For Mark Hostutler this was all about a labor of love. A basketball fanatic, Hostutler specifically loved the Big East Conference of ‘back in the day’. . The Monday night matchups, battles at the Carrier Dome, the tournament at the ‘World’s Most Famous Arena’- Madison Square Garden. He simply loves […]
Author: Ray Floriani
NIT History: Hold that Tiger – Not in ’75
Princeton’s NIT championship run in 1975 saw the Tigers knock off a few giants, but it was also the culmination of an unlikely season.
NIT History: 1976 Part Two-Kentucky emerges victorious
Kentucky outlasted a twelve team field to win the 1976 NIT. Outlasted is the appropriate word as the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory came in the opening round-a 6 point win over Niagara. For the tournament, Joe B. Hall’s Wildcats won four games by a combined fourteen points. This was […]
NIT History: Niagara-Kentucky – Six Points and $70,000 dollars
In 1976, the NIT was played exclusively at Madison Square Garden for the last time. It began with an interesting matchup, with one school coached by a guy who would go on to the NBA.
NIT History: 1971 Part Two – North Carolina is Victorious
The 1971 NIT title went to North Carolina, who went on to something bigger a year later, plus some other notes from that year.
NIT History – 1971, Part 1: Georgia Tech decision ‘they took Manhattan’
Back in 1971, Georgia Tech had a choice to make. The one they made would never happen today, but they almost made it work all the way through.
NIT History: Shockers prevailed in 2011 – Klay Thompson’s first MSG appearance
A look back at the 2011 NIT, which included a game to forget for current NBA star Klay Thompson.
Going through the Notebook
A few odds and ends include an NEC women’s postseason honor, missing the games at this time of the yer, and a good new book to read.
Big East Tournament Simulation- A Co-Champion takes it
How did one simulation of the Big East Tournament, which was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, play out? Here is a look.
Creighton-St. John’s: Not official but won’t be forgotten
This wasn’t how it was to be played out. The Big East followed a number of conferences in cancelling their postseason tournament, in their case after one half of basketball.
