Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart If the Big East Conference was perhaps looking for one word to define what makes its lineup the best from top to bottom, the word might be “consistent.” Or maybe it would be “resilient.” In any case, the critics […]
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The Newer Next Kid by Jesse Ullmann Saturday night. No big plans. Earlier in the week I caught wind of a show that was going down out in Westchester that sounded interesting. I had just remembered about it that afternoon. The show featured a bunch of side acts leading up […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart Pittsburgh Panthers (14-0 overall, 3-0 Big East) Up Next: Wednesday at Rutgers at 8 p.m. Pittsburgh is off to a fast start in Big East play keeping its unbeaten overall mark intact. The Panthers are one of only three […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart 1. Connecticut Huskies (9-0) Next: Wednesday vs. Stony Brook A healthy Denham Brown and refreshing play from Hilton Armstrong have helped UConn to a flawless start and undefeated record in non-conference action. A career high 33 points by Rashad […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart Moore serving suspension Cincinnati’s Chadd Moore will miss the next three games after being suspended for the team’s first five contests because he played in a summer league without permission. The senior guard has not played since February after he […]
Big East Preview
Big East Conference 2005-06 Preview by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart A new frontier of Big East basketball will begin amidst some controversy. 16 teams? Won’t there be conflicting schedules? Is it really a good idea to not end up playing all your conference foes? Can they allow more […]
ABCD Camp Notes
Notes from the 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp by Jesse Ullmann TEANECK, N.J. – Lute Olson, Tubby Smith, Jay-Z, Jim Calhoun. Jay-Z? What’s he doing here? Sitting courtside in shorts and the white “T” the rapper-turned pop icon chatted it up with camper O.J. Mayo. Just like some athletes, Jay-Z has […]
NBA Age Minimum
Age-itated by Jesse Ullmann Whether you’re on the coast of the Pacific or Atlantic, a republican or democrat, a Yankee fan or a fan of the defending World Series champions, some things just don’t seem to make a whole lotta sense. In the latest NBA hot stove topic of what […]
Syracuse First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Jesse Ullmann The desirable quality of Jay Wright’s team this season is defense. So when New Mexico was held to just 11 first-half points, the Villanova head coach was a happy camper. Punctuated by a three-pointer from Mike Nardi, the Wildcats headed into […]
Big East Championship Recap
Big East Conference Championship Recap by Jesse Ullmann NEW YORK – Most of the sellout crowd of 19,528 at Madison Square Garden knew what was going on. On the hardwood stage from midtown, Gerry McNamara went from downtown. The star guard from Syracuse mirrored himself nailing a 3-pointer with 1:29 […]
