Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
BU @ Northeastern Live Blog
Starting lineups:
Northeastern University Huskies
F Kauri Black
F Ryan Pierson
G Chaisson Allen
G Joel Smith
G Alwayne Bigby
Boston University Terriers
F Jake O'Brien
F John Holland
G Matt Griffin
G D.J. Irving
G Patrick Hazel
Final score: NU 66, BU 64
Team leaders:
Points
NU: Chaisson Allen, 20
BU: John Holland, 25
Rebounds
NU: Kauri Black, 12
BU: Jake O'Brien 8
Assists
NU: Chaisson Allen, 5
BU: D.J. Irving, 5
From the FreeP: M. basketball to face Northeastern in season opener
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
Following an offseason that saw the replacement of nine graduating seniors with four transfer students and seven incoming freshmen, a rebuilding of team chemistry and a preseason scrimmage to prepare in front of a live crowd, the Boston University men's basketball team is finished getting their feet wet. When it takes on Northeastern University Friday night at Matthews Arena in their regular-season opener, it will be diving headfirst into the deep end.
Following an offseason that saw the replacement of nine graduating seniors with four transfer students and seven incoming freshmen, a rebuilding of team chemistry and a preseason scrimmage to prepare in front of a live crowd, the Boston University men's basketball team is finished getting their feet wet. When it takes on Northeastern University Friday night at Matthews Arena in their regular-season opener, it will be diving headfirst into the deep end.
The game will feature the long-anticipated debut of junior forward Patrick Hazel and junior guards Matt Griffin and Darryl Partin, all of whom had been waiting patiently to play from the bench last year because of NCAA transferring rules.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
From the FreeP: Newcomers take center stage in hoops scrimmage
By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
In an unofficial start to the 2010-11 season for the Boston University men's basketball team, the Scarlet team defeated the White team 22-16 in the first annual Scarlet & White Scrimmage at Agganis Arena.
The intra-squad scrimmage was comprised of two 10-minute halves.
The Scarlet team was led by junior guard Darryl Partin, a transfer from LaSalle University, whose 11 points led all scorers. Junior forward and co-captain Jake O'Brien added seven points for the Scarlet team.
The White team was paced by eight points and five rebounds from freshman forward Travis Robinson.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
In an unofficial start to the 2010-11 season for the Boston University men's basketball team, the Scarlet team defeated the White team 22-16 in the first annual Scarlet & White Scrimmage at Agganis Arena.
The intra-squad scrimmage was comprised of two 10-minute halves.
The Scarlet team was led by junior guard Darryl Partin, a transfer from LaSalle University, whose 11 points led all scorers. Junior forward and co-captain Jake O'Brien added seven points for the Scarlet team.
The White team was paced by eight points and five rebounds from freshman forward Travis Robinson.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
Monday, November 8, 2010
Notebook: Terriers give fans a sneak peak in Scarlet & White Scrimmage
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
The Boston University basketball team entertained fans with a scrimmage on Monday evening at Agganis Arena in which the Scarlet half of the team overcame the White half by a score of 22-16. The match featured two ten minute halves and saw the debut of eleven players that had not yet donned a BU jersey in front of fans.
While both teams took 23 shots, only 13 were converted. Junior guard Darryl Partin led all scorers with 11 points, going 3-3 at the free throw line and 2-4 from beyond the arc. Junior forward Jake O'Brien assisted in the winning effort by adding seven points of his own.
While those two players stole the show on the Scarlet side of the ball, the White team was led by freshman forward Travis Robinson, who scored eight points including two baskets from three point land.
The Boston University basketball team entertained fans with a scrimmage on Monday evening at Agganis Arena in which the Scarlet half of the team overcame the White half by a score of 22-16. The match featured two ten minute halves and saw the debut of eleven players that had not yet donned a BU jersey in front of fans.
While both teams took 23 shots, only 13 were converted. Junior guard Darryl Partin led all scorers with 11 points, going 3-3 at the free throw line and 2-4 from beyond the arc. Junior forward Jake O'Brien assisted in the winning effort by adding seven points of his own.
