Hoopville - America East Conference

Midwest Region - First Round: No. 2 Georgetown shut down No. 10 Maryland-Baltimore County 66-47 to move into the second round against Davidson. The Hoyas' defense held the Retrievers to 32.7 percent shooting from the field. UMBC hit eight three-pointers to avoid an embarrassing blowout, but the Retrievers could not handle Georgetown's experience and height. Seniors Jonathan Wallace and Roy Hibbert scored 13 apiece to lead Georgetown, which had four players reach double figures in scoring. Georgetown also hit three-pointers and shot 51 percent from the field.

No. 13 Siena became the second 13-seed to win in Tampa today, following in the footsteps of San Diego against Connecticut earlier this afternoon. The Saints squashed No. 4 Vanderbilt 83-62 by preventing the Commodores from hitting three-pointers. Vanderbilt was only 4-of-20 from three-point range, and senior guard Shan Foster was only 1-of-5 from long range to finish with 13 points. Junior guard Kenny Hasbrouck led the Saints with 30 points on 9-of-14 shooting. He was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line, and Siena was 22-of-25 from the line to help the Saints hold off a Vanderbilt team that struggled at times to score. Siena will play Villanova next.

Tampa Turmoil delivered the final surprise of the day as No. 12 Villanova erased an 18-point first-half hole to upset No. 5 Clemson 75-60, the fourth double-digit seed to upset a team in Tampa today. Coach Jay Wright coined the term Tampa Turmoil after the game to explain the madness occurring in Florida. Sophomore sharpshooter Scottie Reynolds caught fire at the right time to lead the Wildcats with 21 points and hit four three-pointers. Clemson's free throw shooting woes helped Villanova come back as the Tigers hit only 14-of-23 attempts.

No. 10 Davidson and sophomore sharpshooter Stephen Curry ousted No. 7 Gonzaga 82-76, rallying from an 11-point hole behind Curry's 40 points. Curry broke a tie with a three-pointer in the final minute, and the Wildcats held off the Bulldogs at the free throw line. Gonzaga contained Curry in the first half, holding him to 10 points, but he exploded in the second half for 30, finishing 8-of-11 from three-point range. [3/21/08]

America East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Vermont outplayed top seeded Maryland-Baltimore County for 36 minutes, only to be outscored 15-4 in the final four minutes, as the Retrievers pulled off a 73-64 win. Ray Barbosa led all scorers with 29 points, including 15-of-15 shooting from the free throw line. The Retrievers held Player of the Year Marqus Blakely to nine points. [3/09/08]

America East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Maryland-Baltimore County was hitting on all cylinders as the Retrievers bulldozed No. 8 Stony Brook 76-60 in quarterfinal action at the America East Conference Tournament. Darryl Proctor, Cavell Johnson, Matt Spadafora and Ray Barbosa all scored in double figures, led by Proctor's 17 points, while Jay Greene dished out 12 assists to only one turnover. UMBC shot a blistering 56 percent from the floor and 52 percent from behind the arc.

No. 4 Vermont and No. 5 Binghamton went to war in the second game of the quarterfinals, with Vermont coming from behind for a 65-57 win. Conference Player of the Year Marqus Blakely had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Catamounts. Mike Gordon was phenomenal for most of the game, scoring 23 points, but he got little support on offense from a banged up Bearcat squad, and Vermont's Kyle Cieplicki and Mike Trimboli hit daggers down the stretch, capped by a thunderous Blakely dunk with 12 seconds left.

No. 2 Hartford and No. 7 New Hampshire went down to the wire in a gripping battle, with Hartford hanging on for a 68-65 win. Hartford guard Joe Zeglinski scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and center Warren McClendon had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and one huge dunk for the Hawks. Hartford held the Wildcats to less than 27 percent from behind the arc, and the Wildcats missed three good looks from behind the arc in the final seconds.

