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Checking In On… the NEC

rtmsf — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:45:25 +0000

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

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Looking Back

Quick Recap: Relatively quiet time lately with exams finishing up. As we look towards the new year, the expected contenders: Robert Morris, Central Connecticut and LIU, are on top … with a surprise. St. Francis (PA), which played eight home games to date, had both their NEC games in friendly confines and the Red Flash won both contests to join the aforementioned trio on top of the conference standings. Wagner and Quinnipiac, certain to be factors, lead the next group. All of this will begin to [...]

RTC Summer Updates: Northeast Conference

Brian Goodman — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:00:49 +0000

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 and final update comes courtesy of our NEC correspondent, Ray Floriani.

Summer Storylines

Monmouth Makes Noise – First came the hiring of King Rice to take over for Dave Calloway. Rice promises a significant upgrade, change in culture and return to winning ways for the New Jersey Shore-based school. To beef up its revenue stream, the university [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

Brian Goodman — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:29:21 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalk Talk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC.

(ed. note – this week’s check-in was penned before Friday night’s action.)

A Look Back

The week brought on the resumption of Northeast Conference play. Thursday saw the membership battling in conference meetings, which continue until late season.

Besides NEC play heating up again, there was a milestone to remember. Dave Bike of Sacred Heart won his 500th game, as the Pioneers downed Holy Cross 77-75 on January 2. Bike has [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

Brian Goodman — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:59:01 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalk Talk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC.

Close games and dramatic finishes are normally the order in the NEC. The first weekend of conference play provided just that and hinted that the conference race will be an interesting affair. Quinnipiac rallied from four down in the final minute at home to defeat Mount St.Mary’s. Bobcat junior James Johnson scored eight points in the final minute, including the game winner just before the buzzer. A few hours later, St. Francis (NY) came from four down to edge defending NEC champion Robert Morris [...]

Boom Goes The Dynamite: ESPN’s 24 Hours Of Hoops Marathon 2010

jstevrtc — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:56:59 +0000

PUT. THAT COFFEE. DOWN.

For the third year in a row, ESPN is bringing us what we consider one of the great television events on the sports television calendar, the 24 Hours of Hoops Marathon. That means that for the third year in a row, I’ll be live-blogging the whole thing from start to finish — and this year, we’re climbing this hoops blogger’s Everest without supplemental oxygen. That is to say…I’m going caffeine-free. More importantly, here is the schedule of games for this year’s marathon (all times Eastern):

12:00 midnight — Miami (FL) at Memphis (ESPN) 2:00 [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

rtmsf — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:23:25 +0000

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

LYNDHURST, NJ – Coaches talk about separation. The ability to get stops, score on your end and open a lead on an opponent. In the NEC race Robert Morris is starting to gain that separation. The race is not over with Quinnipiac just a game behind, but the Colonials, by virtue of a hot 9-1 January, are now on top of the NEC. Finishing in that spot would be a definite plus. The conference postseason tournament is at the higher seed’s home court throughout. [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

rtmsf — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:59:38 +0000

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

LYNDHURST, NJ – Conference play has began to heat up and a few points stand out. Mount St. Mary’s had a murderous non-league schedule. Maybe too murderous as an 0-3 start in NEC play was not expected in Emmitsburg. The Mount did get in the conference win column with a 69-65 victory at Sacred Heart on Saturday. Suddenly there is optimism at FDU as the Knights are 3-1 and the memory of a succession of pre-NEC defeats is now in the past. Here are [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

rtmsf — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:52:13 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the Northeast Conference.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Action was a bit on the light side with exam week. The following week will see the end of non-conference action as conference play heats up in earnest following New Year‘s Day.

Standings

The regularly scheduled tempo free breakdown, with gratitude to Basketball State.

Turnover rate is the amount of turnovers divided by total possessions. A mark of 20% or higher is excessive. Stands to reason as a 20% TO rate team is watching [...]

Checking in on the… NEC

rtmsf — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:21:49 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC Conferences.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The standings of the NEC, Monday January 12, as the race is starting to take shape.

Robert Morris 5-1 LIU 4-1 Central Ct. 3-2 Quinnipiac 3-2 Sacred Heart 3-3 Wagner 2-3 Mount St. Mary’s 2-3 St.Francis(NY) 2-3 Monmouth 2-3 FDU 2-4 St.Francis(PA) 1-4

This week’s NEC news & notes:

Still some tough times for FDU but junior guard Sean Baptiste was named NEC player of the week for a 25 ppg week that included 31 points against Seton Hall just before the new year. Baptiste continued his hot shooting netting 37 points, his season high, in a 72-68 win over Quinnipiac. Julian Boyd earned [...]