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RTC Conference Primers: #11 – Colonial

Brian Goodman — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:57:05 +0000

Alex Varone is the RTC Correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association and the MAC.

Predicted Order of Finish

Old Dominion (15-3) VCU (14-4) George Mason (13-5) Hofstra (11-7) James Madison (10-8) William & Mary (9-9) Northeastern (8-10) Delaware (8-10) Towson (8-10) Drexel (6-12) UNC Wilmington (3-15) Georgia State (3-15)

All-Conference Team (key stats from last season in parentheses)

Charles Jenkins (G) – Hofstra (20.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.8 SPG) Chaisson Allen (G) – Northeastern (13.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.6 APG) Joey Rodriguez (G) – VCU (12.9 PPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG) Frank Hassell (F) – Old Dominion (9.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG) Denzel Bowles (F) – James Madison (20.8 PPG, 9.2 RPG)

Sixth Man

Cam Long (G) – George Mason (12.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.1 APG, [...]

Summer School in the CAA

Brian Goodman — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:14:58 +0000

Alex Varone of College Basketball Daily is the RTC correspondent for the CAA and MAC.

Around the CAA

In 2010, the Colonial Athletic Association represented itself well in March, sending a league-record six teams to the postseason. That group was led by league champion Old Dominion, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 after upending Notre Dame. Both second-place Northeastern and third-place William & Mary fell in the first round of the NIT in a pair of close road losses at Connecticut and North Carolina, respectively. Fifth-place VCU swept Saint Louis in a best-of-three final to win the [...]

Morning Five: 07.28.10 Edition

rtmsf — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:48:29 +0000

From the we are completely and utterly shocked, shocked we tell you, department, the two Drexel players who were arrested on Monday on suspicion of armed robbery were suspended indefinitely from the team yesterday. Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip will find it awfully tough to play basketball next year while in lockup anyway. Additional information from the WVU program yesterday revealed that head coach Bob Huggins actually broke seven ribs (#3-#9), not four as was originally reported. He is still having trouble breathing without pain and will continue to be held in a Las Vegas hospital until that pain subsides. Northwestern’s Kevin [...]

Drexel’s Leading Scorer Busted For Armed Robbery

rtmsf — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:38:54 +0000

We know that Philadelphia is a tough town, but this is ridiculous. Stories like this always amaze us given the risk/reward matrix, but Drexel University’s starting point guard (Jamie Harris) and a backup forward (Kevin Phillip) spent the weekend as fugitives from justice while Philly police searched for them in light of a videotape showing the pair leaving an apartment after an armed robbery (with a third accomplice named Devon Bond) last Wednesday night. The two surrendered to the authorities today, and if the allegations that the Dragon teammates were involved in the robbery turn out to be true, it’s [...]

CAA Tournament Preview

rtmsf — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:07:35 +0000

Ryan Restivo of SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the CAA and an occasional contributor.

There is a lot at stake for what appears to be a one-bid league. BracketBusters did not help (3-9) and the CAA could not capitalize on TV games, winning just one of five. William & Mary used the non-conference slate, winning at Wake Forest and Maryland, to boost their chances as an at-large. Old Dominion won at Georgetown and crushed Charlotte as home to boost their at-large chances early. Northeastern and George Mason are likely to reach other postseason tournaments but have [...]

Checking in on… the Colonial

rtmsf — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:02 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association. SienaSaintsBlog now features exclusive video!

Standings (as of 2/22)

Northeastern (18-10, 13-3) Old Dominion (21-8, 13-3) George Mason (16-12, 11-5) William & Mary (19-8, 11-5) Drexel (15-14, 10-6) VCU (19-7, 10-6) Hofstra (16-13, 8-8) Georgia State (12-17, 4-12) UNC Wilmington (8-20, 4-12) Towson (7-20, 4-12) James Madison (12-17, 4-12) Delaware (7-21, 3-13)

Did BracketBusters help the CAA? Probably not. The conference started out losing their first five games in the event, including the first two nationally televised games. Northeastern bumbled their chances trying for a three-pointer instead of getting a quick two [...]

