Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on January 19, 2026, 02:30:22 PM

Quote from: Tim the Enchanter on January 19, 2026, 01:09:08 PM'92-'93 was my freshman year at the U.  I believe both the men and women were ranked #1 that year in the pre d3hoops.com days.

As for the men:  last week they were 32nd in the voting and are now 14-1 with an 11 game winning streak after the big win against Catholic (and now appararently on Ryan Scott's radar). 

7 of the 8 teams immediately ahead of them (#23-31 in the voting) lost, as did #19 UW Platteville.  #18 UW Eau Claire lost twice this week for their 4th loss in a row. 

Is this the week they crack the top 25???

Definitely considered Scranton.  But I haven't been voting for Catholic either, so still not on my ballot.  I'm fairly certain they're on enough ballots to crack the Top 25, though.

Not on your ballot, but at least on your radar screen.  Maybe next week. 

'92-'93 was my freshman year at the U.  I believe both the men and women were ranked #1 that year in the pre d3hoops.com days.

As for the men:  last week they were 32nd in the voting and are now 14-1 with an 11 game winning streak after the big win against Catholic (and now appararently on Ryan Scott's radar).   

7 of the 8 teams immediately ahead of them (#23-31 in the voting) lost, as did #19 UW Platteville.  #18 UW Eau Claire lost twice this week for their 4th loss in a row. 

Is this the week they crack the top 25???

Quote from: saratoga on January 17, 2026, 08:06:21 PMOn the bandwagon?
Nah...still not convinced though the kids played as hard as you can ask.
If CUA is the creme de la creme of the Landmark then the league top to bottom is pretty mediocre.

Halftime adjustments?
What a concept!
Generally, this is where close games go sideways for Scranton & the opposition pulls away.

Playing Smart
Sammy needs to understand the big picture in real time much better than he's shown.
Too important a talent to be relegated to the bench because of avoidable & dumb fouls.

Iron Lung Award
Great job by Jon Spatola & Brendan Carr doing a little bit of everything to keep this game from slipping away & both playing nearly 40 min. each.

Talk about clutch:  Despite playing 34 minutes, Spatola hit 7-8 free throws in the last 30 seconds and scored 11 of the team's last 13 points.  Helped stave off the flurry of threes Catholic hit down the stretch!

All four have been having strong senior seasons. Last month in a win against Villa Maria, Malloy had a line of 27 points (out of a team 48), 13 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 steals. 

https://www.archmereacademy.com/news-detail?pk=1602318

Excited for this incoming class!

Scranton commit Maura Gilroy is featured prominently in this season preview of Haverford High School:

https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1350732

Here's the condensed game on Youtube: about 6 more minutes of game action than the highlight video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsM9HD6yteI

Congrats Lady Royals on the win over Pitt today!  They won 3 of the 4 quarters, and after Pitt staged a 29-8 run over the course of 13 minutes, the Lady Royals showed no quit and went on their own 12-0 run and finished strong.  Great way to head into conference play!

Lady Royals roster is up.  No surprises.

https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster

First 3 posted commits are all listed at 6'1."  Not the elusive 6'4" with a 3.3 GPA. 

We'll see soon enough if the one known big has shown up on campus...

Slowly but surely...

https://x.com/Scranton_MBB/status/1962985177321455745

In other news, Catholic U is getting a DI transfer, Carly Catania out of University of New Hampshire (and Villa Maria Academy):

https://unhwildcats.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/carly-catania/10956

They're probably waiting for that elusive 6'4" kid with a 3.3 GPA.

Last year, they didn't post the recruit information on the website until August 30, so they still have a week...

While we're on the subject:  why haven't they posted the rosters for the fall sports?  Season openers are less than a week away!

Here is someone who is bullish on the Lady Royals.

https://x.com/fromtheheartpn/status/1940204044892741759

Pellecchia and Bruns (both first team All Americans) are definitely better ingredients, and that pizza they made last night and all year was mighty fine.  Congrats to NYU on their back-to-back unbeaten seasons.

Congrats, too, to Kaci Kranson on being named 2nd-team all American!

Quote from: NEPAFAN on March 20, 2025, 02:05:42 PMhttps://x.com/barstoolsports/status/1902783462139974023


Be better Scranton! LOL

Considering the Lady Royals were hosting, that would have been a very short flight.