America East Notebook by Stephen Murphy Albany The Great Danes were anything but in their first three games of the season falling to 0-3. Albany lost its season opener November 22nd to Siena 79-75 in the Pepsi Arena. Siena avenged a 60-48 loss last year to the Great Danes. Freshmen’s […]
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America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Stephen Murphy Boston University Finally, the Pre-season NIT tournament! I kept reading about the BCS, I thought that stood for the Boston and the Cardinal of Stanford game. The Terriers traveled to California for the first time since 1999. Boston last appeared in the Preseason NIT […]
America East Preview
America East Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki The America East Conference began a new era in the 2001-02 season, as four teams left to join the Colonial Athletic Association, replaced by three schools from the SUNY system: Albany, Stony Brook (relative newcomers to Division I, in just their second season), […]
America East Tournament II
America East Semifinals Roundup by Philip Kasiecki The America East semifinals on Sunday were well worth the price of admission, as both games came down to the final seconds. In the first game, Boston University advanced to the finals with a victory over Hartford on a buzzer-beating three-point shot by […]
From the America East Tournament
America East – Round 1 by Philip Kasiecki The 2002 America East Conference Tournament tipped off on Saturday at historic Matthews Arena at Northeastern University. The crowd was sparse and disappointing despite a good deal of promotion during the past week, including on a local sports talk show. Those […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook The Cat(amounts) Meow When people think of basketball up in Burlington, Vermont, names like Eddie Benton and Tony Ociarri come to mind. Well neither of those Catamount alums has anything to do with them having the top record in the America East at 14-4 (7-1 in conference). […]
America East Preview
2001-02 America East Preview by Lon Samuelson Just last March the America East Conference was working its way up the Conference RPI ratings by hovering around 17. Unfortunately, all hopes were dashed this past summer when a mass exodus occurred, leaving the conference with 3 newcomers and 4 strong teams […]
