Holy Cross Honors Tradition, Win Overtime Thriller by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – From one standpoint, it doesn’t get any better than Sunday for those connected to Holy Cross basketball. No, the Crusaders haven’t won a Patriot League title and the NCAA Tournament bid that comes with it – it’s […]

Bryant Set to Open as Division I Program by Phil Kasiecki On Wednesday night, Bryant University plays its first Division I basketball game. The program officially became a member of Division I on August 1, and they have made it through two exhibition games. Now the real season begins. The […]

Northeastern Breaks Through Against Providence by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sooner or later, it was bound to happen, if only because there have been so many opportunities. Since Bill Coen became the head coach at Northeastern in 2006, the Huskies have basically made a living playing teams on the […]

Eagles Need More of Friday’s Effort From Sanders by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – There wasn’t any doubt that Rakim Sanders was capable of this. It was only a question of how consistently he could do it. And thus far in his still-young college career, there hasn’t been a […]

Minutemen Look For Similar Results With New Coach by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – While one obvious thing has changed at UMass, a couple of things don’t look any different. After Travis Ford departed for the head coaching job at Oklahoma State, the school hired Derek Kellogg to run the […]

Health, Young Guards Are Key For Holy Cross by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – It has been said a lot over the years, but it bears repeating: health is often a key to a team’s season. In the case of Holy Cross, it’s probably more crucial than for most other […]

Early Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Quick hitters as the first day of non-tournament regular season games (Friday) approaches: Concord (MA) Middlesex School coach Jamie Gallagher scheduled one more open gym this past Sunday for college coaches to see junior star Rod Odom. Only two head coaches, Georgetown’s John Thompson […]

Defense Will be the Key For the Rams by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – If the 2008-09 season for Rhode Island is to be better than the prior one, “defense” can’t be a dirty word. The Rams realize this, not only from last season, but also from their first […]