America East Notebook by Adam Reich Green Mountain Showdown Vermont and Boston University will square off in the Green Mountain State on Sunday with first place in the America East conference up for grabs. The match-up, which is one of the best rivalries in college basketball no one knows about, […]
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Vermont’s Matt Sheftic
Sheftic Returns Quietly, But At the Top by Phil Kasiecki When Matt Sheftic got up to check into Sunday’s game at Northeastern, a big section of the crowd erupted in applause. The Vermont fans were elated to see the 6’8″ senior big man in his first action of the season. […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Breaking Down the America East Halfway through the conference schedule a few things have become quite clear: Taylor Coppenrath is by far and away the conference’s best player, Chaz Carr has emerged as BU’s go-to-guy, and Marcus Barnes and Jose Juan Barea can light […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Vermont’s Finest Junior forward Taylor Coppenrath continues to shine for the first-place Catamounts. Last year’s America East Player of the Year, Coppenrath has emerged as one of the best players in the country. Most college basketball enthusiasts have never heard his name because he […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Welcome Home Northeastern lost to the Florida Gators Monday night in what was a homecoming for several NU players. The Huskies have six Florida natives: Javorie Wilson (Miami, FL/Odessa JC), Marcus Barnes (Miami, FL/University of Miami), Sylbrin Robinson (Miami, FL/Florida International/Odessa JC), Cornellius Wright […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Baltimore’s Best UMBC won the Battle of Baltimore for the fourth consecutive season after toppling Towson 59-53 on Saturday. Recently, the Retrievers have dominated this four-team tournament, which includes Baltimore area schools UMBC, Towson and Loyola each year and either Coppin State or Morgan […]
America East Media Day
Highlights from America East Media Day by Phil Kasiecki America East Media Day was held on Thursday at Boston University, as coaches and players gathered to look ahead to the 2003-04 season. The conference released a few announcements in addition to coaches and players being available to the media. Commissioner […]
America East Conference Preview
America East Conference Preview by Adam Reich The excitement level of America East basketball is on the rise. The conference placed two teams in the postseason a year ago and this season welcomes Maryland-Baltimore County to the mix. Two former conference Players of the Year are back, three teams are […]
America East Offseason News
America East Offseason News Update by Adam Reich Albany Albany announced that Brian Barnes has been hired as director of basketball operations. Barnes will handle administrative duties, videotape exchange, travel and coordinate summer basketball camps. He was a tri-captain on last year’s Great Danes squad, after making the team as […]
Northeastern Midnight Madness
Northeastern Midnight Madness by Phil Kasiecki Perhaps you could call it “Back with a vengeance”. For the first time since 1998, Northeastern held Midnight Madness to mark the start of practice for college basketball teams. They didn’t half-step; everything started before 10 PM, with music and several contests for the […]
