By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN -- For a few fleeting moments it looked as if the Saint Louis Billikens would let another slip away. A nine-point halftime lead evaporated in less than eight minutes, and SLU's opponent, the George Mason Patriots, had momentum. Then Marcus Bartley and Davell Roby scored the next 15, and Saint Louis went on to an 83-78 victory over George Mason in … [Read more...] about Bartley, Roby key Saint Louis victory
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Xavier’s Chris Mack Named National Coach of the Year by U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI – Xavier University seventh-year head coach Chris Mack has been selected the winner of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Henry Iba Award for National Coach of the Year. Mack, a 1992 Xavier graduate and former two-time team captain, is the first coach in school history to win national coach of the year honors. The Henry Iba … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Chris Mack Named National Coach of the Year by U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Bembry named A-10 Player of the Year
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Saint Joseph’s junior DeAndre' Bembry has been named the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and senior Isaiah Miles has been named the winner of the Chris Daniels Most Improved Player Award, as announced today by the Atlantic 10. The awards were chosen in a voting of the league’s head coaches. Bembry also earned … [Read more...] about Bembry named A-10 Player of the Year
Bembry named one of five finalists for Erving Small Forward Award
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com SPRINGFIELD, MASS. - Saint Joseph’s junior DeAndre' Bembry has been named one of five finalists for the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, as announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named after Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its second year recognizes the top small … [Read more...] about Bembry named one of five finalists for Erving Small Forward Award
Big East: Conference tournament preview
By PAUL GOTHAM Villanova looks for its second straight Big East title. The Wildcats defeated Xavier in last year's final. Xavier and Providence handed the Wildcats their only conference losses of the season. Providence won the 2014 title. Butler, Villanova and Providence all bring three-game win streaks with them to Madison Square Garden - the Big East's … [Read more...] about Big East: Conference tournament preview