The Great Danes Have Arrived by Phil Kasiecki ALBANY, N.Y. – Those long seasons in the early Division I times are now behind the Great Danes. Albany will be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the America East Conference championship on Saturday over three-time defending champion, Vermont. That […]
Author: Phil Kasiecki
NCAA, NIT Selection Errors
NCAA To Smaller Conferences: Season Doesn’t Matter by Phil Kasiecki When it comes to postseason play, it now seems painfully clear that the NCAA just wants to shill for the six power conferences. It wasn’t enough that they dropped the ball a couple of times with the NCAA Tournament; they […]
Atlantic 10 Semifinal Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Semifinal Notes by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – The best-case scenario has happened for the Atlantic 10 as we head into the championship game. George Washington will not win the conference championship, which assures the conference of two NCAA Tournament bids. Had the Colonials repeated as champions, […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Quarterfinal Notes by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – For the second time in three years, the Atlantic 10 Tournament champion will be a team that won four games in four days. It could be the same school, too. All four teams who had to play on Wednesday […]
Atlantic 10 Opening Round Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Opening Round by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – It was a ho-hum opening round at U.S. Bank Arena, although two higher seeds were knocked off. The quarterfinals are set, with an intriguing matchup to start the day (No. 9 Temple vs. No. 1 George Washington) and another […]
UNC-Wilmington’s Winning Ways
Brownell’s Life of Basketball Success Raises Wilmington by Phil Kasiecki RICHMOND, Va. – Among mid-major programs, there are some that have been consistent contenders in their conferences and regular participants in the NCAA Tournament. We all know about Gonzaga, while Winthrop has been a regular out of the Big South […]
CAA Semifinal Notes
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament – Semifinals by Phil Kasiecki RICHMOND, Va. – The championship game is set, as No. 1 UNC-Wilmington dominated No. 5 Northeastern and No. 3 Hofstra turned up the defense in the second half to knock off No. 2 George Mason. The Seahawks had a decided edge […]
CAA Quarterfinal Notes
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament – Quarterfinals by Phil Kasiecki RICHMOND, Va. – The quarterfinal round brought more of the same as Friday’s first round games, as close games were the norm. As with Friday, only one game was decided by double figures, and the crowd got more lively in the […]
CAA First Round Notes
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament – First Round Notes by Phil Kasiecki RICHMOND, Va. – The first round of the 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament is in the books. The four games lived up to their billing, with only Northeastern’s win over James Madison being decided by double digits. With that, […]
BC’s Craig Smith and Louis Hinnant
Eagle Seniors Close Out Great Home Slate by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – What Boston College head coach Al Skinner saw in Craig Smith and Louis Hinnant a few years ago was simple. He liked their basketball I.Q., and from there it was just the basics. “Louis was just […]
