Hoop Dreams NYC
NYC Basketball culture and history documented. From the Asphalt to The Hardwood
Category: COLLEGE HOOPS
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Our First Weekly Big East Conference column of the 2025-26 season.
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A look back at some of the Trending Topics and News from the Past Weekend in NYC high school Basketball as well as A look at the Week ahead curated by Editor in Chief Jaquam Bodden MAGIC MEL CHOOSES SAINT LOUIS Jermel “Magic Mel” made his commitment today to Saint Louis official on Nike’s Baseline…
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All eyes were on Newark’s Prudential Center last weekend for the NCAA’s East Regional. Duke, Arizona, Alabama, and BYU invaded downtown Newark and all games did not disappoint. Let’s take a look back at the action. Thursday, March 27th: Buckets Galore: Cooper, Love, and Sears Steal The Show Thursday night’s action gave fans two high-scoring…
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Photo Credit: St. John’s Athletics Full Circle Moments are a thing in sports and during St. John’s memorable run to the Big East tournament championship this season it’s quite known that Grad Transfer guard Kadary Richmond was about to do something that doesn’t happen often in NYC. Six Years ago, Richmond was on the rise…
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Words like First place and nationally ranked are something we haven’t heard when it comes to the St. Johns Red Storm in the past couple of years but in 2024-25 they have become the norm. It speaks to the growth of the program since the hiring of Rick Pitino two seasons ago. On Saturday, January…
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When you don’t get chosen to play in the Big Dance there are only three things you can do at the point. You can either raise hell on social media or you can take the snub on the chin but make everyone pay by going on a revenge tour. This is what led to Seton…
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The Seton Hall Pirates opened up the season against Saint Peter’s and it was a huge wake-up call for the Pirates as a slow start had them in a tug-of-war against a young athletic Peacocks team for a majority of the game. “We were playing selfish. No one was playing team basketball we were playing…
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On Sunday Afternoon Fordham Hosted UMBC in an Exhibition game benefiting Able Athletics. A non-profit organization dedicated to inclusion in sports. Even though the game didn’t count, it felt like it did from seeing the intensity and energy of both teams. Both teams looked like they were in mid-season form. Here are a few takeaways…
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On January 9th, I had the chance to interview two of Duke’s Future Stars Kyle Flipowski and Dereck Lively II. Lively and Flipowski just played in a big game against each other at the Empire Invitational in Brooklyn. Led by Kyle’s 22 points. Wilbrahamson and Monson beat Lively’s Westtown School (PA) 59-54. In this interview,…
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The Dog days of college Basketball are something else. You hit a stretch of bad losses, you are in a slump and fans want the head coaches bags packed the next morning. Tough times happen but like they say life is 90 % of what happens to you and 10 % of how you respond…
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