By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Virginia Commonwealth University honed their defensive style in relative obscurity as they resided in the Colonial Athletic Association, but in their first season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Rams have taken Brooklyn by storm. In their 11th conference semifinal tournament game over the past 12 years, VCU never once panicked … [Read more...] about VCU’s Havoc Defense Pushes Rams Into A-10 Finals
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VCU’s Gambling Nature Leads Them Past Hawks
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Virginia Commonwealth University captured the eyes of the national media two years ago when as a one of the last four teams to enter the NCAA Tournament, they advanced all the way to the Final Four playing an unconventional style. It's a style they call havoc, a pressure defense that never relents and forces opponents to make mental mistakes … [Read more...] about VCU’s Gambling Nature Leads Them Past Hawks
Fordham comes Back to Defeat Princeton, 63-60
Courtesy of FordhamSports.com. Brooklyn, N.Y. - Pity the two games that follow today's Fordham-Princeton game at the Barclays Center as part of the BROOKLYN Hoops Winter Festival for they will have a hard time being as exciting as the Rams-Tigers matchup. Trailing by ten with 3:42 left, Fordham battled back to defeat Princeton, 63-60, thanks to a Brooklyn native who took … [Read more...] about Fordham comes Back to Defeat Princeton, 63-60
YES Network to broadcast 6 Fordham hoops games
NEW YORK —YES Network, the television home of the Yankees, will team with another Bronx institution for game broadcasts in 2012. YES will present six Fordham University men’s home basketball game broadcasts, including three key Atlantic 10 Conference matchups. Five games will emanate from the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium in the Bronx, while the other from the brand-new Barclays … [Read more...] about YES Network to broadcast 6 Fordham hoops games
Atlantic 10 Conference, Barclays Center Form Partnership; Bring A-10 Championship To Brooklyn
NEW YORK--The Atlantic 10 Conference announced that it has formed a five-year partnership with the Barclays Center to bring the A-10 men’s basketball tournament to Brooklyn and the new arena, beginning in 2013. The joint announcement was made Wednesday afternoon at the Barclays Center Showroom in Manhattan, N.Y. It will mark the first time the A-10 Championship, which sends … [Read more...] about Atlantic 10 Conference, Barclays Center Form Partnership; Bring A-10 Championship To Brooklyn