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Basketball Camps Around the Corner

By jtemplon on May 7, 2013 in Columbia, Stony Brook, Wagner

We’re already into May and summer time is fast approaching. Coaching basketball is now a full-time job and camps are an excellent opportunity from coaches of all levels to scout new talent and also build new relationships.

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Parsing Jeff Goodman’s Transfer List for NYC Players

By jtemplon on April 30, 2013 in Columbia, Fordham, Hofstra, Iona, Manhattan, N.J.I.T., Wagner

The offseason transfers are kicking into high-gear. Jeff Goodman has a list of more than 400 players that will have new homes for the 2013-14 college basketball season. I went through and parsed the list for all the New York City players I could find. Think Goodman is missing someone? (Or I missed someone.) Let [...]

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Ranking the Ivy League Coaching Positions

By jtemplon on April 3, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League, Princeton

The Ivy League is different. At least it used to be. Two schools – Princeton and Penn – dominated the league for a long time. Times are changing though. The P’s have relinquished their control and schools like Harvard and Cornell have recently had extremely successful seasons.

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Big Apple Buckets Metro Area Awards

By jtemplon on April 1, 2013 in Columbia, Fairfield, Iona, Long Island, Manhattan, N.J.I.T., Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), Stony Brook, Wagner

College basketball in the New York City area is quite competitive. LIU Brooklyn and Iona both won their respective league tournaments and went to the NCAA tournament and St. John’s and Stony Brook both headed off the NIT. There are talented players playing in all five boroughs – I know because I saw them. The [...]

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Season In Review: Columbia Lions

By jtemplon on March 28, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League

This was going to be the season that Columbia competed with the Ivy League heavyweights. The Lions were expected to finish no lower than third and compete with Harvard and Princeton for a space at the table. After a middling non-conference performance that included an amazing half against Bucknell and a win on the road [...]

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Senior Night Ends In Disappointment for Columbia

By jtemplon on March 3, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League

Guest blogger Jesse Kramer of The Catch and Shoot Blog sent in this guest post from Columbia’s Senior Night on Saturday.

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Five Thoughts as Princeton Blows Out Columbia

By jtemplon on February 23, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League

Princeton led by 16 at halftime and never let up, eventually building its lead to 31 points before finishing off a 65-40 victory. It was the perfect game for the Tigers, except for free throw shooting, and a 53-possession demonstration of how they’ll still challenge Harvard for the Ivy League title.

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Conference Check-ins: Ivy League and Northeast Conference

By rpeters on February 12, 2013 in Bryant, Columbia, Ivy League, Long Island, NEC, Robert Morris

We continue our conference check-ins with a look at the Ivy League and the NEC. For our previous post on the America East and Patriot League, go here.

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A Crisis of Confidence at Columbia

By jtemplon on February 9, 2013 in Columbia, Ivy League

Once thought to be an Ivy League dark horse, Columbia dropped to 1-4 in league play with a 60-57 loss to Dartmouth at Levien Gymnasium on a snowy Friday in New York City.

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