Penn’s First Round Loss Completes Ivy Season by Jay Pearlman With a No. 14 seed, one slot ahead of last year, and a ten-game winning streak coming into the NCAA Tournament, the Penn faithful harbored some hope coming into Thursday’s first round match-up against Texas A&M. With an opponent not […]
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Weber State/UCLA
UCLA Impresses Weber State by Nick Dettmann SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Although every single player on Weber State’s roster was not even born at the time, the Wildcats’ program had a little revenge in mind. And it was 35 years in the making. In 1972, the UCLA Bruins defeated Weber State […]
Wright State’s Celebration
Raider fans enjoy long overdue celebration by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – It is a beautiful Selection Sunday and the temperature outside is around 60 degrees, but for the 1,200 or so fans that gathered at the Nutter Center, there is no place that they would rather be than supporting […]
Big East, NIT Notes
Big East Tournament, NIT Reflections by Ray Floriani The Big East final reminded us of the old coaching cliche’, “You can’t teach height”. Simply, 7’2″ Roy Hibbert of Georgetown was too much in the 65-42 pasting of Pitt in the championship. All season the media (yours truly included) and other […]
NCAA Excuses
Some help getting off work to watch the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Bill Kintner If you have worked for the same employer for awhile, you have probably gone through most of your best excuses for taking off work for the NCAA Tournament. Let’s face it: your grandparents […]
UMass Happy To Get NIT Win
Minutemen Happy to Get NIT Win by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – There isn’t a shortage of reasons why UMass was ecstatic about its thrilling 89-87 overtime win over Alabama in the first round of the NIT. For starters, last week was one to forget for the Minutemen, who had […]
Big East Semifinal Notes
Big East Tournament Semifinal Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Friday night in New York. You couldn’t ask for a greater setting for excitement. The Big East Conference semifinals provided that special drama and aura worthy of this setting, a Friday evening at the “world’s most famous arena”. Georgetown […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 11, 2007 V-day is in February, D-Day is in June, and B-Day is today. No, Crystal Basketballers Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos are not talking about Beyonce’s latest album. They have only one thing in mind: Today is Bracket […]
Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinal Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinal Notes by Ray Floriani ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Day two of the Atlantic 10 Tournament gave us the quarterfinals and a new locale for this event. The first news of the day was provided on the boardwalk heading into the arena, Anthony Solomon was released by […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 10, 2007 With 14 of the 30 conference tournaments complete, there are 11 more automatic bids at stake today, and five more champions will be crowned Sunday afternoon. As at-large bids become a scarce commodity, here’s a look at […]
