Kentucky Basketball is Back by Phil Kasiecki For those who have been wondering, Kentucky basketball is just fine. At times in the last year or so, that has been a difficult idea to entertain. The Wildcats had a tumultuous season and offseason last year, with many off-court problems. Marvin Stone […]
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Touring Around the Northeast
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Scoring Balance Not a Concern, Things Look Up For Providence Providence entered Saturday night’s home date with Virginia Tech having lost two consecutive games, and with head coach Tim Welsh concerned about the team’s offensive balance. In the loss against Notre Dame the […]
BC Downs UConn
Live from Storrs – BC Upsets UConn by Phil Kasiecki Have the Boston College Eagles finally turned it around this time? If Saturday’s 95-71 thumping of Connecticut is any indication, the answer is a strong affirmative. The Eagles led from start to finish, and the game was never in doubt. […]
Bracket Buster Pairings
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki In recent seasons, college basketball fans have witnessed the rise of mid-major schools and conferences. March Madness will always include Cinderella teams, but great upsets are also coming during the regular season and fans are learning about mid-majors earlier in the season. Last […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Slow Starts Leave Eagles on Edge – Season’s Edge, That Is The problems Boston College has are numerous this season: no proven shooter besides Troy Bell, a lack of depth and especially with Uka Agbai out for the season, and perhaps most notably, […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Can The Eagles Keep Up Some Momentum? Boston College got a big win on Thursday night in Raleigh, as they knocked off North Carolina State behind a season breakout game for junior Ryan Sidney. Sidney had 24 points on 11-13 shooting, nicely complementing […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Holy Cross Looks Unbeatable Holy Cross ran its winning streak to six games this past week with an 86-43 thrashing of Colgate and a 76-70 win at Lafayette. The Crusaders are at or near the top in the Patriot League in many statistical categories, […]
Rhode Island Surprise
Rhode Island Surprise by Phil Kasiecki Jim Baron didn’t see it happen. It might be fitting, considering many didn’t see Rhode Island playing as they have prior to this season, although he has also seen this kind of finish often this season. “I was more concerned on the first shot […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Lose An Important Close One Oftentimes, a team losing a game like Boston College did last Sunday makes a statement in the next game it has. That next game was Saturday night in Syracuse, a game that was ripe for a statement […]
Slam Dunk to the Beach Evaluations
Slam Dunk to the Beach – Player Evaluations by Phil Kasiecki Every year, the Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament features many Division I prospects gathering in Lewes, Delaware for the nation’s best high school basketball tournament. The 2002 tournament was no different, as the list of Division I prospects […]
