We check in with some quick hitters on a couple of America East teams, a contrast of freshmen from an earlier game, Georgia Tech’s defense against Boston College and the Missouri Valley.
Author: Phil Kasiecki
2012 CAA Postseason Awards: One Man’s Vote
The Colonial Athletic Association will hand out postseason awards on Thursday night, the eve of the conference tournament. Here is how one voter for the awards went with the choices, a number of which were more difficult than many other years.
Connecticut is searching for something, and running out of time
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.
Kyle Casey deserves a better ending
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.
Rosen carries Penn to a big road win
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.
Harvard’s path to the elusive NCAA Tournament bid just got tougher
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 enters conference tournament with good defense
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.
Relief: Harvard gets past Princeton in the big game
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.
Wagner already becoming a winner under Danny Hurley
It hasn’t taken Danny Hurley long to bring Wagner back into prominence. In just his second season, he has the Seahawks entering the final game before the Northeast Conference Tournament with a 24-4 record overall and a 15-2 record in conference play.
First turnovers, then subpar defense spell defeat for George Mason
A lot of things have gone well for George Mason this season. But one thing that hasn’t gone well at times is turnovers, and along with a subpar defensive effort they cost the Patriots a game and a shot at the top seed in the conference tournament in Wednesday night’s 85-82 loss at Northeastern.
