MIKE TAYLOR BASKING IN PSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Boys & Girls junior guard shines on MSG floor with 25 points leading ‘Roos to first title since 1979 They have been close before, but this time the Boys & Girls High School Kangaroos finished the job with a 55-50 victory over Cardozo to give the Brooklyn high school their first PSAL championship since 1979. It was their third trip in the last four years to the AA finals and the win made Ruth Lovelace the first female coach to lead a PSAL team to the boy’s title. Junior (2011) guard Mike Taylor led the ‘Roos with 25 points and was named the game’s Most Valuable... [Read more.]
NATIONAL PREP CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING DAY
by PAT STEVENS NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Gerard Coleman (Tilton/Providence) had the day’s high of 43 points as the fourth annual National Prep Championships are underway, this year from Albertus Magnus College. Big East signees Isaiah Epps (Pittsburgh), CJ Fair (Syracuse) and Austin Carroll (Rutgers) all helped their teams to victories that have them slated for Wednesday’s semifinals and potential championship game. Epps and No. 1 seed Hargrave Military Academy meet No. 5 Northfield Mount Hermon and Fair and Carroll lead No. 2 seed Brewster Academy against No. 6 St. Thomas More, with the... [Read more.]
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT COVERAGE: MERNAGH’S THOUGHTS ON DAY I
by RAY MERNAGH USF 58 DePaul 49 A lot is being made about South Florida winning without scoring from outside a few feet and I’ll concede it’s one of the more stranger things I’ve seen in a long time. But it also points to the control that Stan Heath has over this squad. The Bulls finished 0-8 from three but only took two of those in the second half. Why? Because they didn’t have to make three’s or a lot of jump shots to beat DePaul. Heat told them that and they executed their game plan of getting to the rim. Today against Georgetown they’ll have to hit some... [Read more.]
2010 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT COVERAGE: WEDNESDAY PRIMER
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** After a thrilling doubleheader Tuesday to close the first day of action of the 2010 Big East Tournament, we roll on into Wednesday with four more games as the action will continue to heat up into the weekend at Madison Square Garden. Here is Wednesday’s schedule (and your chance to get tickets to the games): 9) South Florida vs. 8] Georgetown, Noon. 13) St. John’s vs. 5) Marquette, 2 PM. Big East Basketball Tournament Tickets – Session 3 March 10 2010 (USF vs GTown & SJU vs. MU) 10) Seton Hall... [Read more.]
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT COVERAGE: DAY ONE RECAP
by RAY FLORIANI and MATT WHITFIELD NEW YORK CITY – The first round of the 2010 Big East Tournament is in the books. Four games, one upset with St. John’s over UCONN in a surprisingly lopsided contest . The scores: South Florida 58, DePaul 49 St. John’s 73, Connecticut 51 Seton Hall 109, Providence 106 Cincinnati 69, Rutgers 68 —Be sure to visit NBE’s 2010 Big East Tournament home page (HERE!) for the full schedule and links to get tickets to each session— Ray’s ten points of emphasis from this first day: 1. Loved the attitude of South Florida coach Stan Heath.... [Read more.]
GEORGETOWN ADDS 2010 VERBAL COMMITMENT
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** Georgetown strikes on the 2010 late recruiting trail by adding a small forward commitment today. The Hoyas had hosted an official visitor from the 2010 class over the weekend when they wrapped up their regular season with a 74-47 demolition of Cincinnati in the Verizon Center. Despite no scholarship seniors on the roster, the Hoyas have at least four scholarships available for the class of 2010 and possibly five if Greg Monroe opts for the NBA Draft after his sophomore season. John Thompson III added a pair of signees in... [Read more.]
