Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman What an opening week in the CAA! If you thought the top of the league could be weaker this year (VCU, Old Dominion, Hofstra and Drexel could all be weaker than last year), the so-called second division just keeps on keeping on! This […]
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Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Lots of us ex-coaches, and almost as many knowledgeable fans, talk the talk of defense. You hear things like, “we only play people committed to guarding”, “we only recruit those kinds of kids”, or “I love the college game because of the defense.” […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Every fan knows about home-court advantage, and I expect most know that that advantage is even more pronounced at the mid-major level than at higher levels. This writer certainly knows, having coached on the Division III level, at the lowest level of Division […]
Agudio Gets Help In Win
Pecora’s Pride Upsets Charlotte by Jay Pearlman HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – For reasons that pass understanding, they’re no longer the Flying Dutchmen. (Is that because Dutch women were offended, or just the Dutch in general?). For reasons that are crystal clear, two of the Three Amigos are gone, including conference Player […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Once it begins, college basketball season moves at the speed of sound. It seems it was just yesterday that we convened in DC for conference Media Day, voted preseason honorees, took real note of who graduated and began thinking about their replacements. For […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Ok, so they’re not the Final Four team of two seasons ago (though exactly two years ago no one in America called that group a Final Four team either). Ok, so in opening 6-2, they’ve played four games at home, four at neutral […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Just over a week has gone by since the earlier-than-ever start of this college basketball season, and the CAA has started non-conference play a healthy 15-11. George Mason has defeated three mid-majors at home: Vermont, Cleveland State and Dayton. Drexel has also beaten […]
Colonial Preview
Colonial Athletic Association 2007-08 Preview by Jay Pearlman It’s arguably the fastest growing league in the country. Like the ACC, it stretches up and down the eastern seaboard, from Atlanta to Boston. Four teams in post-season in each of the last two years – and not the same teams. Followed […]
The Question Facing Ivy League Basketball
Can Ivy League Basketball be Competitive Again? by Jay Pearlman Those of you who have followed these columns will recognize the general theme that the caliber of play in the Ivy League has deteriorated noticeably in recent years, to this writer resembling Division III ball during the 1980’s. Now, I’ve […]
Harvard Has Its Man
At Harvard, Scalise Gets his Man by Jay Pearlman He was in the most difficult of situations, a no-win situation, and one not of his own making. Not one basketball championship in the entire history of the Ivy League, no positive tradition, and an oft-empty gym. He had a good […]
