Notes from the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Brooklyn, where Saint Joseph’s won the women’s tournament and Saint Louis came out on top in honor of their former coach.
Tag: Conference Tournaments 2013
Louisville looks like a national title contender in Big East finale
Louisville turned around the Big East championship game in a big way on Saturday night. In doing so, they looked every bit like a national championship contender, including from an intangible standpoint.
Despite semifinal loss, Notre Dame feels better leaving New York than when they entered
Amidst much talk of whether or not conference tournaments are a good idea, Notre Dame got a boost in New York. They are happy with the tournament and feel more prepared for the NCAA Tournament despite a semifinal loss.
Championship matchup is one more appropriate gift
The championship game is set in the Big East, and it’s one more gift to all of us – a great matchup with a lot of angles, and a very appropriate one that we are lucky to have.
Everything about this game made perfect sense
Amid the nostalgia in Madison Square Garden, we got one more installment of Georgetown-Syracuse in the Big East. It was fitting that the matchup happened, and everything about the game made sense, too.
Villanova hopes the next growth comes in the NCAA Tournament
Villanova has had some ups and downs this season thanks largely to inexperience. After losing to Louisville in the Big East Tournament, they hope their profile is good enough for the NCAA Tournament for continuing their growth.
John Dunne sad the season is over for St. Peter’s
It was a tough year on the bottom line for St. Peter’s, but that didn’t make head coach John Dunne any less sad to see the season end. He had a solid group of players that did everything well except pull out wins.
2013 Big East Tournament quarterfinal quick hitters
Georgetown vs. Syracuse lives on just a little longer in the context of the Big East. That, and more from Thursday’s quarterfinals, including one team being delayed coming to the press conference because of a special visitor.
Smith leads Louisville on a difficult day
On the day when his legendary high school coach passed, Louisville’s Russ Smith played one of his best games of the season. He led the Cardinals into the semifinals of the Big East Tournament and hopes that won’t be the end of it.
Barclays to MSG: A long (and enjoyable) day’s journey
Thursday had a lot of basketball in New York with the Atlantic 10 and Big East tournaments both having four games on tap. Here’s one person’s journey through a trip to both venues.
