By Ronak Patel There are many things that make college basketball this time appealing: from the buzzer-beaters to the bracket filling by people across the country. The three weekends that begin in mid to late March that filters into the first weekend of April can be exhilarating, joyous, heart-breaking, dramatic and so many words one can Google or look up on … [Read more...] about Why I love College Basketball
Derek Needham
Derek Needham, A.J. English, Jordan Latham and the MAAC Press Break
All that is good with Metro Atlantic Athletic men's basketball. Needham and English grab weekly honors Derek Needham scored a game-high 24 points, including the game-winning three pointer with 16 seconds remaining, to defeat Saint Joseph's University on the road. It was Fairfield's first win over Saint Joseph's since the 1977-78 season. After hitting the shot to give … [Read more...] about Derek Needham, A.J. English, Jordan Latham and the MAAC Press Break
Fairfield knocks off UW-Milwaukee, 62-46
Courtesy of FairfieldStags.com. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Derek Needham scored a team-high 13 points while Amadou Sidibe just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds to lift the Fairfield University men's basketball team to a 62-46 win over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Webster Bank Arena. Six lead changes and a pair of ties were part of the first … [Read more...] about Fairfield knocks off UW-Milwaukee, 62-46
Derek Needham, Marcus Gilbert and the MAAC Press Break
All the comings and goings of Metro Atlantic Athletic men's basketball. Fairfield sweeps weekly honors Derek Needham averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 assists per game as the Stags posted a 1-1 record last week. He started the week with a 29-point performance against DePaul University, making 11 of 16 shots from the floor and four of eight from three-point range. He recorded … [Read more...] about Derek Needham, Marcus Gilbert and the MAAC Press Break
Needham and Sanders lead Fairfield past Canisius, 68-59
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- Two teams handed opposing pre-season expectations. One looking to the post-season. The other rebuilding. Thirty minutes on the hardwood clouded the difference. Derek Needham and Rakim Sanders led the way as the Fairfield Stags fought off a game Canisius Golden Griffin squad, 68-59 in MAAC action at the Koessler Athletic Center, … [Read more...] about Needham and Sanders lead Fairfield past Canisius, 68-59