America East Tournament Preview by Phil Kasiecki BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – After three years in Boston, the America East Tournament moves to Binghamton this season. Binghamton put in a strong bid to host last year’s tournament with the opening of its new on-campus Events Center, but Boston University won out to […]
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America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki It’s finally settled, and in quite a fashion Although Vermont clinched the top seed last Monday and the regular season title outright on Thursday, there was plenty of drama on the last day as several seeding battles came right down to the wire. Northeastern […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Terriers Open New Arena in Style Boston University opened the new Harry Agganis Arena on Saturday with a 61-55 win over Vermont in front of 5,736 fans, a new record for an America East regular season game. It was a hard-fought game, as 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 […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Coppenrath Reaches Milestone Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath, who leads the nation in scoring, surpassed 2,000 career points on Wednesday against Stony Brook. Coppenrath became the second player in school history and ninth in the conference’s history to surpass 2,000 career points. He scored […]
Boston University vs. Vermont
New England Rivalry in Progress by Adam Reich If we were to start a debate as to which is the greatest rivalry in sports, most would say Red Sox-Yankees, while others might suggest North Carolina-Duke basketball, maybe even Michigan-Ohio State football. But while these classic rivalries remain a constant fixture […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first full week of America East play is in the books. Already, just two teams have emerged without a loss in conference play as Boston University and Vermont both sport 4-0 records. By the end of next week, there will be no more […]
Northeastern’s Shawn James
He’s Pretty Good, For a New Player by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – How many 6’9″ young men who grow up in Brooklyn don’t play basketball most of their life? There likely aren’t very many that come to mind. But whoever you come up with, make sure you include Shawn James […]
UNH Preview
Wildcats Poised To Take the Next Step With Young Blood by Phil Kasiecki DURHAM, N.H. – It’s been a while since New Hampshire was a contender in America East. In fact, save for their fifth-place finish in 2001-02, the Wildcats have been in the second division every season since the […]
Ted Woodward
Woodward Moves Up, Plans To Do the Same With His Team by Phil Kasiecki ORONO, Maine – Most coaches dream of one day becoming a head coach and continuously work toward that goal. Talking to new Maine head coach Ted Woodward, you might get the impression that he’s not exactly […]
