BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Geo Baker, Ron Harper Jr. and Caleb McConnell felt numb after the buzzer sounded and when it was time to shake hands with their Notre Dame counterparts after a great First Four contest that lasted two overtimes. To play their hearts out and end up being an …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Fifth-year Rutgers senior Geo Baker spent the summer reflecting about Rutgers finishing its season with a 63-60 loss to Houston in the NCAA Tournament. It bothered him all offseason knowing if he shot better down the stretch, Rutgers would have gone to the Sweet 16. It was …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Gabby Ricciardi/Rutgers) Any Jerseyite at the age of 46 and below never thought the day would come when Rutgers and Seton Hall would be dancing in March. Rutgers has been at the bottom of the NCAA for so long in basketball, and Seton Hall has made cameo appearances in March …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Another St. John’s season. Another unfulfilled promise by the basketball program. Even though the Red Storm will play two more regular-season games this week and participate in the Big East Tournament next week, their hardcore fans even know this season is now a …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: John Fisher/Getty Images) Michigan basketball head coach Juwan Howard should be thankful that he received a five-game suspension for instigating a brawl with Wisconsin basketball head coach Greg Gard and Wisconsin assistant head coach Joe Krabbenhoft. Everyone figured he would be suspended for the regular season and the postseason if …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Home-court, home-field and home-ice advantage are not the same anymore. Athletes have gotten better. Most modern buildings tend to be sterile in the sense the fans are not that close to the action with the addition of luxury suites and such. Technology changed the …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Say this about Geo Baker. No matter how bad he shoots at times, he will keep shooting knowing he will make it eventually. He does not lack confidence. He embraces being the guy when everything is on the line. The situation finds him. It’s what makes him …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) This was more like it. This was what was expected out of St. John’s this season. A team that would score at will, and a team that would give 40 minutes of hell to the other team. The Red Storm displayed all that in …
(Photo Credit: Andrew Mills/ NJ Advance Media) BY LESLIE MONTEIRO Who would’ve thought this just several years ago? Who would’ve ever said this? Seton Hall basketball coach Kevin Willard broke P.J. Carlesimo‘s record for wins as Seton Hall head coach on Sunday night after the No. 23 Seton Hall Pirates took a 77-63 victory over …
Last night’s rivalry game between Kansas and Kansas State wasn’t very close, but still managed to have an exciting finish. As Kansas prepared to dribble out the final seconds of a routine blowout win, Kansas State guard DaJuan Gordon stole the ball and looked to pad his stats a bit in what would ultimately remain …
