March 2010
Published on: 31st March, 2010
Fading NIT Still A Big Deal For Teams Not Named Tar Heels |
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NEW YORK – The National Invitation Tournament used to be the penultimate of college basketball events. An invitation from the N.I.T. committee to bring your team at season’s end to the “mecca” of basketball, Madison Square Garden, was akin to what is today known world-wide as March Madness.
Of course, those days have been long gone, [...]
Published on: 29th March, 2010
Former UCLA Coach, Lavin To Interview Today For St. Johns JobUCLA coach Steve Lavin walks back to the bench during UCLA's 86-85 loss to Southern California at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Original Filename: UCLA_SOUTHERN_CAL_CACC107.jpg |
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New York — Former UCLA coach and current ESPN analyst Steve Lavin will meet with St. John’s athletic director Chris Monasch Monday in New York after a lengthy conversation Sunday night, multiple sources told ESPN.com Sunday.
Lavin has been an analyst for ESPN the past six seasons. He coached UCLA for seven seasons from 1996 to [...]
Published on: 22nd March, 2010
Jordan Hill Scores Over David Lee |
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New York — The Knicks discovered this afternoon the ups and downs associated with handing over the leadership mantle to a rookie point guard. The rookie, Toney Douglas, committed three turnovers, two offensive fouls, missed two long jumpers, and committed three fouls, all in the final three minutes of a close game against the Houston Rockets as the Knicks ended up on [...]
Published on: 20th March, 2010
Knicks Douglas Continues Surge As Starting Point Guard in Knicks Win Over SixersTARRYTOWN,NY - AUGUST 9: Toney Douglas #23 of the New York Knicks poses during the 2009 NBA rookie portrait shoot at the MSG training facility August 9, 2009 in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Toney Douglas |
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New York – The rookie guard, Toney Douglas scored 14 of his 22 points in the the fourth quarter to lead the Knicks tonight to a 92-88 home win over the almost as hapless Philadelphia 76ers.
Playing without their leading scorer and rebounder, David Lee, who was sitting out with patella tendonitis in his right knee, [...]
Published on: 15th March, 2010
Mandel's Musings: MAKE N.I.T. THE TOURNAMENT FOR MID-MAJORS |
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New York – After watching some of the very best basketball teams in the country over the past five days in New York at the Big East Championship tournament, I must admit to a bit of a change in my approach towards the upcoming NCAA tournament. In a contest whose only purpose is to have the [...]
Published on: 14th March, 2010
Mountaineers Are Big East Champs |
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New York – West Virginia was only the third-seeded team in the Big East tournament when this annual get-together began here at Madison Square Garden five days ago but when the conference championship game tonight was all said and done, they were something else, as well. The Mountaineers were Big East champions for 2010.
In a [...]
Published on: 12th March, 2010
Big East Tournament Is Exciting But How Many Players Can You Name? |
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New York – So, it’s come down to this. These may not have been the highest-profile teams in the Big East but they’re here, they’re competitive as can be, and we’re stuck with them.
Last night’s quarterfinal games guaranteed that three of the top four seeds in this league were not going to appear again. Syracuse, the league’s [...]
Published on: 12th March, 2010
Day Of Upsets In Big East Quarterfinals As Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Villanova Go Home |
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NEW YORK — The Big East’s day of quarterfinal upsets ended with an unlikely long shot.
West Virginia became the only one of the conference’s top four seeds to advance to the semifinals when Da’Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Mountaineers (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, [...]
Published on: 11th March, 2010
Mandel's Musings: Take Francesa Off The Air in New York |
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New York — It was fun to put on WFAN Sports Talk Radio in New York City last week and not be forced to listen to Mike Francesa during afternoon drive time. It hasn’t been an easy listen since his partner, Chris Russo took off for greener pastures (green as in the color of money) at [...]
Published on: 11th March, 2010
Upset Special: Cincy Beats LouisvilleCincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts after receiving a technical foul in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl) |
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NEW YORK — Deonta Vaughn made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left then made the game-saving strip just before the buzzer and Cincinnati beat Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament.
The 11th-seeded Bearcats (18-14), who had never won a game in the tournament until Tuesday’s opening-round win [...]
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