The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 13th Illini Keep Rolling: Illinois got 26 points from Luther Head and 21 from Deron Williams, both of whom led a decisive run, en route to a 70-59 win over visiting Wisconsin. The Badgers (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) tied the game at 27 early […]
Author: Phil Kasiecki
BU’s New Arena
Terriers Open New Arena in Style by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – For a moment early on, one might have wondered if they were in the right place. During the pre-game introductions of Vermont’s starting lineup, there were enough cheers from the Catamount faithful who traveled to make one do a […]
Boston College’s First Loss
Let’s Not Start the Nonsense Now by Phil Kasiecki Boston College lost for the first time this season on Tuesday night, as host Notre Dame handed them a 68-65 loss. With it are sure to come many claims along the lines of “overrated” or how this proves that the Eagles […]
Norm Roberts
They Found the Right Man to Lead Them by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – A year ago at this time, there was plenty of talk about who would be the next St. John’s head coach after the December firing of Mike Jarvis. There was plenty of mention of Manhattan head […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 6th Eagles Hang On For A Historic Win: Seton Hall gave Boston College a run for their money, but the Eagles made the plays down the stretch to hold off the host Pirates, 60-52 in East Rutherford, N.J. Jared Dudley led the Eagles with […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 30th Illini Keep Winning: On a day when the school celebrated 100 years of basketball, Illinois rode a fast start to an 89-66 blowout of visiting Minnesota. Over 300 former players and coaches watched the Illini (21-0, 7-0 Big Ten) open the game with […]
Pittsburgh Regains Momentum
Panthers Regain Momentum by Phil Kasiecki STORRS, Conn. – Jamie Dixon and his team won’t tell you this, but they needed Saturday’s game. They got it, and the way they got it might be as important as the fact that they pulled out a 76-66 win in one of the […]
St. Joseph’s Returns
Hawks Are Right There Once Again by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – The 2004-05 media guide for St. Joseph’s has the words “In Transition” on the cover. This season isn’t supposed to be a carbon copy of the magical 2003-04 season, when the school was the talk of the country as […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 23rd The First Time Is Always the Hardest: Villanova rode hot three-point shooting and a big day from Allan Ray and Curtis Sumpter to an 83-62 rout of Kansas, handing the Jayhawks their first loss of the season. Ray scored 20 of his 27 […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Coppenrath Reaches Milestone Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath, who leads the nation in scoring, surpassed 2,000 career points on Wednesday against Stony Brook. Coppenrath became the second player in school history and ninth in the conference’s history to surpass 2,000 career points. He scored […]
