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Sunday, December 22, 2024
On Thursday night, a conference race long thought to be a foregone conclusion in the outcome got quite a bit more interesting. Plus a couple of teams to be concerned about, history in the Pac-12, the Cougars almost blow it, and a Big Ten guard is suspended.
The Northeast Conference continues to regroup as top players are now routinely transferring up from conference schools. This is changing the challenge of running a program that has hit several member schools.
The Northeast Conference is always competitive, but this time around there is another important storyline with it – a potentially bright future with young talent.
We take a look around the Big East, including some numbers, then drop in some additional notes outside the conference and look at a historic win for a coach that could have been an upset.
The Northeast Conference has had a good run in recent years, and remains highly competitive. On a related note, the conference tournament also remained unpredictable, and saw a champion few would have figured when it started.
Fairleigh Dickinson pulled out an exciting win over visiting St. Francis Brooklyn. A few things stood out in that game, including one that came into play near the end.
St. Francis College is not a school that might naturally jump out at the casual fan as a place of potential. But now in his third season, Glenn Braica is trying to change all of that, and with some early results, can see potential perhaps even better than when he took the job.
