Panthers Regain Momentum by Phil Kasiecki STORRS, Conn. – Jamie Dixon and his team won’t tell you this, but they needed Saturday’s game. They got it, and the way they got it might be as important as the fact that they pulled out a 76-66 win in one of the […]
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Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann A Grand Raise Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun, both well-respected head coaches for the UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs, used to hate each other. They have since made amends, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Geno grimaced when he found that Calhoun […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann It was the last time to flood your non-conference schedule with walkovers. It was the last time each Big East school played so freely with its non-conference schedule that every team seemed destined to crack the Top 25. Big East teams were also […]
Kyle Lowry’s Return
Amazing Return by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Lowry was supposed to be practicing right now with Villanova. That’s all – just practicing, not playing over 18 minutes per game for the Wildcats. “We never thought we were going to have Kyle Lowry,” head coach Jay Wright said. “He did […]
BC Freshman Sean Williams
Freshman Helps the Veterans Out by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – You’re a quarterback, dropping back to pass, and suddenly a 6’10” defensive lineman is bearing down on you. Does it sound like a pleasant scenario? That was Boston College freshman center Sean Williams, who hails from the football-rich state of […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Whistle Blower Big East officials will play a major role in this year’s test run with the latest state-of-the-art precision clock management system. In every game featuring a Big East Conference team, all three officials will flaunt a beeper-sized device strapped to their […]
Boston College Preview
Eagles Primed For a Big Season by Phil Kasiecki Boston College and head coach Al Skinner are used to not getting much respect. It happened last season, when most projected the Eagles to be an NIT team at best, just like it happened in 2000-01 when they won 27 games […]
Previewing Providence
Gomes Keeps On Learning by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE – Many basketball fans, especially younger ones, have their beliefs about whether a college player belongs in the NBA. The fact that the college game and the NBA are very different doesn’t come to mind right away, and some examples of how […]
Big East Conference Preview
Big East Conference 2004-05 Preview by Jesse Ullmann The vintage throwbacks of Kerry Kittles, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen set a standard for the youth movement, more than they may now realize. Last year the Big East won its second consecutive national championship, matching the ACC as the only other […]
Providence Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness at Providence by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, RI – College basketball fever is alive and well in the capital city of the smallest state in the country. Friday night, Major League Baseball’s biggest rivalry was the big game about 50 miles north in Boston, before rain cancelled it. Professional […]
