Plenty of teams take chances on big men who enter college needing a lot of development. Delaware did that with Jamelle Hagins, and he has worked out very well for them by improving as a player and then becoming a leader.
Tag: Colonial
Delaware could finish this season like they did last season
Delaware has had to battle through quite a bit to reach the point they are at this season. After a big win at Northeastern, they could be poised to have a similar finish to the one they had last season.
Old Dominion’s firing of Taylor makes no sense at first glance
Old Dominion’s firing of Blaine Taylor came out of nowhere earlier in the week. It makes no sense from a look at the bottom line even during a nightmare of a season that this has been, so there must be more to the story.
Drexel has had to beat more than just opponents this season
Drexel was thought to be a clear favorite in the CAA this season for a lot of reasons. But the Dragons have had to battle more than just opponents and haven’t repeated their offensive prowess of a year ago, and the result is a mediocre record after losing in Boston on Saturday night.
Northeastern is very much in the driver’s seat in the CAA
There’s a lot of basketball left to play, but after their convincing win over George Mason on Sunday night, Northeastern is three games ahead of everyone else in the CAA and clearly in the driver’s seat at an early juncture.
Win over William & Mary helps explain Northeastern’s 7-0 CAA start
Northeastern didn’t win Wednesday night’s game as comfortably as they probably should have. But they pulled it out in double overtime, and some of the reasons why they are now 7-0 in CAA play for the first time are apparent.
William & Mary needs to carry its second half rally into future games
William & Mary won’t stop competing, but they also need to have the right sense of urgency all the time. They hope to take that home with them now that they have a few home games coming up.
UNCW fighting turnovers, inconsistency
UNCW has been what you might expect a team with its personnel makeup to be: inconsistent. They are fighting that and turnovers in trying to grow as a young team.
How the conferences shake out as 2013 approaches
Non-conference play is almost over, and we’ve learned something about a lot of teams and conferences although some are still a mystery. With that in mind, we take a look at how every conference in America looks as the new calendar year approaches.
Now would be a good time for Northeastern to turn a corner
Northeastern may be in a position to turn a corner at a good time. That might seem like an odd proclamation about a team that just snapped a five-game losing streak on Friday night, but looking beyond the box score shows things could be looking up for the Huskies with CAA play right around the corner.
