define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); andrew keister – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:27:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Patriot League Wrap & Tournament Preview http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/28/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-18/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/28/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-18/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:22:19 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=34036

 

Kevin Doyle is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League. The PL is among the first of this season’s conference tournaments to tip, with action set to start tonight.

Tournament Preview 

If Holy Cross somehow wins the Patriot League Tournament and advances on to the NCAA Tournament, they would have the worst winning percentage ever of a team in the field. Their 11-20 record would give them a winning percentage of .355. Currently, the team with the lowest percentage that competed in the NCAA Tournament was George Washington who entered the 1961 Tournament with a 9-16 record (.360). It really [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/28/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-18/feed/ 0 Checking in on… the Patriot League http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/18/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-17/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/18/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-17/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:16:32 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=33421

Kevin Doyle is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League.

A Look Back

Big ups to PL hoopsters—“The Last Amateurs” as John Feinstein would call them, led all NCAA Division-I conferences with four men’s basketball student-athletes on the Capital One Academic All-District Teams. Holy Cross senior Andrew Keister and Army senior Nathan Hedgecock were each selected in District 1, while Bucknell sophomore Mike Muscala and Lafayette junior Ryan Willen selected in District 2. The Patriot League may not always win on the hardwood, but their performance in the classroom is on par with anyone. Dave Paulsen Gets #300—Not only was Bucknell’s 66-60 victory [...]]]>
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Kevin Doyle is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League.

A Look Back

1,000 Point Club—Jared Mintz becomes the first active Patriot League player to score 1,000 points in Lafayette’s win against Colgate. The senior from Canada has progressed leaps and bounds since his freshman year where he averaged just two points a game. Now, he is one of the league’s best big men. Back-to-Back—The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named Vlad Moldoveanu their National Player of the Week for the Week of January 9, and the following week honored Bucknell sophomore Mike Muscala. The USBWA has named [...]]]>
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Kevin Doyle is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League.

A Look Back

A Surge at the Top—Bucknell and American, with their play towards the end of the non-conference schedule, have set themselves apart from the Patriot League’s other six teams. Each team won all of their games over the past two weeks, and appears to be peaking heading into league play. While the Patriot League failed to knock off that one BCS team that was ripe for the picking, Bucknell defeated a Richmond team that is on par with many BCS-caliber squads. American is the only team [...]]]>
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Kevin Doyle is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League.

A Look Back

Top 4 vs. Bottom 4: In the Patriot League, it is always hard to gauge how strong a team is relative to the rest of the league after just a few games. Reason being, there is a great disparity in the quality of out of conference opponents for the league’s eight members. With that being said, the top four teams (American, Army, Lehigh, and Bucknell) in the league have combined to go 13-8, while the bottom four (Holy Cross, Colgate, Lafayette, and Navy) have feebly compiled a [...]]]>
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Michael Hurley is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League and America East Conference.

Current Standings (with overall record):

Army  6-2 Lafayette  5-5 Bucknell  4-6 Navy  4-6 Lehigh  3-5 Holy Cross  2-8 American  1-8 Colgate  0-8

Hottest Team: Army (3-1 on the week)

W 64-48 vs. Yale, W 64-58 vs. Bryant, L 74-67 at Buffalo, W 61-40 at Farleigh Dickinson

Coach Zach Spiker has these Black Knights playing better than expected.  No one can say they have had a tough schedule so far, but you play the games in front of you and Army is the only Patriot League team [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/11/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-7/feed/ 0 2009-10 Conference Primers: #29 – Patriot League http://rushthecourt.net/2009/10/07/2009-10-conference-primers-29-patriot-league/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/10/07/2009-10-conference-primers-29-patriot-league/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:25 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=11553

Michael Hurley is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League and America East Conference.  Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials..

Predicted Order of Finish:

Holy Cross  (11-3) Lehigh  (10-4) Army  (9-5) Navy  (7-7) Bucknell  (6-8) Colgate  (6-8) Lafayette  (4-10) American  (3-11)

All-Conference Team:

Marquis Hall (G), Sr., Lehigh R.J Evans (G), Soph., Holy Cross Andrew Keister (F), Jr.,  Holy Cross Zahir Carrington (F), Sr., Lehigh Patrick Behan (F/C), Jr., Bucknell

6th Man. Chris Harris (G), Sr., Navy

Impact Newcomer. Jeff Holton (F), Fr., American

What You Need to Know. American’s dominance it seems will come to an end this year after back-to-back Patriot League championships.  The “American” have seven freshman on the 2009-10 [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/10/07/2009-10-conference-primers-29-patriot-league/feed/ 0 Checking in on the… Patriot League http://rushthecourt.net/2009/02/06/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-5/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/02/06/checking-in-on-the-patriot-league-5/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:09:06 +0000 http://rushthecourt.wordpress.com/?p=4412

Marty Leon is the RTC correspondent for the Patriot League.

Leon’s Leads – Tom Brennan to Georgia !!!  The Current ESPN Hoop analyst and Georgia Alum could bring his Vermont Magic to Athens.

Rush the Courts Ten Reasons Why Tom Brennan Could Coach Georgia !!

Graduate and former player. Great Recruiter. Will demand academic performance of players. Players coach. Turned losing Vermont team into nationally respected program. Terrific at promoting University. Never takes himself to seriously. People of Georgia would love him. Beat Syracuse. Would be a great addition to homecoming festivities.

Holy Cross Getting It Done

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