While those two players stole the show on the Scarlet side of the ball, the White team was led by freshman forward Travis Robinson, who scored eight points including two baskets from three point land.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Terriers top America East Preseason Poll
For the fourth year in a row, America East coaches have tabbed Boston University as the preseason favorite to win the conference at the league's media day last Thursday in Hartford, Conn. BU received six of a possible nine first-place votes.
Stony Brook University and the University of Maine received the remainder of the first-place votes, and placed second and third in the poll, respectively. Rounding out the poll was the University of New Hampshire in fourth, defending conference tournament champion University of Vermont in fifth, Binghamton University in sixth, Hartford University in seventh, the University of Albany in eighth and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County finishing as a near-unanimous ninth.
The Terriers return three returning players from a squad that was a game away from an NCAA Tournament berth last season, among them Preseason All-Conference Team selections in senior forward John Holland and junior forward Jake O'Brien.
Despite having been labeled the preseason favorite for the past four seasons, BU has failed to win the regular season or conference tournament championship in each of these seasons. For this coaching staff and the players alike, the lofty preseason expectations are nothing new.
"I think for BU, four years in a row of being preseason number one, you're definitely the hunted," Chambers said in an interview with The Daily Free Press. "We've been through it now and we obviously haven't been successful at it, but that's my job. We have to continue to continue to get better and take steps and make strides every day."
It is worth noting that the poll was conducted before Stony Brook junior forward Tommy Brenton suffered a knee injury that will likely keep him out for an extended portion of the season.
Joining the three returning players are three transfers, all of them juniors -- guard Matt Griffin from Rider University, guard Daryll Partin from LaSalle University and Patrick Hazel from Marquette University -- to go along with a highly-touted freshmen class that was ranked among the top ten mid0major recruiting classes by Scouts Inc.
The increased depth provided by these newcomers should be a welcome presence for a team that was continually plagued by injuries and a short bench last season. However, it also makes it that much harder to figure out who the key contributors to this team will be, an idea summed up by Chambers when he said that "Even John Holland and Jake O'Brien are not guaranteed to start."
Talented as players like forward Dominic Morris, guard Travis Robinson and guard D.J. Irving may be, Chambers indicated that, as is the case with most freshmen, it may take some early adjustments to the college game before they begin to provide key contributions for a team that has to make up for the losses of Corey Lowe, Carlos Strong and Tyler Morris.
"Early on, we’re going to lean on our veterans a lot, and just groom our freshmen and bring them along slowly," Chambers said. "You may not see a lot of them early, but you’ll definitely see them come January."
The task now for the Terriers is to legitimize their lofty pre-season billing behind a largely unknown group of new players, a task that is compounded by a conference that figures to have several teams -- Stony Brook, Maine and New Hampshire, among others -- vie for the league crown -- a fact acknowledged by Chambers in an impassioned, albeit hyperbolic, address to the media day audience.
"We've got one of the best conferences in the country," Chambers said. "This year is going to be brutal, it's going to be absolutely brutal. I think that the country's going to find out how tough and how hard this league is this year."
The Terriers return three returning players from a squad that was a game away from an NCAA Tournament berth last season, among them Preseason All-Conference Team selections in senior forward John Holland and junior forward Jake O'Brien.
Despite having been labeled the preseason favorite for the past four seasons, BU has failed to win the regular season or conference tournament championship in each of these seasons. For this coaching staff and the players alike, the lofty preseason expectations are nothing new.
"I think for BU, four years in a row of being preseason number one, you're definitely the hunted," Chambers said in an interview with The Daily Free Press. "We've been through it now and we obviously haven't been successful at it, but that's my job. We have to continue to continue to get better and take steps and make strides every day."
It is worth noting that the poll was conducted before Stony Brook junior forward Tommy Brenton suffered a knee injury that will likely keep him out for an extended portion of the season.
