Davidson's Chris Czerapowicz Tipping off Northampton could have a connection to the NCAA Tournament if Davidson can beat Charleston tonight. Wildcat guard Chris Czerapowicz is the son of former Northampton star Dan Czerapowicz. Chris Czerapowicz grew up in sweden where his dad played professionally and settled down after playing. Links Is Liberty the worst team to ever earn an automatic bid? Bubble Games of the Day Who to root for if you want your bubble team to make the field of 64. None today.
Dancer No. 1 Tipping off When I was in Olean a few weeks back, St. Bonaventure had adopted the Beastie Boys "No Sleep til Brookyn" title as its slogan in reference to the Atlantic 10 Tournament's move to the Barclays Center. It was on posters and banners and even on the press passes. Not making it to Brooklyn never really seemed like a possibility even heading into Saturday's must win at the Reilly Center against Fordham. Of course the Atlantic 10's defending champs would
I love big heads Tipping off I originally wrote this for my college hoop notes column that ran on Christmas. But with the Big East football schools set to call themselves America One or American 12, I'm reintroducing a better idea. Considering this is all about money anyway, the league should sell its name to the highest bidder. Logical progression tells us that somewhere down the line, there’s going to be a conference named after a sponsor. At every realignment, leagues move further from
SI Photo Upsetting OK State may have put Iowa State into the field. Tipping off All right, we're transitioning from Week Guide Season into Day Guide Season. These will be especially UMass-centered as long as that seems relevant. If you're new to this, welcome. The Day Guide features links to good stories, predictions, wisecracks etc. It'll run (almost) every day that there are either conference tournament or NCAA games. Links USA Today looks at the bubble featuring UMass USA Today Bracketology - UMass is among
By MATT VAUTOUR
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Anton Beard, a 6-foot-1, point guard from Little Rock, AR who is a high school junior, will visit UMass tonight and will be on campus for the Butler game (Thursday 7 p.m. Mullins Center). Beard, a quick lefty, was rated a four star by Rivals and a three star by ESPN. His skillset could make him a natural replacement for Chaz Williams if he chooses the Minutemen. ESPN’s evaluation of him includes the following: “Beard is a very complete point guard who can score in
This is going to become an almost daily feature for the rest of the season/as long as its relevant. This will be folded into the Day Guide when it launches (probably later this week). The idea is, I'm going to look at all the games in Division I and list the ones that affect the bubble and/or UMass' place in it and tell you what result will help the Minutemen's chances. Worth noting too: UMass is still on the bubble. As long as the Minutemen
This is going to become an almost daily feature for the rest of the season/as long as its relevant. This will be folded into the Day Guide when it launches (probably later this week). The idea is, I'm going to look at all the games in Division I and list the ones that affect the bubble and/or UMass' place in it and tell you what result will help the Minutemen's chances. Worth noting too: UMass is still on the bubble. As long as the Minutemen
This is going to become an almost daily feature for the rest of the season/as long as its relevant. This will be folded into the Day Guide when it launches (probably later this week). The idea is, I'm going to look at all the games in Division I and list the ones that affect the bubble and/or UMass' place in it and tell you what result will help the Minutemen's chances. Worth noting too: UMass is still on the bubble. As long as the Minutemen
Tipping off Last week guide of the year as we'll switch to the Day Guide next week. In fact I might even start it later this week if I'm feeling ambitious with the start of small conference tournaments. I'm fascinated to see who the bottom of the Atlantic 10 standings play out. How's going to be the fourth team not to make it to Brooklyn? Charlotte, which at one point was in top 25 consideration? Dayton, a perennial power in the conference? Top 25 1.
Without looking at all of the tie-breaker scenarios yet - too many things that will still be determined by games left to be played- this is a look at the Atlantic 10 potential tournament seeding with a week of regular season to go. I'll update this after each day of conference games. This much is certain: It will take at least 12 wins to win the league's regular season title. If Saint Louis wins either of its last two games, the Billikens will clinch the
