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Friars Hold Off Red Storm by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In a game featuring two teams that are on the verge of turning a corner, host Providence held on late by making enough plays and free throws for a 71-66 win over St. John’s. Both teams were playing on […]

UMass Big Win At Fordham

Minutemen Win Battle Inside Against Fordham by Ray Floriani BRONX, N.Y. – For a minute forget the Xs and Os. It wasn’t about offensive sets. The plain and simple reason behind UMass’ defeat of Fordham at Rose Hill tonight came down to two things: defense and rebounding. In his press […]

Crystal Basketball

NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Feb. 16, 2007 This week, before gazing into Hoopville’s Crystal Basketball, Hoops 101 professors Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos ate their apples, put on their elbow-patched blazers and studied the recent history of the six major conferences. When surfing the […]

Duke In The NCAA

Blue Devils Snap Skid, Look Every Bit a Tournament Team by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Even before Duke once again convincingly beat Boston College, the talk of the Blue Devils not making the NCAA Tournament needed to stop. The Blue Devils have a resume for it despite the […]

NJIT’s Inaugural Division I Season

Highlanders Learn Rigors of Division I by Ray Floriani NEWARK, N.J. – The drive down route 21 (McCarter Highway) was a smooth one given that rush hour traffic had ended. NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) is located in Newark’s University Heights section. Within walking distance are three other institutions […]

Conversation With NJIT Coach Sal Casciano

The Higlanders Go HigherA Conversation with NJIT Coach Jim Casciano by Adam Shandler Savannah State. North Dakota State. UC Davis. These are just a few schools to make the jump to Division I, albeit without conference affiliation, after years of at least moderate success at the Division II level. The […]

Saturday Notebook

Pecora Reaches Milestone, Pride Finally Win in Fairfax by Phil Kasiecki FAIRFAX, Va. – Tom Pecora remembers the early days of his head coaching career, and they weren’t pretty. The days are certainly better for him now, as he picked up his 100th career victory with Hofstra’s 68-60 win at […]

UConn Over Syracuse

UConn Defeats Orange In Milestone Victory by Zach Smart STORRS, Conn. – This was the kind of marquee victory Jim Calhoun was thirsting for since the callow Huskies were plunged into Big East play. UConn needed this victory in so many different ways. The Huskies had been crumbling ever since […]

Crystal Basketball

NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Feb. 9, 2007 When gazing into Hoopville’s Crystal Basketball this week, Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos could not stop from having vivid flashbacks to the early 1990s. Their walk down Nostalgia Lane leads the duo to 1992 and the Hubert […]

Providence Steals One At Home

Friars Shouldn’t Have to Steal One at Home by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A team that’s going to reach the NCAA Tournament sometimes needs to steal a game along the way. In light of that, Providence’s 71-70 win stolen from Cincinnati might seem very good at first glance. There’s […]