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Basketball Camps Around the Corner

By 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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Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell Wins Second All-Met Coach of the Year

By on April 16, 2013 in America East, Stony Brook

Three days before his team’s season opener at Marist, Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said his main concern before the ball tipped up was building confidence in non-conference play.

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Official All-MET Awards Announced

By on April 15, 2013 in Iona, St. Francis (NY), Stony Brook, Wagner

The official announcement of the All-MET awards has come out and it disagrees quite a bit with our selections that we published back on April 1.

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Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell on Historic Run

By on April 11, 2013 in America East, Stony Brook

Stony Brook posted their best season in school history, going 25-8 and winning their first postseason game in school history over UMass in the NIT; however, head coach Steve Pikiell and company still have some unfinished business.

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Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell on Jay Young, Marist Rumors

By on April 5, 2013 in America East, Marist, Stony Brook

Over the past few weeks, Stony Brook associate head coach Jay Young’s name has surfaced as a candidate for the head coaching opening at Marist. Head coach Steve Pikiell confirmed Young’s interest and said having assistants being considered for jobs says a lot about the turnaround over the last eight seasons that has taken place [...]

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Ranking Coaching Positions in America East

By on April 2, 2013 in America East, Hartford, Stony Brook, UMBC

Coaching near the bottom of the Division I is tough and the rankings for America East prove exactly that fact. There are probably three or four jobs in the conference where a head coach can make a name and move up towards a brighter future.

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Final Big Apple Buckets NYC Power Poll

By on April 1, 2013 in Fairfield, Iona, Long Island, Manhattan, Polls, Rider, Stony Brook, Wagner

It’s awards day and now it’s time to release the final Big Apple Buckets Power Poll of the season. The voters here have made a strong statement that making the NCAA tournament in a one-bid league doesn’t determine a team’s worth, but it can help.

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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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Stony Brook Takes Out UMass to Open NIT

By on March 20, 2013 in America East, Stony Brook

Thanks to Ray Curren for this guest post from Massachusetts. If there was any team that deserved a break this postseason, it was probably Stony Brook.

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KenPom Season Movers: Utah and Cleveland St.

By on March 17, 2013 in Bryant, Canisius, Stony Brook

Each week I’ve been tracking movement in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. Well, with Selection Sunday upon us I wanted to congratulate all those teams that have seen their ranking rise more than 100 spots. Also, I’ve included a list of all the teams that have fallen more than 100 spots.

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