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Covering Philly College Basketball
By AARON BRACY January 12, 2024 Big5Hoops.com VILLANOVA, Pa – It feels like a make. Every time. Every single time. That’s the mentality of Villanova guard Brendan Hausen. It’s a shooter’s mentality, one bred with hard work and confidence. Hausen was feeling it in the first half of Friday night’s easy 94-69 victory over DePaul, burying … [Read more...] about Hausen shoots Villanova past DePaul
By AARON BRACY January 12, 2024 Big5Hoop.scom I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve last Saturday night. On Sunday, the presents wouldn’t be under the tree; rather, they would be on a court, around a concourse and felt deeply in my soul. I was headed back to the Palestra. A special place – for me, and for so many. My heart swelled, my face lit up and my world was … [Read more...] about Jan. 12 Column: Return to Palestra is special
By AARON BRACY January 7, 2024 Big5Hoops.com PHILADELPHIA – Phil Martelli was back on the sideline, back leading a team at the Palestra, and feeling right at home. In his city. In his element. In his gym. Martelli, the longtime Saint Joseph’s coach now working as Juwan Howard’s top assistant at Michigan, was tabbed by Howard on Sunday morning to take the … [Read more...] about No place like home for Martelli in Palestra return
By AARON BRACY January 6, 2024 Big5Hoops.com VILLANOVA, Pa. – Sometimes, the answers are simple. There are statistics. Explanations. Analysis. More statistics. More explanations. More analysis. Sometimes, though, it’s simple. You don’t need any of that stuff. Your eyes tell you everything you need to know: One team is just better than the other. That … [Read more...] about St. John’s, quite simply, better than Villanova Saturday
By AARON BRACY January 5, 2024 Big5Hoops.com Donald Hunt is an ideas guy. Hunt, a longtime Philadelphia sportswriter, thought big in 2008 when he wrote in his column at The Philadelphia Tribune that Wilt Chamberlain deserved to be on a US postal stamp. Six years later, Chamberlain became the first NBA player to have a stamp made in his honor. “People should … [Read more...] about Jan. 5 Column: A mural for Temple’s Chaney sounds beautiful
