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By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 9, 2024 John Giannini was stunned when he received the phone call from La Salle athletic director Ash Puri to share the news of the former Explorers coach’s induction into the Big 5 Hall of Fame. “I didn’t think that was even a possibility,” Giannini, who won 212 games in 14 seasons at La Salle, said Monday on the Bracy … [Read more...] about Former La Salle coach John Giannini on his induction into the Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Explorers’ Sweet 16 run, and how the Big 5 Classic can be even better

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 9, 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 2–8. 5 Big 5 Stars from Last Week 1) Eric Dixon, … [Read more...] about Big 5 Weekly Roundup, December 2–8: Villanova’s Eric Dixon is the top star after dominating performances in two wins

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 8, 2024 PHILADELPHIA --Just a few minutes after 2 o’clock, the referee threw the ball into the air, starting a frenzy of Philadelphia basketball that ended some 7 1/2 hours later but much too soon. Let’s get something out of the way right off the bat: None of the three Big 5 Classic games on Saturday at the Wells Fargo … [Read more...] about Bracy Column: Experiences and memories made up for the games in the second Big 5 Classic 

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com December 6, 2024 Temple coach Diane Richardson happily ambled into the media room at Villanova’s Pavilion, looked around at the crowded assembly of reporters, and was clearly impressed with the turnout for the first-ever Big 5 Women’s Classic. “Wow, everyone’s here,” she said, before turning and asking. “Where’s Mel?” Mel, of … [Read more...] about Temple’s Tiarra East voted inaugural Mel Greenberg MVP after leading Owls to Big 5 Classic title

By AARON BRACY aaron@bighoops.com December 4, 2024 Anyone who ever saw Amy Facer play, or completed with or against her, likely would describe her game this way: She was a bucket. Facer, a former standout at Saint Joseph’s from 1994–97, is one of the six new members of the Big 5 Hall of Fame. She will be recognized at halftime of the championship game of the Big 5 … [Read more...] about Former Saint Joseph’s standout Amy Facer among this year’s inductees into the Big 5 Hall of Fame