SNY TOP 10 ALL-TIME BEASTS OF THE BIG EAST; BRANDEN FRAZIER PICKS HOFSTRA
Last night SNY had a special where they took a look at the Top 10 All-Time players of the Big East. It was an entertaining hour program with in-studio commentary by the coverage crew at SNY, including former Big East Player of the Year and Pitt Panther Charles Smith, former Big East head coach Tim Welsh, Lenn Robbins of the NY Post and SNY college basketball expert Brandon Tierney and hosted by Gary Apple. Nine of their top 10 were also included in the top 10 of NBE’s All-Time Top 50 Big East players of all-time that we released in the fall of 2008. Here is SNY’s Top 10 with the NBE... [Read more.]
2010 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: TUESDAY PRIMER
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** Let the Madness begin!! The 2010 Big East Tournament tips off today at high noon with a double-header this afternoon at Madison Square Garden. 16) DePaul vs. 9) South Florida, 12 noon. 13) St. John’s vs. 12) Connecticut, 2 PM. It is not to late to find tickets, but you have to act fast for this afternoon’s session: Big East Basketball Tournament Tickets – Session 1 March 9 2010 (DePaul/USF & UConn/SJU) The nightcap doubleheader for the opening day: 15) Providence vs. 10) Seton Hall, 7 PM. 14)... [Read more.]
NBE POST-SEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAMS & AWARDS
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** The regular season is complete and the Big East Tournament tips off Tuesday so be sure to visit our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page for the full tournament schedule and the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. Throughout the day the majority of NBE writers and contributors contemplated, debated and discussed our post-season awards for the Big East conference. Its been another great season with 16 teams battling it out for 18 games... [Read more.]
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (3/8/2010)
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** The regular season is complete and the Big East Tournament tips off tomorrow so be sure to visit our 2010 Big East Tournament & Tickets page for the full tournament schedule and the links needed for Big East basketball fans to purchase tickets to any or all of the 2010 Big East Tournament sessions. The Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is an event Big East fans must experience when they have the opportunity and here is your chance to get your tickets early before they become harder, and more expensive, to... [Read more.]
NEPSAC CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
BY PAT STEVENS — C.J. Fair (Syracuse) helped Brewster Academy to a NEPSAC Class A Championship as they knocked off Winchendon School and Markus Kennedy (Villanova), 72-69 on Sunday’s season finale at Endicott College. Brewster’s Will Barton (Memphis) was named MVP with 28 points. Naadir Tharpe (2011) added 14 points. Winchendon’s Khem Birch (2012) had 11 points and several key blocks. ———————————— Gerard Coleman (Providence) scored 20 points as Tilton School won its third straight Class B Championship beating Marianapolis,... [Read more.]
NIA PREP ON THE RISE ON THE PREP SCHOOL SCENE
Jamir Hanner headed to Seton Hall; Kelvin Amayo & Shaquille Thomas lead next group of NIA Prep prospects By Matt Whitfield The New York tri-state area is a hot bed for high school basketball. With perennial powers St. Anthony’s, St. Benedict’s, St. Patrick’s, Paterson Catholic, Rice, Lincoln and others, it is no surprise a plethora of talented high school players graduate to play in college and then sometimes at the highest level. Despite being such a breeding ground for talent the area also sees many talented players leave the area for stops at prep programs in New England... [Read more.]
2010 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & TICKETS
Madison Square Garden in New York City is the place to be beginning next Tuesday After 18, hard fought regular season contests all 16 teams head to New York City and Madison Square Garden for the 2010 Big East Tournament as this year’s ‘Garden Party’ tips off at high noon, Tuesday, March 9th. There is a lot at stake once again in MSG as teams fight for NCAA Tournament seeding and a few fight for their postseason lives. This year’s conference tournament promises to be as wide open as any in recent memory. Below we map out the week’s schedule and offer fans links... [Read more.]
NEPSAC PLAYOFF NOTES
by PAT STEVENS (patstevensbasketball.com) It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 as Brewster Academy faces Winchendon School with Big East signees C.J. Fair (Syracuse) and Markus Kennedy (Villanova) leading their teams into the NEPSAC Class A Championship on Sunday. Fair and Brewster beat St. Thomas More, 92-61, while Kennedy and Winchendon topped Northfield Mount Hermon, 91-77, on Friday in the semi-final match-ups. In the Class B final, Gerard Coleman (Providence) leads top-seed Tilton in its championship defense when it faces Marianopolis. Coleman scored 32 points in Tilton’s semi-final win over Hotchkiss,... [Read more.]
