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Tuesday Morning Point Guard

Tuesday Morning Point Guard by Dean Austin Ten College Basketball Thoughts 1. Utah State got screwed, completely and utterly. Richmond makes the field on what I can only see as the strength of beating Kansas who have been over rated all year. Is this the decision that forces the Aggies […]

Forecasting the NCAAs

Forecasting the Field by Phil Kasiecki Throw out all the conventional wisdom about the NCAA Tournament. That’s the message the regular season and conference tournaments gave us this year. The regular season always tells us less than the whole story, but this year, it shows a picture that’s even tougher […]

NIT Action: Rice at UWM

Panthers Advance in NIT Action by Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – In their second straight post season appearance, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted the Rice Owls in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The Panthers started off the game like they were still sour […]

First Round Stars

First Round Stars by Phil Kasiecki The first round of the NCAA Tournament always has some big performances, and sometimes by lesser-known stars as well as ones we have come to expect the games from. With a loss ending a team’s season, the will to win drives players to new […]

Long Island Championships

Just Another Day in Nassau by Keith Irizarry It’s not just championship week in college basketball, but high schools all around the country are deciding who is the best. This weekend, I checked out some great Long Island Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Championships. Friday, March 12th, I was back at […]

NCAA Selection Committee Issues

NCAA Selection Committee Issues by Phil Kasiecki The field of 65 teams is all set, and as usual, there is a lot of debate. The selection committee was not going to have an easy job this year even if some there weren’t some of the upsets in conference tournaments over […]

America East Tournament

America East Tournament In Review by Phil Kasiecki Injured Stars Dot Tournament Landscape Several of America East’s top talents were not in action at the tournament due to injury. The quality of the tournament in light of their absence showed the overall depth of the conference. This was especially the […]

Johnny Dawkins

The Next Great Head Coach by Michael Ermitage Buckle up and hang tight – the annual coaching carousel is just beginning to spin. Except in college basketball today, it’s less like a friendly carousel and more like a hairpin turn, upside-down, 75-miles per hour roller coaster. We’ve already lost a […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Get Momentum Before Big East Tournament If there were any doubts about Boston College being in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday’s 63-54 win at Providence – the team’s fifth straight win to close out the regular season – put those to rest. It […]

My Field of 65

My Field of 65 by Jim Woods Here are the final picks. Strictly Automatic America East, Atlantic Sun (Central Florida), Big Sky, Big South (Liberty), Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy (Princeton), MAAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, NEC, Ohio Valley (Murray St.), Patriot, Southern Conference (ETSU), Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt, WCC, MAC. Issues […]