Notes on the MAAC Quarterfinals by Ray Floriani BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Opening round action in the MAAC tournament held true to form. For St. Peter’s, the No. 9 seed, their season ended at the hands of No. 8 Canisius. Iona’s season ended at the hands of Rider, a team it […]
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Creighton’s Tough Road To The NCAA
Bluejays Finish Hard Road to Victory by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – It’s only fitting that Creighton would take home the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title. This is arguably the best season the Valley has had, and the Bluejays have led the way in the conference’s surge since the […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 5, 2007 There are 52 weeks in a year. There are 52 playing cards in a deck. If every week represents a card, then the upcoming week is the Ace of Spades for Crystal Basketballers Dan Hauptman and Michael […]
Missouri Valley Tournament, Day Three
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament – Day Three by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – A sellout crowd, the first in tournament history, witnessed Saturday’s semifinal games. The record crowd totaled 22,612, the largest crowd ever to witness a basketball game at the Scottrade Center. Aided by the presence of nearby Southern […]
Missouri Valley Tournament, Day Two
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament – Day Two by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – The quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament have come and gone. All of the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals, the first time that has happened since 2003. There was also some news that […]
Missouri Valley Tournament, Day One
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament – Opening Round Notes by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – The first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is in the books. The lower seed took both games on the night, a rarity but not a shocker. We have notes regarding the two first round […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 2, 2007 Remembering back to high school math, the underrated and underutilized Law of Syllogism works as follows: If p is greater than q, and q is greater than r, then logically, p is greater than r. Using this […]
Senior Night At FDU, Top High School Out
Freshman Helps Seniors Go Out Winners by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – It was senior night Tuesday at Rothman Center. The night, though, seemingly belonged to a freshman, as Jordan Sykes scored a game-high 24 points and the Fairleigh Dickinson women stopped Monmouth 74-59 in the Northeast Conference regular season […]
Brad Brownell’s Success
Brad Brownell: Success Central by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Late in the second half as the clock ticked down, the overflowing crowd in the Ervin J. Nutter Center screamed and the students crowded down to the end of the court waiting to start their celebration as the home team […]
Adam Gonzalez’s Journey
Success Nothing New For QU’s Gonzalez by Zach Smart Adam Gonzalez arrived at Quinnipiac University sporting a pair of braids down to his neck and a perma-smile that’s evolved into his trademark both on and off the basketball court. Anytime a former National Junior College Player of the Year inks […]