Checking in on… the CAA

rtmsf — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:36:40 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association. SienaSaintsBlog now features exclusive video!

Standings (as of 2/15)

Northeastern (17-9, 12-3) Old Dominion (20-7, 12-3) George Mason (16-10, 11-4) William & Mary (18-7, 10-5) Drexel (15-12, 10-5) VCU (17-7, 9-6) Hofstra (14-13, 7-8) James Madison (11-15, 4-11) Georgia State (10-17, 4-11) UNC Wilmington (8-18, 4-11) Towson (7-18, 4-11) Delaware (7-19, 3-12)

Another snowy week struck the CAA schedule. This is not a bold prediction but I guarantee we’re going to get games in the conference tournament that are the caliber of George Mason’s 82-77 overtime win over VCU on Tuesday night. Anyone who [...]

Checking in on… the Colonial

rtmsf — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:35:48 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association. SienaSaintsBlog now features exclusive video!

Standings (as of 2/1)

George Mason (15-7, 10-1) Old Dominion (17-6, 9-2) Northeastern (14-8, 9-2) VCU (15-5, 7-4) William & Mary (15-6, 7-4) Drexel (12-11, 7-4) Hofstra (11-12, 4-7) James Madison (10-12, 3-8) Georgia State (9-14, 3-8) UNC Wilmington (7-15, 3-8) Delaware (6-16, 2-9) Towson (5-16, 2-9)

Important Games This Week

Wed 2/3 – William & Mary @ Old Dominion. This will be the Tribe’s chance to get back into the conference title hunt. William & Mary lost in their first meeting with Old Dominion by three [...]

Checking in on… the CAA

jstevrtc — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:27:54 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association. SienaSaintsBlog now features exclusive video!

Standings (as of 1/24):

Old Dominion (16-5, 8-1) Northeastern (13-7, 8-1) George Mason (13-7, 8-1) William & Mary (14-5, 6-3) Drexel (11-10, 6-3) VCU (13-5, 5-4) Georgia State (9-12, 3-6) UNC Wilmington (7-13, 3-6) Hofstra (9-12, 2-7) James Madison (8-11, 2-7) Delaware (5-15, 2-7) Towson (4-15, 1-8)

Important Games This Week:

Wed 1/27

Drexel @ Northeastern

The Dragons have won three of their last four games and they beat Northeastern in December. Since then, the Huskies have been on a roll and [...]

Checking in on… the CAA

jstevrtc — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:16:46 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association.

Standings (as of 1/10):

William & Mary (12-3, 4-1) Old Dominion (12-5, 4-1) George Mason (9-7, 4-1) Northeastern (9-7, 4-1) Drexel (8-9, 3-2) VCU (10-4, 2-3) James Madison (8-7, 2-3) Hofstra (9-8, 2-3) Georgia State (8-9, 2-3) UNC Wilmington (6-9, 2-3) Delaware (5-11, [...]

Checking in on… the CAA

jstevrtc — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:55:53 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association.

Standings (as of 1/2):

William & Mary (10-2, 2-0) Georgia State (8-6, 2-0) George Mason (7-6, 2-0) VCU (9-2, 1-1) Old Dominion (9-5, 1-1) Hofstra (8-6, 1-1) Northeastern (6-7, 1-1) Drexel (6-8, 1-1) Delaware (5-8, 1-1) James Madison (6-6, 0-2) UNC Wilmington (4-8, 0-2) Towson (3-8, 0-2)

Important Games This Week

Monday 1/4:

UNC Wilmington @ William & Mary — One of the best three point shooting teams (W&M) versus one of the best three point defenses (UNC-W). Can UNC Wilmington snap W & M’s ten game win streak?

Northeastern @ Virginia Commonwealth — [...]