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Bruiser Flint's Drexel Dragons have played in BracketBusters each year since 2004-05. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops)

Dragons to face Cleveland State in BracketBusters matchup on Feb. 18

Bruiser Flint's Drexel Dragons have played in BracketBusters each year since 2004-05. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops)

By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin The Drexel Dragons will be facing the Cleveland State Vikings (18-4, 9-2 Horizon) in the 10th-Annual Sears BracketBusters weekend, presented by ESPN, the network announced today. The game will be at 11am on Feb. 18, and will be nationally televised on ESPN-U. A series-record 142 schools are participating [...]

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Martelli on Saint Joseph’s vs. Temple: ‘We didn’t compete’

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By TIM MORGAN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @zcaptain36 Quite simply, Saint Joseph’s didn’t compete. That’s Phil Martelli’s explanation for the Hawks’ 78-60 blowout loss to Temple on Saturday at the Liacouras Center. “The biggest thing is that we didn’t physically, mentally, or emotionally compete for 40 minutes (on Saturday) and that’s the first time that has [...]

La Salle coach John Giannini and the Explorers host Villanova on Sunday. (Philahoops file)

Giannini, La Salle putting the past behind them

La Salle coach John Giannini and the Explorers host Villanova on Sunday. (Philahoops file)

By ANDY EDWARDS Philahoops Staff Twitter: @DLNAndyEdwards La Salle men’s basketball head coach John Giannini has heard it all before, probably too many times for his liking. Before the 2011-12 season, his Explorers were picked to finish behind a higher number of teams than are mentioned in the Atlantic 10′s name, pundits selecting them as [...]

Drexel's Damion Lee, right, is shown driving in a game ealrier this season. If season ended today, he would be Philly's rookie of year. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

Bracy column: A look at Philly teams as conference races near home stretch (and MORE)

Drexel's Damion Lee, right, is shown driving in a game ealrier this season. If season ended today, he would be Philly's rookie of year. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

By AARON BRACY Philahoops Staff Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy If this were a horse race, we’d all be rising from our seats right about now. We are getting close to the home stretch in the conference races, with the Big East and Colonial Athletic Association already past the halfway mark, the Atlantic 10 nearing it while the [...]

Temple coach Fran Dunphy is excited about the 2012-13 season. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops file)

Temple’s Dunphy: I don’t know who will get minutes

Temple coach Fran Dunphy is excited about the 2012-13 season. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops file)

By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin Before the return of Micheal Eric, the Owls were a short-handed team who had to rely on major minutes from their starters game after game. After the return of the 6-foot-11 grad student, it suddenly seems like Temple doesn’t have enough minutes to go around. It’s amazing what the [...]