BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR “I think the biggest bummer today is we were so excited to get Milica [Manojlovic] eligible,” head coach Nyla Milleson said in the post-game press conference. Things didn’t start well for the Patriots when Manojlovic…
Photo Courtesy of Mason Athletics BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Dec. 2, Mason men’s basketball announced that they were temporarily pausing activities after a positive COVID-19 test in the program. Before announcing their pause, basketball insider Jon Rothstein announced…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend, Mason men’s basketball tipped off their 2020-2021 season in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Patriots faced off against Queens University, Belmont University and Howard University in the DC Paradise Jam….
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR After their victory against St. Joe’s in the Atlantic-10 tournament and the cancellation of their second round game due to COVID-19, men’s basketball is looking to rebound in the 2020-2021 season. Last year the team finished…
The only path that can save the NCAA tournament before disaster strikes D-I basketball BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR After the Ivy League canceled winter sports on Thursday, Nov. 12, many took to social media to call the cancellation…
Schedule includes schools in a 90-minute radius and a tournament in D.C. BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Thursday, The Washington Post published an article detailing how college basketball scheduling has been a “mess” and how coaches around the NCAA…
Mason basketball alumni advance in professional careers overseas and in Fairfax BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR Mason basketball alumni have continued to make strides after their time in the green and gold. Jacy Bolton and Isaiah Tate Hired as Graduate…
The ACC’s “all-in” proposal squashed by NCAA executives after only two days BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR The Atlantic Coast Conference just proposed one of the worst ideas of 2020. On Sept. 9, the ACC head coaches unanimously approved a proposal…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On April 8, Washington Post reporter Steven Goff announced in a tweet that the NCAA had granted Kier a fifth year of eligibility after he missed all but nine games this season with an…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Mason men’s basketball’s point guard Justin Kier and forward Goanar Mar have both decided to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Meanwhile, Ian Boyd was granted another year of eligibility and is choosing to…