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On Friday night, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Providence Friars of the Big East Conference by a score of 60-50 to open their 2012-2013 campaign. Senior guard and pre-season First Team All-CAA selection Hollie Mershon led her team with 24 points, nine boards, five assists and three steals. She set the tone on the opening [...]
ESPN has continued to release their rankings for the best programs in the past 50 years, ranking Temple at #18 today. Utilizing their system, explained here, Eammon Brennan explains that Temple earned 307 points. Between 1984-2001, the Owls have reached the NCAA tournament each year except 1989. That run includes five appearances in the Elite Eight, all [...]
2011-12 SEASON REVIEWS Today’s Drexel capsule is the fifth in Philahoops’ seven-day season-ending review. Here is the schedule. Sunday: Penn, Jerome Allen story and season capsule Monday: La Salle, John Giannini story and season capsule Tuesday: St. Joe’s, Phil Martelli story and season capsule Wednesday: Temple, Fran Dunphy story and season capsule Thursday: Drexel season capsule Friday: Villanova season capsule Saturday: Player of Year story/Philahoops honors – Aaron Bracy – By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff [...]
2011-12 SEASON REVIEWS Today’s Drexel story and capsule are the fifth in Philahoops’ seven-day season-ending review. Here is the schedule. Sunday: Penn, Jerome Allen story and season capsule Monday: La Salle, John Giannini story and season capsule Tuesday: St. Joe’s, Phil Martelli story and season capsule Wednesday: Temple, Fran Dunphy story and season capsule Thursday: Drexel season capsule Friday: Villanova season capsule Saturday: Player of Year story/Philahoops honors – Aaron Bracy – By JOSH VERLIN [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin Jeremiah Worthem has built a reputation for being one of the tougher interior players in the city over the last few years, but the former power forward is trying to develop his perimeter game as he enters his final year in high school. If his performance in Wednesday [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin (Ed. Note: This is the first of a series of articles based on the 2012 Wayne Ellington All-City Classic, which featured some of the top area players from the 2013, 2014 and 2015 classes.) The opening game of the 2012 All-City Classic showcased some of the city’s best [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin It’s been quite a few years since the Atlantic 10 was an honest name for the conference, with membership fluctuating between 11 and 14 institutions for the better part of the last two decades. The addition of Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler University to the fold for the 2012-13 [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin UPDATE: The Butler Bulldogs will be joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2012 instead of 2013, according to David Woods of the Indianapolis Star. Butler’s move parallels that of Virginia Commonwealth, which joined the A10 for the upcoming academic year when they announced their departure from the Colonial [...]
