Adelaide, South Australia – This game became more than the usual Adelaide (3-6) – Illawarra Hawks (3-5) contest after Adelaide sacked import Adris Deleon after their loss to Sydney and announced the signing of Demetrius Conger (St. Bonaventure, Le Mans Sarthe). Conger was the NBL MVP runner-up in 2017-18 and was the Hawks best player […]
Pipkins’ Efforts Wasted as UMass Falls to Harvard
Amherst, MA – The University of Massachusetts Minutemen and the Harvard Crimson faced off at the Mullins Center. The game was close throughout and came down to a buzzer beating miss from half-court by Massachusetts’ senior point guard, Luwane Pipkins,that glanced off the front iron. The Crimson walked away with a 74-71 win. Harvard’s Chris […]
Texas Tops Louisiana-Monroe Helped by Bench Play
Austin, TX – On a cold Monday in Austin, the Texas Longhorns’ bench proved to be the difference maker as they gritted out a 65-55 victory over the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks. Although the Warhawks have been lighting it up from behind-the-arch under coach Keith Richard over the past year, Louisiana-Monroe shot a season low 25 […]
Sydney Tops Adelaide in NBL Action
Adelaide, South Australia – The Sydney Kings, led by Andrew Bogut came into Titanium Security Arena with the sole purpose of stopping a 10-game losing streak against Joey Wright (head Coach) and the Adelaide 36ers. Sydney’s four veterans delivered a 93–81 win on the road, which showed why they were preseason championship contenders. Adelaide, with […]
Marquette Gets First Win in New Arena
Milwaukee, WI – Moving his Marquette basketball team into a new downtown arena, incorporating two transfers and two freshmen into his playing rotation and preparing his team for one of the school’s most challenging non-conference schedules in recent years are enough for Marquette Coach Steve Wojciechowski to concern himself with in the opening weeks of […]
Portland State wins home opener over UC Riverside
Portland, OR – After spending a year on the road at Lewis & Clark as their home court for the 2017-18 season, Portland State was had an extra bounce to its step as they opened the season in their new arena “The Peter W. Stott Center”. In a showdown between Big West and Big Sky […]
Northeastern Outlasts Harvard
Cambridge, MA – The 55th matchup between the Harvard Crimson and the Northeastern University Huskies at Lavietes Pavillion promised a lot – and it delivered. Northeastern came away with an important road win, 81-71, their first victory of the season. Junior Jordan Roland, came off the bench to lead the Huskies with 35 points, including […]
Oregon handles Eastern Washington before NYC trip
Eugene, OR – With a big challenge coming next week for Oregon men’s basketball team, the Ducks took care of Eastern Washington, providing some glimpses of optimism for this upcoming season. After the Eagles made a few early three-pointers to garner a 6-5 lead, the Ducks went on a 24-0 run that lasted over 11 […]
Caribbean Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team
The All-Tournament team for the 1st annual Caribbean Tip-Off Classic has been announced. The Most Outstanding Player is Alonzo Gaffney (Brewster Academy/Ohio State) The rest of the All-Tournament team includes: Kobi Antwi (Crestwood Prep) Sammy Hunter (BC Christian Prep/Ole Miss) Ville Tahvanainen (Helsinki Basketball Academy/Bradley) Jair Currie (St. Thomas More) Miguel Tomley (Rise Academy/Santa Clara) […]
