Compiled by Paul Gotham Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming freshmen of the MAAC with a look at the first-year players of the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Griffs finished 21-13 (14-6 MAAC) and fell in the first round of the 2014 CIT Tournament. Jim Baron and his staff welcome four true freshmen to campus: Jan Grzelinski, Isaiah Gurley, Raven Owen … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Canisius Golden Griffins 2014-15
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Lehigh’s Kempton looks to add to his role
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh’s Tim Kempton might look less traditional this year. That’s if all goes to according to head coach Dr. Brett Reed’s plan. Kempton, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, made his living a season ago with his back-to-the-basket game and pick-and-roll combinations. If the Mountainhawks are to challenge for the PL title, they … [Read more...] about Lehigh’s Kempton looks to add to his role
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Fairfield Stags 2014-15
Compiled by Paul Gotham Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming freshmen of the MAAC with a look at the first-year players of the Fairfield Stags. The Stags went 7-25 (4-16 MAAC) and fell to St. Peter's in the first round of the 2014 MAAC Tournament. Sydney Johnson and his staff welcome four freshmen to campus: Kevin Degnan, Jared Harper, Tyler Nelson and … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Fairfield Stags 2014-15
Langel, Colgate and the fragile game
By Paul Gotham BETHLEHEM, PA. -- You’ll have to forgive Colgate Raiders head coach Matt Langel if he accentuates the precious nature of a basketball game. After all 2013-14 is fresh on the mind of the fourth-year coach - a season when his Raiders dropped 11 of 12 Patriot League games by single digits. Three of those setbacks were of single-possession nature and another came … [Read more...] about Langel, Colgate and the fragile game
A Year in the Life of Marc Gasol
(This piece originally ran on The High Screen on Oct. 15, 2014) By: Joe Mags Somewhere between upsetting the San Antonio Spurs as a no. 8 seed in 2011 and nearly taking down league MVP Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder this past spring, the Grit and Grind-era of Memphis Grizzlies basketball sealed its fate as a critically-acclaimed team. (Let Mr. Simmons … [Read more...] about A Year in the Life of Marc Gasol