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KINGSTON, R.I. — Two seasons ago, Mike Magpayo’s UC Riverside team sat at 3-8 in Big West play before ripping off four wins in a row and seven of the last nine to finish 10-10 in conference play. Three thousand miles east, Magpayo is trying to pull off that same trick in his first season […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
No matter who stands as head coach of VCU’s storied men’s basketball program, the title always comes with one certainty: expectations. It’s a weight that first-year Rams head coach Phil Martelli Jr. was willing to bear when he first took the job in March 2025 after leading Bryant to the NCAA Tournament. “VCU and especially […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
ALBANY, N.Y. – Every time Quinnipiac wins a game, head coach Tom Pecora gives out two hard hats and a pair of gloves to three different Bobcat players to emphasize the hard, blue-collar work that it takes to win a game. On Friday, all three went to sophomore big man Spence Wewe. “I think that’s […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Bryan Hodgson was gobsmacked by messages when he accepted the South Florida head coaching job in March 2025. But one stuck with him more than the others. It didn’t come from a family member, a friend in the industry, or a former player. Instead, it came from a student at USF. “Congratulations, but I hope […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
As mentioned on Twitter, I’m heading to the Olympics in Italy on Thursday to watch my little cousin compete. His name is Atle Lie McGrath. He’s an alpine ski racer and the current favorite to win the slalom. As such, don’t expect any AmEast content from me until I return to recap Saturday, Feb. 21’s […]
27 days ago | 1 read
More than midway through conference play with March fast approaching we need your help to decide our men’s player of week for Feb. 2-8 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week 13 of the college basketball season. Collin Parker […]
27 days ago | 1 read
This week had one of the strongest groups of performances all season. The group of six finalists for women’s player of the week compiled several career-highs and wrote their names in the program record books. The nominees are the following: Meghan Andersen (Fairfield), LaReesha Cawthorn (Tennessee Tech), Erin Condron (UC San Diego), Timaya Lewis-Eutsey (Marshall), […]
27 days ago | 1 read
March is fastly approaching and while there has been some movement in the league standings, Wright State and Oakland have been solid in the top two spots for weeks. While neither team will play in a marquee matchup this week, their games will be intriguing for other reasons. There are plenty of chances for chaotic […]
28 days ago | 1 read
In a week which featured games in just two days, the upsets and chaos could not be stopped in the Horizon League. From a red-hot Cleveland State beating another top team in the league then losing to the last-place team, to the league-leaders falling on the road at the hands of Robert Morris, which is […]
29 days ago | 1 read
The Santa Clara men’s basketball team is in sole possession of first place in the WCC. The Broncos are 21-5 this season and 12-1 in the conference with a half-game lead over Gonzaga and 1.5 games ahead of Saint Mary’s. They moved up five spots in this week’s Other Top 25 from No. 10 to […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
The Rhode Island and Richmond women’s basketball teams are a combined 41-6 this season and 22-1 in the Atlantic 10. The only loss there was when the Rams knocked off the Spiders 73-61 back on Dec. 30. The two are Nos. 1 and 2 in this week’s Other Top 25 for a second straight week. […]
29 days ago | 1 read
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Iona decided that it couldn’t afford to waste a few seconds bringing up the ball down by nine points in the final two minutes against Mount St. Mary’s. Lamin Sabally rolled the ball in to CJ Anthony, but A.K. Kebe was lurking and dove for it to force a tie-up right […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
AJ Levine had never defeated Princeton. None of his Penn teammates had ever defeated Princeton. None of his Penn teammates had a teammate who ever defeated Princeton during their time at Penn. Dalen Davis had never lost to Penn. None of his teammates during his career at Princeton had ever lost to Penn. With the […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Hofstra Pride head coach Craig “Speedy” Claxton started his team’s postgame press conference on Saturday with a wide smile and simple, six-word reminder. “It is great to be healthy,” he said. Throughout a recent spate of injuries that caused a negative trickle-down effect with defining roles throughout the Pride’s roster and which […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Being a first-year head coach in today’s college basketball is extremely hard. Often, you have to put together a staff instantly, then a roster within a few weeks by sifting through thousands of players, and then build camaraderie for a group that has never met each other. But not for Jon Perry. Navy didn’t have […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Like most of this season’s parity-filled Coastal Athletic Association, the most consistent thing about the Hofstra Pride has been its inconsistency. Right after winning eight straight games, Hofstra (15-9, 6-5 CAA) lost its next five contests, but it has now started another winning streak as the Pride is getting healthy again. That […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Saint Peter’s fell out of first place in the MAAC with a loss to then-last place Rider on Sunday. The Peacocks were determined to not let it spiral out of control. Bashir Mason’s team bounced back on Thursday night with an 80-75 win over Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium, improving to 10-3 in […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — It was a game that had everything you could want in a college basketball game…physical play, toughness, dunks, blocks, crowd excitement and a palpable energy gave it the feeling of a big-time matchup from start-to-finish. Despite not having the lead for 36 minutes, East Tennessee State took a page out of Furman’s […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Author’s Note: I meant to post this before the second half tipped off on Thursday night, but my wifi crashed on Wednesday night, so I had to delay until I fixed that mess. Apologies, but cut me some slack — I only spend a million hours per year on this stupid low-major league. We’re at […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The 2025-26 academic year will likely be the last that the MAAC will be known by the four-letter acronym that has been its identity for all 46 years of its existence. In an interview with Mid-Major Madness at the Saint Peter’s-Manhattan men’s basketball game on Thursday night, conference Commissioner Travis Tellitocci gave […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Western Athletic Conference, which, for those who aren’t in the loop, is merging with the ASUN this summer, is making the wrong kind of headlines ahead of such a move. The league, which has just seven teams competing this season in each of men’s and women’s basketball, is currently in a civil dispute with […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Thursday, Feb. 5 Vermont @ Maine (6 PM ET, ESPN+) Maine hung around with Vermont at Patrick in the first meeting, but the Catamounts were missing both TJ Long and Noah Barnett. While both will be healthy for the second meeting, the Black Bears will also have Mekhi Gray back for this game. Lucas Mari […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The past week featured several outstanding performances, including a pair of buzzer-beating game winners, a triple-double with blocks, numerous double-doubles, an 8-for-10 shooting performance from deep and a freshman tearing up the scoreboard. The nominees are Filipa Barros from California Baptist, Southern Utah’s Brooklyn Fely, Saniyah Glenn-Bello of Harvard, Northern Iowa’s Ryley Goebel, Nikola Priede of […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Midway through conference play with March fast approaching, we need your help to decide our men’s player of week for Jan. 26 – Feb. 1 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week 12 of the college basketball season. Jordan […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
While Horizon League games will only take place on Wednesday and Saturday this week, there is plenty to watch for each day. Red-hot Cleveland State, a nationally-televised game, middle-of-the-pack teams looking to ignite a late push and a battle of contenders to close the week headline another week of action. Below are five games people […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads