As Providence College enters the 2011-12 season, there’s a tale of the new and the old. The new is reason for optimism, the old is reason for patience if you’re a Friar fan, and there was a little more of the old on Saturday as the Friars narrowly escaped their second exhibition game with a 76-75 win over a UMass-Lowell team that projects to be one of the best in Division II.
Author: Phil Kasiecki
New-Look Eagles Have a Long Way to Grow
Boston College has one of the youngest teams in college basketball in some time. With that will surely come ups and downs, growing pains and a need for fans to have no expectations while they all try to grow.
Reaching the Postseason Again Will be a Tall Order for URI
Rhode Island has been a consistent postseason team in recent years and a fairly solid upper-half team in the Atlantic 10 during that stretch. If they are to continue that this season, a lot of unknowns need to become known, and in a positive manner.
Lots of Learning Ahead in the CAA
Trying to predict the order of finish in the CAA, as well as a preseason all-conference team and Player of the Year was an exercise in futility this time around. There is plenty of talent, but a lot of it is unproven at the college level, so we’ll be learning a lot about the conference this season.
CAA Hopes Postseason Success Helps Continue Its Rise
Last season was a historic one for the CAA even before the NCAA Tournament success two of its teams had. But it didn’t just happen as a one-time event, and the conference hopes to continue its gradual rise.
Wilbraham & Monson Tries to Contend With a Plethora of Guards
Back in July, two big-time prospects, both good friends and travel teammates, had committed to come to Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Neither is there, but the Titans still have enough good guards to contend in NEPSAC Class AA.
2011 Season of Beantown Slam League is Underway
We take a look at some early news and notes from the Beantown Slam Basketball League, including a defending state champ getting help inside, a key backcourt change at another city school, and a perennial contender with some class balance.
New Feeling as Tabor Tries to Contend Once Again
There’s a feeling of newness at Tabor Academy, a school that once upon a time was among the best in New England. The landscape is very different, with Tabor now being in the new Class A, but thoughts of contending for a championship are very much there for Chris Millette’s team.
2011 Hoop Group Fall Top 100 Recap
We take a look at Hoop Group’s stop in Boston on their Fall Top 100 tour, which featured some good younger talent.
New Hampton Gets an Injection of Young Talent to a Good Base
New Hampton is usually a team composed almost exclusively of post-graduates, and this year’s team still has plenty of them. But there are some younger players that help add to the talent level.
