America East Tournament Notes by Phil Kasiecki The 2003 Choice Hotels International America East Tournament was held at Boston University over the past two days. The quarterfinals and semifinals featured some excellent games, with good basketball by and large. The championship game will be held at Boston University on Saturday, […]
Columns
New Top 16
Bracketing by Michael Ermitage Bracketing Things haven’t changed much in Chicago since January. The weather is still awful, the Bulls are still terrible and the Cubs are still in first place. It was in January when I revealed my double-secret plan of winning every tournament pool I enter. Basically, watch […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 10th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The last full day with regular season games was a wild one, and none exemplified the day more than the classic rivalry matchup between visiting No. 10 Duke and North Carolina. North Carolina started the season fast, winning the […]
Troy State’s Don Maestri
Maestri the Maestro by Jed Tai You’re somewhat forgiven if you’ve never heard of Troy State head coach Don Maestri, much less realize that he’s on the doorstep of being legendary. But after his Trojans captured the Atlantic Sun Tournament title with a 80-69 win over Central Florida to send […]
Week of Scandals
The Week of Scandals by Phil Kasiecki Last week was not a good one for college basketball. To many, the recent negative stories are not shocking, and this writer is among those not shocked. But it doesn’t make them any less disheartening. Academic fraud at Fresno State during the Jerry […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 9th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The first NCAA Tournament bids went out on Saturday, and that included one more than expected. Two of the teams will be making their debut in the Big Dance. All of the latest recaps are detailed at our Championship […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 8th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Championship Week hit a busy spot on Friday. Five conference tournaments got started on Friday and four others had semifinal games. All of the latest recaps are detailed at our Championship Week section, but here are some highlights. The […]
New Hampshire’s Shejdie Childs
America East Profile: New Hampshire’s Shejdie Childs by Phil Kasiecki Shejdie Childs has quickly learned one basic fact of life for someone who goes away to college. “You can’t depend on your family and other people to help you with things,” the Philadelphia native says, before adding that he’s enjoyed […]
Stony Brook’s D.J. Munir
America East Profile: Stony Brook’s D.J. Munir by Phil Kasiecki D.J. Munir learned his lesson. Class dismissed. Well, not exactly. After an excellent sophomore season that saw him lead the America East Conference in assists and finish second in scoring, Munir’s star was on the rise. Unfortunately, his Stony Brook […]
Hartford’s Jerell Parker
America East Profile: Hartford’s Jerell Parker by Phil Kasiecki College basketball players transfer to another school for varying reasons, a fact often lost in discussions where it is spoken of in a negative light. Some transfer hoping for playing time at another school; some do it because they are finding […]
