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The Transfer Effect: What the Statistics Say about Missouri and Iowa State’s Recruiting Methods

dnspewak — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:35:58 +0000

No matter how established the program, every college basketball coach eventually takes a chance on a transfer. Jim Boeheim, for example, plucked Wesley Johnson from Iowa State and turned him into the Big East Player of the Year in 2009-10. Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski’s current rosters both include transfers with Brandon Wood (Valparaiso) and Seth Curry (Liberty), and in 1979, a former Indiana Hoosier named Larry Bird nearly won a title with Indiana State just a few years after quitting basketball (and Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers) altogether.

Hoiberg and Haith Are Recruiting Transfers Heavily to Their Programs

Normally, coaches take [...]

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 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, [...]

2008-09 Season Primers: #12 – Colonial

rtmsf — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:41:01 +0000

Ryan Kish of George Mason Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA).

Predicted order of finish:

VCU Northeastern George Mason Old Dominion Delaware Georgia State Hofstra James Madison William & Mary UNC-Wilmington Towson Drexel

WYN2K. Last season was a letdown for the CAA faithful after two seasons of multiple bids and tournament wins over historical powerhouses to becoming a single bid conference with that team losing in a first round rout. The 2006 and 2007 NCAA tournament victories from George Mason and VCU have set the bar for this conference so that now just getting to the NCAA tournament and avoiding a blowout isn’t the criteria for a [...]