Aaron Bracy

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com January 11, 2025 PHILADELPHIA – When you looked at Saint Joseph’s on paper in the preseason, this is what you saw. Erik Reynolds II scoring and draining three-pointers. Xzayvier Brown brilliantly running the point, scoring, dishing, shooting. Rasheer Fleming being a force inside and outside. Derek Simpson, using his … [Read more...] about Aggressive mentality leads Saint Joseph’s to dominating victory over Loyola Chicago

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com January 8, 2025 VILLANOVA, Pa. – With seven minutes left in the first half, Jhamir Brickus looked one way and threw another, dropping a perfectly placed dime to Kris Parker, who took one dribble and dunked it home. A few minutes later, Tyler Perkins found Parker on a fastbreak for a basket, then hit Wooga Poplar for a … [Read more...] about Supporting cast stars in Villanova’s defeat of No. 9 UConn; Plus, a roundup of Big 5 Wednesday games

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com January 6, 2025 It was another exciting week of basketball in the Big 5, with some outstanding performances both individually and as a team. There also were some disappointments and setbacks, as we detail below. Let’s take a look back at the games played between December 31-January 4. 5 Big 5 Stars of the Week 1) Wooga Poplar, … [Read more...] about Big 5 Weekly Roundup, December 31-January 4: Villanova’s Wooga Poplar is the Big5Hoops.com Player of the Week after helping Wildcats to victories over Butler and DePaul

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com January 4, 2025 VILLANOVA, Pa. – Let’s get this out of the way right at the top: DePaul is probably going to finish near the bottom in the Big East. First-year coach Chris Holtmann has reinvigorated the program with energy and better talent, but the Blue Demons have a long way to go. Let’s also mention this: Seton Hall is … [Read more...] about Villanova is impressive in defeating DePaul and now faces big tests this week

Also, long range struggles doom Saint Joseph’s in loss at St. Louis By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com January 4, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Things didn’t look great for Temple. The Owls trailed Wichita State by four points with 8 minutes, 15 seconds remaining on Friday night at the Liacouras Center. Two potential starters, Lynn Greer III and Jameel Brown, were in … [Read more...] about Late run helps Temple open American Athletic Conference play with a win over Wichita State