NIU Stuns Number 14 Buffalo in DeKalb
By: Ethan Hennessy February 3rd 1973. That was the last time Northern Illinois had beaten a ranked opponent (number 19 Oral Roberts), that was until Tuesday night. On a cold night in DeKalb Illinois that only saw 1,284 people file into the convocation center due to a ice storm moving through the area the Northern […]
California Baptist Earns Their First WAC Road Win in Division 1 by Beating Chicago State in the Windy City
By: Ethan Hennessy The California Baptist Lancers defeated the Chicago State Cougars by a score of 77-75 Saturday afternoon at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago in a Western Athletic Conference matchup. It was an emotional game at Chicago State today as the cougars took the floor for the first time since the passing of […]
CIT/CBI Bracketology Number 2 2018-19 January 4th
By: Ethan Hennessy As the calendar year flips to 2019 and most teams have started or are beginning to start their conference play it is time to update the CIT/CBI bracketology. I am in my second season doing CIT/CBI bracketology for Happening Hoops. I do this because I genuinely enjoy following these tournaments, and believe […]
Mark Adams Interview
Ethan Hennessy: I am joined by Mark Adams who is an analyst on ESPN mainly for the American Athletic Conference. He is also a former college basketball coach. He was a head coach for Central Connecticut State in the 90’s, and before that an assistant at Idaho State and Washington State. I actually want […]
The Hornets Beat the Hens in the Route 1 Rivalry
By: Ethan Hennessy Delaware State entering Wednesday night’s matchup was 11-4 all time against the Blue Hens of Delaware University. Furthermore, they were 2-8 on the season, and still searching for their first division one victory. However, the Hornets looked like the better team throughout the game as they beat their in state rival […]
Does the Geographical Location of a Program’s Home City Have an Impact on a Team’s Home Court Winning Percentage?
By: Ethan Hennessy Being a Geography major I have wondered if teams that play in college basketball “travel destination” cities have an inherent advantage of higher home court winning percentages due to visiting teams not from the area being distracted by all that these cities have to offer. In order to answer this question I […]
CIT/CBI Bracketology Number One 2018-19 December 15th 2018
By: Ethan Hennessy I am in my second season doing CIT/CBI bracketology for Happening Hoops. I do this because I genuinely enjoy following these tournaments, and believe they do not get a ton of coverage despite some good teams playing in them each year. In both 2017 and 2018 I was the first source to […]
Northwestern Outlast Georgia Tech’s Second Half Comeback in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
By: Ethan Hennessy On Wednesday night we were treated to a rematch of last year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge game in Atlanta. A few things had changed though some key players for both sides had departed. Northwestern was without Bryant McIntosh, and Georgia Tech had seen Ben Lammers and Josh Okogie depart. Also, the location was […]
Preseason 2018-19 CIT/CBI Bracketology
CIT (20 teams in 2018) Albany (America East) UMBC (America East) Jacksonville (ASUN) Liberty (ASUN) High Point (Big South) William and Mary (Colonial) Oakland (Horizon) Iona (Metro Atlantic) Ball State (Mid American) Howard (MEAC) Valparaiso (Missouri Valley) Holy Cross (Patriot) Army (Patriot) Wofford (SoCon) Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) Sam Houston State (Southland) Fort Wayne (Summit) San […]
John Beilein Interview
These are the questions I asked Michigan head coach John Beilein in the post game press conference following his number 19 wolverines beating the Northwood University Timberwolves in their exhibition 90-58 on Friday November 2nd in Ann Arbor. Ethan Hennessy: “Coach Beilein I know tonight’s game was a blowout, but is there anything you want […]
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