Coach
Crimson Will Have New Coach: Harvard announced on Monday that head coach Frank Sullivan will not return next season. Sullivan had been the head coach for the past 16 seasons, making him the longest tenured coach in the school’s history. Well-respected by his peers, he posted a 178-245 record in […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 5, 2007 There are 52 weeks in a year. There are 52 playing cards in a deck. If every week represents a card, then the upcoming week is the Ace of Spades for Crystal Basketballers Dan Hauptman and Michael […]
