Month: March 2008

Hoop Mountain Greater Boston All-Star Game

Hoop Mountain Brings Back Event For Local Stars by Phil Kasiecki CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the first time in over a decade, Hoop Mountain held the Greater Boston All-Star Game on Saturday night at Harvard’s Lavietes Pavilion. It was actually two games in one, with the first game featuring top […]

The 10 Toughest Places To Coach And Win

The 10 toughest places to coach and win by Bill Kintner There are a lot of schools in college basketball where it is tough to win. Just go look at the bottom 30 schools in the RPI, with schools like Bethune-Cookman, North Florida, Longwood, Prairie View A & M, and […]

Second Round [3/23/08]

East Region – Second Round: No. 1 North Carolina demolished No. 9 Arkansas 108-77 to sweep through Raleigh into the Sweet 16 in Charlotte. The Tar Heels lit up a team known for its defense by shooting 67.7 percent from the field. Sophomore guards Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson led […]

Second Round [3/22/08]

East Region – Second Round: No. 4 Washington State sailed past No. 5 Notre Dame 61-41 by choking off the Fighting Irish’s high-octane offense. Sophomore forward Luke Harangody collected 22 rebounds for Notre Dame, but he scored only 10 points as Washington State held him to 3-of-17 shooting. Senior guard […]

Gaffney Helps Lead UMass

Gaffney Quietly Leads UMass into NIT Quarterfinals by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – Saturday’s second round win for UMass was a game the Minutemen had to gut out. The game wasn’t played at their pace, and even when they did some of what they wanted to, they struggled to score. […]

Second Round [3/22/08]

Midwest Region – Second Round: No. 8 UNLV hung with No. 1 Kansas for a little more than a half before the Jayhawks suffocated the Runnin’ Rebels’ upset bid with stifling defense. UNLV made only 12 shots from the floor in the game, remaining close by hitting 27-of-34 free throws. […]

Different George Mason Team Bows Out

No Help for Thomas, as Mason Falls to Notre Dame by Jay Pearlman For a week and a half, George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga has been telling us that “this isn’t two years ago; this is a different team, and most of the players on this team weren’t on that […]

First Round [3/21/08]

East Region – First Round: Sophomore point guard Ty Lawson proved he is healthy and ready to lead No. 1 North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament after providing 21 points, four assists and no turnovers in the Tar Heels’ 113-74 blowout against No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s. The Tar Heels […]

First Round [3/21/08]

Midwest Region – First Round: No. 2 Georgetown shut down No. 10 Maryland-Baltimore County 66-47 to move into the second round against Davidson. The Hoyas’ defense held the Retrievers to 32.7 percent shooting from the field. UMBC hit eight three-pointers to avoid an embarrassing blowout, but the Retrievers could not […]