By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
The Boston University men's basketball team has been selected to play against Canisius College for the annual BracketBusters weekend, the network announced Monday night.
The Terriers (10-13, 5-4 America East) will be participating in a BracketBusters game for the third year in a row, with the previous two games resulting in wins over Iona University and the University of Delaware.
The Golden Griffins (10-10, 4-6) of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference currently rank 211th in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), a tool used in the process of selecting and seeding teams for the NCAA Tournament. BracketBuster matchups commonly aim to match-up teams with similar RPIs. BU is 207th in the rankings.
The game, which will take place on Feb. 19 at Agganis Arena, was not selected as one that an ESPN network will televise.
Monday, January 31, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: O'Brien will undergo surgery; done for season
By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
Junior forward Jake O'Brien, team tri-captain and preseason All-America East selection, will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a foot injury, Boston University men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers announced on Monday.
The former Boston College High School standout suffered a fractured navicular bone in his left foot during a Dec. 31 game at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
After medical consultation, O'Brien will undergo season-ending surgery and go through rehab, looking for a return by the start of the 2011-12 season.
A former America East Rookie of the Year, O'Brien, through 14 games this season, was averaging 11.6 points per game to go along with a team-high 5.8 rebounds-per-game. Additionally, he was averaging a career-best 42.4 percent from the field, including a 39.4 percent clip from 3-point range.
The Terriers (10-13, 5-4 AE) will now look to continue to move on without their star forward as they take on the conference-leading University of Maine Black Bears (14-7, 8-1 AE) at Agganis Arena Tuesday night.
Junior forward Jake O'Brien, team tri-captain and preseason All-America East selection, will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a foot injury, Boston University men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers announced on Monday.
The former Boston College High School standout suffered a fractured navicular bone in his left foot during a Dec. 31 game at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
After medical consultation, O'Brien will undergo season-ending surgery and go through rehab, looking for a return by the start of the 2011-12 season.
A former America East Rookie of the Year, O'Brien, through 14 games this season, was averaging 11.6 points per game to go along with a team-high 5.8 rebounds-per-game. Additionally, he was averaging a career-best 42.4 percent from the field, including a 39.4 percent clip from 3-point range.
The Terriers (10-13, 5-4 AE) will now look to continue to move on without their star forward as they take on the conference-leading University of Maine Black Bears (14-7, 8-1 AE) at Agganis Arena Tuesday night.
From the FreeP: Poor shooting dooms BU against UNH
By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
In a season that has been as maddening as it has been promising, the Boston University men’s basketball team, looking to build much-needed momentum after a win last Wednesday over Binghamton University, fell to University of New Hampshire 60-48 last Saturday in Durham, N.H.
UNH guard Tyrone Conley led all scorers with 26 points in helping the Wildcats (9-12, 3-6 America East) snap a seven-game losing streak against the Terriers (10-13, 5-4 AE).
Poor shooting plagued the Terriers throughout the game, as it has done throughout the season, as the team shot 27 percent from the field (14-of-52). For the season, BU has a collective field-goal percentage of 38.6 percent, ranking them 329th of the 347 Division I men’s basketball teams.
"We got some open looks and just didn’t make them," BU head coach Pat Chambers said. "We got the right guys shots, but they didn’t fall. But I give credit to UNH, they played hard, defended well."
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In a season that has been as maddening as it has been promising, the Boston University men’s basketball team, looking to build much-needed momentum after a win last Wednesday over Binghamton University, fell to University of New Hampshire 60-48 last Saturday in Durham, N.H.
UNH guard Tyrone Conley led all scorers with 26 points in helping the Wildcats (9-12, 3-6 America East) snap a seven-game losing streak against the Terriers (10-13, 5-4 AE).
Poor shooting plagued the Terriers throughout the game, as it has done throughout the season, as the team shot 27 percent from the field (14-of-52). For the season, BU has a collective field-goal percentage of 38.6 percent, ranking them 329th of the 347 Division I men’s basketball teams.
"We got some open looks and just didn’t make them," BU head coach Pat Chambers said. "We got the right guys shots, but they didn’t fall. But I give credit to UNH, they played hard, defended well."
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Grading the Terriers: 1/26 vs. Binghamton
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
Freshman forward Dom Morris: A
The freshman forward came up big in his fifth game back from a non-basketball related injury on Wednesday night, tying his career-high of 15 points on 4-of-10 shooting. With Binghamton University down by three with seven seconds left, he pulled down one of his five rebounds off a senior forward Mahamoud Jabbi 3-point attempt and hung on as he was fouled. His two clutch free throws iced the game for the Terriers and wrapped up one of their finest end-of-game performances on the year.
Given the difficult task of defending down low along with junior forward Patrick Hazel and junior center Jeff Pelage, Morris was widely successful. He recorded the only block between the three of them and stayed out of foul trouble. He ended the game with one personal foul while Hazel and Pelage each recorded four.
Freshman forward Dom Morris: A
The freshman forward came up big in his fifth game back from a non-basketball related injury on Wednesday night, tying his career-high of 15 points on 4-of-10 shooting. With Binghamton University down by three with seven seconds left, he pulled down one of his five rebounds off a senior forward Mahamoud Jabbi 3-point attempt and hung on as he was fouled. His two clutch free throws iced the game for the Terriers and wrapped up one of their finest end-of-game performances on the year.
