First Four, Night 2 — The Picks
Credit: JMU Athletics Communications
Two more teams will clinch their bids in the NCAA Tournament’s proper field of 64 tonight at UD Arena, and we’re hoping to name at least one of them here. That didn’t happen on Tuesday. Liberty and Middle Tennessee State, we hardly knew ye. Thanks for getting us off to an 0-for-2 start this year and reminding us why this is the greatest...
NCAA Game Preview: LIU-Brooklyn(20-13 12-6 NEC) at James Madison (20-14 11-7 CAA)
by Josh Adams
New York City Bureau
NCAA Assists Leader Jason Brickman/
collegehoopsdigest.com
Every team who ends up in Dayton in the NCAA Tournament has a single purpose...To get out of Dayton with a win. Both James Madison and LIU will have that shot, and they won't have to slay Goliath to do so.
The LIU Blackbirds and James Madison Dukes, the champions of the Northeastern...
LIU Brooklyn 83, St. Francis (NY) 75
Jamal Olasewere scored 20 points and made a pair of crucial plays as LIU Brooklyn fended off St. Francis Brooklyn 83-75 Sunday, sweeping the season series.
Trailing by one with 1:23 remaining, Olasewere took a feed from Jason Brickman and converted on a spin move in the paint to push the Blackbirds (13-11, 8-4 Northeast Conference) ahead for good. He also made a bank shot for an...
LIU Brooklyn defeats St. Francis Brooklyn 83-75
Jamal Olasewere scored 20 points and made a pair of crucial plays as LIU Brooklyn fended off St. Francis Brooklyn 83-75 Sunday, sweeping the season series.
Trailing by one with 1:23 remaining, Olasewere took a feed from Jason Brickman and converted on a spin move in the paint to push the Blackbirds (13-11, 8-4 Northeast Conference) ahead for good. He also made a bank shot for an...
Mid-Major Odds and Ends
As the college basketball ecosystem crawls towards March Madness and, in the meantime, continues to be fueled by a seemingly endless scroll of conference match-ups, scores and highlights — below are several notable tidbits from the past week.
Credit: Gene Boyars
LIU-Brooklyn’s Jason Brickman, a 6-foot, junior, guard appeared on ESPN’s “Unite” television show Wednesday...
LIU Brooklyn 82, St. Francis (Pa.) 62
Booker Hucks matched his career high with 20 points off the bench as LIU Brooklyn won its sixth straight game 82-62 over St. Francis (Pa.) Thursday night for a Northeast Conference victory.
Hucks hit a career-high five 3-pointers. The senior is 9-of-13 shooting from deep over his past two games and has made 45.5 percent (15 of 33) from deep in 10.8 minutes per game this season for...
LIU Brooklyn 79, Bryant 78
Jamal Olasewere scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and grabbed a last-second rebound to preserve LIU Brooklyn's 79-78 victory over Bryant Saturday.
The Blackbirds (10-10, 5-3), the two-time defending Northeast Conference champs, trailed 49-42 at halftime before rallying.
Bryant (13-6, 6-2) got 25-points from Dyami Starks, who hit six 3-pointers. Frankie Dobbs added...
LIU Brooklyn overtakes St. Francis Brooklyn 78-68
C.J. Garner scored 22 points and Jamal Olasewere added 20 as LIU Brooklyn shot 75 percent in the second half to rally past St. Francis Brooklyn 78-68 Thursday night.
The Blackbirds (9-10, 4-3 Northeast Conference) made 18 of 24 shots in the second half, when they came back from a 33-21 deficit to defeat the Terriers (8-10, 4-3) for the fifth straight time.
Garner scored 17 second...
LIU Brooklyn 78, St. Francis (NY) 68
C.J. Garner scored 22 points and Jamal Olasewere added 20 as LIU Brooklyn shot 75 percent in the second half to rally past St. Francis Brooklyn 78-68 Thursday night.
The Blackbirds (9-10, 4-3 Northeast Conference) made 18 of 24 shots in the second half, when they came back from a 33-21 deficit to defeat the Terriers (8-10, 4-3) for the fifth straight time.
Garner scored 17 second...
Lamar 81, LIU Brooklyn 80
Stan Brown scored a career-high 18 points to lead Lamar past LIU Brooklyn 81-80 Saturday, snapping a six-game losing streak.
Brown, who grabbed six rebounds, made the game-winning basket with 16 seconds to play. Keilan Blanks, who gave Brown an assist on the game-winning shot, also scored 18 points.
Rhon Mitchell added 16 points, and Brennan Doty led Lamar (2-10) with eight rebounds...
LIU Brooklyn 97, Rice 70
Jamal Olasewere scored 26 points, leading four players in double figures, to help LIU-Brooklyn beat Rice 97-70 on Wednesday night.
Olasewere, who was 8 of 12 from the field, had eight rebounds. C.J. Garner scored 16 points, and Brandon Thompson had 14, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Julian Boyd added 13 points. Jason Brickman had nine assists.
Rice led by a point at the 14...
LIU Brooklyn 71, Lafayette 60
Julian Boyd scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked two shots to help LIU Brooklyn beat Lafayette 71-60 on Saturday.
Jamal Olasewere finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for the Blackbirds (2-4), who have won two straight. Jason Brickman had 12 points and 10 assists, and C.J. Garner added 11 points.
