The Morning Dish – Monday, April 26th Hawk Assistant Migrates North: St. Joseph’s assistant coach Matt Brady will leave the Hawks’ bench to lead Marist College. Brady was one of the nation’s top assistant coaches at St. Joseph’s, where he spent 18 years helping refine players like Jameer Nelson and […]

First Round Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann No. 5 Florida Gators 60, No. 12 Manhattan Jaspers 75 Manhattan’s all-time leading scorer Luis Flores dropped in a game-high 26 points on eight-of-23 shooting from the floor in a 75-60 upset over fifth-seeded Florida. In four attempts since their […]

First Round Recap – Atlanta Region by Nick Dettmann (4) Cincinnati 80, (13) East Tennessee State 77 Tony Bobbitt hit a three with 16.1 seconds remaining in the game to help the Bearcats squeeze past the upset-minded Buccaneers in Columbus, Ohio. ETSU had a chance to tie the game, but […]

First Round Recap – Phoenix Region by Jim Woods No. 5 Syracuse 80 vs. No. 12 BYU 75 I got two words for you: Gerry McNamara! He is the only reason why the Orangemen have lived to see another day in this dance. He single-handedly kept Syracuse in the game […]

Play-In Game Preview – St. Louis Region by Phil Kasiecki (16) Lehigh vs. (16) Florida A&M Patriot League champion Lehigh (20-10) takes on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Florida A&M (14-16) in the play-in game of the NCAA Tournament. The Rattlers have been here recently, as they went in 1999, while […]

Play-In Game Recap – St. Louis Region by Phil Kasiecki (16) Florida A&M 72, (16) Lehigh 57 For the third year in a row, a team with a sub-.500 record won the play-in game in the NCAA Tournament as Florida A&M dumped Lehigh, 72-57 on Tuesday night. The win was […]

First Round Preview – St. Louis Region by Steve Sheridan No. 5 Providence vs. No. 12 Pacific Despite the different levels of play in their two respective leagues, Providence and Pacific come into the NCAA Tournament riding very different streaks. Providence has lost three straight games for the first time […]

First Round Preview – East Rutherford Region by Neal Heston (4) Wake Forest vs. (13) VCU The first-ever meeting between the Wake Forest Deamon Deacons and the VCU Rams will certainly be an important one, with the victor moving on to face Florida or Manhattan in the second round of […]

First Round Preview – Atlanta Region by Zach Van Hart No. 4 Cincinnati versus No. 13 East Tennessee State Despite their second round failures, the Bearcats have never been truly upset during the first round under head coach Bob Huggins. The Buccaneers are the perfect team to buck that trend. […]

First Round Preview – Phoenix Region by Jim Woods No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 12 BYU The returning National Champs get to start their journey towards a repeat title performance in the city Carmelo Anthony now calls home. Last year was truly special for the Orange, but this year the […]