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By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com November 30, 2024 Long before tipoff, longtime La Salle radio voice Kale Beers greeted one beaming Explorers alum after another.  Those smiles only got bigger a few hours later when the Explorers punched their ticket into Saturday’s Big 5 Classic championship game against Saint Joseph’s with a convincing 83-75 win over Temple … [Read more...] about Bracy Column: La Salle’s dominant performance against Temple kept beaming Explorers fans smiling afterward

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com November 28, 2024 When Saint Joseph’s coach Billy Lange was recruiting Dasear Haskins, he got a message from one of Haskins’s mentors. “He has unreasonable confidence,” the mentor told Lange. That sure beats the alternative, Lange thought. “I’d rather have that than unreasonable doubt because then you can coach a guy like … [Read more...] about Confident Dasear Haskins gives Saint Joseph’s another valuable player

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com November 28, 2024 Glance over at the Temple bench during a timeout on Saturday and you will see the Owls huddled closely together, squeezed tightly in a bunch around coach Adam Fisher. Literally, they’ll need to be that close, Fisher thinks, to hear the coach’s instructions. Figuratively, they’ll have to be that together to defeat La … [Read more...] about Temple, Fisher excited for Saturday’s high-stakes Big 5 matchup against La Salle at Glaser Arena

By AARON BRACY aaron@big5hoops.com November 25, 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 November 18–24. 5 Big 5 Stars from Last Week 1) Eric Dixon, … [Read more...] about Big 5 Weekly Roundup, November 18–24: Villanova’s Eric Dixon is the week’s top star after scoring 61 points

By AARON BRACY aaronbracy@big5hoops.com November 23, 2024 Corey McKeithan scored 27 points and La Salle used a dominating second half to defeat Stetson 92-77 on Saturday in the Explorers’ final game of the Boardwalk Battle in Daytona Beach, Florida. The victory salvaged a 1-2 showing in the event for La Salle, which opened with a 72-67 loss to eventual tournament … [Read more...] about Corey McKeithan scores career-high 27 points to lead La Salle past Stetson in final game of Boardwalk Classic