Big East Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Jim Woods No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh Virginia Tech comes in fresh off of their first-ever Big East Tournament win and looks to pull the shocker against the top seeded Panthers. This game could potentially draw the smallest crowd ever […]
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Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play Heads Towards Finish Line Pittsburgh continues to show it is the team to beat in the Big East, putting some distance between itself and the rest of the pack with several big wins. Connecticut is hanging tough despite losses to both Notre […]
Boston College’s Jared Dudley
Jared Dudley: An Unlikely Top Freshman In 2003-04 by Phil Kasiecki Jared Dudley filled the stat sheet to lead Boston College to a 76-44 rout of visiting Rutgers on Sunday. He had 20 points on 8-10 shooting, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, and had a stretch where he […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play Heads Towards Finish Line It is hard to believe that teams are into the second week of February already and soon after that will be heading into their conference tournaments and NCAA March Madness. As January drew to a close and February […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play in Full Swing The second week of conference play saw Pittsburgh remain undefeated, Connecticut wield its mighty force, and Syracuse show it is still a team to be reckoned with even without Carmelo Anthony. The Panthers had two tough wins, one over […]
Mike Jarvis Fired
Mike Jarvis Out at St. John’s by Phil Kasiecki St. John’s fired head coach Mike Jarvis on Friday, news that comes as little surprise to anyone familiar with the program in recent times. Jarvis had plenty of success prior to St. John’s and in his early days there, but the […]
Jameer Nelson
Nelson Returns and Will Finish On a High Note by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Phil Martelli can’t say enough good things about Jameer Nelson. The St. Joseph’s media guide has no shortage of ringing endorsements by the head coach of his All-American point guard, and game after game he […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Big Win For Providence The Big East lost another undefeated team on Tuesday when Boston College fell to St. Joseph’s, but later that evening, Providence scored a big upset, knocking off Illinois 70-51. The Friars got off to a slow start, but then […]
Free Charlie Villanueva
Free Charlie! by Michael Ermitage When I first heard of Charlie Villanueva, I didn’t like him. It was during the whole Roy Williams to UNC, Bill Self to Kansas, and Tom Crean to nowhere dominoes this past off-season. I think I was perusing a message board (most likely illiniboard – […]
Big East Conference Preview
Big East Conference Preview by Stephen Murphy The complexion of the Big East will soon be dramatically changed, causing resentment around the league. UConn Coach Jim Calhoun has publicly stated that he does not want to schedule any contests with Boston College after this season. Syracuse administrators had some charming […]
