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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Boston University opened up the season with a win over arch-rival Northeastern in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off. More important than the win itself is how they won the game, especially since they will be the hunted in their debut season in the Patriot League.
Don’t be surprised if Boston University makes a grand entrance into the league by being the top team in their first season. They have a solid combination of talent and experience, along with some options from a personnel standpoint.
Some quick hitters in the midst of prep school visits and the start of practice for most college teams, including a big event in Boston, an unfortunate diagnosis for a coach, and a lot on the recruiting trail.
Boston University is on a roll late in the season, and with a lot to motivate them it’s not surprising. They are still hopeful of a postseason tournament bid, even if it’s not the NCAA Tournament.
Boston University has shown some growth over the course of the season, and the wins are helping to reflect that. But their finishes to games need to be better than on Tuesday night if they are to take the next step.
For years, you could bank on one thing about Boston University: they would be a defensive-oriented team. This season, that doesn’t appear to be the case at first glance, although for a while on Tuesday the Terriers looked like they were ready to turn a corner before the second half of their 65-64 loss at Harvard.
Boston University dropped a tough one in their opener on Friday night. While the Terriers are young, they held their own for a good stretch of the game and are a confident group, and will use that to try to regroup.
Boston University’s departure from America East to the Patriot League is at the very least a glancing blow to the future of America East. It remains to be seen if it will be more than that, but one thing is clear: it’s gut check time for the conference.
Boston University is not an easy team to project as far as whether or not they are built to pull off an upset or two in the conference tournament. One thing that will be good for the Terriers is that they will enter the tournament with their defense in a good place.
Some quick hitters about Boston University’s rebounding, a transfer helping Marquette, an improving Husky guard and a couple of key road wins among others as we head into another weekend.
