All of these teams have tremendous talents that show there are quality players outside of the ACC. Hereâs one player from every team worth watching. Note itâs not necessarily their best player, but someone who over the course of the year or their career has made an impression.
Air Force, Quentin Carlile, Jr., D He has an uncanny ability to knock down passes, and he brings it when the spotlight is brightest like last week vs. Richmond (5GB, 5CT), vs. High Point (3GB, 3CT), or at Duke (5GB, 2CT).
Army, Marcus Hudgins, Jr., D An opposing coach earlier in the year told me, âI knew he was good. I didnât realize he was that good.â He erases top matchups at close, played LSM earlier in his career, and will be one of the top defenders in the country by the time he finishes his four years.
Eight automatic qualifiers are up for grabs over the next week.
With the Patriot League Quarterfinals on Tuesday night, there s no reason to turn away from your laptop or TV for the next six days with the amount of action on much of it staggered across the day so you ll be able to see most finishes.
Here are our picks for conference champions a piece that s routinely become bulletin-board fodder on Championship Saturday.
America East
Terry Foy: UMBC
I’m picking the Retrievers because of a combination of home-field advantage, conference tournament experience, close game experience and the idea that defense wins in May (which, in the shot clock era, I’m not even certain is true any longer).
(Photo Courtesy of Nathan DeSutter / St. Bonaventure Athletics)
An entertaining MAAC Quarterfinal round saw two finishes decided on last-possession defensive stops, plus a first for St. Bonaventure.
The semifinals are set for next Wednesday, May 5. Games are streamed on WatchESPN:
No. 2 Monmouth vs. No. 6 St. Bonaventure
No. 1 Manhattan vs. No. 4 Canisius
Another first for St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure’s season of firsts continues.
The No. 6-seeded Bonnies upended No. 3 Detroit Mercy, 11-8, at the Marra Athletics Complex on the campus of St. Bonaventure. It was their first MAAC Tournament win in their first MAAC Tournament appearance, in a year in which the Bonnies won their first game as a program and first win in conference.
(Photo Courtesy of Nathan DeSutter / St. Bonaventure Athletics)
An entertaining MAAC Quarterfinal round saw two finishes decided on last-possession defensive stops, plus a first for St. Bonaventure.
The semifinals are set for next Wednesday, May 5. Games are streamed on WatchESPN:
No. 2 Monmouth vs. No. 6 St. Bonaventure
No. 1 Manhattan vs. No. 4 Canisius
Another first for St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure’s season of firsts continues.
The No. 6-seeded Bonnies upended No. 3 Detroit Mercy, 11-8, at the Marra Athletics Complex on the campus of St. Bonaventure. It was their first MAAC Tournament win in their first MAAC Tournament appearance, in a year in which the Bonnies won their first game as a program and first win in conference.