Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
This summer, Last Word on Basketball looks to profile college basketball teams and their journey through a season played during a pandemic. Our previous installment took a look at Norfolk State from the MEAC. You can also check out prior installments on Delaware, Nicholls State, Mount St. Mary’s, and South Dakota. The next program in […] READ MORE
The Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Boston University Terriers 68-66 on Tuesday night. The score of this tight early-season conference game wasn’t at the forefront, however. This matchup marked the first occurrence of all players wearing masks during gameplay. Boston and Holy Cross Players Wear Masks During Gameplay The image of players wearing masks went […] READ MORE
LWOS continues its conference previews with the 2020-21 Patriot League Basketball Preview. Colgate captured their second-straight regular-season title last season. However, Boston University upset the Raiders in the conference tournament title game. As it turned out, Boston University would be the last team to clinch an automatic berth before the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due […] READ MORE
The Patriot League has been dominated by Bucknell over the last ten seasons. The Bison have won at least a share of the regular-season title eight times. However, they have only been to four NCAA Tournaments. The league has produced some NBA-caliber players from multiple schools in the 2010s. Patriot League 2010s All-Decade Team Starters […] READ MORE
When people hear the term March Madness, they often think about the NCAA Tournament. However, the madness begins with conference tournaments. Mid-major conferences have more on the line than their major counterparts. For most of them, only one team will be representing the league in the bracket. 12 conferences begin the quest for March glory […] READ MORE
When many people hear about the Army-Navy rivalry, it is almost instinctive to think about football. The football piece of the rivalry is heavily advertised and usually has the most fanfare. However, USAA sponsors the Star Series, which keeps tabs on all athletics events between Army and Navy. The basketball portion of the rivalry tips […] READ MORE
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