By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Carrier Dome at 900 Irving Avenue in Syracuse, New York is the site as Tom Parrotta and his Canisius College Golden Griffins (1-0) pay a visit to Jim Boeheim and his No. 10 Syracuse Orange (1-0). Plot: It's the Metro-Atlantic Conference versus the Big East Conference. Both teams are coming off season-opening wins at home, Friday night. … [Read more...] about Canisius-Syracuse: Tale of the Tape
NCAA
Pre-Season Countdown | #3 Pittsburgh
2009-10 Result: 25-9 (13-5 Big East) lost to Xavier, 71-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Coach: Jamie Dixon 188-54 in seven seasons with Pittsburgh. Sixteen Panthers have gone on to the National Basketball Association. Current players include DeJuan Blair, Aaron Gray and Sam Young. The Panthers have earned 22 invitations to the NCAA tournament making the … [Read more...] about Pre-Season Countdown | #3 Pittsburgh
Pre-Season Countdown | #5 Villanova
2009-10 Result: 25-8 (13-5 Big East) lost to St. Mary's, 75-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Coach Jay Wright: 325-184 in 16 seasons (203-99 in nine campaigns with the Wildcats). Thirty-eight Wildcats have graduated to the National Basketball Association with current players including Malik Allen, Dante Cunningham, Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry. Villanova has … [Read more...] about Pre-Season Countdown | #5 Villanova
College Sports and Balanced Excellence
by Wally What schools in the NCAA have displayed balanced excellence over the past 5 years? Well, it's actually pretty rare for Div 1 schools to be good in both "Glamor sports" (football and hoops) at the same time. In fact, it's extremely rare over the recent past. The actual question was "Which schools have finished in the AP Top 25 in both sports at least 3 times … [Read more...] about College Sports and Balanced Excellence
Pre-Season Countdown | #19 Dayton
2009-10 Result: 25-12 (8-8 in the Atlantic 10) beat North Carolina 79-68 for the NIT Championship Coach: Brian Gregory 149-79 in eight seasons at Dayton. Sixteen Flyers have graduated to the National Basketball Association. Dayton has earned 14 invitations to the NCAA Tournament including an appearance in the 1967 National Championship game, an Elite Eight showing in … [Read more...] about Pre-Season Countdown | #19 Dayton