While Bucknell was busy upsetting Vanderbilt last night, Dave Paulsen's George Mason team got crushed by Houston 93-56 as their struggles continue.

Kent State is not a good team- but it was a very important win. Many GMU fans very unhappy with where the program us.

• Bison137 Said:

Based on what?? Did you take a poll of their fan base?? Or are you basing your statement on ten or so people who post on their chat board? You call that "Many GMU fans?"

Paulsen has moved on from Bucknell and you should move on from Paulsen.

Great win for Bucknell against Vanderbilt. I wish the team nothing but success this season and in the years to come...

• Bison137 Said:

Based on what?? Did you take a poll of their fan base?? Or are you basing your statement on ten or so people who post on their chat board? You call that "Many GMU fans?"

Paulsen has moved on from Bucknell and you should move on from Paulsen.

Great win for Bucknell against Vanderbilt. I wish the team nothing but success this season and in the years to come...

Don't look now but George Mason just won their 4th straight with a good win over Northern Iowa.

Speculation, but IIRC he had some foot problems when he was at Bucknell

Vanderbilt is down by 4 at halftime at home against #6 Kentucky, game is on ESPN. If Vandy wins that'll help Bucknell's rankings.

• Bucknellbisonfan21 Said:

Vandy only down 5 with 3:00 to play.

Nice try by Vandy.

Creighton point guard and Boston U transfer, Maurice Watson Jr tore his ACL yesterday and is out for the year. He was leading the nation in assists

Not sure why, but for some reason Rider left the court after playing Siena, without shaking hands. So Jimmy Pastos decided to shake invisible hands:

https://twitter.com/natekotisso/status/82 155007033...

That guy's a character

Rider manager of basketball operations Dom Hoffman is visible in one of those shots.

Rider was probably smart to walk off immediately after the game, as there was real potential for a brawl breaking out. As it was, some Siana fans threw various objects at the Rider players, and a Rider coach almost got into a fight with a so-called fan.

I believe one player from each team was ejected for a Flagrant 2, and at least one Siena player appeared to leave the bench and will be facing suspension.

It is nice to see La Salle and Richmond tied at 5-1 with Dayton at the top of the A-10 standings. As long as La Salle and Richmond keep winning, it should be good for the Bison.

http://www.atlantic10.com/standings/Standings.dbml...

Vandy upset #19 Florida yesterday, 68-66, in Gainesville.

Mount St. Mary's, after its brutal 2-11 nonconference start against a very hard set of opponents, is 7-1 in league play, its best-ever start to Northeast Conference action.

• Bison89 Said:

Boy, did you jinx those two. LaSalle lost at VCU today by 38 points, while Richmond lost by five to GMU.

Here's a conference tournament schedule that will come in handy over the next two weeks:

http://bracketmatrix.com/2017Tourneys.pdf

If you're a conference tourney junkie, the Atlantic Sun tips the madness off tonight on ESPN3.

Belmont the favorite to get out of the OVC lost. They were projected to be a 12/13 seed. So obviously we would benefit from this loss if we win the Tourney

Wake beat #8 Louisville tonight. They were on the bubble, so that may be enough to assure them a spot.

Also Princeton took out Harvard to move them within one game (Dartmouth) of an undefeated Ivy season.

We just got a bit of a silent compliment. Watching Vanderbilt v Florida and ESPN posted a graphic with "bad losses" for Vanderbilt and listed only at Missouri. A bit of silent respect.

They aren't expected to get an at large. I was watching the game and the commentators said that if they don't win the MAAC they would not have enough to get an at large and would go to the NIT again. Joe Lunardi had them as a 13 seed, which isn't a spot at larges can get

• crd012 Said:

Yes, they don't have a real good RPI (around #52). and they don't have the quality wins they had last year. Their only top 100 win was over Princeton. Also not a strong SOS. NIT again.

• crd012 Said:

Just watched that game, now are at least eight conference champs we would be seeded ahead of: OVC, NEC, Summit, MEAC, SWAC, Big Sky, Southland, Big West. Two more to assure a 14, six for a 13. There are ten conferences with only one team left who could be seeded ahead of us: Winthrop, Fla Gulf Coast, ETSU, Monmouth, Valpo, Vermont, Akron, Mid Tenn St, UT Arlington & Princeton. Any of these who lose helps us should we win the Patriot.

