Author: Steve Sheridan

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their […]

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan The 2005-2006 season is well into its second month of play, and I have yet to write one Patriot League notebook so far. Not to diminish the teams of the Patriot League, but part of the reason is due to the simple fact that […]

Patriot Preview

Patriot League 2005-06 Preview by Steve Sheridan This year promises to be another exciting and intense season of Patriot League basketball. Last season, the Bucknell Bison finally got the Patriot League off the snide by winning the league’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game. The expectations continue to increase for individual schools […]

Ivy League Preview

Ivy League 2005-05 Preview by Steve Sheridan Let’s just make it easy: Penn might well win the Ivy League title this season. After 23 overall titles and five of the last seven championships, this bold prediction will not make any huge waves throughout the Ivy League community. Nonetheless, the Quakers […]

Patriot League Recap

Patriot League 2004-05 Season Recap by Steve Sheridan Another incredible Patriot League season is in the books, and it certainly gave fans all they could possibly hope for. There were surprises (Holy Cross, Colgate), disappointments (Army), and a lot of shuffling in the standings as the league season progressed. But […]

Austin Second Round Recap

Second Round Recap – Austin Region by Steve Sheridan For one game at least, Andrew Bogut wasn’t carrying the Utah Utes on his back. Luckily for Utah, there were plenty of other players to carry the shooting load. Justin Hawkins scored a game-high 20 points and was aided by 17 […]

Albuquerque Second Round Recap

Second Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Steve Sheridan For the second year in a row, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are going home early despite having a top three seed. Bob Knight, meanwhile, is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1994 thanks to more excellent play from […]

Albuquerque First Round Recap

First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Steve Sheridan The guard tandem of Ronald Ross and Jarrius Jackson combined to score 45 points and lead Bob Knight’s Red Raiders over UCLA on Thursday night. In the first half, the Red Raiders jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead and never […]

Patriot League Championship Recap

Patriot League Championship Recap by Steve Sheridan No. 2 Bucknell 61, No. 1 Holy Cross 57 This game was supposed to be the coronation of Holy Cross as the Patriot League’s next great hope to finally win an NCAA Tournament game. Instead, the Bucknell Bison – the team picked almost […]

Patriot League Tournament Recaps

Patriot League Quarterfinal and Semifinal Recaps by Steve Sheridan Quarterfinals (at Holy Cross) No. 1 Holy Cross 76, No. 8 Army 42 My Holy Cross correspondent Tom Severo saw his Crusaders run their winning streak to 15 games in front of a home crowd on Friday, but not after a […]