No. 14 UAlbany gave it their all on Friday night but in the end, No. 3 Oklahoma was too much for the 2015 America East Champions as Will Brown's group lost 69-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
UAlbany men's basketball coach Will Brown has announced that guard Peter Hooley will start in the NCAA tournament against Oklahoma on Friday (7:27 p.m.).
"He (Hooley) is going to start tomorrow," Brown told WNYT. We're going to see a lot of pressure early and often and we've got to go with experience and we need another ballhandler on the floor...
Tonight, No. 14 UAlbany takes on No.3 Oklahoma in the "second" round of the NCAA Tournament. UAlbany is looking to pull the massive upset, but hey, two No. 14 seeds won on the tournaments first day, so UA should be feeling pretty good right now...
From "Armen and Levack" to live on "SportsCenter," Peter Hooley has been everywhere since his game-winning shot against Stony Brook last Saturday sent UAlbany back to the NCAA tournament.
After going 14-2 in the America East league season, and handily winning the America East Conference Championship over Hartford, the UAlbany Women's Basketball team earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA tournament. It is the fourth straight trip to the tournament for UAlbany...
UAlbany's stunning comeback over rival Stony Brook in the America East Championship on Saturday was one for the ages. Peter Hooley's clutch 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left sent the Great Danes to their third consecutive NCAA tournament...
The UAlbany men's basketball team goes for its third consecutive America East title on Saturday morning (11 a.m.) when the Danes host Stony Brook at SEFCU Arena.
The game is sold out, so if you couldn't get a ticket, you can watch on ESPN 2...
Steve Dagostino of @DagsBasketball joins Brady Farkas to break down the Section II, Class AA championships. Bethlehem captured the Girls' title while Shen took home the Boys'.
Dags broke down the key to the Boys title game, Kevin Huerter's Division I potential, what Guilderland could have done, and he also spoke on UAlbany's success in '14-15...
If you are a UAlbany basketball fan, you should also be a fan of Purdue coach Matt Painter.
Painter is supporting Niemann-Pick Type C research in the Infiniti Coaches' Challenge. The Coaches' Challenge features four collegiate coaches (Painter, Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg, Wichita State's Gregg Marshall, and Michigan's John Beilein), all vying for a $100,000 donation to a cause of their choice...
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Not to be outdone by the UAlbany men, the Great Dane women also advanced to the America East final on Sunday. UAlbany beat UMBC, 66-37, to advance to their fourth straight conference title game.
And because No. 1 Maine lost to fifth-seeded Hartford, UAlbany will get to host the title game on Friday afternoon against Hartford...