Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
Ignore the fact that he coached one of the bluest of bloods in college basketball for over a decade. Ignore the fact that he is now in charge of the King-less Cleveland Cavaliers. What John Beilein has accomplished in his coaching career is no short of an absolute triumph on the ladder of success. Taking…
Rye, N.Y. is home to two historical landmarks, the Boston Post Road Historic District and Playland Park, and also home to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association. Silver went from a town of 16,000 to the helm of hoops, but didn’t always envision working in the sports business as he saw himself “on…
By Jose Feliciano Selection Sunday was full of excitement and surprises. Gonzaga held on to a No. 1 seed despite being upset by Saint Mary’s in their conference final. Mid-major teams like No. 7 Wofford and No. 7 Nevada were under-seeded, and Villanova got a lower seed than Marquette despite winning the regular season and…
College Basketball is trending a certain direction. The power conferences are moving away from playing high level mid-major schools, and toward a 20 game conference schedule. The selection committee rather have a mediocre ACC team in the NCAA Tournament than a regular season champion from Conference-USA. This leads to a system that is benefiting the…
There was an eerie feeling in the corridors of Penn Station; fans decked out in all blue with looks of bewilderment. They had just witnessed their blue-blooded Duke Blue Devils suffer a defeat to the St. John’s Red Storm, a team who had not won a game in the Big East Conference at the time. A…