No. 6 Boston University took down No. 3 Albany in overtime 68-64. The Great Danes controlled much of the first half but couldn't put away the Terriers, allowing Boston to crawl back with stingy defense. John Holland erupted for 14 points in the second half and overtime after being held to two in the first half. Boston could have won the game in regulation, but poor free-throw shooting left the door open for the Great Danes, and Jon Iati buried a 25-foot three-pointer to send the game into overtime. But Boston never trailed in overtime. Carlos Strong scored 17 points to lead the Terriers. [3/08/08]

America East Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Stony Brook rallied to beat No. 9 Maine 73-65 in overtime. The Seawolves held Maine without a basket for most of the final 10 minutes to erase an 11-point hole. The Bears forced overtime, but the Seawolves dominated the extra session. Senior guard Ricky Lucas led the Seawolves with 18 points. Stony Brook will play No. 1 Maryland-Baltimore County in the quarterfinals. [3/07/08]

Terriers Add New Assistants: Boston University has hired Sean Ryan and Lamar Reddicks as assistant coaches. Both coaches have ties to the Boston area, as Ryan is a native of Medford, Mass. and Reddicks was most recently an assistant coach at Harvard for seven seasons and lives right near the Cambridge campus. Ryan was most recently an assistant at the College of Charleston under Tom Herrion. They replace Mike Winiecki, who left to take an assistant coaching job at Wright State with best friend Brad Brownell, and Mike Costello, who left to pursue opportunities outside of coaching. [7/6/07]

Wildcats Add Dempsey to Staff: Ken Dempsey has joined the staff at New Hampshire as an assistant coach. Dempsey, most recently the associate head coach at UMKC, brings over 20 years of Division I experience to a staff whose assistants were all new to Division I when head coach Bill Herrion took the job two years ago. Dempsey has also been an assistant at UNC-Greensboro, Northeastern and Monmouth. He replaces Jeff Rafferty, who left last month to take an assistant coaching position at Delaware. [6/15/07]

Lonergan To Stay at Vermont Longer: Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan signed a new contract that will keep him at the school through the 2011-12 season. The new contract takes effect at the beginning of July and will pay him a $150,000 base salary. In his first two seasons at the helm, Lonergan has guided the Catamounts to a 38-25 record and two appearances in the America East championship game. This past season, the Catamounts went 25-8, including a 15-1 record in America East play, and lost in the first round of the NIT. Vermont won 16 games on the road or at neutral sites, which tied for the national lead. [4/3/07]

Georgetown 's Broadus to Move up After Final Four: Georgetown assistant coach Kevin Broadus was announced as Bighamton 's new head coach Monday. Broadus, whose Hoyas will face Ohio State in a Final Four showdown Saturday, will replace Al Walker at Binghamton. Broadus' resume includes assistant coaching stints at five schools during the past 17 seasons, the last three with Georgetown. He also recruited many players on the current roster. Bighamton, which plays in the America East Conference, began playing at the Division I level in 2001 and went 13-16 this season. [3/27/07]

South Region - First Round: No. 2 Memphis didn't start to pull away from No. 15 North Texas until midway through the first half, but the Tigers eventually built a comfortable cushion and held on for a 73-58 victory. Sophomore Chris Douglas-Roberts had 16 points to lead the Tigers, who were inconsistent from the field, shooting 41 percent. Junior Keith Wooden matched Douglas-Roberts' 16 for North Texas, but he got less support from his Mean Green teammates.

No. 4 Virginia lit up No. 13 Albany to cruise to an 84-57 victory against No. 13 Albany. Senior J.R. Reynolds scored 28 points, and junior Sean Singletary added 23 points. The two guards shot 18-of-28 from the field and hit seven three-pointers to spark the Cavaliers' blowout. Senior Jamar Wilson was great for the Great Danes, leading the team with 25 points.

No. 5 Tennessee put up an NCAA Tournament-record 121 points in the first round against No. 12 Long Beach State in a 121-86 blowout. The two up-tempo squads met expectations by shooting at will. The Volunteers shot 58.7 percent from the field, including 51.9 percent from beyond the arc. Junior Chris Lofton led three Tennessee players to score at least 20 points with 25. Senior Kejuan Johnson led the 49ers with 24 points, but the team couldn't keep pace with the high-octane Volunteers.

