Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Streak and Juan snapped Luckily very few fortnights passed before Jimmy Patsos is able to earn his first victory as a head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds as his Hound’s defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles 97-89. The win clotted an already bleeding […]
Tag: Metro Atlantic
Metro Atlantic Season Recap
Metro Atlantic Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Jesse Ullmann The Manhattan Jaspers for the second straight year finished atop the leader board with a 16-2 (25-6) record with the two conference losses coming on the road to Iona and Rider. Iona and Rider meanwhile had their fare share of problems […]
Interview with Matt Brady
A Conversation with Marist head coach Matt Brady by Adam Shandler In a quote on the Marist College basketball website St. Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli states, “[Matt Brady] has proven himself as a recruiter, and more importantly, as a teacher of the game of basketball.” Marist will get a […]
Metro Atlantic Semifinals Recap
Metro Atlantic Semifinals Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann Manhattan Jaspers 83, Saint Peters Peacocks 72 Senior guard Luis Flores scored a game-high 32 points leading Manhattan to an 83-72 semifinal victory over No. Four St. Peters last night. The two-time conference player of the year and his top seeded Jaspers […]
Metro Atlantic Finals Preview
Metro Atlantic Finals Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (1) Manhattan Jaspers v. (2) Niagara Purple Eagles It will be exactly one year tomorrow when Luis Flores’ turnover in the waning seconds of a semifinal game versus Niagara nearly cost Manhattan a MAAC championship title. The Jaspers won that game in […]
Metro Atlantic Finals Recap
Metro Atlantic Finals Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann Manhattan Jaspers 62, Niagara Purple Eagles 61 In an ugly display of basketball, the top seeded Manhattan Jaspers grinded out their second consecutive MAAC tournament championship title, escaping with a 62-61 win versus No. Two Seeded Niagara. A desperation three pointer put […]
America East Tournament
America East Tournament In Review by Phil Kasiecki Injured Stars Dot Tournament Landscape Several of America East’s top talents were not in action at the tournament due to injury. The quality of the tournament in light of their absence showed the overall depth of the conference. This was especially the […]
Metro Atlantic All-Tournament Team
Metro Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team by Jesse Ullmann Albany, NY – In March, come tournament time, the high profile players usually bring their A-game and rise to the occasion with scoring-savvy performances, usually, that is. In the 2004 MAAC championship tournament, it was the role players who elevated their level […]
Metro Atlantic First Round Recap
Metro Atlantic First Round Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann (5) Rider Broncs 75, (10) Loyola Greyhounds 67 Round One of the Metro Atlantic took center stage yesterday at Albany’s Pepsi Arena. Rider’s junior phenom guard Jerry Johnson carried his teammates on his back with 31 points and, with 5:13 to […]
Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview
Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (4) Saint Peters Peacocks v. (5) Rider Broncs Last year St. Peters upset Rider in overtime in the first round during the 2003 MAAC tournament. The Peacocks sensational guard Keydren Clark (NY, NY) played huge, as a freshman, and in 2004 […]
