Tag: Big East

Big East Notebook

Big East Notebook The Skinny The Big East has surprised more than its share of fans this season, including the outcome of the Georgetown/Syracuse game. After seven tries against ranked opponents so far this season, Mike Sweetney was finally able to lead his team to a victory, scoring a game-high […]

Big East Notebook

Big East Notebook With the arrival of the New Year, Big East conference play commences. Here’s a look around the Big East at some of the notable and not-so-notable: Boston College Look for super sophomore guard Ryan Sidney to return to form after breaking his jaw in a December practice. […]

Best Backcourts in the Country

Best in the Nation? I think not . . . by Bill Thayer All summer, we were bombarded with propaganda from other sites and preseason magazines. I finally lost it. I couldn’t deal with reading one more story about how good Chris Duhon had become. I didn’t want to hear […]

The Marty Glickman Classic

The Marty Glickman Classic: What New York-Area College Basketball Needed by Adam Shandler Time-out. First Half. Fordham Fan: Fordham! (Clap-clap) St. John’s Fan: Sucks! Fordham Fan: Fordham! (Clap-clap) St. John’s Fan: Sucks! Time-out. Second Half: St. John’s Fan: Johnnies, baby! Yeah! Fordham Fan: Safety school! Saturday, December 1st was a […]

Big East Preview

2001-02 Big East Conference Preview by Brian Seymour Syracuse and Georgetown picked to be at the top of the Big East? It’s like the mid-1980s – heaven for hoops nostalgics. Of course, you have to expect some shockwaves now and then – the question is which team will provide the […]