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Catching Up on America East – January 26, 2010
By: Sam Perkins in: Conference Notes
26 Jan 2010A look at the early going in America East, which might not get high marks in terms of strength but will in terms of competitiveness.
More sites, sounds and observations from America East, including the Terriers’ persistent question marks, a new favorite player and an undermanned team fighting the good fight on the court.
4
Dec
2009
Boston University has a lot on their plate, including a tough trip to Connecticut minus a top player. But right now, the Terriers don’t look the part of conference favorites.
Zeglinski shines with assist from Torres, Newcomers, in Hawks’ route of Marist
Hello loyal America East fans, I apologize for my prolonged absence, but I’m back, and more enthusiastic than ever! Here’s a quick look around the conference.
Here’s a look at the highlights of what may be the most competitive, and best played America East tournament ever.
UMBC’s Remarkable Seniors Saddle up for One Last Title Run
By: Sam Perkins in: Uncategorized
13
Mar
2009
When UMBC takes the floor tomorrow for their eleven AM tip-off against top-seeded Binghamton University, more than simply an NCAA birth is at stake for the Retrievers. The careers of seniors Darryl Proctor, and Jay Greene, the two best players in school history, hang in the balance. No two players have meant more to UMBC, or any school in the America East over a two-year span, than the Retrievers senior captains.
Von Rosenberg, Turner lead Hawks to Tournament Opening Victory
By: Sam Perkins in: Uncategorized
7
Mar
2009
Jaret von Rosenberg hit every shot down the stretch, and Michael Turner stepped in the way of a game tying three, as Hartford’s seniors refused to go quietly into that good night. Turner played gritty, stifling defense, and von Rosenberg scored 21 points, as the seniors put the Hawks on their backs and carried them to a 65-56 victory of Maine in Friday nights “play in” game of the America East tournament.
After and extensive and exhausting season, here are my humble conference awards. I don’t claim to have all the answers, and this is just one man’s (educated) opinion, but I have seen every team close to a half dozen times live this year, and been to over 70 America East games, so here it goes:
Sam Perkins takes us on a fun trip around the America East, with some dunks and some laughs.
The league as a whole is more competitive, and more talented top to bottom than it has been since the “CAA 4″ (Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, and Townson) bolted the America East for the Colonial Athletic Association. The America East is currently ranked 17th in RPI, up 10 spots from last season, and AE teams have come up with big wins (on the road no less) against the likes of Rutgers, Nebraska, Northeastern, and Air Force, and nearly pulled off the shocker of the year as Vermont lost on the road in overtime to Maryland.
America East Notebook: Top Plays and Performances of the Past Two Weeks
By: Sam Perkins in: Conference Notes
30
Jan
2009
Wolff swished a 50-footer against as the buzzer sounded at the end of the first half. At the time it seemed like more of an anomaly than an impact play, as the Terriers entered the half leading the University of Maryland-Baltimore County by 17 points (39-22). Two overtimes later, Wolff’s heave stood out, as BU needed every single point in their 80-77 win.
DURHAM, N.H. – Dane DiLiegro opened and closed the game with authority, but it took a team effort during his absence to overcome a tenacious Quinnipiac team and earn a 77-70 victory.
With the win UNH improved to 3-1 on the season. Eric Gilchrese scored 20 points, while Mike Christensen added 17 and Alvin Abreu came off the bench for 14, as the Wildcats overcame 25 points each from Quinnipiac’s combo of DeMario Anderson and Evann Baker.
The local media might still be ignoring the Wildcats, but it’s apparent to everyone who’s seen them play that this New Hampshire team is for real.
t took four overtimes: That’s twenty minutes, the equivalent of playing an entire extra half of basketball, before the game was decided. When the dust finally settled, it was BU who came away with a 99-97 victory in the greatest regular season game in America East history. “What a game. It’s a shame somebody had to lose,” remarked Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell.
Vermont’s inside-outside combination of Mike Trimboli and Marqus Blakely has been the best duo in the conference, as both are playing like All-Conference first teamers, but it’s been the Catamounts’ supporting cast that has made them hands down the team to beat in the America East.
These Seawolves Have Teeth, More Importantly, Heart
By: Sam Perkins in: Conference Notes
12
Dec
2008
Stony Brook has long been dismissed as the dregs of the America East conference: a perennial bottom-feeder with no hope in sight. But after a 71-50 come from behind win against Lehigh, the Seawolves showed that this year’s squad is everything that last year’s was not, as they played as a team, and more importantly, with heart.
