The Assignment: Heading into 2012-2013, Drexel was the near-universal pick to win the CAA. Injuries ravaged Drexel’s chance for a banner year. Give several reasons why 2014 may be finally be the year for #RevengeOfTheDragon. *** On a sultry, stormy spring afternoon, my dad and I trekked to Glennmoore, Pennsylvania to celebrate my niece’s second birthday. Upon [...]
The Assignment: The 2012-2013 Delaware Men’s Basketball Team set a school record with 13 wins in CAA play. Using statistical evidence from prior seasons, write a 500-1000 word analysis of the 2013-2014 Blue Hens, with a vague projection for their finish in 2014. Cite all sources. Attempt to explain how the Blue Hens can move [...]
A couple key news pieces since we last met: Less than a week after adding point guard Eliel Gonzalez to the fold, Joe Mihalich capped off a phenomenal week for the Hofstra Pride. On Thursday it was announced that 6’6″ wing Jamall Robinson, who previously committed to Mihalich at Niagara, had signed on with the [...]
Plenty of roster changes for many of our teams. Things are starting to round into place… - Joe Mihalich garnered his third commitment for 2013, as point guard Eliel Gonzalez committed to Hofstra last week. Gonzalez played at Florida Air Academy where he averaged a gaudy 11.6 points, 8.1 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. The [...]
It’s been awhile. – Spring Signing Day took place last week. We gave you an update in November. Here’s the updated list: College of Charleston PG Joseph Chealey 6’3″ 180 lbs. Apopka, FL G Johnathan Cook 6’1″ 175 lbs. Memphis, TN PF Terrance O’Donohue 6’7″ 225 lbs. Norcross, GA C Glen Pierre, Jr. 6’11″ 210 [...]
Hello friends. Here are a few CAA-related notes from the past week. – AJ Davis, Jamelle Hagins, and DeShawn Painter proved to be the phenomenal CAA representatives we knew they would be in the Portsmouth Invitational. Each player played three games. – On opening night, Hagins turned in one of the best performances of the [...]
On Wednesday afternoon, Hofstra announced that Joe Mihalich will be the new head coach of men’s basketball. Mihalich signed a six-year contract with Hofstra. Mihalich spent the last 15 years as the head coach of Niagara. Since taking over in 1998, he amassed a MAAC-record 265 wins. This year, he guided Niagara to a regular [...]
George Mason lost by three to Santa Clara in the CBI Finals. Ryan Kish you covered on the main details, so we won’t go into it much. Kevin Foster and Marc Trasolini scored Santa Clara’s first 16 points in the second half, and combined for 44 points on the game. In my opinion, it came down to [...]
With its #BacktotheRAC, George Mason pulled out a 73-66 victory over Santa Clara to force a decisive Game Three in the CBI Finals. George Mason threw the first punch against Santa Clara by creating east transition buckets. The Patriots raced to a 39-26 halftime lead. Sherrod Wright was infinitely better than he was two days [...]
Plenty of CAA-related news: – Old Dominion has lured Jeff Jones from American University to become the new head coach of the Monarchs. Jones had the opportunity to move from American after back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009, but chose to stand pat. David Teel of The Daily Press broke the news on [...]