New-look Catamounts won’t go quietly by Phil Kasiecki BURLINGTON, Vt. – Don’t start proclaiming Vermont to be a one-hit wonder just yet. The Catamounts weren’t a school with much success in basketball prior to the last four years. In over 100 years of basketball, the school never won 20 or […]
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NIT Season Tip-Off Notes
NIT Season Tip-Off: Notes from the final rounds by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – It’s become a tradition around Thanksgiving. It hasn’t been around as long as the Macy’s Parade, but the NIT Season Tip-Off (formerly the Pre-Season NIT) is a big part of the scene in New York during […]
Drexel’s Biggest Challenge
Drexel’s Challenge Begins Now by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – Drexel played Duke and UCLA in the NIT Season Tip-Off, which might appear to be the biggest challenge on their schedule. The Dragons are, after all, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which is a notch below the ACC […]
NIT Season Tip-Off
2005-06 Season Off to a Great Start by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – For those wondering, college basketball is in a great state right now. Early season tournaments have been full of great basketball games to watch, from the final rounds of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer […]
National Prep Tip-Off Showcase
Prep School Season Starts in Rhode Island by Phil Kasiecki BARRINGTON, R.I. – St. Andrew’s School played host to the 2005 National Prep Tip-Off Showcase, which saw prep schools together in an excellent weekend event. It marked the unofficial beginning of the high school and prep basketball season, and college […]
Coaches vs. Cancer Notes
Finalists, Identify Yourselves by Matthew Moll The 2K Sports Hoops Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer) featured choppy play (thanks to reemphasis on palming and a high number of unforced turnovers) and four teams looking to identify themselves after a season of change. Here is a breakdown of each team from bad […]
Scouting Opponents/CVC Notes
The Intricacies of Scouting in the NCAA by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – A great deal of scouting today is done by exchanging tapes. Teams will get a few game tapes of upcoming opponents to try to read or get a breakdown of team and individual tendencies from more than […]
Conversation with Travis Ford
A Conversation with Massachusetts head coach Travis Ford by Adam Shandler Travis Ford. Name ring a bell? It should. Just a little over a decade ago the Kentucky point guard sharpshot the Wildcats to three straight NCAA tourney appearances, including the Final Four in 1993. Nowadays, Ford is known more […]
Boston College Outlook
Eagles Ready to Fly High in ACC Debut by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The new era began in style at Boston College, unofficially anyway. The ACC’s newest members made it look easy in blowing out St. Michael’s on Sunday night in their lone exhibition game. The Eagles enter […]
Seton Hall/Manhattan Opener
Pirates Look Good in Win Over Manhattan by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – In baseball, the early part of the season sees pitchers often enjoying an edge on batters. In the early going of the college basketball season, they say defense is ahead of offense. In the opening round […]
