Being from the area, Reggie Redding knows what Villanova’s reputation has been over the years. He can also see that a current senior might change that, for this year at least. “They say this is ‘Guard U’. I think it’s turning around this year to ‘Dante U’,” the junior wing said after the Wildcats won the Independence Bracket in the Philly Hoop Group Classic on Saturday night.
Month: November 2008
Butler Keeps Winning in Old Rivalry
It is Saturday afternoon in Indiana and 5,000 college basketball fans including Governor Mitch Daniels are engaging in the state pastime, which is basketball.
Horizon League Notebook – Early Showdown between Butler and Cleveland State
Butler Bulldogs have completed the first portion of their non-conference schedule undefeated, and will bring a 5-0 record into Wolstein Center Thursday night to face preseason Horizon favorite Cleveland State.
NIT Season Tip-Off Notes
The pre-Season NIT gave us four solid teams for the Thanksgiving week event at Madison Square Garden. Oklahoma captured the championship over Purdue in an overtime contest that had March-like intensity. Taking a look back, each team did several things well yet needs other areas to be addressed.
Blowout Win Indicative of Niagara’s Potential
Niagara’s 103-63 drubbing of Hartford to win the Liberty Bracket of the Philly Hoop Group Classic is no accident. Nor is their 5-1 start. How this team, one that lost a lot from last season, has made it to this point is the story.
Intangibles Help NJIT Move Forward
NJIT continues to have close calls, but come up short. Despite that, it doesn’t seem to be wearing on the team, as the Highlanders appear to be improving in intangible aspects.
Simplicity is Key For Brown, New Starters
New Brown head coach Jesse Agel knows who’s not walking through the locker room door. “Our problem was we kept looking for (Damon) Huffman and (Mark) McAndrew,” Agel quipped after Brown beat Army on Wednesday.
Some New Life to the Cross-Town Rivalry
Ever since Northeastern left the America East Conference for the Colonial Athletic Association in 2005, the cross-town rivalry between the Huskies and Boston University hasn’t been the same. The teams have only played once per season, save for the 2005-06 season when they did not play at all, and the games have been in November instead of January and February and with the occasional March game mixed in during the conference tournament.
The Fire Isn’t There For UMass
This surely wasn’t what any of the Minuteman faithful had in mind to open the season – certainly not for Derek Kellogg’s first home game as head coach. No, what they had in mind was something like what the scoreboard looked like with 29 seconds left. At that point, UMass had a 74-69 lead on Jacksonville State, a young team picked last in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll of head coaches and sports information directors. But the last 30 seconds were something the new coach had seen before, and it wasn’t good.
Seawolves Showing Some Scrap
The Stony Brook Seawolves have been the definition of futility during the past three seasons, but the Seawolves have actually been one of the pleasant surprises of the young season.
