Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Complete Comeback Despite Ending Ugly Boston College will be the top seed from the East Division in this week’s Big East Tournament, completing an amazing comeback after being 1-4 and looking like they might not even make the Big East Tournament. But […]
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America East Tournament Notes
America East Tournament Notes by Phil Kasiecki The 2003 Choice Hotels International America East Tournament was held at Boston University over the past two days. The quarterfinals and semifinals featured some excellent games, with good basketball by and large. The championship game will be held at Boston University on Saturday, […]
Week of Scandals
The Week of Scandals by Phil Kasiecki Last week was not a good one for college basketball. To many, the recent negative stories are not shocking, and this writer is among those not shocked. But it doesn’t make them any less disheartening. Academic fraud at Fresno State during the Jerry […]
Vermont’s Grant Anderson
America East Profile: Vermont’s Grant Anderson by Phil Kasiecki Looking at Grant Anderson, one might not immediately get the image of a key Division I basketball player. He has a big body, standing 6’7″ and weighing in at 230 pounds, but on a team that has a stud on the […]
Northeastern’s Jose Juan Barea
America East Profile: Northeastern’s Jose Juan Barea by Phil Kasiecki Art Alvarez, the colorful head coach of national high school power Miami Christian, tried to tell the big-time schools in Florida about Jose Juan Barea, but they wouldn’t listen. Now, a school up in Boston is glad those schools passed […]
New Hampshire’s Shejdie Childs
America East Profile: New Hampshire’s Shejdie Childs by Phil Kasiecki Shejdie Childs has quickly learned one basic fact of life for someone who goes away to college. “You can’t depend on your family and other people to help you with things,” the Philadelphia native says, before adding that he’s enjoyed […]
Stony Brook’s D.J. Munir
America East Profile: Stony Brook’s D.J. Munir by Phil Kasiecki D.J. Munir learned his lesson. Class dismissed. Well, not exactly. After an excellent sophomore season that saw him lead the America East Conference in assists and finish second in scoring, Munir’s star was on the rise. Unfortunately, his Stony Brook […]
Hartford’s Jerell Parker
America East Profile: Hartford’s Jerell Parker by Phil Kasiecki College basketball players transfer to another school for varying reasons, a fact often lost in discussions where it is spoken of in a negative light. Some transfer hoping for playing time at another school; some do it because they are finding […]
Maine’s Justin Rowe
America East Profile: Maine’s Justin Rowe by Phil Kasiecki In a conference where few seven-footers ever reside, Justin Rowe stands out just from his height. His listing of 235 pounds might seem a bit generous, but there’s no doubting his post presence. He knows a thing or two about using […]
Boston University’s Paul Seymour
America East Profile: BU’s Paul Seymour by Phil Kasiecki Paul Seymour loves playing Northeastern, the cross-town rivals of Boston University, and not just because he’s had some big games against them. “It’s always fun to play the cross-town rivals,” he said after scoring 21 points to help the Terriers closed […]
