January 26, 2012
Beleaguered Gamecocks enjoy a stretch
This has been the proverbial “everything that can go wrong will go wrong” year for the South Carolina Gamecocks as early season losses to Tennessee State and Elon defined them early as a lower echelon team in the SEC, which looks like it has at least four teams that could make it to New Orleans [...]

January 26, 2012
Da’Quan Cook Interview
On Wednesday evening, St. Bonaventure traveled to Kingston and defeated the Rams in overtime by a final score of 72 to 66. Following the game, Andrew Greene had a chance to chat with Da’Quan Cook. The two discussed the game, his play, and the upcoming schedule. Filed under: Other Tagged: Andrew Greene, Atlantic 10 Basketball, [...]

January 26, 2012
What ails Seton Hall?
Newark, NJ ? Two weeks ago there was the glow of a national ranking, a 4-1 start in Big East play and a general feel good attitude at Seton Hall. Now, a lot of the luster is off following a 55-42 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame (5-3 in conference) . The loss at [...]

January 24, 2012
Atlantic Ten: Tempo Tuesday
The Atlantic Ten is not yet at the halfway point still, trends are being set. Dayton is a surprise while Xavier and Temple both need improvement on the defensive end. There is time and over half a season schedule left. But the clock is ticking. Again, only conference games are tabulated in the efficiency marks. [...]

January 23, 2012
Seminoles’ adjustments assert them as ACC contender
Once Michael Snaer’s buzzer-beater went through the nets and Florida State upset then-No. 4 Duke on Saturday, the questions started rolling in the postgame about where this Seminole team’s place is right now in the ACC scheme of things. Coach Leonard Hamilton had to do a remake as he lost his two leading scorers from [...]

January 22, 2012
No. 4 Duke caught in a ‘Snaer’
Imagine Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton as a scientist in a basketball lab. He has a test tube that encompasses minature basketballs and each has a prescription for every appointed situation. Hamilton and the Seminoles found the correct antidote Saturday afternoon for No. 4 Duke as leading scorer Michael Snaer nailed a three-point field [...]

January 22, 2012
St. Francis(PA) 69 FDU 63: The Numbers
?Teaneck, NJ – St. Francis(PA) (PA) coach Don Friday figured his team was basically in the same situation as FDU. Young and finding the conference life anything but a breeze. In the end, Friday’s group was the better for the forty minutes as they rebounded from a loss just two days earlier and defeated FDU 69-63 at [...]

January 20, 2012
Fairfield 75 St. Peter’s 63: The points of emphasis
Jersey City, NJ ? Fairfield used a strong second half showing to end any upset bid by host St. Peter?s . The Stags improved to 5-3 in the MAAC with a 75-63 victory over St. Peter?s (3-5 MAAC), Thursday at Yanitelli Center. The points of emphasis: Experience plus inside play is a plus. The veteran Fairfield [...]

January 20, 2012
Ken’s High Five: Big 12 coaches analyze key team issues
In this installment of “High Five,” we spanned the Big 12 and took five coaches from five of the ten schools and got an assessment of key issues of importance to their teams. Next week, we will flip back to the other five bench bosses for their takes. Baylor coach Scott Drew, on sixth man [...]

January 20, 2012
Cohen’s pace helping unravel Wildcats’ opponents
Bob McKillop has an anomoly at Davidson that most of the 338 NCAA Division 1 head coaches would probably trade a couple of future scholarships for. Jake Cohen, his ace in the hole, is a 6-10, 235-lb. center with polished post moves, who can also go to the perimeter and consistently make the threes. Cohen [...]