Aaron Bracy

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 31, 2025 PHILADELPHIA–Saint Joseph's Billy Lange was sorry for the first-half technical he received. The whiteboard he smashed at halftime? Not so much. Incensed with UMass's 14 offensive rebounds in the opening 20 minutes, Lange burst into the home locker room, wrote 14 on the whiteboard, and then slammed it into the … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s gets halftime message from broken whiteboard in win over UMass  

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 31, 2024 The Atlantic 10 Conference is losing charter member UMass next season, as the Minutemen followed the football trail to the Mid-American Conference. The departure leaves the A-10 with 14 teams for the 2025–26 season. Will the conference replace the Minutemen? Or even add more teams? That was one of several … [Read more...] about Commissioner Bernadette McGlade: Atlantic 10 Conference is not looking to expand but is open to it

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 28, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph’s coach Billy Lange has a message to anyone and everyone about the Atlantic 10 Conference: Don’t call it a mid-major league. Lange’s Hawks wrapped up nonconference play with a solid 76-58 victory over Delaware State on Saturday at Hagan Arena, winning for the third straight contest … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s Billy Lange on the Atlantic 10: ‘It’s not a mid-major league’

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 22, 2024 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 16-22. 5 Big 5 Stars of the Week 1) Elijah Gray, … [Read more...] about Big 5 Weekly Roundup, December 16-22: Temple’s Elijah Gray is the Big 5 Player of the Week after lifting Owls to 2,000th career victory

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 21, 2024 PHILADELPHIA--Derek Simpson flashed into the passing lane, defending just as advertised after transferring from Rutgers to Hawk Hill last spring. He burst up the court after intercepting a Virginia Tech pass, speeding ahead of everyone just as he did about a month ago on the same court against Penn.  Against … [Read more...] about Derek Simpson’s all-around impressive play helps Saint Joseph’s rout Virginia Tech