Eagles Finally Get First ACC Win by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College can exhale, for now anyway. After starting their inaugural season 0-3 in ACC play, the Eagles finally got their first win in their new conference on Saturday as they held on for a 90-87 win […]
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Villanova Beats Rutgers In OT
Guards Win it For Villanova, Again by John Celestand PISCATAWAY, N.J. – In college basketball, if you have one good guard you are fortunate. If you have an abundance of good guards, then count your blessings. Villanova’s guards helped them pull away from a scrappy Rutgers squad in overtime on […]
A Rivalry Gone
Red Storm and Hoyas Aren’t the Same by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Georgetown against St. John’s was once the hottest ticket in town. Back in 1985 there was no internet. If there were, Ebay certainly would have been deluged for ticket requests and people willing to trade virtually anything […]
St. Joseph’s Run Over?
Will the Hawks Fly High Again? by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – All good things must come to an end, and if recent games are any indication, 2005-06 could be the end for the great run St. Joseph’s has been having. Over a month ago, the Hawks scored a big […]
Villanova vs. Rutgers
Rivalry in Central New Jersey by John Celestand There are so many parallels and so many storylines that will make this match up between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the No. 3 Villanova Wildcats one to watch. Add this to the matchup being of two teams off to their best […]
Evaluating the Evaluators
Evaluating the Evaluators by George Rodecker And so begins another journey that will take us to the 2006 NBA Draft. As I begin to cover another NBA Draft, I am personally thrilled to be a part of Hoopville. For players expecting to be drafted this coming June, this whole process […]
BC Ready For ACC
Eagles Hit Their Stride as ACC Beckons by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – With the ACC season upon us, Boston College has clearly picked a good time to hit its stride. Now a full squad with the return from suspensions of Akida McLain and Sean Williams, the Eagles are […]
Big Comeback For Seton Hall
Pirates Knock Off Johnnies In Thrilling Comeback by Zach Smart EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Paul Gause masked his embarrassment with a brief laugh and a smile as he jogged downcourt. The over-anxious Seton Hall freshman had just committed an error that only a third grade recreational team coach would let […]
Slam Dunk Challenge Championship
Wings Academy Comes Out On Top In Slam Dunk Challenge by Zach Smart A few nights before the year 2005 concluded, two of New York’s elite high school basketball teams went head to head in the title game of the prestigious Slam Dunk Challange. At the Westchester County Center in […]
Tiki Mayben Feature
Mayben A Steal For Minuteman by Zach Smart Tiki Mayben was always a freakishly good athlete. But in a generation where third graders are getting cut from church teams and fifth grade coaches are getting ejected from games, the Troy, N.Y. native didn’t get into a competitive game until he […]
