Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly … And Down the Stretch They Come We have finally reached the last week of the regular season and still many issues remain unsettled. There is congestion at both the top and bottom of the standings of each division. Who will get the top […]
Author: Kevin Reilly
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Different Directions As the Northeast digs out from the Blizzard of 2003, several Big East teams find themselves battling for berths as well as positions for the season ending conference tournament. Some teams are gaining necessary momentum while others may have hit the proverbial […]
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro Atlantic Notebook by Kevin Reilly You Can Come Home Again Luis Flores left New York City a few years back in search of the fame and glory that a ballyhooed conference like the Big East may afford a youngster who led all Big Apple scholastic scorers during his senior […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Topsy-Turvy An unpredictable season of college hoops continues to be just that – unpredictable. Let’s take a look at three ball games this weekend in this conference that didn’t exactly flow according to form. But, why should they? It’s been that kind of season. […]
Tommy Amaker
Good Things Happen to Good People by Kevin Reilly Don’t look now, but the Michigan Wolverines have risen from the early season ashes by winning 13 consecutive ballgames. Tommy Amaker’s beleaguered crew lost it’s first six starts and seemed destined for college basketball’s scrap heap. In one of the game’s […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Literally Lights out for the Hall A power failure couldn’t prevent the recently resurgent Seton Hall Pirates from lighting up the Miami Hurricanes this past Saturday. Coach Louie Orr’s crew shot an amazing 71% from behind the arc despite the game being stopped for […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Conference Notebook by Kevin Reilly Manhattan on the Move The Manhattan College Jaspers are on a roll, with a five game win streak at that. The victories have come against some neighborhood teams, which makes it that much sweeter. They have moved up into the Top 100 in […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Let the Games Begin Monday night’s feature presentation of then No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 3 Pittsburgh signaled to me the start of another Big East season. It wasn’t exactly the first league game but a Monday night matchup of two top ranked […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Fountain of Youth Much of the early success of the Big East conference can be attributed to an abundance of talent in its freshman class. Obviously, Carmelo Anthony was the big name in the recruiting wars last year. He has not disappointed Syracuse fans. […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly With Christmas less than a week away, it’s time to check on what Santa may be bringing some members of the Big East Conference Pittsburgh Hype-proofing for the Panthers. Some pundits including myself are not sold on this crew’s upper echelon ranking. A win […]
