Courtesy of MAACSports.com ALBANY, NY – After the Iona College Gaels Women’s Basketball Team won the championship earlier in the day, the Iona College Gaels Men’s Basketball Team defeated Monmouth University 79-76 in the men’s championship final. This marks the first time since Manhattan College in 2003 that one institution has won both the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball … [Read more...] about Iona takes MAAC title
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Atlantic 10: Conference tournament preview
By PAUL GOTHAM Dayton and VCU closed the regular season with an overtime game that wasn't decided until a final second 3-point attempt missed the target. The Atlantic 10 tournament figures to hold just as much drama. St. Bonaventure shared the conference title with Dayton and VCU. With five straight wins, Bona has the A-10's longest streak. Fordham follows with … [Read more...] about Atlantic 10: Conference tournament preview
MAAC Championship preview: Monmouth vs. Iona
By PAUL GOTHAM Old guard meets new guard when the No. 2-seed Iona Gaels (21-10/16-4) and No. 1-seed Monmouth Hawks (27-6/17-3) tip off for the 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship Monday night at the Times Union Center. Iona has won a MAAC-record eight championships while Monmouth, which won its first regular-season title this season, goes for its … [Read more...] about MAAC Championship preview: Monmouth vs. Iona
Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett named USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI --- Xavier University sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett has been named as a USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American. Bluiett, the leading scorer for the No. 5 team in the nation, was named to the BIG EAST Conference First Team on Sunday. Bluiett is the first Musketeer to earn a major All-America honor since Tu Holloway for the 2011-12 … [Read more...] about Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett named USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American
Xavier sophomore J.P. Macura wins Big East Sixth Man Award
Courtesy of GoXavier.com NEW YORK --- Xavier University sophomore J.P. Macura has been voted as the BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man Award winner by a vote of the league’s head coaches. Macura has averaged 11.4 ppg. over the last 11 games on 48.8 percent (42-of-86) shooting from the field, including 38.5 percent (15-of-39) from 3-point territory. Macura, who has raised his … [Read more...] about Xavier sophomore J.P. Macura wins Big East Sixth Man Award