The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 20th Jarvis No Longer King Of Queens: St. John’s said goodbye to head coach Mike Jarvis. According to Red Storm athletic director Dave Wegrzyn, there was no single event that led to the pink slip, but after a 2-4 start, with losses to struggling […]
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Conversation with Kenny Adeleke
A Conversation with Hofstra’s Kenny Adeleke by Adam Shandler Kenny Adeleke, Hofstra’s junior forward from Queens, NY, has endured a problem common among many mid-major stars: Losing seasons, but stupendous personal stats. The Pride, during Adeleke’s freshman and sophomore years, was unremarkable. Prior to his arrival, Hofstra had won back-to-back […]
Bah Humbug, Number One
Who Needs a Number 1? by Adam Shandler It happened to UConn. It happened to Kansas. And it just happened to Florida. In a year where parity among the upper echelon teams seems to be a theme, being number one just ain’t what it used to be. So why have […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 9 This Week At Number One: Like a hot potato, the number one ranking in our Top 25 Hoopville poll has been passed to another team. The 5-0 Florida Gators zing up to the top spot from No. 3 after a good week against […]
Southland Conference Notebook
Southland Conference Notebook by Adam Shandler Lamar: Terrell Petteway is lighting it up for the Cardinals. Problem is, his efforts may be sneezed upon by the hoops elite. Petteway opened the season with both a 23 and 10 double-double and a 30 point outing. Those stellar performances, however, came against […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 2 A New Numero Uno: With Connecticut losing to G-Tech in the Preseason NIT, Duke falling to Purdue in the Great Alaska Shootout and Arizona getting tripped up by Florida in the Mass Mutual Classic, a new No. 1 in the Hoopville poll has […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 25th It’s 1982 All Over Again!: Ok, not quite, but you can still chalk this up as another Chaminade upset. Kashif Reyes’ two threes and two free throws in the final 2:30 gave the host Silverswords a 52-49 victory over Villanova in the opening […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 18th Huskies Bark Louder Than Bulldogs: But not by much. UConn, No. 1 in the Hoopville Top 25, had to overcome a 31-28 halftime deficit, but defeated in-state rival Yale, 70-60 in Round 1 of the Preseason NIT. Preseason All-America Emeka Okafor led Connecticut […]
Opening of College Hoops
Opening Night as Therapy by Adam Shandler While many of us writers live in the fine burg of Hoopville, some of us have to commute to work in other places. As a PR consultant, sometimes projects take me to exotic realms, and I am proud to say that the natives […]
Southland Conference Preview
Southland Conference Preview by Adam Shandler If you’re a college coach, you gotta love the junior colleges. They’re like the minor leagues for NCAA Division I programs. You may get a guy that can only give you two years, but those are two quality years. Players out of the JuCo […]
