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Covering Philly College Basketball
By AARON BRACY December 29, 2023 Big5Hoops.com This season already has had its share of thrills and spills for Philadelphia Big 5 teams. With nonconference play just about completed and conference games beginning in earnest next week, now is a great time to take a snapshot look at each team as they enter league play. DREXEL (7-6) Drexel and Villanova tip off in … [Read more...] about Dec. 29 Column: A snapshot look at Big 5 teams
By AARON BRACY December 28, 2023 Big5Hoops.com On campus at Saint Joseph’s University in the late 1990’s, Phil Martelli was not Coach Martelli. He was either just Phil, or Martelli the Magnificent. Not Carnac the Magnificent. Martelli the Magnificent. They made T-shirts and handed them out to the Student Section. It all came from a silly, but hilariously funny … [Read more...] about Hawk Talkers: Martelli a surprise guest with Krsolovic in Spaces
By AARON BRACY December 22, 2023 Big5Hoops.Com So much happened in Villanova’s thrilling 68-66 overtime win at No. 12 Creighton late on Wednesday night. Just as I was trying to digest it all – and we’ll get into it more down below – a TV talking head proclaimed that the victory over the Bluejays will boost the Wildcats’ NCAA chances after, and I’m paraphrasing, bad … [Read more...] about Dec. 22 Column: Villanova’s Big 5 defeats not ‘bad’ losses
By AARON BRACY December 15, 2023 Big5Hoops.com The smile. The enthusiasm. Those are two things that strike you when talking to Adam Fisher. Temple’s first-year men’s basketball coach tells you how much he loves his job. How much he loves the Owls. How much this all means to him. On his face, you can see it. In your heart, you can feel it. “Being here at … [Read more...] about Dec. 15 Column: Fisher happy, home at Temple
By AARON BRACY December 10, 2023 Big5Hoops.com Deep breath. In through the nose. Count to three. Out through the mouth. Slowly. Now repeat. OK, one more time. Ahh. I can breathe now. For 40 minutes on Sunday at Hagan Arena, though, it wasn’t easy to get much oxygen to my lungs. Because Saint Joseph’s and Princeton’s offenses were breathtaking. … [Read more...] about Electric offense leads St. Joe’s past Princeton
