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Bracketology 101

Mar 10, 2010 No Comments by John Russo

Madness is in the air and bracketology is the class to take this spring. Here is a look into the teams and players to keep an eye on when filling in your college basketball brackets for March Madness. Five teams to watch: -Kansas #1 – The 2008 champions were the preseason favorite and deservedly so. [...]

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After tough season, sophomores look ahead

Mar 03, 2010 1 Comment by John Russo

For the seniors, their last game ended with a heart-breaking loss to Ramapo College. But for the younger players, it was the start of what could be a special team. If Rowan’s men’s basketball team is going to be a serious contender in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in the next few seasons, they are [...]

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Men’s basketball loses to Ramapo in season ending game

Feb 23, 2010 1 Comment by John Russo

The season has come to an end for the Rowan men’s basketball. The Profs fell to Ramapo College this past Saturday in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference  playoffs, 62-60. “I really thought we were going to take this one but unfortunately we lost to this team the same way about a [...]

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Back-to-back loses put damper on Profs season

Feb 17, 2010 No Comments by John Russo

The snow may have given the players a break, but it wound up costing them in the end. The Rowan men’s basketball team, 15-8 overall and 6-6 in the conference, showed its lack of practice in their embarrassing 82-55 loss to Richard Stockton College Saturday afternoon. They followed that loss up with a 73-70 loss [...]

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Men’s basketball gains ground with win over TCNJ

Feb 10, 2010 No Comments

Getting hot at the right time is what the Rowan men’s basketball team needs right now. With the season down to its last four games, the Profs will need to win the rest of their New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match-ups to gain a top seed in the conference playoffs. They started that run out [...]

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Injuries plague men’s basketball

Feb 03, 2010 No Comments

The Rowan men’s basketball team has hit a snag in its pursuit of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) playoffs and NCAA tournament. Two seniors have been bitten with the injury bug for Rowan: scoring leader Tyson Hartnett and senior guard Allen Pritchett. “We need to get healthy,” said head coach Joe Cassidy. “Tyson, Allen [...]

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Hartnett leads offense for the Profs

Jan 26, 2010 No Comments

A leader is someone who the rest of the team looks up to. He could be someone who leads a team vocally or  a player who rallies the troops during a time out. He could yell, shout or motivate with a pregame speech. He could also hustle, play hard and leave everything he has on [...]

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Late surge can’t put Profs on top

Dec 02, 2009 No Comments

Rowan men’s basketball knew they had to step up in the second half of their game Monday night or else the Profs would get rolled over by Alvernia University. After trailing at half time by six, Rowan battled all the way back to tie the game, but couldn’t complete the comeback, as they lost 69-65. [...]

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Men’s basketball looks to improve with team full of new faces

Nov 18, 2009 1 Comment

Men’s basketball head coach Joe Cassidy knew there was a lot of room for improvement coming into the 2009-10 season. After seeing his team go 12-13 last year, due to being out-matched and out-sized by opponents, he looked for a way to make his team better. “One of our goals in recruiting last year was [...]

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Profs head to Sweet Sixteen for first time in school history

Nov 18, 2009 No Comments

The Rowan women’s soccer team spent their weekend in Rochester, N.Y., playing in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. The Profs took on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday and won 3-0. They then played host-school University of Rochester on Sunday and won 1-0, advancing to the sweet sixteen for the first [...]

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