America East Profile: Maine’s Justin Rowe by Phil Kasiecki In a conference where few seven-footers ever reside, Justin Rowe stands out just from his height. His listing of 235 pounds might seem a bit generous, but there’s no doubting his post presence. He knows a thing or two about using […]
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Boston University’s Paul Seymour
America East Profile: BU’s Paul Seymour by Phil Kasiecki Paul Seymour loves playing Northeastern, the cross-town rivals of Boston University, and not just because he’s had some big games against them. “It’s always fun to play the cross-town rivals,” he said after scoring 21 points to help the Terriers closed […]
Albany’s Jamar Wilson
America East Profile: Albany’s Jamar Wilson by Phil Kasiecki Albany’s head coach Will Brown can’t say enough good things about Jamar Wilson. And if you have seen Wilson, you can’t blame his head coach for campaigning on behalf of the young man as the top newcomer in America East this […]
America East Profiles
America East Profiles by Phil Kasiecki March Madness is coming to Boston with the 2003 Choice Hotels International America East Tournament. This marks the second consecutive season that the tournament will be held in the Boston area, as last season saw the quarterfinals and semifinals played at Northeastern’s historic Matthews […]
Down with “Championship Week”
Few true champs in Championship Week by Michael Ermitage ESPN is a marketing genius. Einsteins of their craft. The network has taken every potential angle in college basketball and turned it into an event. You have the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Bracket Buster, Rivalry Week, Judgment Week (Judgment Week?), the […]
Vermont’s Grant Anderson
America East Profile: Vermont’s Grant Anderson by Phil Kasiecki Looking at Grant Anderson, one might not immediately get the image of a key Division I basketball player. He has a big body, standing 6’7″ and weighing in at 230 pounds, but on a team that has a stud on the […]
Northeastern’s Jose Juan Barea
America East Profile: Northeastern’s Jose Juan Barea by Phil Kasiecki Art Alvarez, the colorful head coach of national high school power Miami Christian, tried to tell the big-time schools in Florida about Jose Juan Barea, but they wouldn’t listen. Now, a school up in Boston is glad those schools passed […]
Harrick’s Lights out in Georgia
Say Hello to the Bad Guys by Jon Gonzalez Peanut butter and jelly, peaches and cream, Jim Harrick and NCAA violations; some things were just meant to go together. Coach Harrick is at it again. As we all remember, the Georgia head coach first soiled his name at UCLA. Harrick […]
Heath Schroyer Year One
A Sigh of Relief by Jed Tai Close the books on Year One of the Heath Schroyer era at Portland State. With no post-season in sight because of their last place rank in the Big Sky conference standings, PSU’s home game Saturday against first place Weber State was its last […]
Touring Around New England
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Will Test the ‘Last 10 Games’ Part of the NCAA’s Selection Make no mistake about it, Boston College will see just how much the “last 10 games” count in the NCAA selection committee’s thinking. The Eagles enter the final week of regular […]
