DePaul “Exercises their Demons” by Beating Texas Tech in the Big East Big 12 Battle
By: Ethan Hennessy Chicago Illinois Entering Wednesday night’s Big East Big 12 Battle between DePaul and Texas Tech the game was being labeled as the biggest game in Wintrust Arena history. 15 NBA scouts from 13 different teams were in the building, and DePaul had its biggest crowd of the season of 5,493. The […]
HappeningHoops.com 2019-20 CBI/CIT Bracketology Number 1 – December 2nd 2019
By: Ethan Hennessy Hello everyone! We are already about 1/4th of the way done with the 2019-20 season, so it is time to release the first HappeningHoops.com 2019-20 CBI/CIT Bracketology. If you are unfamiliar with my work I predict the fields of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). They […]
Hawaii’s Poor Shooting Night Dooms the Rainbow Warriors in the Second Half at Illinois
By: Ethan Hennessy Champaign Illinois The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors entered Monday night’s contest at Illinois playing their first basketball game east of the Mississippi River since December 8th 2008 which coincidentally was also a Monday night game at Illinois. After a very slow start for both teams in which neither team had cracked double […]
Week 1 Happening Hoops Chicago College Basketball Power Rankings
By: Ethan Hennessy November 11th 2019 1- DePaul – DePaul finishes week 1 atop the Happening Hoops Chicago College Basketball Power Rankings. For most of the week the blue demons have led the nation in wins. This was thanks to playing three games in the first four days of the season and winning all three. […]
#23 Purdue Beats Green Bay in Season Opener
By: Ethan Hennessy West Lafayette Indiana On Wednesday night Purdue unveiled their Big Ten record 24th conference championship banner for men’s basketball before a sold out crowd inside Mackey Arena that was there to see the #23 ranked boilers take on Green Bay to open up both teams 2019-20 season campaign. Purdue won the game […]
Pre-Season Happening Hoops Chicago College Basketball Power Rankings
By: Ethan Hennessy November 3rd 2019 I have seen these five teams play live a combined 25 times in the past three seasons, and covered games featuring one of them on press row nine times, therefore I feel like I have a pretty good expertise on the college basketball scene in the Windy City. As […]
Irish are Tested But Rise to the Occasion
By: Ethan Hennessy South Bend Indiana Mike Brey opened up his press conference after beating Bellarmine 61-51 by saying: “They’re really good. That was a great test for us. I thought we needed a hard game before we open the season in Chappel Hill, and I watched ten minutes of tape on them on Wednesday […]
Butler Defeats IU Kokomo at Hinkle
By: Ethan Hennessy Indianapolis Indiana Butler had a large advantage in second chance points (14 to 2) and points in the paint (30 to 16) as the Bulldogs easily cruised to a 70-40 win over IU Kokomo in the first of Butler’s two exhibitions to open the season. Sean McDermont led the way for the […]
Illinois State Survives a Scare in Exhibition
By: Ethan Hennessy Normal Illinois Despite leading for over 30 minuets of game time Truman State was unable to escape Normal with a win. Illinois State won their lone exhibition game 74-68 over Truman State Wednesday night inside Redbird Arena. This was a game that saw the host Redbirds fall behind 22-8 by the second […]
Ryan Odom’s Decision to Stay at UMBC
By: Ethan Hennessy We have always heard the phrase dogs are the most loyal animal. If that is true, then Ryan Odom definitely embodies the spirit of his school’s mascot, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. In a profession heavy on “the grass is always greener” phenomenon, Odom has chosen to remain at UMBC after attaining monumental […]
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