Yale Stuns Harvard, But Ivy Job Not Quite Done Yet
To paraphrase the immortal Jake Taylor, “Yale ain’t won nothin’ yet, they still have one more to go.” Such is the awkwardness of the 14-game Ivy League Tournament that even after a 62-52 win at...
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Cold Shooting Dooms Harvard In Ivy Title Showdown
Basketball is a funny sport to analyze. Over the past four months, we’ve all spent countless hours debating Harvard and Yale as championship contenders. This week, Ray and I exchanged 1,500 words...
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After Winning Finale, Harvard Learns Of Ivy Playoff
After losing to Yale the previous night, Harvard entered Saturday needing a win and a Yale loss to earn a share of the Ivy title. The Crimson’s game tipped an hour earlier, so when they finished a...
View ArticleAgonizingly Close, Yale Can’t Finish Off Ivy, Now Faces Playoff
There is no separate place for press conferences at Dartmouth’s Leede Arena, so when Yale coach James Jones emerged from the locker room, he was immediately in front of the few cameras and reporters...
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Ivy League Weekly Roundup: March 9
What Happened Last Week: The biggest Ivy League basketball weekend in quite some time. On Friday, Yale beat Harvard to claim its first Ivy championship in a decade. Saturday afternoon, word leaked that...
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Big Apple Buckets 2014-15 Ivy League Awards
With the 14-Game Tournament officially wrapped (even though a 15th game is still pending), it’s time for our panel of me, John, and Ray to announce our Ivy League individual awards. Wesley Saunders is...
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Crowdsourcing Predictions for the Ivy League Playoff
The stakes could hardly be higher for Saturday’s Ivy League playoff to determine who advances to the NCAA tournament, but the margins between Harvard and Yale could hardly be smaller. To help break...
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Moundou-Missi Sends Harvard Back To NCAA Tournament
Throughout the 2014-15 Ivy League season, Harvard and Yale were evenly matched. The co-champions had identical 11-3 league records, split the season series with close games, and ended the regular...
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Duren, Yale Keep Heartbreaking Losses In Perspective
Javier Duren shoots free throws toward the Yale student section late in Saturday’s Ivy League playoff. Three years ago, I sat in the bowels of Jadwin Gym and watched Zack Rosen struggle through the...
View ArticleNIT Bracketology: The Final Edition
The NIT bracket looks sealed after UConn’s loss in the American Athletic Conference final. The Huskies look like they’ll be playing at home again soon though. My full final bracket is below — it’s also...
View ArticleMemories Linger, But Yale Ready For New Challenge
Amidst the heartbreak and shock of how the 2014-15 Yale basketball season came to an abrupt conclusion with losses at the buzzer to Dartmouth and Harvard combined with a subsequent baffling snub by the...
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Big Apple Buckets Preseason Ivy League Awards
With all eight members of the Ivy League just hours away from tipping off their seasons, it’s time to unveil our Big Apple Buckets preseason awards. Justin Sears is our pick to repeat as the Ivy League...
View ArticleAwards and Observations From the Connecticut 6 Basketball Event
College basketball is finally upon us and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Connecticut 6 (CT6) basketball tournament, an event that allows the 6 mid-major Division I teams from the Nutmeg...
View ArticleFirst Impressions at the Connecticut 6
You never get a second chance to make a first impression (might as well get all the cliches out of the way on Opening Day), but in the mid-major basketball world, particularly for the six teams...
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Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Nov. 16
What Happened Last Week: All eight teams began the 2015-16 season, going a combined 6-4. Three of the losses came to major-conference teams and two wins were over D-III opponents, leaving the Ivy...
View ArticleThree Thoughts: Yale 99, Sacred Heart 77
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Anthony Latina was a little frustrated his team couldn’t have done a little better Monday night, but he knew that going up against a frontcourt like Yale was going to be difficult...
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Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Nov. 23
What Happened Last Week: Columbia and Yale led most of their games at Northwestern and SMU, respectively, but couldn’t pull off upsets. Several teams forgot how to shoot free throws this weekend....
View ArticleAlbany 88, Yale 54 : Three Thoughts
ALBANY, N.Y. – From his seat on the Yale bench, Justin Sears was constantly looking up the SEFCU Arena overhead scoreboard Sunday afternoon. Maybe he didn’t believe what he saw. Maybe he thought if he...
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Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Nov. 30
What Happened Last Week: The Ivy League got off to a great start: Yale hung with Duke for a half, Penn and Columbia topped solid teams, and Princeton and Harvard beat D-I opponents by D-III scores. But...
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Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Dec. 8
What Happened Last Week: Harvard gave No. 4 Kansas a scare in Lawrence, erasing a 13-point deficit in the second half before losing by six points. Princeton lost for the first time this season at Stony...
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