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By AARON BRACY March 8, 2024 Big5Hoops.com In 1977, zero Big 5 teams made the NCAA tournament. It wasn’t until last year that it happened again where neither La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph’s, Temple or Villanova were in the Big Dance. Hello, March Sadness. Might it happen again? For a second straight season? The Big 5’s hopes rest largely, not surprisingly, on … [Read more...] about March 8 Column: March Sadness again for Big 5?
By AARON BRACY March 6, 2024 Big5Hoops.com NEWARK, N.J. – It all comes down to Saturday for Villanova. The Wildcats have played 72,000 seconds of basketball in a season that started exactly four months ago. They have spent countless hours in the gym practicing, in the weight room lifting, in the film room watching. There have been bus rides and plane rides and walks … [Read more...] about After loss to Seton Hall, Saturday now looms large for Villanova’s NCAA hopes
By AARON BRACY March 3, 2024 Big5Hoops.com All six Big 5 teams were in action on Saturday. I was at Hagan Arena, where Saint Joseph’s defeated Fordham. But I was following the action of the entire city throughout the day. Here’s a look at what happened on Saturday, and the implications of it all. Villanova 71, Providence 60 The Wildcats continued their impressive … [Read more...] about Saturday roundup: Villanova moves into NCAA field; St. Joe’s, La Salle, Drexel, Penn win
By AARON BRACY Big5Hoops.com March 1, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Inside Drexel’s locker room hangs a sign that reads: Sometimes you, sometimes me, always us What a beautiful message and a perfect one for this Dragons men’s basketball team. Coach Zach Spiker’s club put on another display of balanced basketball in Thursday night’s workmanlike 90-86 victory over gritty, … [Read more...] about March 1 Column: Depth, talent and balance help Drexel clinch top-4 seed in CAA tourney
By AARON BRACY February 27, 2024 Big5Hoops.com VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova will excitedly take the practice court next with a simple mindset: Get better. It’s a cliche, yes, but it has been coach Kyle Neptune’s consistent message all season, through all of the ups and downs. And it’s working. The Wildcats are getting better, the latest example their … [Read more...] about Improving Villanova blocks out NCAA talk in rout of Georgetown
