Extreme week for growing Bears by Sam Perkins “We know this is going to be a growing process for a long time,” Maine head Coach Ted Woodward reflected following his team’s matchup against Providence College. The Black Bears learned quite a lot about themselves in a week versus two very […]
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Saint Louis Struggling To Adjust
Billikens Struggle While Trying to Adapt by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Rick Majerus and his team are going through the trouble that can happen when there’s a coaching change. Sometimes the change in playing styles is just that drastic, and Saint Louis is seeing that right now. This […]
Gonzaga’s Successful Trip East
Gonzaga Makes a Refreshing Trip East by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – Gonzaga should come east more often, if the past few days are any indication. The Bulldogs came east for two games, and neither was going to be easy. They leave with two wins, the latter an 85-82 decision against […]
Hampton Blows Out Howard In Big Apple Classic
Hampton thumps Howard in Big Apple Classic by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. NEW YORK – On college basketball’s grandest stage, the Hampton Pirates showed why they could be one of the nation’s biggest surprises within the mid-major ranks. Led by All-MEAC First Team guard Rashad West’s 18 points, the Pirates […]
Providence’s Experience Gives Them An Edge
Experience Lifts Friars in Roller Coaster Game by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The key to Providence’s 98-89 overtime win over Boston College on Saturday was experience. That might be an obvious guess if one looked at the teams’ rosters – Boston College is inexperienced, while Providence has just one senior […]
Baron Wins 300th Career Game
Rams Show Their Progress in Baron’s 300th Win by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – On the night of a milestone for a good coach, his team showed why they will be contenders in the Atlantic 10 about as well as they have in any other game thus far. It […]
Legends Classic News & Notes
Legends Classic News & Notes by Ray Floriani NEWARK, N.J. – The initial StubHub Legends Classic gave us ample evidence that life will go on without Kevin Durant. Texas head coach Rick Barnes would have loved to have the talented Durant stay in Austin a little longer. Regardless, there is […]
NIT Season Tip-Off News & Notes
NIT Season Tip-Off Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The NIT Season Tip-Off served as a reminder not to write off Texas A&M. Acie Law is gone, and Billy Gillespie is roaming the sidelines in the Bluegrass State. Regardless, there is talent, coaching and a defense certain to give […]
UNH Holds Off Quinnipiac
Wildcats Hang Tough, Hold Off Quinnipiac by Sam Perkins DURHAM, N.H. – Dane DiLiegro opened and closed the game with authority, but it took a team effort during his absence to overcome a tenacious Quinnipiac team and earn a 77-70 victory. With the win UNH improved to 3-1 on the […]
St. Peter’s Knocks Off Rutgers
St. Peter’s Scores Big Win in Battle of New Jersey by Phil Kasiecki JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Back in July, John Dunne had a feeling this could be a long season. His team at St. Peter’s has nine freshmen and sophomores, so there’s plenty of youth, and the Peacocks were […]
