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

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On-Site: St. Peters vs. Siena

The conference’s two most recent champions, St. Peter’s and Siena, tipped off last Thursday night. Defending champion St. Peter’s hosted a Siena team trying to get through injuries and searching for their identity. Sophomore point guard Rakeem Brookins is out for the season. The Saints are still not getting the services of Owen Wignot, a good inside player. Early on, the Peacocks built a 21-7 lead as yet another slow start by the Saints put them in an early hole. Down nine at [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/03/checking-in-on-the-maac-22/feed/ 0 RTC Conference Primers: #17 – MAAC http://rushthecourt.net/2011/10/19/rtc-conference-primers-17-maac/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/10/19/rtc-conference-primers-17-maac/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:00:48 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=42385

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Conference Tournament Changes Venues: The MAAC championship will be staged at Springfield’s MassMutual Center.  How the March 1- 5 event manages to be received and attended will be followed closely by many observers. The conference and MassMutual Center staff have been working feverishly to provide the best possible product for fans. With the nearest school, Siena, roughly 90 miles away, providing an attractive event to draw fans is paramount and, as noted, will be tracked. The MAAC will have the tournament in Springfield [...]]]>
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RTC Summer Updates: MAAC http://rushthecourt.net/2011/08/15/rtc-summer-updates-maac/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/08/15/rtc-summer-updates-maac/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:17 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=39651

With the completion of the NBA Draft and the annual coaching and transfer carousels nearing their ends, RTC is rolling out a new series, RTC Summer Updates, to give you a crash course on each Division I conference during the summer months. Our latest update comes courtesy of our MAAC correspondent, Ray Floriani.

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The MAAC should provide another interesting race for the top. Two of last year’s best programs, Iona and Fairfield, will slug it out. The Gaels were tournament runners-up to St. Peter’s while Fairfield was the conference regular [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/08/15/rtc-summer-updates-maac/feed/ 0 Set Your Tivo: 12.13.10 http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/13/set-your-tivo-12-13-10/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/13/set-your-tivo-12-13-10/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:38:03 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=29078

***** – quit your job and divorce your wife if that’s what it takes to watch this game live **** – best watched live, but if you must, tivo and watch it tonight as soon as you get home *** – set your tivo but make sure you watch it later ** – set your tivo but we’ll forgive you if it stays in the queue until 2013 * – don’t waste bandwidth (yours or the tivo’s) of any kind on this game

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Ray Floriani of NBE Basketball Report and College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC.

Predicted Order of Finish

Fairfield (14-4) Siena (13-5) St.Peter’s (11-7) Iona (10-8) Niagara (9-9) Loyola (MD) (8-10) Canisius (7-11) Manhattan (7-11) Rider (6-12) Marist (5-13)

All Conference Team

Derek Needham (G) – Fairfield Ryan Rossiter (F) – Siena Wesley Jenkins (G) – St.Peter’s Scott Machado (G) –  Iona Julius Coles (G) – Canisius

Top Newcomer

Mike Glover (F) – Iona. Glover,  a 6’7 transfer from Seton Hall is eligible at Iona this season and is the newcomer pick here. He’ll certainly get the opportunity to excel as the Gaels need steady contributions up front.

Averaging 16.4 points per [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/21/rtc-conference-primers-16-maac/feed/ 0 2009-10 Conference Primers: #15 – MAAC http://rushthecourt.net/2009/10/22/2009-10-conference-primers-15-maac/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/10/22/2009-10-conference-primers-15-maac/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:49 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=11941

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC conferences.   Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Siena                15-3 Niagara            14-4 Rider                13-5 Fairfield           12-6 St.Peter’s          10-8 Manhattan        9-9 Iona                  8-10 Loyola              7-11 Canisius           6-12 Marist             4-14

All-Conference:

Ryan Thompson (G/F), 6’6 Sr., Rider Ronald Moore (G), 6’0 Sr., Siena Tyrone Lewis (G), 5’11 Sr., Niagara Edwin Ubiles (G/F), 6’6 Sr. , Siena Ryan Rossiter (C), 6’9 Jr., Siena

6th Man: Owen Wignot (F), 6’6 So., Siena

Impact Newcomer: Rico Pickett (G), 6’4 Jr., Manhattan

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