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A Reflection on the Coaching Career of Dave Bike

By on May 22, 2013 in NEC, Sacred Heart

“I would be very surprised if Bike returned for a 36th season.” That was what one source told me shortly after Sacred Heart crashed and burned their way to a 1-9 finish to conclude the 2012-13 season.

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Dave Bike Out at Sacred Heart

By on May 21, 2013 in NEC, Sacred Heart

The day finally came. Dave Bike is going to be replaced this offseason by Anthony Latina. I’m sure Ryan will have more about Bike’s legacy at Sacred Heart in the near future. For now, here is some coverage about the event from around the internet.

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Breaking Down the NEC Transfer List

By on May 2, 2013 in Central Connecticut, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA), Wagner

With the “free agent” period of college basketball in full swing, I felt it was a good time to identify who has prematurely left the NEC and what kind of impact it has on their former team. Here are the top nine transfers that decided to leave the conference. For Jeff Goodman’s complete list of [...]

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NEC Top 10: Premature Ratings for the 2013-14 Season

By on April 10, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), Wagner

With the college basketball season officially behind us, everyone is beginning to speculate on the nation’s top 25 for the 2013-14 season. I figured to join in on the fun, by giving you my NEC top 10 as of today! Keep in mind I haven’t fully delved into each team’s incoming recruits and there may be [...]

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Best Coaching Jobs in the NEC

By on April 9, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), Wagner

Big Apple Buckets continues their Best Coaching Jobs series with the Northeast Conference. With the departures of Quinnipiac and Monmouth this coming fall, ranking the ten remaining jobs was incredibly difficult to do. Two of the best arenas are heading to the MAAC; therefore attempting to decipher the NEC’s best gigs is wonderfully subjective. I [...]

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Big Apple Buckets Metro Area Awards

By 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: Sacred Heart Pioneers

By on March 26, 2013 in NEC, Sacred Heart

In what was expected to be the year Sacred Heart would compete for a NEC home playoff game, the Pioneers fell flat on their face. Injuries to Chris Evans and Evan Kelley in the preseason took away the team’s depth – not to mention two of their best players at creating off the dribble – [...]

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Our All-NEC Conference Teams: A Difficult Exercise Indeed

By on March 4, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), Wagner

It was the year of parity and unpredictably in the NEC, and that notion certainly extends out to our all-conference awards. There are several worthy candidates, so it was a challenging exercise for John and I to sort out our All-NEC first, second, and third teams. For our individual awards, including Player of the Year, [...]

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The All-NEC Surprise Team: Highlighting the Unexpected Performances

By on March 3, 2013 in Central Connecticut, NEC, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA), Wagner

Before John and I go over our actual individual awards tonight and on Monday, I wanted to present our fictitious All-NEC Surprise team. Since some of these players may not crack the all-conference team – although some may very well – allow me to call attention to some players who have unexpectedly provided significant value [...]

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Shane Gibson: A Fabulous Career at Sacred Heart Leaves Fans Wondering What Could Have Been

By on March 3, 2013 in NEC, Sacred Heart

A college basketball player doesn’t usually go out on his own terms. More often than not, a senior will end his career with a loss. Such was the case for the most prolific Division I scorer Sacred Heart has ever uniformed in Shane Gibson. But this ending was particularly cruel. The Pioneers dropped their season [...]

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