Huskies Are Passing the Big Test by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE – Needing a win, Connecticut gutted out a 94-89 double overtime win at Providence on Tuesday night. When we say “gutted out”, we’re not speaking figuratively, either, as head coach Jim Calhoun said a number of the Huskies have had […]
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Holy Cross Back on Top
“New Look” Crusaders Are Back on Top by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Keith Simmons didn’t always enjoy last season at Holy Cross. Though only a freshman at the time, he knew what his team’s play meant after they had won three straight Patriot League titles. “Last year was a […]
UNC Destined For Run
Primed For A Championship Run by Jesse Ullmann HARTFORD – On Saturday afternoon when North Carolina’s airplane landed in Connecticut, the destination as the team headed to take a tour of the “posh” ESPN facilities was Bristol. David Noel could not go. He was sick and headed straight to the […]
BU’s New Arena
Terriers Open New Arena in Style by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – For a moment early on, one might have wondered if they were in the right place. During the pre-game introductions of Vermont’s starting lineup, there were enough cheers from the Catamount faithful who traveled to make one do a […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos Changes abound in this week’s Crystal Ball, with a new prediction for the championship and a shakeup among the top seeds. By virtue of Duke slipping past North Carolina, the Blue Devils proved they belong as a No. 1 seed and are a […]
Boston College’s First Loss
Let’s Not Start the Nonsense Now by Phil Kasiecki Boston College lost for the first time this season on Tuesday night, as host Notre Dame handed them a 68-65 loss. With it are sure to come many claims along the lines of “overrated” or how this proves that the Eagles […]
College Basketball Announcers
Live, Coming to You Courtside by Matt Jones With the football season having now come to an end and the Tom Brady-worship on a bit less of a fevered pitch, it is time for the nation to do what it always does in February, take sides on the new American […]
Norm Roberts
They Found the Right Man to Lead Them by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – A year ago at this time, there was plenty of talk about who would be the next St. John’s head coach after the December firing of Mike Jarvis. There was plenty of mention of Manhattan head […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos In the fourth installment of the Crystal Ball, a few trends are emerging. Illinois and North Carolina appear destined to meet for the national championship based on my projections. A month ago, I liked North Carolina to upset Illinois for the championship. But […]
Tom Crotty Memorial Tournament
Tom Crotty Memorial Tournament Recap by Keith Irizarry There is often the debate over what is better: college basketball or the NBA. Well, I’d like to throw my 2 cents into this argument (and since it’s my article, I can!). Even better than both has become high school basketball. Ok, […]