LIU Brooklyn trailed 42-39 with 11:54 left in the second...
LIU Brooklyn 70, Columbia 61
Julian Boyd scored 19 points and LIU Brooklyn knocked off Columbia 70-61 Wednesday night for the Blackbirds' first win of the season.
Jamal Olasewere and Jason Brickman added 16 points apiece for LIU Brooklyn (1-4), which extended its winning streak at the Wellness Recreation and Athletic Center to 28 games.
The Blackbirds, coming off a 104-75 loss at No. 8 Kentucky, led by...
No. 8 Kentucky routs LIU-Brooklyn, 104-75
LIU-Brooklyn coach Jack Perri refused to use the difference in talent level between his small school and powerhouse Kentucky for a lopsided loss.
The Blackbirds led 43-40 with four minutes left in the first half but faded fast and lost to the No. 8 Wildcats on Friday night, 104-75.
''They're a lot more athletic. But we've got to compete at a higher level,'&...
LIU picks Perri to replace Ferry
LIU Brooklyn has promoted assistant Jack Perri to replace Jim Ferry as head men's basketball coach.
Ferry, who led the Blackbirds to the NCAA tournament the past two seasons, left Tuesday for Duquesne.
Perri was on the staff at LIU for seven seasons, the last five as associate head coach.
The Blackbirds won the Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament titles the...
Robert Morris can't keep pace with LIU in NEC
Slow and steady was the pace Robert Morris wanted to play.
Instead, the Colonials were lured into Long Island University's up-tempo game - and they couldn't keep up with the fast-breaking Blackbirds.
Looking for its third NCAA tournament bid in four years, Robert Morris was run out of Brooklyn by top-seeded LIU, 90-73 in the Northeast Conference championship game Wednesday...
LIU flies into NCAAs by beating Robert Morris
C.J. Garner scored 21 points, Julian Boyd and Jason Brickman each added 18, and Long Island University's fast-breaking Blackbirds made it two straight Northeast Conference championships with a 90-73 victory against Robert Morris on Wednesday night.
In a rematch of last season's NEC title game thriller, the Blackbirds (25-8) didn't need overtime to fend off the Colonials...
LIU locks up tournament bid
C.J. Garner scored 21 points, Julian Boyd and Jason Brickman each added 18, and Long Island University's fast-breaking Blackbirds made it two straight Northeast Conference championships with a 90-73 victory against Robert Morris on Wednesday night.
In a rematch of last season's NEC title game thriller, the Blackbirds (25-8) didn't need overtime to fend off the Colonials...
LIU 80, Sacred Heart 68
Jamal Olasewere led five players in double figures with 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds as LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 80-68 on Thursday night.
Julian Boyd had 16 points while Brandon Thompson and Michael Culpo chipped in with 11 apiece. Jason Brickman finished with 12 points and 13 assists for the Blackbirds, who advance to the Northeast Conference semifinals on Sunday...
LIU Brooklyn clinches Northeast title (AP)
Julian Boyd scored 21 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, and Jamal Olasewere had 24 points as LIU Brooklyn clinched the Northeast Conference regular-season title by defeating Fairleigh Dickinson 91-80 Thursday night. Jason Brickman had 13 assists for the Blackbirds (22-7, 16-1) after getting 16 in LIU's 99-89 win over Quinnipiac last Saturday.
LIU 99, Quinnipiac 89
Julian Boyd had 25 points and 10 rebounds and C.J. Garner added a season-high 25 points as LIU Brooklyn rallied to beat Quinnipiac 99-89 Saturday for the Blackbirds' seventh straight win and 16th in their last 17.
Jason Brickman had 10 points and a career-high 16 assists while Michael Culpo chipped in 17 points for LIU, which won its 24th straight at home while hosting its final...
LIU 103, Sacred Heart 91
Jamal Olasewere tallied 27 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Culpo hit six 3-pointers en route to 20 points as LIU Brooklyn beat Sacred Heart 103-91 on Thursday night.
The Blackbirds (20-7, 14-1) led 79-73 with just 35 seconds left to play after Jason Brickman converted one of two free throws.
But Louis Montes made a layup and Shane Gibson sank two deep treys while LIU went just...
This Isn`t Your Father`s NEC
Game #8-435: Long Island Blackbirds at Wagner SeahawksJanuary 21, 2012 7:00 pmSpiro Sports CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe Northeast Conference, otherwise known as the NEC, started as the ECAC - Metro conference in 1981. As the NEC website notes, originally the conference's goal was "to create a competitive NCAA Division I mens basketball conference for unaffiliated schools...
LIU 77, Mount St. Mary's 62
Jamal Olasewere scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Long Island University to its eighth consecutive victory, 77-62 over Mount St. Mary's on Thursday night.
Jason Brickman added 17 points, getting 14 of them in the second half, and C.J. Garner had 16 for the Blackbirds (13-6, 7-0 Northeast Conference), who never trailed.
The win was LIU's second of the season...
LIU 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 64
Julian Boyd scored his 1,000th career point and all five Long Island University starters were in double figures Thursday night as the Blackbirds defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 82-64 for their sixth straight win.
C.J. Garner had 16 points, Jamal Olasewere 15, Boyd and Jason Brickman 14 apiece and Michael Culpo 13. Garner also had a career-high nine rebounds.
LIU (11-6, 5-0 Northeast...
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