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The Road Starts Here! Welcome to the 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship. For the next four days, 12 teams will play 11 games, and only one can be crowned CAA champion.

Patrick McHugh and Andy Towne will be in Richmond all weekend, bringing you live coverage of each game. Be sure to check out the Dog Pound Sport Sound today at 3 p.m. to hear the team break down Northeastern’s game against William & Mary at 6 p.m. You can hear that game right here on WRBB Sports starting at 5:45.

There are four games on the docket today. Here is the schedule:

12 p.m. – #8 James Madison vs. #9 UNCW
2:30 p.m. – #5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson
6 p.m. – #7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary
8:30 p.m. – #6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra

JMU and UNCW are set to tip off in a matter of minutes. Keep it locked here all day for coverage of CAA Basketball. Read more…

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At Thursday night’s Colonial Athletic Association awards banquet at the Richmond Marriott, two Northeastern Huskies were recognized for their on-court performance and two were recognized for off-the-court achievements.

For the fourth time in the seven years that Northeastern University has been affiliated with the CAA, a Husky earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad. Quincy Ford ranked third among all freshmen in the league in both scoring (11.1 points per game) and rebounding (4.7 per game), earning him a spot among the conference’s best first-year players. He was also fourth among rookies in free throw percentage at 75.3%, and was third in the conference, out of all players, with 2.0 steals per game, behind VCU freshman Briante Weber (2.3) and Old Dominion’s CAA Defensive Player of the Year Kent Bazemore (2.2). His 30 blocked shots ranked 12th in the league, also behind fellow rookies Erik Copes from George Mason (51) and Cedrick Williams of UNCW (43).

Northeastern’s junior co-captain, Jonathan Lee, was also rewarded for his play on the hardwood as he earned a spot on the All-CAA third team. Lee backed up his preseason Honorable Mention pick by leading the Huskies in scoring with 14.6 points per game, 9th in the league, and ranked among conference leaders in eight other categories. He was 8th in field goal percentage (46.9%), 6th in assists (3.6 per game), 11th in free throw percentage (78.3%), 9th in steals (1.6 per game), 3rd in 3-point field goal percentage (40.7%), 15th in 3-point field goals made (1.6 per game), 9th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2, with 104 assists and 89 turnovers), and 2nd in minutes played at 35.7 per game.

Off the court, Ryan Pierson was named to the All-Academic squad while Jonathan Lee earned himself a spot among the league’s top 10 classroom achievers. He was named an All-Academic Second team player. Joel Smith was the Northeastern nominee for the Dean Ehler’s Leadership Award which is given to the player who “embod[ies] the highest standard of leadership, integrity and sportsmanship through their academic and athletic achievements.”

Here are all of the awards: Read more…

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The 2012 Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off in less than 24 hours. While Thursday is the calm before the storm, the league will take time this evening to recognize the top performers of the 2011-12 season with the CAA Awards Banquet.

First, let’s explore picks from pundits Mike Litos of CAAHoops.com, Mark Selig of JamesMadison.Rivals.com, Tim Pearrell of The Richmond Times-Dispatch,  Brian Mull of The Wilmington Star News and Phil Kasiecki of Hoopville.com.

The honors will be handed out at the banquet, which begins at 7 p.m., but let’s take a look at the awards and what hardware we think Northeastern could go home with.

Player of the Year: Pretty much self-explanatory. The top player in the league is recognized with this award, and for the first time since 2009 the award will not say “Charles Jenkins” on it. The former Hofstra standout won the award in 2010 and 2011, and before that VCU’s Eric Maynor claimed the title in 2008 and 2009. The major candidates this year are Ryan Pearson of George Mason and Frantz Massenat of Drexel, although Kent Bazemore of ODU is getting consideration as well.
Northeastern candidate: If I had to go with one I’d say junior captain Jonathan Lee, who led the team in scoring, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, three point percentage and assists and was second in the league in minutes per game. Likelihood: None.
My pick: Pearson. Struggled down the stretch but averaged 17.8/8.5 for a team with a new coach that lost two of its three leading scorers from a season ago. Pearson is also a senior, and like it or not experience will push him past Massenat, a sophomore. Read more…

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The Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament opens with the postseason awards banquet this evening, and WRBB Sports is in Virginia from now until the final horn sounds on Championship Monday. Here’s an idea of what to expect from us on WRBBSports.com:

Before the dinner begins, we’ll share our thoughts on which Northeastern players we think have a chance at being honored tonight. Once the dinner is over, we’ll have a new post with the actual winners, not only from NU but from all around the conference.

The tournament itself tips off tomorrow at noon. Here’s the schedule for the weekend, with games Northeastern could potentially play in listed in italics:

Friday, March 2 (First round):

Noon: #8 James Madison vs. #9 UNCW – Game 1

2:30: #5 Delaware vs. #12 Towson – Game 2

6:00: #7 Northeastern vs. #10 William & Mary – Game 3

8:30: #6 Georgia State vs. #11 Hofstra – Game 4

Saturday, March 3 (Quarterfinals):

Noon: #1 Drexel vs. #8 James Madison/#9 UNCW – Game 5

2:30: #4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Delaware/#12 Towson – Game 6

6:00: #2 VCU vs. #7 Northeastern/#10 William & Mary – Game 7

8:30: #3 George Mason vs. #6 Georgia State/#11 Hofstra – Game 8

Sunday, March 4 (Semifinals):

2:00: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 – Game 9

4:30: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 – Game 10

Monday, March 5 (Championship):

7:00: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 – Game 11

Patrick McHugh and Andy Towne will provide live updates from the Richmond Coliseum with a running blog, plus daily recaps with the most important facts and information from the games that were and what to look forward to in the next day of action.

