In his sixth season as a head coach and his ninth season in coaching after a prolific playing career at Princeton, Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson earned his 100th victory with a 61-54 win over St. Peter’s Sunday. Johnson is 100-78 over six seasons at two schools. He is 34-25 at Fairfield after going 66-53 […]
St. Peter’s Breaks Eight-Game Losing Streak in Overtime
A guest post from Ray Floriani, who got to see an unexpectedly exciting MAAC game on Thursday night in Jersey City.
NEC Thursday: Bryant All Alone in First Place With Four Teams Right Behind
In what amounted to another wild night of NEC hoops, Bryant pulled back ahead into first place all by themselves, after their road win and Sacred Heart and Robert Morris’ losses. Let’s dive into all the action from the fifth Thursday of the NEC schedule. LIU Brooklyn 82, St. Francis (PA) 62 In easily the […]
Velton Jones Goes Down, Brent Jones Steps Up In SFC Win
Just 1:41 into St. Francis Brooklyn’s game against Robert Morris everything changed. In an NEC season full of injuries down went RMU’s star point guard Velton Jones. He was clutching his shoulder. Jones, one of the toughest players in the NEC, tried to return but couldn’t go. Without him the Colonials’ defense struggled and the […]
Winning Mid-Major Stats (Part I – Pythag)
Gary Moore may have moved to South Carolina, but he’s still going to a ton of college basketball game and writing on The College Hardwood. (He’s even got South Carolina season tickets.) Recently he wrote about Stats The Likely Correlate Into Success (Part I). It’s a really interesting read.
Iona’s A.J. English Out for the Season
Iona freshman guard A.J. English, who has missed the last two games with a wrist injury has been ruled out for the season, head coach Tim Cluess said.
Young Niagara Purple Eagles Taking Hold of First in MAAC
One of the youngest teams in college basketball has built a 9-1 conference record in the veteran-heavy MAAC.
Assist Trends of NEC’s Top Point Guards
The trend towards more pace and more points in the NEC is being led by two of the top point guards in the nation. Jason Brickman and Phil Gaetano are two of the Top 5 players in assists per game this season and are driving LIU Brooklyn and Sacred Heart to near the top of […]
Anosike Leads Improving Siena Offense
Siena put together two of their best offensive performances of the season, scoring a season high 79 points at Marist and splitting two games on the weekend.
NEC Week 4: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
I broke a personal best this past week when I attended four NEC games in three days. I spent a majority of my Sunday adjusting to the craziness as a result, but I’d certainly do it again. I saw two-thirds of the league in action, therefore I’m ready to broadcast my thoughts, opinions, and a […]
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