After 26 NCAA Tournaments, 6 Final Fours & 4 national championship games, one of the best referees in the history of college basketball, Yonkers, New York native Ed Corbett will be retiring after tonight's NIT game at MSG. Congratulations to a great referee, but a better guy!
“For him to FaceTime me so we could pray together for healing, soon after my serious November ankle injury....I’ll truly never forget that.” -
@Myles_MBP_23
today talking about his respect of
@MarquetteMBB
’s
@markushoward11
#shubb
Very grateful on this 42nd birthday. Unfortunately our family faced COVID-19 this month, but thankfully our battle was different than for so many others. Stay safe, stay healthy & don’t forget to appreciate the little things...which are the biggest blessings.
When's the last time you heard about a D1 player having their own charity? Check out this awesome
@CBBonFOX
feature on Myles Cale and 'Cale Cares.'
#HALLin
Thriller in Omaha & great win for Marquette but the ball was on Hauser’s fingertips when the clock was at zero. And I honestly didn’t even think it was that close....
“I have a great team w/ a great group of kids that I love being around & love coaching, and that’s what made a very tough decision an easy decision.” -Kevin Willard on turning down Virginia Tech to stay at Seton Hall on
@SportsFinal4NY
w/
@BruceBeck4NY
Myles Powell credited Kevin Willard with making Shavar Reynolds ‘Box & 1’ him defensively in practice everyday midway thru his career, as a big turning point in becoming an elite scorer. “ At that point I was a shooter, but that’s when I started to become a scorer.”
The narrative w/
@StJohnsBBall
is offensive firepower. But also take notice that in 2 games, they've held Myles Powell & Markus Howard to a combined 7/30 from the field, w/ just three 3-pointers. Fast, quick Perimeter-D is a big factor right now. Ponds, 11th in nation in Steals.
Never spent Christmas Eve like this before. It was a thrill to fill in the sports anchoring duties at
@CBSNewYork
tonight with
@DanaTylerTV
,
@JLaytonTV
&
@EFinchTV
. Time to get home and get ready for Santa Claus! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Four games in seven days. 3 road trips in 5 days. Key injury. And down almost 20 — but that will be a nice bus ride back to Jersey for the Seton Hall Pirates — even if it is Rt 80 East this time of night.
Seton Hall survives and the Pirates yet again face Villanova in the Big East Championship Game. A regulation game with no overtime took two hours and 40 minutes. In other news James Breeding just T-d up one of the MSG security guards while walking back to the locker room....
Caught up with Dan Hurley’s
@UConnMBB
Huskies this weekend. Our
@SNYtv
Season Preview Show is a month away. UConn fans will have fun watching their talented new guys develop but will be known as a scrappy defensive club this year.
52 years ago today, Coach Carnesecca coached his first game at St. John's & beat the G'town Hoyas by 2 in OT. A little NYC hoops history there for you on this Monday evening....
Not one part of me feels like Myles Powell won’t give it a go tonight. How he plays with this injury, against this team, on this stage, makes this beyond fascinating. College hoops could have its own Willis Reed situation in Jersey tonight.
#Pirates
#Spartans
Since Big East's tough start w/ Gavitt Games in Nov. - Seton Hall over Miami, Kentucky & MD - Nova over FSU & UConn - Marquette over Wisconsin, K-State & Buffalo - Creighton over Clemson - Butler over Florida - PC over Texas & St. John's is undefeated. League play should be fun!
#DidYouKnow
, when
@JMinkoWFAN
was an undergrad at Butler, he announced a game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on student radio, that had 14,000 fans at an Indiana HS game, in which Steve Alford scored 57 points - going 23/23 from the FT line.
#FascinatingMinkFacts
#HoopsHistorian
With a very tight timeframe we also found enough time to talk about Coach Musselman’s high-level manscaping and the odds of matching his “shirt off”intensity in Vegas💪🏀
After their win over St Mary's,
@VinParise
caught up with Dan Hurley to discuss the impact of his bench players, how he has dealt with adversity early in the season, and how it feels to be heading to Vegas
For the first time in 618 days,
@StJohnsBBall
had fans in the seats & points on the board….lots of them. Johnnies roll 119–61. Great to be back with the Mink Man,
@JMinkoWFAN
🏀
A.J. Reeves from
@PCFriarsmbb
put on a show in his college debut. 29 points in 30 mins - 7/9 from 3-PT land. Obviously all kind of program records there....
The world of college basketball loses a true legend in Jim O'Connell. He was a Hall of Fame writer, but an even better person. I'll never forget & always be grateful for his kindness, friendship, advice and lessons he gave when I was starting out in the business. Rest in Peace OC
So sorry to hear the news of the passing of Dennis Gregory. Dennis did so much for the game of high school basketball in the northeast. My first summer job in the business was working for Dennis at NYC Basketball City for
@TheHoopGroup
. RIP Dennis.
Well said. His kindness was as strong as his handshake. You could’ve been a team manager, asst coach or video coordinator at any level — if he was home when you called, he took as much time to speak with you as Hall of Famers. And then never forgot your name. 🙏RIP
The world lost a good soul , Basketball lost a great ambassador , New York lost a legend . Rest In Peace Tom Konchalski . Our condolences to the Konchalski family .
The
#9
seeded Iona Gaels defeat the
#1
seeded Siena Saints in the
@MAACHoops
tourney. In the post game interview Rick Pitino called it one of the most special wins in his entire coaching career. 7th game for the Gaels in the past 77 days with Covid pauses.
Another amazing
#ButterfliesFromJodie
event last night! So proud of my wife Amy, who has kept her sister’s memory alive by helping others. Nearly $600,000 has been raised over the past 18 years for hundreds of local charities & individuals in need.
Just a few hours away from
@SetonHallMBB
vs
@KUHoops
for the Sweet 16. In case you missed it on
@CBBonFOX
, I caught up with Kevin Willard & we talked about his journey at Seton Hall.