This March means more to Steve Pikiell than almost anyone else

0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/2/2016

In a few weeks, the college basketball community will be focused on Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Bill Self, John Calipari, and the other leaders of big-name programs. This week — this fortnight, really — belongs more to the coaches we don’t pay that much attention to during the season. They’re the coaches who — if […]

PATRICK DODSON/GAZETTE PHOTOGRAPHER UAlbany’s Peter Hooley (12) shoots a buzzer beater three pointer to beat Stony Brook in the America East championship game at University at Albany’s SEFCU Arena on Saturday, March 14, 2015.

There’s a huge game Wednesday night… followed by Duke-UNC

0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/16/2016

Is it an embellishment to say that a huge game exists on the Wednesday-night schedule in college hoops… and that oh, by the way, there’s also Duke and North Carolina on your television? Sure. Is it wrong to say that the America East clash between the Stony Brook Seawolves and the Albany Great Danes is […]

America East Conference Preview

0 comments by Steve Fetch on 8/12/2015

Albany has had one of the best home court advantages in college basketball over the last two years, but not for the reason you might expect. The Great Danes I’m sure have a great crowd and passionate fan base, but their biggest advantage comes in the form of Albany getting to host the preliminary rounds […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 03: Norman Powell #4 of the UCLA Bruins talkes with Head coach Steve Alford as he is taken out of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Pauley Pavilion on December 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won 73-45. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

NCAA Tournament: 10 Things You Need To Know Before You Make That Sexy Upset Pick

0 comments by Matt Zemek on 3/17/2015

It’s not duck season. It’s not rabbit season. Sorry, Daffy and Bugs. It’s bracket season. You want to be that person in the office pool or the online bracket contest who nails the big upset pick. Here’s a guide, and remember this about guides — they reveal a general path, not so much a specific […]

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