Aaron Bracy

By AARON BRACY June 13, 2026 Big5Hoops.com [Author's Note: This story also appears on the Bracy Sports Media Newsletter. Click HERE to read and subscribe for free to have my content delivered to your email inbox.] It was a drive to the basket that Matt Hodge had done thousands of times. This time, though, early in the second half against St. John’s this past … [Read more...] about INSIDE THE BIG 5: Will Villanova’s Tyler Perkins and Matt Hodge be ready for next season following surgeries?

By AARON BRACY May 30, 2026 Big5Hoops.com (Editor's Note: This story also appears on the Bracy Sports Media Newsletter. Click HERE to subscribe for free and have my content delivered to your email inbox.) A 6-foot-9 forward with a silky outside shooting touch, it was no surprise that TJ Power chose Duke over North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa, Notre Dame after a … [Read more...] about Inside the Big 5: Penn’s TJ Power on last season: ‘I felt smooth again’

By AARON BRACY May 7, 2026 Big5Hoops.com On January 3, 2026, Davidson defeated Saint Joseph’s at Hagan Arena. It was yet another loss for a Hawks program that had suffered many during a trying season. St. Joe’s lost its head coach just two months before the season, its leading scorer a month into the season, and now had dropped yet another game on the court. The … [Read more...] about Inside the Big 5: Steve Donahue, Saint Joseph’s look to build on “very gratifying” season

By AARON BRACY February 7, 2026 Big5Hoops.com PHILADELPHIA – On Friday night, TJ Power, AJ Levine, and the current Penn players joined many former Quakers in a celebration of former coach Fran Dunphy.  The evening was organized by Michael Fink, a Penn alum and special advisor to head coach Fran McCaffery. There, the former players did more than just celebrate … [Read more...] about Inside the Big 5 by Aaron Bracy: Motivational talk from Penn alumni help Quakers finally end skid vs. Princeton; Plus, a look at every Big 5 team

By AARON BRACY Big5Hoops.com February 4, 2026 PHILADELPHIA – Steve Donahue likes to come up with themes for a season. Until early January, however, there was not a theme for the Hawks. Donahue was trying to find his footing after a tumultuous few months that saw him suddenly elevated to head coach in September following Billy Lange’s surprise departure and then … [Read more...] about Inside Saint Joseph’s by Aaron Bracy: Hawks flying high by getting from ‘A to B’