A weekly round-up of men’s basketball in the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. Glover named to Wooden Award pre-season Top 50 list LOS ANGELES, CA - Iona College men's basketball senior forward Mike Glover was tabbed on the Preseason Top 50 list for the John R. Wooden Award by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and announced on ESPN this afternoon. Chosen by a preseason … [Read more...] about MAAC Press Break
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A-10 Places Holloway, Nicholson on Wooden Award Watch List
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— Two Atlantic 10 men’s basketball players, St. Bonaventure senior Andrew Nicholson and Xavier senior Tu Holloway, were named to the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s Preseason Top 50 list for the prestigious John R. Wooden Award. The list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early … [Read more...] about A-10 Places Holloway, Nicholson on Wooden Award Watch List
Isreal Named Loyola Director Of Men¹s Basketball Operations
BALTIMORE – Former Loyola University Maryland standout Omari Isreal was named the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations today, Head Coach Jimmy Patsos announced. Isreal, who played two years at Loyola form 2006-2008, will handle many administrative responsibilities for the program such as travel and academic coordination. “We are very happy that Omari, a part of the … [Read more...] about Isreal Named Loyola Director Of Men¹s Basketball Operations
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
Loyola University Announces 2011-2012 Schedule
BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland men’s basketball will open its 2011-2012 season at Wake Forest and then play at 2011 Final Four participant Kentucky later in the season, Head Coach Jimmy Patsos announced today. The Greyhounds will take on the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Demon Deacons in Lawrence Joel Coliseum on Friday, November 11, in their first game of the season. … [Read more...] about Loyola University Announces 2011-2012 Schedule