That said, one step at a time. JUST BEAT NAVY!

Mount St Mary's digs back from a deficit once again to punch their ticket. Great story following their 1-11 or 1-12 nonconference start to the season.

Yeah, that was crazy! And some love from Sports Illustrated and Jay Bilas!
https://twitter.com/jaybilas/status/83999 143636385...

And Mason went on to make a crazy comeback in the last minute to send it to OT and eventually got the win.

Mason and VCU in a 1 point game on NBC SN at the under 8 media timeout of the 2H. With Dayton going down earlier, GMU could have a shot if they pull this upset.

NBC just did a feature on Bryson Johnson finding the contact

Loyola thumped George Mason in the joke tournament.

Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey took the Umass job today, which may open the door for former Bucknell assistant and current Winthrop assistant, Mark Prosser to take over as head coach.

How much is third place worth in that pool?

• BisonRoadWarrior Said:

Only about $230. BUT that buys a decent amount of beer! So, I would be happy to come in 3rd place.

In that critical late jump ball, it looked to me like the Tar Heel was simultaneously touching the baseline and the ball...which means it should have gone to the Zags instead of being called a jump.

Mount St. Mary's leading scorer Elijah Long is transferring. Big loss for the mount.

https://twitter.com/goodmanespn/status/85 505465847...

• Bucknellbisonfan21 Said:

Yes, huge loss for them. Long made 1st team All-NEC as a sophomore. The Mount was slated to return their top seven players from a team that won both the regular season and the NEC Tournament.

For those who don't know, Long was a teammate of Kimbal Mackenzie at John Carroll. He is also from Ontario. For some reason he was lightly recruited out of HS. His brother played for Iowa State recently, but I don't know if his game s quite at that level. Will be interesting to see where he ends up.

• Bison137 Said:

His light recruitment was due to an injury. I believe he verbally committed to FGCU his junior year, but that was derailed for one reason or another. MSM picked him up and he certainly helped put them on the map again.

• pjm_hoops Said:

Long just committed to Texas to play for Jamion Christian's mentor Shaka Smart. It's interesting that Kimbal Mackenzie was generally viewed as the better player when they were HS teammates.

http://www.zagsblog.com/2017/05/03/texas-adds -moun...

This entire team has a chance to be very special. The quality and depth of returning talent is scary. And I don't see it falling off much even when Nana, Zach, and Stephen graduate.

MSM has been decimated over the past month. At the end of the season, they figured to have their top 8 players returning for a team that won the NEC regular season and tournament. Instead three of their five starters, plus two benchwarmers, have announced they are transferring. In addition to Long, they have apparently lost freshman wing Miles Wilson, who was one of the NEC's top rookies and who averaged 14 ppg and 8 rpg in five postseason games. Wilson already has picked up a PSU offer. Also they lost 6-9 soph starter Mawdo Sallah, who already signed with CAA champs UNCW, who won 29 games this season.

For some perspective on the loss to MSM, the three starters who have left all quickly got offers from teams ranked among the 87 best in the nation (Pomeroy). Jamion Christian seems to have a good reputation; the Mount plays what seems to be a fun style; the team was successful; they had a very bright future; and they have a good fan base. I wonder what caused this deluge of transfers.

Will be interesting to see how they do, especially if they play the Bison again.

MSM has been decimated over the past month. At the end of the season, they figured to have their top 8 players returning for a team that won the NEC regular season and tournament. Instead three of their five starters, plus two benchwarmers, have announced they are transferring. In addition to Long, they have apparently lost freshman wing Miles Wilson, who was one of the NEC's top rookies and who averaged 14 ppg and 8 rpg in five postseason games. Wilson already has picked up a PSU offer. Also they lost 6-9 soph starter Mawdo Sallah, who already signed with CAA champs UNCW, who won 29 games this season.

For some perspective on the loss to MSM, the three starters who have left all quickly got offers from teams ranked among the 87 best in the nation (Pomeroy). Jamion Christian seems to have a good reputation; the Mount plays what seems to be a fun style; the team was successful; they had a very bright future; and they have a good fan base. I wonder what caused this deluge of transfers.