No. 7 Nevada had to work overtime to beat No. 10 Creighton 77-71. Junior Marcellus Kemp had a monster game for the Wolf Pack with 27 points and 12 rebounds. He bested Bluejay senior Nate Funk, who had 23 points but was only 1-of-7 three-pointers. Senior Nick Fazekas added 17 points for Nevada before fouling out in overtime. The Wolf Pack scored at will in the extra session to move forward to a date with Memphis in the second round. [3/16/07]

America East Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Albany slipped past No. 1 Vermont 60-59 to win the America East Conference championship for the second consecutive season. Jamar Wilson led the Great Danes with 22 points, hitting a critical layup with two minutes remaining after spinning into the lane in traffic. The Catamounts had an opportunity to win on their final possession but failed to get a shot off as Mike Trimboli lost possession of the ball. [3/10/07]

America East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Vermont moved into the America East Conference championship after beating No. 5 Maryland - Baltimore County 72-63 in the semifinals. It marks the fifth consecutive conference title game that the Catamounts have reached. Chris Holm led Vermont with 18 points and 15 rebounds. The Catamounts held off the Retrievers in the second half, using a six-point run late in the game to extend a three-point game. Vermont will host No. 2 Albany Saturday for the championship. The Great Danes beat No. 3 Boston 59-49, knocking out the host of the first two rounds. Jamar Wilson finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Great Danes. [3/04/07]

America East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Vermont completed the season sweep of No. 8 Hartford in an 81-62 victory in the America East Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Mike Trimboli scored 21 points to lead the Catamounts, who also got a double-double from Chris Holm, who scored 12 points and 15 rebounds. Hartford senior star Bo Taylor scored a game-high 23 points and fouled out in the closing minutes. The crowd in Boston honored his career accomplishments by giving him a standing ovation. Vermont moves on to play No. 5 Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC beat No. 4 Maine 70-61 by dominating the second half. Sophomore guard Jay Greene led the Retrievers with 21 points, including four three-pointers. UMBC out-scored Maine 38-29 in the second half after the teams finished the first half tied at 32.

No. 2 Albany defeated No. 7 New Hampshire 64-47 to get into the America East semifinals. Jamar Smith showed why he is the conference's player of the year by leading the Great Danes with 21 points. Albany led by more than 10 points for most of the game and held off a couple of second-half Wildcat runs. No. 3 Boston overcame a 12-point hole in the second half to beat No. 6 Binghamton 62-58. The host Terriers will play Albany in the semifinals. Corey Lowe helped Boston avoid a fifth consecutive loss in the America East quarterfinals by hitting a layup in the final minute to give the Terriers a 60-58 lead. [3/03/07]

America East Conference Tournament Opening Round: It wasn't pretty, but No. 8 Hartford pulled off some March magic in a 49-47 victory against No. 9 Stony Brook. The Hawks trailed Stony Brook 34-17 at halftime and 44-27 with less than 13 minutes remaining. But Hartford started playing great defense, and Stony Brook got sloppy. The Seawolves finished with 17 turnovers, including the final one that set up Bo Taylor's baseline jumper as time expired, which propelled Hartford into the quarterfinals against No. 1 Vermont. [3/02/07]

Two America East Players Suspended: The America East Conference suspended Boston University freshman forward Scott Brittain and Hartford sophomore guard Jaret Von Rosenberg for one game apiece after an incident in Saturday's game between the schools. Brittain, who has started all but one game thus far, set career highs in the game with 15 points and 15 rebounds to help the Terriers to a 59-51 win. Both teams will be without the suspended player against one of the conference leaders, as the Terriers play Vermont in their next game, while the Hawks host Albany, both on Monday night. [2/05/07]

Christensen to Miss Month: New Hampshire forward Mike Christensen will miss about 4-6 weeks after breaking his right foot in Tuesday's heart-breaking 62-60 loss to Vermont. The junior forward, who scored a career-high 31 points just three days prior to the injury, sustained it late in Tuesday's game and has his foot in a boot. He is third on the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game and leads the team in rebounding with 5.7 per game. [1/11/07]