The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 7th Not On Top For Long: Kansas took over the No. 1 spot in the Hoopville Top 25 this week, but won’t have it when the new one comes out. They headed west to take on No. 17 Stanford in the John Wooden Classic, […]
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Big 5 Classic
Live from Philadelphia – The Big 5 Classic by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Big 5 has a storied history in Philadelphia, and third annual Big 5 Classic stayed true to that. With all six Division I teams in the city playing in three games, the snow that hit […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Young Eagles Off to a Flying Start Boston College has a young team this season, as the Eagles will be relying heavily on four freshmen and two sophomores in its rotation. But thus far, the Eagles are 4-0 and playing solid basketball, winning […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 30th Champions: The championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout figured to be a good game, and it didn’t disappoint. Purdue held the Blue Devils to 38% shooting and shot 49% en route to a 78-68 upset of No. 2 Duke to win the […]
MassMutual Tipoff Classic
The Best Matchup in Springfield by Phil Kasiecki Springfield, Mass. – The public address announcer said the game will be remembered among the best matchups in the history of the MassMutual Classic, formerly the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. That is high praise; over the years, it has featured many […]
War on the Shore
2003 War on the Shore by Phil Kasiecki Bob Jacobs, the master architect of the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament, put together an improved War on the Shore Tournament this weekend in Milford, Delaware. The games were better-played than last year, and the talent level was what one would […]
Rhode Island Ready for Season
Rams Ready to Face Challenges by Phil Kasiecki The 2003-04 season will be the third season under Jim Baron at Rhode Island, and it’s one that many in South Kingston are looking forward to. Fresh off the success of last season, when the Rams opened the new Thomas M. Ryan […]
Touring the Northeast
Preseason Update by Phil Kasiecki The first games of the 2003-04 regular season aren’t far away. Teams have been practicing for nearly a month now, and a few teams have played their opening game. Here is a look at how several teams are progressing to this point. Massachusetts recently held […]
America East Media Day
Highlights from America East Media Day by Phil Kasiecki America East Media Day was held on Thursday at Boston University, as coaches and players gathered to look ahead to the 2003-04 season. The conference released a few announcements in addition to coaches and players being available to the media. Commissioner […]
Season Tip-Off
Are You Excited Yet? by Phil Kasiecki College basketball fans, it’s that time of the year again. Midnight Madness has come and gone as teams have begun preparing for the 2002-03 college basketball season. The Road to the Final Four leads to San Antonio this time around, and it is […]