The weaknesses of the Boston University Terriers are as clear as day: They don’t rebound, don’t have a reliable low post scorer, and rely almost entirely on the three-pointer to generate offense. But I can’t help it. I like this Terriers team.
It’s been a very, very long four years for the Boston University men’s basketball team. But the Terriers may have finally exorcized some of their demons from the past four years with a huge victory over the Huskies of Northeastern.
The Stony Brook Seawolves have been the definition of futility during the past three seasons, but the Seawolves have actually been one of the pleasant surprises of the young season.
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Based on the box score, this one was a laugher: The University of Connecticut Huskies 99, the University of Hartford Hawks 56. End of story, right?
Hardly.
“The final score was in not indicative of this game,” reflected UConn head coach Jim Calhoun after his clubs victory.
“I thought it was a great night for [...]
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Matt Wolff Comes Back
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
16 Nov 2008The Terriers’ Comeback Kid
by Sam Perkins
BOSTON – Boston University opened the 2008 season with as much fanfare as the program has seen in its 100-year history. The crowd buzzed in anticipation of the most talented Terriers squad to take the floor in five years, as BU tipped off against the best opening-night atmosphere in [...]
America East Preview
By: Sam Perkins in: Conference Notes
14 Nov 2008America East 2008-09 Preview
by Sam Perkins
It’s that time of year again; the final smells of summer, and the brilliant fall foliage, have been blown away on the chilly late autumn breeze. The grey days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, but magic is in the air. That’s right; college basketball season is [...]
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Jon Iati’s Long And Winding Career
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
2 May 2008A True Gunslinger rides off into the sunset
by Sam Perkins
“I have no problem taking a big shot, at the end of the game, I have no problem taking it, I don’t know that I’m always going to make it, but I have no problem taking it.”
-Jon Iati
When the University of Albany Great Danes’ [...]
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More America East Off-Season News, Notes, Analysis
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
22 Apr 2008America East Off-Season News, Notes and Analysis
by Sam Perkins
The off-season can be a hard time to take for college basketball fans, and it can be a downright death valley for fans of small conferences like the America East, in which off-season reporting from news outlets is even rarer than a good haircut on Greg [...]
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10
Apr
2008
Looking back, looking ahead, news and notes on the America East
by Sam Perkins
Well, another College Basketball season has come and gone, and while the America East’s RPI and rankings as a conference were down this year, it was anything but a dull season. Unfortunately almost the entire league was in a rebuilding phase, resulting [...]
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UMBC Wins America East
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
16 Mar 2008Vindicated Retrievers
by Sam Perkins
CATONSVILLE, Md. – Confetti spilled from the rafters as most of the crowd, a record attendance for the RAC Arena, spilled onto the court in celebration. Jay Greene leapt on top of the media table and then into the throngs of fans. Cavell Johnson and Ray Barbosa, both of whom have [...]
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Hartford Handles Everything
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
15 Mar 2008Flying High: Young Hartford Hawks on the Verge of History
by Sam Perkins
It was fitting, or at least in keeping with the way the Hartford Hawks season has gone. Scheduled to practice at Loyola College Thursday night in preparation for their Saturday conference championship match-up against top seed UMBC, the Hawks were already running late, [...]
Last Call For America East Seniors
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
15 Mar 2008For America East Seniors, there was no tomorrow
by Sam Perkins
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – When the America East conference tournament tipped off this past Friday night, it was much like that of any other one-bid conference in the country: under-hyped, under-publicized, and under attended. Mid-majors (and perhaps more accurately “low-majors”) just don’t attract the fan base [...]
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Darryl Proctor A Warrior
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
5 Mar 2008This is the Story of a Warrior
by Sam Perkins
On February 20th the visiting University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers were clinging to a one point lead with a half a minute left over the University of Albany Great Danes. The Great Danes were surging, having just completed a four-point play, the latest of a half [...]
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Hartford Rebounds For Big Win
By: Sam Perkins in: Columns
3 Mar 2008The Heart of a Champion
by Sam Perkins
HARTFORD, Conn. – It was fitting that Nelly’s new track Heart of a Champion was blaring over the sound system as Warren McClendon threw down what has become a ritual pre-game dunk-a-thon in warm-ups, as no song better represented the Hawks, who stood triumphant over the conference champion [...]
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