The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 30th Naismith Coach of the Year Honors a tough second: St. Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli was honored with the Naismith Coach of the Year award, a week after the award was given to his star player Jameer Nelson. It comes as a tough second […]
Author: Joaquin Mesa
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 25th Larry Eustachy returns to the coaching ranks: Ex-Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy has reportedly become the new head coach at Southern Mississippi University. Last year, Eustachy resigned amidst the publication of lurid photographs of him at campus parties kissing young women. After […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 18th Submit your brackets!!! Now that Florida A&M has once again restored hope in the SWAC, and the first round of interviews is complete, it is time to play basketball! We all wait an entire year for the month of March, when the threes […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 11th Louisville escapes with a win: The first round of the Conference USA tournament was relatively without surprise, but it wasn’t without drama. Francisco Garcia played on an injured ankle, and provided the spark in the second half that was necessary for the not-quite […]
MEAC First Round Recap
Mid-Eastern Athletic First Round Recap Recap by Joaquin Mesa No. 6 Norfolk State 58, No. 11 North Carolina A&T 43 Leading scorer Chakowby Hicks proved that he was indeed a big game player as he threw in 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. He shot 10 of 11 from the […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 4th Georgia Tech hands Duke a home loss: Duke had won 41 straight games at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the Yellow Jackets suffocating defense forced Duke into one of the poorest shooting nights it has had all year. The Yellow Jackets, who had lost […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 26th St. Joseph’s steamrolls past Minutemen: St. Joseph’s continued their quest for the undefeated season as they knocked off the Minutemen of UMass yesterday with relative ease, 83-58. Jameer Nelson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, while Delonte West picked […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 19th The Upsets There were a few too many upsets yesterday, six to be exact. The ACC had some problems, as did Conference USA (if you were to count Louisville’s recent loss). Here is the breakdown on each excruciating, or joyous occasion, depending on […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 12th St. Joseph’s (PA) beats Dayton (OH): St. Joseph’s put its undefeated streak on the line yesterday against once Top 25 Dayton. The game was a contest between the two top teams from the Atlantic 10, the first between teams that were both 9-0. […]
MEAC Notebook
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Coppin State and South Carolina State have been the pride of the conference. Despite tough schedules, and even tougher losses to the likes of Florida State, South Carolina, Cincinnati, Missouri, Michigan State and Xavier, the two teams have built a strong lead in […]
