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In 1997, Lafayette College’s Winston Davis was the skinny 15-year-old high school sophomore with the crazy hops participating in the Kingdom of the Sun Slam Dunk Contest in Florida. But, that year the the older players, like one 18-year-old Jumaine Jones, had even crazier hops…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s finally ran out of magic in this magical season. Overtime had seemed so possible, so within a great shooter’s distance when consensus All-American Jameer Nelson pulled up inside the circle to attempt a game-tying shot with one second left Saturday night at…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s has the clippers in hand. Championship nets are close to being cut down. The Hawks need one more victory to win the East Rutherford Regional and advance to the Final Four in San Antonio. If the Hawks beat Oklahoma State in the regional final tonight, Philadelphia…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s was a machine again Thursday night, led by three guards who dropped shots as if they were dropping popcorn into a bucket. Now a trip to San Antonio — and perhaps a stroll down RiverWalk — is only a victory away. The Hawks, top-seeded in the East Rutherford Region,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The grunt men for Saint Joseph’s will be hard at work tonight as they have been all season. Not everything that Dwayne Jones, John Bryant and Dave Mallon do may be noticed, but they are used to it. Jones, Bryant and Mallon couldn’t care less that they have been outrebounded by…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →A former assistant coach from Lehigh University’s past is still alive in the NCAA Tournament and hoping the big stage could lead to his first head coaching job. Monte Ross, who was an assistant coach at Lehigh under Dave Duke for the 1993-94 season, is in his eighth season as an…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →No more questions. Not from Billy Packer or any other CBS analyst about whether Saint Joseph’s deserved to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks validated their selection with a disruptive defense and an offense led by guards Jameer Nelson, Delonte West and Pat…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Pat Carroll has dreamed about being open from 3-point range and hitting the game-winning shot for Saint Joseph’s in the NCAA Tournament. “That’s the ultimate dream in everyone’s head, if you’ve played in the tournament,” Carroll said Friday. Opportunity could knock for him when…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s guard Jameer Nelson was like a winter storm that quickly cripples a city. He opened with a flurry, outscoring Liberty 9-1 by himself over the first three minutes. And he continued to overwhelm the Flames, leaving little doubt as to who the best point guard in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →When Jameer Nelson was starring at Chester High, his mailbox didn’t fill up with scholarship offers until after his junior year. By that time, Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli had offered Nelson a full ride to the tiny Jesuit school on Hawk Hill. Later, Kentucky, USC,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →At Liberty University, they talk a lot about religion, love, good sportsmanship, and all things good. That’s to be expected since Rev. Jerry Falwell is the founder and chancellor of school in Lynchburg, Va. In addition, Liberty coach Randy Dunton graduated from Baptist Bible…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Kentucky, Duke and Stanford were put on the NCAA Tournament board as No. 1 seeds first. Before the fourth went up, cheers erupted at Saint Joseph’s Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Sunday. The fans, the players, and coach Phil Martelli just believed that the last No. 1 seed named…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs management is busy doing what it does each March — watching the NCAA Tournament and getting serious about a new United States Basketball League season. The season, which begins in April, will bring a change of homes for the Dawgs. They will play each of…
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Read on mcall.com →Temple had the last chance to keep the candle burning in the Atlantic 10 Tournament for Philadelphia Thursday night. But the Owls were blown out just like La Salle Wednesday and Saint Joseph’s earlier Thursday. Temple’s 64-49 loss to Richmond in the quarterfinals at the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The worst 40 minutes Saint Joseph’s has played this season will likely make the Hawks’ first-ever No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press and ESPN/Coaches polls short-lived. But the Hawks’ top player, senior Jameer Nelson, and coach Phil Martelli, both believe that their lopsided…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s senior Jameer Nelson rocked from side-to-side during the national anthem Thursday at the University of Dayton Arena. It appeared to be a sign that America’s No. 1 point guard on the No. 1-ranked on the last unbeaten NCAA Division I team was ready to roll and not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh senior guard Ra Tiah has been a good sport about having to give up his starting spot to a freshman. even though Tiah entered the season as a co-captain and as Lehigh’s poster boy. This was supposed to be his best season. His jump shot and confidence had improved. His…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Maryland and Georgetown were in Delonte West’s backyard, but never looked in his direction when he was a local high school star guard at Eleanor Roosevelt in Prince George’s County, Md. Neither did Duke, Stanford or any of the other big-named college basketball programs. But now…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It was a physical Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal that featured bad shooting and players galore who tumbled hard to the hardwood floor Saturday at The Show Place Arena. Tempers of players and coaches flared. The rugged play never ceased. It was the last game of the day,…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Top-seeded Lehigh never panicked against No. 8-seeded Navy Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. Not when it appeared to have its NCAA Tournament calling card almost disconnected in the first half, as evidence by its 7-for-26 shooting. Not when it…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh basketball ascended to a larger-than-ever level after senior guard Austen Rowland and coach Billy Taylor received the Patriot League’s highest individual honors on Wednesday. The biggest honor for both, though, has yet to come. And that’s a trip to the NCAA Tournament.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s freshman Andrew Koefer, a walk-on out of Central Catholic, experienced only 1:47 of garbage time Tuesday night. It’s a moment he probably will never forget even though he never touched the ball. He got his name into the scorebook, which enabled him to join stars…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Perfection was the way Saint Joseph’s guard Jameer Nelson crossed up St. Bonaventure players, either scoring or dishing to an open teammate for a drop in the net Tuesday night. Perfection was also Nelson attacking the glass, out-leaping taller players to yank down rebounds.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Perfection was the way Saint Joseph’s guard Jameer Nelson crossed up St. Bonaventure players, either scoring or dishing to an open teammate for a drop in the net Wednesday night. Perfection was also Nelson attacking the glass, out-leaping taller players to yank down rebounds.…
· Andre D. Williams
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