Divine Intervention For Lavin's Second Coming

St. John's fans can expect a lot of this from their newest recruit, 6-9 power forward God's Gift Achiuwa. (Photo courtesy of JohnnyJungle.com)When describing the unique situation that St. John’s would be presented with in regard to its 2011-12 roster, head coach Steve Lavin remarked that the Red Storm recruiting effort...

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King James II Takes His Talents To South Beach

Five years after redefining Cinderella with George Mason's Final Four run, Jim Larranaga leaves the mid-major fraternity after being introduced as new coach at Miami. (Photo courtesy of USA Today)Nine months ago, the world was witness to a controversial, yet historic, event in sports history when LeBron James announced...

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Thank You For All Your Support

Two years ago today, I was sitting inside the executive offices of WSJU Radio with the room to myself in an attempt to kill time before the station's annual year-end party known simply to WSJU's brethren as "the formal." With nothing really taking center stage in my life; as I had graduated from St. John's four months prior and had yet to land the...

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Masiello Still Finds Manhattan Special

Flanked by athletic director Bob Byrnes and Manhattan College president Dr. Brennan O'Donnell, Steve Masiello makes his return to Riverdale as Jaspers' new head coach. (Photo courtesy of GoJaspers.com)In a well-chronicled (search the #mcmbbcoachingsummit hashtag on Twitter) effort to find the replacement for former Manhattan...

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You Can't Ask For Much Moore In A Player

After a stellar four-year career at UConn, Maya Moore now pursues bigger and better after being selected first overall by Minnesota Lynx in Monday's WNBA draft. (Photo courtesy of New York Daily News)Good players come a dime a dozen. Great players come every few years. Exceptional players (you know, the ones that define...

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Why Not Bobby?

Everyone deserves a second chance, even former Manhattan and Seton Hall head coach Bobby Gonzalez. (Photo courtesy of New York Post)Yesterday's announcement of former Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried resurfacing to take the vacant position at North Carolina State became the latest in a new era of former college hoops...

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Making Sense Of Madness

Despite best ratings in almost 20 years, Greg Gumbel and Greg Anthony being part of four-network setup hurt presentation of NCAA Tournament. (Photo courtesy of The Big Lead)As the dust settles on Connecticut's third national championship in thirteen years, it's time now (at long last for some fans of mine) to give my...

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Grand Marshall Of The Underrated Coach Parade

After winning NIT with Wichita State, Gregg Marshall may finally get his long-awaited shot at a major program. (Photo courtesy of GoShockers.com)Far too often in the world of college basketball do we see players and coaches that are unable to show the world just how good they really are on a larger scale, be it for varying...

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