Stifling Defense Returns Mason to Colonial Final by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Twice in the regular year, No. 2 UNC-Wilmington’s high-powered offense and senior-laden team bested No. 3 George Mason, 61-58 in Wilmington and then 75-73 in Fairfax – wins that served as the tie-breaker for the tournament 2nd […]
Columns
Austin Peay Wins A Year Later
A Championship a Year in the Making by Phil Kasiecki NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This is what Austin Peay has been shooting for over the last year. It didn’t begin with the start of practice – it began a year ago. The Governors were the regular season champions in the Ohio […]
CAA Tournament Quarterfinals
William & Mary Magic Carpet Ride Continues by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – The win over Georgia State was surprising, but believable. But surely the run to the CAA’s fifth seed and tournament quarterfinals would end here, against a charging and improving No. 4 Old Dominion team that had won […]
Horizon League Tournament Recaps
Valparaiso Knocks Off Wright State Again by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – There is a stick that Valparaiso has used three times this year to beat Wright State with. The Raiders are on the short end of it as they lost their third game in a row to the Crusaders 72-67 […]
CAA Tournament First Round
Schneider Shoots William and Mary to Improbable First Round Win by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – It sounds more like a law firm than a coach-player tandem. Shaver and Schneider, Schneider and Shaver; perhaps a Williamsburg, Virginia firm. Not much litigation down that way, but a ton of gorgeous real […]
Ohio Valley Semifinals
Ohio Valley Tournament Semifinal Notes by Phil Kasiecki NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament are in the books on a snowy night outside. The championship matchup is set, with the top seed set to take on a surprise contender with an NCAA Tournament bid on […]
Gary Forbes Enjoying Life
Gary Forbes Enjoys Life In College by Phil Kasiecki Gary Forbes is enjoying life. An overwhelming theme with him that can be seen is that he’s embracing the college life he has right now, and that’s probably a big reason he’s so focused on it. If you want something to […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 7, 2008 When the selection committee convenes in an Indianapolis board room next week, the members will have an especially daunting task this season when they must winnow the chaff from the wheat. As conference tournaments progress and bubble […]
CAA Awards Recap
Maynor Gets top Honor but Lefty Steals Show, at CAA Dinner by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – It was not unexpected that Virginia Commonwealth junior guard Eric Maynor was named Player of the Year tonight in the CAA. Maynor was joined on the First Team All-Conference by Antoine Agudio of […]
Columbia’s Senior Weekend
Final Home Calls For Columbia Seniors by Matthew Moll NEW YORK – Columbia’s Joe Jones has described his fifth men’s basketball team as the “grind-it out type” and a defensively focused team, juxtaposing them with last season’s 12th-best three-point shooting team’s style. Senior weekend highlighted both the peaks and valleys […]
