Heavy-hearted Iona perseveres

Springfield, Ma. — People talk of a “plan.” We all need a plan to where we’re going in life, be it in work or just with our relationships with people. When it comes to team sports, coaches lay a blueprint, a foundation for a program involving recruiting and developing chemistry with their players. The Iona [...]

Despite MAAC championship setback, Iona makes case for NCAA Tournament

Springfield, Mass. – In the end, from his seat at the postgame conference podium, all Iona’s basketball coach Tim Cluess could do was vouch for his team’s entrance into the NCAA Tournament. For the second consecutive year, the top-seed team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships fell in the semifinals. Last year, it was [...]

Loyola reaches the MAAC mountaintop — finally

Springfield, Mass. – Throughout the season, Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos has lauded the unselfishness of his lone senior in the playing rotation. England native Shane Walker is a 6-foot-10, 222-pound forward that came to Loyola via the transfer route from the University of Maryland, where Patsos was a longtime assistant under former Terps coach Gary [...]

Another New York Basketball Renaissance

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – After it was over, when the stands have emptied and media have left, there was still that glow; a glow that shone brightly on a Saturday night, amongst the faces of the 2,345 in attendance at Draddy Gymnasium. Sure, the scoreboard told what transpired for the two hours Manhattan College and Iona, [...]

Will Fairfield create any madness this March?

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — You could look at Fairfield’s 70-69 victory at St. Peter’s in one of two ways. If you’re all about the here and now—the race for the conference crown and league tourney seeding—Sunday was an important day. If, on the other hand, you’re the type who spends February scouting potential NCAA Tournament bracket-breakers, [...]