By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- La Salle's Explorers managed to keep in check the first two scoring options of the UMass Minutemen. It was a different threat in the UMass attack which nearly made the difference. Jordan Price led three in double figures as the No. 9-seed Explorers outlasted the No. 8-seed Minutemen, 76-69 and advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. Price netted a … [Read more...] about La Salle escapes Donte’s inferno
VCU Rams
Posley does it again; Bonnies topple No. 18 VCU
By Paul Gotham OLEAN, N.Y. -- Who says lightning can't strike twice. For the second time in as many games Marcus Posley beat the buzzer as the St. Bonaventure Bonnies downed the No. 18 Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, 73-71 in Atlantic 10 action at the Reilly Center, Saturday afternoon. Posley's scoop shot high off the glass helped the Bonnies fend off a … [Read more...] about Posley does it again; Bonnies topple No. 18 VCU
VCU and the countdown to Havoc
By Paul Gotham Shaka Smart likes Mark Twain references. Virginia Commonwealth’s fifth-year coach may want to add this one to the repertoire: “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.” The facts are that VCU led the nation with more than 11 steals a game last season and forced nearly 18 turnovers per contest. The distortion is what … [Read more...] about VCU and the countdown to Havoc
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: VCU Rams 2014-15
Compiled by Paul Gotham Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Virginia Commonwealth Rams. The Rams went 26-9 (12-4 A-10) and fell to Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Shaka Smart and his staff welcome four freshmen to campus: Terry Larrier, Justin Tillman, … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: VCU Rams 2014-15
Shaka Smart and VCU becoming household names
By Ryan Lazo RICHMOND — It was just four years ago Virginia Commonwealth University found themselves in the crosshairs of a nation and national media who deemed their inclusion into the NCAA Tournament as unbecoming. After all, these Rams had earned just a No. 4 seed into the Colonial Athletic Association Conference Tournament before losing in the championship game to Old … [Read more...] about Shaka Smart and VCU becoming household names