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (3/5/2010)
*********Follow NBE Sports on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBESports***** Here is a quick Happy Hour fix of the news and notes around the Big East as we take a quick glance back at last night’s action and preview the first game of the weekend tonight that kicks off the final games of the Big East regular season. Also in the news today is the visit list for tomorrow’s Freedom Hall finale as the host cards look to stamp that NCAA Tournament resume. The season has not gone quite as well as planned for Mick Cronin and Cincinnati, but the UC coach can expect to give it at least another... [Read more.]
UNSIGNED 2010 UPDATE: JUVONTE REDDIC
Maryland, Auburn, Florida and Oklahoma among schools after ahtletic big man attending QEA Early last month at the Primetime Shootout in Morgantown (WV) NBE did a story on Sleepers Waking Up: QEA’s Juvonte Reddic and Charles McKinney. With the spring signing period just over a month away we thought it was a good time to check in with Quality Education Academy’s head coach and athletic director Isaac Pitts, Jr. and get the latest on his athletic, 6-foot-10 junior center as the spring always elevates the recruitment of big men with his tools. Not to our surprise, that has been the case... [Read more.]
MERNAGH: MR. GIBBS ALL ABOUT BUSINESS – PC FEELS DAGGER
Basketball isn’t always fair. Providence came into the Peterson Events Center having lost eight straight games. Mid-January is the last time Keno Davis’ group tasted victory. Last night, behind the athleticism and power of Jamine ‘Greedy’ Peterson (24 points and 18 rebounds) the Friars smelled it. Smelled it enough that they were licking their lips in anticipation — this win was going to be extra special going down the hatch. Only one thing remained to get it. Up 71-70, Providence needed a stop (and that’s been a problem for the Friars all year). They needed... [Read more.]
ANGEL NUNEZ IMPRESSED WITH SYRACUSE VISIT, TALKS RECRUITING
2011 forward prospect has checked out several Big East schools, wants to see Pitt, Kentucky, UL and UConn by JEFF BORZELLO A record crowd was in the Carrier Dome last Saturday night to watch Syracuse knock off Villanova and take control of the Big East standings. The electric atmosphere that was heightened by the ESPN Gameday crew and an NCAA on-campus crowd of 34,616 added to the excitment and the Orange staff took full advantage by using the festivities as a recruiting tool bringing in several highly touted recruits. One of those in attendance was 2011 prospect Angel Nunez, a 6-7 native New... [Read more.]
2010 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PROJECTED SEEDS/SCHEDULE
The last days of the 2009-2010 regular season are here as we prepare for the conference tournament All 16 Big East teams will conclude their regular season with a conference game beginning tonight and finishing on Saturday We go through the scenarios and break down the seed possibilities for the 2010 Big East Tournament as this year’s ‘Garden Party’ tips off at high noon, March 9th, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. There will be a lot riding on these final regular season games, but the real action will begin next week a teams will be fighting for their collective seasons... [Read more.]
CLEVELAND MELVIN PARTS WAYS WITH UCONN
Baltimore native backs off verbal commitment with the Huskies by JEFF BORZELLO 6-foot-7 forward Cleveland Melvin and Connecticut have parted ways, Notre Dame Prep head coach Ryan Hurd confirmed to the NBE Basketball Report. “[It was a] mutual decision,” Hurd said Thursday night. “[He] wants to be a wing. UConn wanted him to play the four. No hard feelings either way.” Melvin announced his commitment to the Huskies back in November, choosing them over DePaul, Memphis, Seton Hall and South Florida. The athletic senior currently does not have a new list of schools. “[It] just happened,”... [Read more.]
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