Amazing Return by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Lowry was supposed to be practicing right now with Villanova. That’s all – just practicing, not playing over 18 minutes per game for the Wildcats. “We never thought we were going to have Kyle Lowry,” head coach Jay Wright said. “He did […]
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 16th Demon Deacons Take It: The biggest matchup of the day had to be Wake Forest hosting North Carolina, the only time the two will meet in the regular season. Chris Paul had a monster game, scoring 26 points, handing out eight assists, grabbing […]
BC Freshman Sean Williams
Freshman Helps the Veterans Out by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – You’re a quarterback, dropping back to pass, and suddenly a 6’10” defensive lineman is bearing down on you. Does it sound like a pleasant scenario? That was Boston College freshman center Sean Williams, who hails from the football-rich state of […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first full week of America East play is in the books. Already, just two teams have emerged without a loss in conference play as Boston University and Vermont both sport 4-0 records. By the end of next week, there will be no more […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 9th Tar Heels Stay Hot: North Carolina kept rolling Saturday in its first big ACC Test, routing Maryland 109-75 in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels (13-1, 2-0 ACC), who have now scored over 100 points in three straight games, shot 57 percent from the […]
Haith Turning Around Miami
Haith Has Hurricanes Ready For the ACC by Phil Kasiecki MIAMI – Frank Haith knew his new job would take some work. “I know that there’s a lot of things that are involved with this program, with this job, that’s more than just coaching your team,” the new head coach […]
Northeastern’s Shawn James
He’s Pretty Good, For a New Player by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – How many 6’9″ young men who grow up in Brooklyn don’t play basketball most of their life? There likely aren’t very many that come to mind. But whoever you come up with, make sure you include Shawn James […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 2nd Jayhawks Exact Some Revenge: It won’t make up for losing in the NCAA Tournament, but Kansas scored a little measure of revenge on Saturday after Keith Langford’s shot in the lane with three seconds left in overtime gave them a 70-68 win over […]
Touring Around the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki It’s been a slow period around New England, and indeed much of the country, as many schools were off for final exams and the Christmas break then came. Teams had to pause to focus on the classroom, before the holidays bring a host […]
Different Christmas Feeling
Feeling A Little Different This Christmas by Phil Kasiecki In another day when Christmas comes, something will feel different. Something will be missing from the day’s activities. No, it’s not time with family – in fact, there will be more of that than the past three years. It’s not because […]