As always, follow @wrbbsports and @CAA_FCP on Twitter for more updates throughout the tournament, and feel free to ask us questions or tell us if there’s something you want us to do more or less of in regards to our coverage.

We’ll check back in shortly with our expectations for tonight’s awards banquet.

WRBB Sports Basketball CAA, Postseason

For the first time in station history, WRBB Sports will provide live coverage of all Northeastern Huskies conference tournament games in the winter sports slate. Continuing an unprecedented season of live game coverage (77 game broadcasts to date), WRBB Sports is dedicating an unparalleled commitment to Northeastern athletics during winter sports postseason tournament fortnight.

• Men’s Hockey: Adding to WRBB’s wire-to-wire coverage of all 34 regular season contests plus two exhibition games this season, if the Huskies make the Hockey East tournament, coverage will continue for as far as the Huskies go into the postseason.

• Men’s Basketball: WRBB Sports is completing its fourth season as the flagship station of Huskies basketball, broadcasting every regular season basketball game in 2011-12, and will again serve as the exclusive home of Northeastern basketball at the CAA Tournament in Richmond, Va.

• Women’s Hockey: This season, WRBB provided expanded and unprecedented coverage of Huskies women’s hockey games, including the Women’s Beanpot championship. This year, WRBB will broadcast the Women’s Hockey East Tournament in Hyannis, Mass. on 104.9-FM in addition to streaming games worldwide on WRBBSports.com. In addition to the Hockey East tournament, if the Huskies reach the NCAA tournament, WRBB-FM will air all Northeastern games.

Women’s Basketball: Adding to an expanded regular-season slate, for the first time WRBB will cover the CAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Upper Marlboro, Md. In conjunction with Northeastern athletics, tournament games - WRBB Sports Extra will serve as the home for early round coverage while WRBB-FM will pick up coverage in the championship round (if necessary).

As always, all NCAA tournament games for Huskies teams will be carried by WRBB Sports. In the past four years, WRBB has provided unparalleled live coverage of Huskies NCAA tournament contests, including men’s hockey, women’s soccer, and field hockey games.

Northeastern Winter Sports Postseason Schedule

Broadcast listings are contingent on Northeastern advancing in each respective tournament.

Date	Time	Team	Tournament/Opponent	Station
3/2/12	6:00 p.m.	M-Basketball	CAA 1st Round vs. William & Mary
3/3/12	12:30 p.m.	W-Hockey	Hockey East Semifinal vs. Providence
3/3/12	6:00 p.m.	M-Basketball	CAA Quarterfinal vs. VCU
3/4/12	1:00 p.m.	W-Hockey	Hockey East Final vs. BC/BU
3/4/12	4:30 p.m.	M-Basketball	CAA Semifinal
3/5/12	7:00 p.m.	M-Basketball	CAA Championship
3/8/12	5:00 p.m.	W-Basketball	CAA 1st Round vs. TBA
3/9/12	5:00 p.m.	W-Basketball	CAA Quarterfinal vs. JMU
3/10/12	TBD	W-Hockey	NCAA Quarterfinal vs. TBD
3/10/12	2:30 p.m.	W-Basketball	CAA Semifinal
3/11/12	12:30 p.m.	W-Basketball	CAA Championship
3/16/12	TBD	W-Hockey	NCAA Frozen Four – Semifinal
3/18/12	5:00 p.m.	W-Hockey	NCAA National Championship

*Schedule subject to change

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Monday, February 27

7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
CAA Tournament Preview

Thursday, March 1

8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Final playoff scenarios

Friday, March 2

3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
Live reports from Richmond, Va.

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Round
5:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
6:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. William & Mary Tribe
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at Boston University Terriers
from Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner
Broadcast begins on WRBB Sports Extra, joined in progress on WRBB-FM

Saturday, March 3

Women’s Hockey East Tournament – Semifinal
12:15 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
12:30 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. Providence Friars
from the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Craig White

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinal (If necessary)
5:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
6:00 p.m. - Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. VCU Rams
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University Terriers
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and TBA
Broadcast begins on WRBB Sports Extra, joined in progress on WRBB-FM

Sunday, March 4

Women’s Hockey East Tournament – Championship (If Necessary)
12:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
1:00 p.m. - Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. BU/BC
from the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Mass.
with Ben Horner and Craig White

CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Semifinal (If Necessary)
4:15 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
4:30 p.m. - Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. TBA
from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
with Patrick McHugh, Andy Towne, and TBA

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Northeastern closes the regular season with an 82-72 defeat at Delaware in a game that featured lots of offense but little defense.

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Northeastern head coach Bill Coen discusses his team’s 82-72 loss at Delaware Saturday and looks ahead to next weekend’s CAA Tournament.

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George Mason entered Matthews Arena fighting to stay alive in the race for the CAA regular season championship, but Northeastern would have none of it. In just their second overtime game of the year, the other being the season opener at Boston University, the Huskies came back to force overtime after being down by ten points in the 2nd half. Career highs in scoring from junior co-captain Jon Lee and the lone senior on the team, graduate transfer Kashief Edwards, led the Huskies to victory.

1st Half:

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2nd Half:

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Overtime:

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