Tuesday Preview: Dragons continue their road trip at Illinois St.

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What: Drexel Dragons (0-1) at Illinois St. Redbirds (0-1) When: 8 p.m., Tuesday Where: Redbird Arena, Norman TV/Radio: TCN and ESPN3/drexeldragons.com – By KEVIN ROSSI Philahoops Staff @kevin_rossi – Bruiser Flint isn’t worried about dropping the first game of the season, so neither should you. Throughout his coaching career, undefeated starts have been anything but commonplace. […]

First Lunardi bracket has Villanova, La Salle, and Drexel in NCAAs

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By KEVIN ROSSI Philahoops Staff @kevin_rossi – Well, it’s never too early to start looking at those beloved NCAA tournament brackets. Sure, it’s only November and March Madness is still months away, but why wait for the madness when you can have it today? ESPN’s  resident bracketologist Joe Lunardi (aka “Joey Brackets”) released his first prediction of […]

Drexel big men look to take major leap forward

Bruiser Flint is looking for Kaz Abif (center) to have a strong year as a junior. (Philahoops file)

By KEVIN ROSSI Philahoops Staff @kevin_rossi – There are no excuses this year for the Drexel big men. Although the team made no excuses last year, some observers were quick to look at the graduation of 1,000-point, 1,000-rebound team leader Samme Givens as the reason for their struggles on the interior. The Dragons lost Daryl […]

ESPN’s Bilas a believer in Drexel, GameDay at the Palestra, and expectations for Temple, Villanova, and La Salle

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By KEVIN ROSSI Philahoops Staff @kevin_rossi – If Drexel Dragons fans needed any sort of validation for their quiet confidence heading into the 2013-14 season, then they certainly got it today from a widely respected – and, of course, the trillest – college basketball analyst. Holding a conference call with journalists nation-wide this afternoon, ESPN’s Jay Bilas admitted […]