Courtesy of USBWA ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association is pleased to announce that its annual Women's National Player of the Year Award from this moment forward will be named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Award. The award honors one of the all-time greats of the game. Meyers Drysdale was the first four-time All-American out of … [Read more...] about USBWA names women’s national Player of the Year in honor of Ann Meyers Drysdale
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Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four
By Paul Casey Gotham "There is. A house. In New Orleans. They cawlllllll the rising sun. And it's been. The ruin. Of many a poor boy. And God. I know. I'm one." Four remain. When the ball tips off Saturday night it will signal the beginning of the end. Sixty-four games have been contested. Three to go. This weekend brings together four regional champions whose means to an end … [Read more...] about Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four
The 2012 All-Casey Team
By Paul Casey Gotham In this season of honors, awards and All-Americans, I offer the All-Casey Team - a collection of players from the Atlantic 10, Metro-Atlantic Athletic, Big Ten, Horizon League, Missouri Valley, Mid-American, Atlantic Coast and even the Junior College ranks. To be eligible one has to have played at least one game with yours truly sitting court … [Read more...] about The 2012 All-Casey Team
Pat Carroll to be inducted into SJU Basketball Hall of Fame
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com. Former Saint Joseph's standout Pat Carroll will be inducted into the SJU Men's Basketball Hall of Fame at the school's 57th Annual Men's Basketball Awards Banquet on April 13, at Drexelbrook Catering (Drexel Hill, Pa.). The 2011-12 Hawks will also be honored that evening. Carroll, who starred for the Hawks from 2001-05, will be remembered as one … [Read more...] about Pat Carroll to be inducted into SJU Basketball Hall of Fame
UMass falls to Stanford in NIT semifinal, 74-64
Courtesy of UMassAthletics.com. NEW YORK - Chaz Williams scored a game-high 19 points but had his homecoming spoiled by Stanford as the Cardinal outlasted UMass 74-64 in the National Invitation Tournament Semifinal at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. The Minutemen took their first lead since early in the game with just over eight minutes to play, but … [Read more...] about UMass falls to Stanford in NIT semifinal, 74-64