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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Rider Gameday: vs. Hartford
Who: Hartford (5-8) at Rider (3-9).
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Alumni Gymnasium
Radio: 107.7 FM The Bronc.
Last Time Out: Rider def. Morgan State, 71-49; Hartford def. Widener, 69-46.
Series History: The schools have met three times with Rider winning two, including a postseason game in the first round of the 2013 CIT. The Broncs came out on top last season on Teddy Okereafor’s jumper with 10 seconds remaining. Read more »
Who: Princeton (7-3) at No. 13 Miami (Fla.) (10-1).
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m., BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida.
TV/ Radio: ESPN3/ WPRB 103.3 FM
Last Time Out: Princeton def. Bucknell, 89-77; Miami def. La Salle, 95-49.
Series History: This is just the third meeting between the schools with the first two coming in the same calendar year. That was in 1948. They split the games, which were played on back-to-back days. Read more »
Former Wagner College legend Terrance Bailey going back to school
Terrance Bailey decided it’s time.
After 30 years, he’s going back to school.
Bailey, a former star at Wagner College on Staten Island from 1983-87, will enroll in classes at his alma mater beginning in January.
“It’s going to be strange and amazing at the same time,” Bailey said. “It’s strange because I’m going back to school, but amazing because of where I’m going.” Read more »
Monmouth's sweet season continues with first-ever win over Rutgers
Monmouth's bench was happy after 73-67 win over Rutgers. (AP Photo)
Piscataway >> Monmouth’s year of firsts keeps getting sweeter.
The Hawks added a first-ever victory over Rutgers on Sunday to a
list that now includes five wins against power-conference opposition.
They’ve beaten UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown and Rutgers. A
list so impressive head coach King Rice couldn’t even remember how many
‘big-time’ schools his team had been up against.
“We felt like we had a good team, but you could never expect
something like this to happen,” Rice said after the Hawks held off the
Scarlet Knights, 73-67, at the RAC. “By the time each game gets here, I
have myself 100 percent believing if we do certain things, we can win
the game.”
Last Time Out: Princeton def. Lipscomb, 78-64; Liberty lost to Lamar, 73-58.
Series History: This is the third meeting between the schools, all in the last three years. Princeton has won both games, including 65-47 a season ago at Jadwin. Read more »
Princeton picks up commitment from 6-5 guard Vittorio Reynoso-Avila
Princeton added another talented player to its ranks, picking up a commitment from California native Vittorio Reynoso-Avila.
Reynoso-Avila, a 6-5 guard out of La Mirada High School in suburban Los Angeles, averaged 12.7 points per game, while shooting 50 percent from the floor for the Matadores.
Reynoso-Avila helped La Mirada to the CIF State Division II championship and a 31-5 overall record. The Matadores beat Archbishop Mitty, 71-70 in double overtime at Haas Pavilion. Read more »
When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Buccaneer Field House, Charleston, South Carolina.
Radio: 107.7 FM The Bronc.
Last Time Out: Rider lost to Wagner, 65-64; Charleston Southern def. Liberty, 68-61.
Series History: This is the second meeting between the schools. Rider won the only other matchup, 61-54, in 2013 as part of ESPN’s final set of BracketBuster contests. This is the return game. It will take place inside CSU’s Buccaneer Field House or ‘The Buc Dome’ which has a capacity of 1,157, one of the few venues smaller than Alumni Gymnasium. Read more »
WATCH: Dwaun Anderson's winning dunk for Wagner against Rider
Dwuan Anderson's spectacular put-back dunk with 2.6 seconds remaining gave Wagner a 65-64 victory over Rider on Tuesday night.
Anderson finished with 12 points, none bigger than these two after the Broncs had come down and taken the lead on their previous possession.
The win was the fifth straight for the Seahawks after an 0-2 start and fourth straight loss for Rider. The Broncs have lost eight of their first nine with five of those coming by eight points or less.
Video after the jump (nice work by Rider radio's Daryl Fein on the call):
Report: Ivy League inching closer to conference tournament
The Ivy League may finally be ready to fall in line with the rest of college basketball, according to a report by CBS Sports.
Yep, you read that right. The Ivy League could have a conference tournament as early as next season. The Ivy is the only conference that currently doesn't have a tournament and gives its NCAA Tournament automatic bid to the regular-season champion.
Last Time Out: Rider lost to Rhode Island, 82-57; Saint Peter’s lost to Fairleigh Dickinson, 77-62.
Series History: The Broncs have won 16 of the last 21, although the Peacocks got the important one last year when they bounced Rider from the MAAC Tournament in the quarterfinals. Read more »
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