Philadelphia. College. Basketball.
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Staff @Aaron_Bracy I really love college basketball, especially in Philadelphia. But I bet you knew that already. Saturday’s thrilling 83-79 Creighton win over St. Joe’s was just the latest example of what makes the sport so enthralling. The passion. The energy. The tradition. The pageantry. I could go on – and […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Staff @Aaron_Bracy As Doug McDermott proved, you can’t hold greatness down forever. St. Joe’s clamped down on the Creighton star, who Hawks coach Phil Martelli called “the best player in college basketball,” for most of the night on Saturday. But when it mattered, McDermott came up with one of the more amazing three-point plays you […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Staff @Aaron_Bracy Creighton coach Greg McDermott and Blue Jays star senior Doug McDermott were glad to have a taste of what they’ll be getting playing in Northeast environments with their first season in the Big East Conference upon them. A return trip to Hagan Arena, though, might not be high […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Staff @Aaron_Bracy It is a dunk that nobody associated with Saint Joseph’s basketball will soon forget. Thanks to YouTube, they may never have to. Two years ago against Creighton at Hagan Arena, Ronald Roberts unleashed a slam so amazing that people still are talking about it. Even Roberts’ dad’s friends ask […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Columnist @Aaron_Bracy Regardless of the quality of the opponent – and, frankly, it wasn’t that high – there are a lot of positives to take from Saint Joseph’s 81-62 home-opening victory over Marist on Wednesday night. Foremost among them, for me, was observation the freshman DeAndre Bembry is legit. For the […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Columnist @Aaron_Bracy “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” – Vince Lombardi Before he even sat down at the microphone, I knew what Penn coach Jerome Allen was going to say after Saturday’s 78-73 season-opening loss to Temple in a Big 5 thriller at the Palestra. I’ve […]
By AARON BRACY Philahoops Columnist @Aaron_Bracy Langston Galloway and Ronald Roberts each had 21 points to lead Saint Joseph’s to a season-opening 74-64 victory over Vermont on Saturday night in Burlington, VT. The Hawks cruised to a 43-26 halftime lead but went stagnant in the second half, shooting 7-for-26 from the field and 0-for-4 from […]
