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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Connecticut is missing something – leadership, toughness, perhaps something else – and that was even more clear after Tuesday night’s 72-70 loss at Providence, where they led by as many as 14 in the second half before allowing the Friars to win the game simply by wanting it more.
The last decisive play in Harvard’s 55-54 loss to Penn on Saturday night will stay in many people’s minds. For the Crimson player who was involved in it, one hopes the college basketball gods have a better ending in store later on.
Why did the Cleveland State Vikings recently have a five game losing streak? It’s simple–whenever a team loses their most valuable player, they’re going to suffer. The Cleveland State Vikings have had their fair share of above-average talent on the roster over the past few years. Cedric Jackson played briefly […]
As Hoopville’s resident bracketologist, I can assure you that the NCAA Tournament selection committee has one of the toughest jobs out there — a job at which they paradoxically can’t win and can’t lose. Selection committee members will never avoid criticism about their final picks for at-large teams. The committee […]
Zack Rosen showed a tremendous will to win on Saturday night. For that, he and his teammates not only retained control of their own destiny, but they also got quite a welcome from some friends after the game.
An efficient St. Bonaventure team came into Rose Hill Gym and left with a blowout win. A night earlier, a hot shooting night carried Seton Hall to a win over Georgetown.
Harvard is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning. On the hardwood, the NCAA Tournament has eluded the school, and the path to a bid this season just got a little bit tougher.
Boston University is not an easy team to project as far as whether or not they are built to pull off an upset or two in the conference tournament. One thing that will be good for the Terriers is that they will enter the tournament with their defense in a good place.
In a game where neither team played exceedingly well offensively, Fairleigh Dickinson played spoiler against St. Francis (NY) and came away with a victory.
Friday night’s 67-64 win over Princeton was no ordinary game for Harvard. It was against the team that had been a thorn in their side, the team whose heart-breaking defeat of them led to a constant mention of a simple number all season: 2.8.
