Rams Ready to Face Challenges by Phil Kasiecki The 2003-04 season will be the third season under Jim Baron at Rhode Island, and it’s one that many in South Kingston are looking forward to. Fresh off the success of last season, when the Rams opened the new Thomas M. Ryan […]
Tag: Atlantic 10
A-10 Conference Preview
Atlantic-10 Conference Preview by Stephen Dahl and Jonathan Scherner Atlantic 10 basketball is back ladies and gentleman. After a not so stellar season nationally during the 2001-2002 season, the A-10 re-introduced itself to the nation during the 2002-2003 season. With three teams in last year’s NCAA tournament and all three […]
A-10 Offseason News Update
Atlantic-10 Offseason News Update by Jonathan Scherner West Dayton In April, head coach Oliver Purnell left Dayton after nine years as coach to take over as coach of the Clemson Tigers. Dayton acted quickly and four days later reached an agreement with Brian Gregory to take over as coach of […]
John Chaney and Villanova
Big mess amidst the Big Five by Michael Protos For college basketball fans in Philadelphia, the Big Five round-robin means just as much in pride as it does in the standings. The Big Five schools – Villanova, Temple, Penn, La Salle and St. Joseph’s – do not earn any national […]
Atlantic 10 2002-03 Season Recap
Atlantic Ten 2002-03 Season Recap by David Francis The 2002-2003 Atlantic 10 season will not be remembered for David West, or Dayton’s home-court win of the A-10 conference tournament, or having three teams in the tournament. Everyone will remember this as the year where St. Bonaventure’s forfeited 6 games and […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic Ten Notebook by David Francis Xavier’s Wild Week It’s that time of year again. It’s time to fill in the brackets, take 3 hour lunches, forget about everything else until 65 is down to 1. It’s March. It’s tournament time. For a lot of people (including myself), this is […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic Ten Notebook by David Francis Xavier’s Wild Week The Xavier Musketeers started out the week with a 10-game winning streak. They anticipated a tough game last Saturday against Dayton, but the rest of the week looked easy. Games at Duquesne and George Washington should have been cakewalks. There is […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic Ten Notebook by David Francis The Atlantic 10 Conference this year is reminiscent of that old Clint Eastwood movie, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Not the greatest movie ever made, but still pretty darn entertaining. After sending only one team to the NCAA tournament last year for […]
Rhode Island Surprise
Rhode Island Surprise by Phil Kasiecki Jim Baron didn’t see it happen. It might be fitting, considering many didn’t see Rhode Island playing as they have prior to this season, although he has also seen this kind of finish often this season. “I was more concerned on the first shot […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Double fresh. Double smooth. Double delicious to chew. David West continued his dominance of LaSalle and turned in a stellar double-double performance as the Chalmer-less Musketeers won back-to-back games for the first time since 2002. West racked up eighteen points and fifteen rebounds in […]
