To say it has been a disappointing season for the Pitt Panthers would be an understatement and that disappointment has been reflected in the ACC postseason honors. The Panthers went without a member on the 2014-15 All-ACC Basketball Team, although both Jamel Artis and Michael Young were named honorable mentions. Thanks to a very strong close to the conference season, Artis nearly cracked the third team, but finished seven points behind North Carolina's Brice Johnson for a spot on that ... Read More
Penn State hoops to face Nebraska in first round of Big Ten Tournament
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-15, 4-14 Big Ten) will open their postseason play against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-17, 5-13 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday, March 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Chicago’s United Center. Penn State will start its postseason play riding the momentum of a thrilling last-second win against Minnesota on Sunday. Junior guard DJ Newbill had 31 points and the buzzer-beating three-pointer in the victory. Nebraska’s last appearance was Sunday evening against ... Read More
Pitt’s Brianna Kiesel named All-ACC First Team
It has been a surprisingly good season for the Pitt Panthers women’s basketball team this season. After being picked to finish last in the ACC, the Pitt women finished the regular season 19-11 (9-7 ACC) and could be on the cusp of making the NCAA Tournament. A big part of Pitt’s success this season was due to the performance of senior guard Brianna Kiesel. Monday, Kiesel was named First Team All-ACC and to the All-ACC Defensive Team. Kiesel finished the season averaging 18.2 points, 5.0 ... Read More
Davidson uses three-ball to down Duquesne
“It just felt like it was a blistering barrage of threes.” That is the description Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry said of Davidson’s “lights out” 61.5 field goal percentage and 55.6 percent three-point shooting on the night. Duquesne (11-18, 6-12) suffered a 107-78 decision to Davidson (23-6, 14-4) at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Duquesne’s junior guard Micah Mason led his team with 17 points. Senior forward Dominique McKoy contributed 15 points and freshman forward TySean ... Read More
Colonials topple Bryant; advance to NEC Title Game
This afternoon the Robert Morris Colonials hosted the Bryant Bulldogs in what was sure to be a sensational NEC tournament semifinal. Over the course of the regular season the Colonials and Bulldogs have seen each other twice, each game decided by six points or less but today would conclude differently. In just the first five minutes junior guard Rodney Pryor gave the No. 2 seeded Colonials (18-14, 12-6) a five point lead and early momentum. Freshman forward Elijah Minnie, freshman guard ... Read More
Duquesne looks to spoil Davidson’s title hopes
Duquesne (11-17, 6-11) looks to cinch the No. 10 seed in the Atlantic 10 in its last regular season game tonight at 7:00 pm ET game against Davidson (22-6, 13-4) at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. The Dukes need a win and a Saint Louis (13-16, 7-10) loss at Rhode Island to earn the 10th spot. The Dukes are coming off an 81-66 win over Fordham on Wednesday at Rose Hill Gym, having won three of its past four games. Duquesne has not lost a home game since Jan. 22 against St. ... Read More
Duquesne picks up big 81-66 win over Fordham
Duquesne (11-17, 6-11) defeated Fordham (9-19, 4-13) 81-66 last night at the Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, Ny in posting nearly 50 percent from behind the arc. The Dukes credited accurate long range shooting in their win. Duquesne drained 10-of-22 three-point attempts, including 10 3-pointers from four Dukes’ players. Junior guards Derrick Colter and Micah Mason, senior forward Dominique McKoy and sophomore forward L.G. Gill each scored 16 points in the win. Junior guard Jeremiah Jones also ... Read More
Pitt falls on senior night
The Pitt Panthers did not want to disappoint Cameron Wright, Derrick Randall and Aron Phillips-Nwankwo with a loss in their final home game and also wanted to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume. Instead, the Panthers (20-11) came away with a 67-63 loss against the Miami Hurricanes (18-12) Wednesday night. Sophomore forward Michael Young had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers. Sophomore forward Jamel Artis scored 11 points and Wright contributed. 11 points and five ... Read More
RMU’s Marcquise Reed named 2015 NEC Rookie of the Year
A big reason for the success of the Robert Morris men’s basketball team this season has been the play of freshman guard Marcquise Reed. Tuesday Reed was honored, as well as a couple of his teammates, with some NEC hardware. Reed was named the 2015 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, become the fourth RMU student athlete in history to capture the award. During the regular season Reed averaged 14.9 points per game, ranking seventh in the NEC. He also has posted a team-high 56 steals ... Read More
Bonnies snap Dukes winning ways with 92-75 win
Duquesne (10-17, 5-11) suffered a 92-75 loss to St. Bonaventure (15-12, 8-8) this afternoon at the Reilly Center in Olean, Ny. This is the seventh consecutive home win over Duquesne for the Bonnies. The Dukes led for a mere 0:30 at the start of the game until the Bonnies took over at 19:12 in the first half with a three pointer by senior guard Andell Cumberbatch. Junior guard Marcus Posley led the Bonnies with 29 points, including six 3-pointers. Cumberbatch added 18 points. Leading ... Read More