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Morning Five: 02.06.14 Edition

nvr1983 — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:41:13 +0000

By now all of you have heard of DeAndre Kane and at least part of his story including about his father and his time at Marshall before transferring to Iowa State, but we have not seen as thorough a description of Kane and some of the details of those incidents at Marshall as what Luke Winn provided in his article on Kane for Sports Illustrated. While Kane certainly comes across as a sympathetic figure it is interesting that he denies that any of the reported incidents happened despite multiple sources confirming the reports including one player who Kane reportedly punches who admits [...]

Bracket Prep: Creighton, Loyola (Maryland) & VCU

EJacoby — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:47:00 +0000

As we move through Championship Week (the second half of Championship Fortnight, of course), we’ll continue to bring you these short reviews of each of the automatic qualifiers to help you fill out your bracket next week. In this post, we’ve got the MVC, MAAC, and CAA champions ready to go…

Creighton

The Bluejays Celebrate Their First MVC Title Since 2007 (Omaha W-H/M. Miller)

Missouri Valley Champion (28-5, 17-4) RPI/Pomeroy/Sagarin = #21/#35/#24 Adjusted Scoring Margin = +10.5 Likely NCAA Seed: #5-#7

Three Bruce Pearls of Wisdom.

With Creighton’s MVC Tournament victory over Illinois State on Sunday, the Bluejays sit at 28 wins and are just one [...]

Checking In On… the MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:55:54 +0000

Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

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Opening Tip

Iona holds a slim lead and finishes the regular season at home with meetings against Fairfield and St. Peter’s. Regardless of how the top four play out, they are all very much in the hunt. Loyola’s final game at Manhattan on Sunday guarantees that a fair amount of scoreboard watching will be in vogue.

Player of the Week

Scott Machado, Iona, 6’1″, Sr. G – Averaged 14.5 points, 12 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3 steals for the week. The versatile Machado had 16 points in a [...]

Checking In On… the MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:17:13 +0000

Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

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Leading Off

Iona avenged a tough defeat in New Rochelle by knocking off Manhattan on their home floor, 85-73. The consensus around the league is that the two teams is will meet again later on down the road. In likelihood, the pair could very well tip it off in March at Springfield with a whole lot at stake. In the meantime, don’t discount Loyola, who keeps on winning and is playing some outstanding defense.

Individual Standouts

Player of the Week: Lamont “Momo” Jones, Iona, Jr., G – Averaged 30.5 points [...]

Checking In On… the MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:44:49 +0000

Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences. The records listed are up to date, but the analysis is just through Wednesday’s games.

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Leading Off

A sobering, down to earth thought and time of reflection. Marist College cancelled last Sunday’s game with Fairfield and Monday’s Women’s contest against St. Peter’s. This came following a tragic fire in Poughkeepsie, NY that took the lives of three people, two of them Marist students. In a statement MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor said, “the MAAC member schools share in the grief of the Marist community and offers its condolences [...]

Checking In On… the MAAC

rtmsf — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:54:05 +0000

Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences. The records listed are up to date, but the analysis is just through Wednesday’s games.

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The Week That Was

The conference slate is already one quarter in the books. Throw away those predictions. At this juncture Iona is the team to beat. Inside play (Mike Glover), an excellent lead guard (Scott Machado), the go-to scorer (Lamont Jones), and perimeter threat (Kyle Smyth) all add up for the Gaels. Not to mention, the man on the bench, Tim Cluess, who knows his X’s and O’s, thank you. Loyola, Fairfield, [...]

Checking In On… the MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:36:53 +0000

Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and the NEC.

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The Week That Was

The thinking coming into the MAAC season was that the conference title would be a race between Iona and Fairfield. Early returns, though, tell us not to discount Loyola (MD). Jim Patsos’ group owns a nice 8-1 record, including an upset win on the road over George Washington. Over in the Bronx, Steve Masiello is keeping his press conference promises. The Jaspers will be around for this race and have a serious impact. On the negative side is Rider. The Broncs expected to be [...]