Tag: Patriot

Patriot League Preview

Patriot League Preview by Matt DaSilva Mid-major is such an ugly term in college basketball. You’ll hear the euphemisms like “true student-athletes” to justify the limited resources allotted the mid-major conferences and squads. That being said, the Patriot League is a true mid-major conference, an automatic No. 16 seed in […]

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Tournament Wrap-up Crusdaders Capture Patriot League Holy Grail…Again. With an 18-14 record, a lock on first place throughout the regular season and players held over from their CAA days, American U. was the sensible pick to win the Patriot League Championship. But in DC on Friday, March 8, […]

Notes on Army-Navy

The Safest (If Not Silliest) Game of the Week by Adam Shandler My friends and I had a pleasant drive up the Palisades Parkway to West Point. We were cruising – no flying – until we got to the first checkpoint. We encountered our first stoppage. “DoD stickered cars to […]

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook If It’s Not Patrick Doctor, Than Who? Yes, believe it or not, a player from American U. other than Patrick Doctor was named Patriot League Player of the Week. Junior guard Glenn Stokes had 22 points and 6 steals against Navy and upstaged everyone (including the national […]

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook The American Way Here’s a plan for all you losing programs out there. Switch your conference affiliation – preferably to one that has competition you can beat. After getting smacked around in the Colonial for years (they finished 7-20 last season), the American Eagles find themselves atop […]

Patriot League Preview

2001-02 Patriot League Preview by Dave Sheridan If you’re looking for McDonald’s High School All-Americans, players with entourages, coaches with seven figure sneaker deals and the Memphis Show Girls this is not your conference. If you’re searching for one of the last outposts true to the ideal of college athletics, […]