Courtesy of GoJaspers.com. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Manhattan gave a hard-fought effort in its season opener at Louisville (1-0) on Sunday falling 79-51 to college basketball's second ranked team before 20,921 fans at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville guard Russ Smith led all players with 23 points, while Rhamel Brown delivered his eighth career double-double with 18 points and … [Read more...] about Cards too much for short-handed Jaspers in opener
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Signed, sealed, delivered: Fairfield Stags 2012-13
Closing out the preview of the MAAC's incoming freshmen with the Fairfield Stags. In his first year at the helm, Sydney Johnson and his Fairfield Stags fell 48-44 to Loyola in the MAAC title game. Fairfield went on to advance to the semi-final round of the CIT Tournament. Rakim Sanders and Ryan Olander graduated from that team. Johnson and his staff welcome five freshmen to … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Fairfield Stags 2012-13
Jersey City strong; Peacocks upset Scarlet Knights on Opening Night
Courtesy of SaintPetersPeacocks.com. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- In their first game of the 2012-13 season, the Saint Peter's University men's basketball team (1-0) came away with a 56-52 victory over Rutgers University (0-1) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. This marks just the third time that the Peacocks have defeated Scarlet Knights in 14 match ups. The Peacocks last … [Read more...] about Jersey City strong; Peacocks upset Scarlet Knights on Opening Night
Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. CORVALIS, Ore. – The Niagara men’s basketball team fell to the Oregon State Beavers, 102-83, in the 2K Sports Classic Regional Round to open the 2012-13 season on Friday. “Obviously we were overmatched tonight,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “We played a Pac-12 team that won 21 games and returned 4 starters. I was somewhat … [Read more...] about Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State
Marist loses hard-fought season opener to Stony Brook, 60-57
Courtesy of GoRedFoxes.com. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Marist men’s basketball team lost a 40-minute battle with Stony Brook, the defending regular season champions of the America Conference, in the squad’s season opener on Friday evening at home. A tight game throughout, the contest was never more than two possessions apart over the final 16 minutes of the second half. Junior … [Read more...] about Marist loses hard-fought season opener to Stony Brook, 60-57