Joining the three returning players are three transfers, all of them juniors -- guard Matt Griffin from Rider University, guard Daryll Partin from LaSalle University and Patrick Hazel from Marquette University -- to go along with a highly-touted freshmen class that was ranked among the top ten mid0major recruiting classes by Scouts Inc.
The increased depth provided by these newcomers should be a welcome presence for a team that was continually plagued by injuries and a short bench last season. However, it also makes it that much harder to figure out who the key contributors to this team will be, an idea summed up by Chambers when he said that "Even John Holland and Jake O'Brien are not guaranteed to start."
Talented as players like forward Dominic Morris, guard Travis Robinson and guard D.J. Irving may be, Chambers indicated that, as is the case with most freshmen, it may take some early adjustments to the college game before they begin to provide key contributions for a team that has to make up for the losses of Corey Lowe, Carlos Strong and Tyler Morris.
"Early on, we’re going to lean on our veterans a lot, and just groom our freshmen and bring them along slowly," Chambers said. "You may not see a lot of them early, but you’ll definitely see them come January."
The task now for the Terriers is to legitimize their lofty pre-season billing behind a largely unknown group of new players, a task that is compounded by a conference that figures to have several teams -- Stony Brook, Maine and New Hampshire, among others -- vie for the league crown -- a fact acknowledged by Chambers in an impassioned, albeit hyperbolic, address to the media day audience.
"We've got one of the best conferences in the country," Chambers said. "This year is going to be brutal, it's going to be absolutely brutal. I think that the country's going to find out how tough and how hard this league is this year."
O'Brien, Griffin, Hazel named captains
With a roster that includes three transfers and seven freshman, with only three returning players, the selection of the team captains for the Boston University men's basketball team will go a long way towards determining the attitude and character of this young, developing team.
Keeping this in mind, second-year BU head coach Patrick Chambers named junior forward Jake O'Brien, junior forward Patrick Hazel, and junior guard Matt Griffin as the team captains for the upcoming 2009-10 season.
"It was their consistency on a day-to-day basis, to lead in the locker room, lead in the classroom, lead socially and obviously lead on the court, and to be an extension of me," Chambers said explaining his decision at America East media day yesterday.
O'Brien, a member of the Preseason All-Conference Team, is coming off of a season in which he averaged 13.8 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game on his way to being named to the All-Conference Third Team. The BC High School product is the only returning player to be named a captain.
This will be the first season with the Terriers for both Hazel and Griffin, who transfered from Marquette University and Rider University, respectively. Both had to sit out last season in compliance with NCAA transfer rules.
Hazel appeared in 21 games in two seasons with the Golden Eagles, averaging 1.6 PPG and 1.7 RPG. Griffin was also a captain for Rider his sophomore season, a year in which he averaged 2.9 PPG, 2 RPG and 1.3 APG.
Monday, August 16, 2010
BU to face GW in NIT Season Tip-Off
By René Reyes
Fresh off its first 20-win season in six years, the Boston University men’s basketball team opens the 2010-11 campaign on Nov. 16 against George Washington University in the first round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, which was announced today by the chairman of the NIT Selection Committee, C.M. Newton.
“This Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off set high standards early on and has consistently showcased the best in college basketball,” Newton said in a statement on the NIT’s website. “This year's field can certainly hold its own against any of the previous 25 we've had. Half of the field is coming off 20-plus win seasons and several fell just below that mark. We look forward to a competitive tournament.” Under second-year coach Patrick Chambers, the Terriers will compete in the North Regional side of the bracket, along with Villanova University, Marist University and GW. All games in the North Regional will be played at the Pavilion, Villanova’s home floor. The 16-team field also consists of the likes of UCLA, the University of Nevada, Wake Forest University, Virginia Commonwealth University (the same squad that eliminated BU in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational last season) and the University of Tennessee. Chambers confirmed this announcement on his Twitter page.
Fresh off its first 20-win season in six years, the Boston University men’s basketball team opens the 2010-11 campaign on Nov. 16 against George Washington University in the first round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, which was announced today by the chairman of the NIT Selection Committee, C.M. Newton.
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