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Covering Philly College Basketball
By AARON BRACY March 26, 2024 Big5Hoops.com The Philadelphia Big 5 went 44 consecutive seasons with a representative in the NCAA tournament from 1978 through 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020.) Over that stretch, the five schools combined for 92 trips to the Big Dance that included national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018 for Villanova. Add in Drexel’s … [Read more...] about Hope and challenges face La Salle for possible NCAA tournament return
By AARON BRACY March 25, 2024 Big5Hoops.com The Philadelphia Big 5 went 44 consecutive seasons with a representative in the NCAA tournament from 1978 through 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020.) Over that stretch, the five schools combined for 92 trips to the Big Dance that included national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018 for Villanova. Add in Drexel’s … [Read more...] about Penn has many questions to answer to get back to its previous level of dominant Ivy League program
By AARON BRACY March 24, 2024 Big5Hoops.com The Philadelphia Big 5 went 44 consecutive seasons with a representative in the NCAA tournament from 1978 through 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020.) Over that stretch, the five schools combined for 92 trips to the Big Dance that included national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018 for Villanova. Add in Drexel’s … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s on path back to NCAA tournament if roster returns
By AARON BRACY March 23, 2024 Big5Hoops.com The Philadelphia Big 5 went 44 consecutive seasons with a representative in the NCAA tournament from 1978 through 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020.) Over that stretch, the five schools combined for 92 trips to the Big Dance that included national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018 for Villanova. Add in Drexel’s … [Read more...] about For Temple to get back in the NCAA tournament conversation, it first must leave the American Athletic Conference
By AARON BRACY March 22, 2024 Big5Hoops.com The Philadelphia Big 5 went 44 consecutive seasons with a representative in the NCAA tournament from 1978 through 2022. (There was no tournament in 2020.) Over that stretch, the five schools combined for 92 trips to the Big Dance that included national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018 for Villanova. Add in Drexel’s … [Read more...] about After two straight absences, here’s how Villanova gets back to NCAA tournament
