Prep Stars to Descend on Worcester by Phil Kasiecki It’s become the norm for a major prep school tournament to be held the weekend prior to Thanksgiving. For the second year in a row, Jeff Goodman is running the main event, the National Prep Showcase at Assumption College in Worcester, […]
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Vermont Is Back
Vermont Hasn’t Fallen Off the Map by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Vermont Catamounts were supposed to fall off the map. The 2005 team, a senior-driven team that scored a stunning victory over Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament, was supposed to be the last we would hear of […]
Cox Communications Classic, Day Three
Cox Communications Classic – Day Three by Phil Kasiecki NORFOLK, Va. – The final day of the Cox Communications Classic had two dandies. It was a good sign since it showed that all four teams got better over the course of the weekend. That’s what each team wanted, even though […]
America East Preview
America East 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2005-06 season wasn’t the best for America East by a long shot, but it almost had a historic close during the NCAA Tournament. In their first-ever trip to the Big Dance, Albany had Connecticut on the ropes and looked like they could […]
Cox Communications Classic, Day Two
Cox Communications Classic – Day Two by Phil Kasiecki NORFOLK, Va. – The theme of day two at the Cox Communications Classic should be that it was a new day. After no team really impressed on Friday, all four teams clearly looked better on Saturday. The stage is set for […]
Conference USA Preview
Conference USA 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Conference USA prognosticators will generally agree on a couple of things entering the 2006-07 season, its second since the major changeover in membership. One is that Memphis is the pick to win. The other is that Morris Almond’s return to Rice after testing […]
Holy Cross Preview
Crusaders Take Another Shot at Title by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross figures to be right in the mix for the Patriot League title in 2006-07. That’s hardly a surprise, considering their success under Ralph Willard, but there’s reason to think they could come out on top in […]
WAC Preview
Western Athletic Conference 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki It’s a new season, but a couple of things won’t be new in the Western Athletic Conference in 2006-07, notably places in the standings. Most notably, Nevada should still be the favorites with the return of Nick Fazekas, who tested the NBA […]
Cox Communications Classic, Day One
Cox Communications Classic – Day One by Phil Kasiecki NORFOLK, Va. – The Cox Communications Classic at Old Dominion got started on Friday night. Each team plays each other once for three games in three days. That would test a team even in the middle of the season, but it […]
Patriot League Preview
Patriot League 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Patriot League has been on a nice rise the last few seasons, one that has certainly been aided by postseason success. The Bucknell Bison have won an NCAA Tournament game each of the past two seasons, while Holy Cross has had success […]