Given the difficult task of defending down low along with junior forward Patrick Hazel and junior center Jeff Pelage, Morris was widely successful. He recorded the only block between the three of them and stayed out of foul trouble. He ended the game with one personal foul while Hazel and Pelage each recorded four.
From the FreeP: Partin, Morris step up in hard-fought victory
By René Reyes/DFP Staff
After fielding a barrage of questions from reporters following the Boston University men’s basketball team’s matchup with Binghamton University, junior guard Darryl Partin arose from his chair and received a well-deserved handshake from BU coach Patrick Chambers.
“Good job, Darryl,” Chambers told him. “See ya, buddy. Get some rest.”
All Partin did was score 13 of his 20 points in the second half to lead the late surge that catapulted the Terriers to a 71-66 victory over the Bearcats Wednesday night at Agganis Arena.
One player not included in the postgame press conference, but whose impact on the game was undeniable, was freshman forward Dom Morris, who finished with a season-high 15 points and aided Partin in completing BU’s comeback.
After fielding a barrage of questions from reporters following the Boston University men’s basketball team’s matchup with Binghamton University, junior guard Darryl Partin arose from his chair and received a well-deserved handshake from BU coach Patrick Chambers.
“Good job, Darryl,” Chambers told him. “See ya, buddy. Get some rest.”
All Partin did was score 13 of his 20 points in the second half to lead the late surge that catapulted the Terriers to a 71-66 victory over the Bearcats Wednesday night at Agganis Arena.
One player not included in the postgame press conference, but whose impact on the game was undeniable, was freshman forward Dom Morris, who finished with a season-high 15 points and aided Partin in completing BU’s comeback.
From the FreeP: Partin the waters
By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
It wasn’t always pretty and it wasn’t always effective, but ultimately, the Boston University men’s basketball team was able to perform well enough to claw back from a second half deficit to put away Binghamton University 71-66 Wednesday night at Agganis Arena.
Junior guard Darryl Partin scored 13 second-half points en route to a team-high 20 points and eight rebounds to help the Terriers (10-12, 5-3 America East) pull away from a persistent Bearcat (6-15, 3-5 AE) squad.
“We took another step in the right direction tonight,” said BU head coach Pat Chambers.
Throughout much of the game, it was never entirely certain whether the Terriers would indeed take that step, or rather revert to many of the bad habits that have plagued them throughout the season, particularly in close conference losses to University of Hartford and University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
It wasn’t always pretty and it wasn’t always effective, but ultimately, the Boston University men’s basketball team was able to perform well enough to claw back from a second half deficit to put away Binghamton University 71-66 Wednesday night at Agganis Arena.
Junior guard Darryl Partin scored 13 second-half points en route to a team-high 20 points and eight rebounds to help the Terriers (10-12, 5-3 America East) pull away from a persistent Bearcat (6-15, 3-5 AE) squad.
“We took another step in the right direction tonight,” said BU head coach Pat Chambers.
Throughout much of the game, it was never entirely certain whether the Terriers would indeed take that step, or rather revert to many of the bad habits that have plagued them throughout the season, particularly in close conference losses to University of Hartford and University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
BU vs. Binghamton Live Blog
Starting lineups:
Binghamton University Bearcats
F Moussa Camara
F Mahamoud Jabbi
F Taylor Johnston
C Kyrie Sutton
G Jimmy Gray
Boston University Terriers
F Dom Morris
F John Holland
F Patrick Hazel
G Darryl Partin
G D.J. Irving
Final score: BU 71, Binghamton 66
Team leaders:
Points
Binghamton: Mahamoud Jabbi, 22
BU: Darryl Partin, 20
Rebounds
Binghamton: Mahamoud Jabbi, 10
BU: Darryl Partin, 8
Assists
Binghamton: Jimmy Gray, 5
BU: D.J. Irving, 5
From the FreeP: The Late Show
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
The contest will be the second half of a double-header with the BU men’s basketball team at the Greek on Wednesday night, in which both teams will be looking for wins against the Bearcats in their first meetings this season. Tip-offs for the games are scheduled for 7 and 9 p.m., respectively, and while the women’s squad will be looking to extend a seven-game undefeated streak in its game, the men will be playing to keep their all-important AE record above .500.
The Bearcats (6-14, 3-4 AE) come to Agganis Arena carrying a four-game losing streak on their shoulders. After starting conference play with three straight wins against University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Binghamton has spun out of control, defeated in convincing fashion to University of Maine, University of Hartford, University at Albany and University of Vermont. At their lowest point, the Bearcats were doubled up by the Great Danes, 76-37, on Jan. 20.
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The contest will be the second half of a double-header with the BU men’s basketball team at the Greek on Wednesday night, in which both teams will be looking for wins against the Bearcats in their first meetings this season. Tip-offs for the games are scheduled for 7 and 9 p.m., respectively, and while the women’s squad will be looking to extend a seven-game undefeated streak in its game, the men will be playing to keep their all-important AE record above .500.
The Bearcats (6-14, 3-4 AE) come to Agganis Arena carrying a four-game losing streak on their shoulders. After starting conference play with three straight wins against University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Binghamton has spun out of control, defeated in convincing fashion to University of Maine, University of Hartford, University at Albany and University of Vermont. At their lowest point, the Bearcats were doubled up by the Great Danes, 76-37, on Jan. 20.
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