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How ex-Hofstra, Fordham coach went from near-exile to one step away from his first March Madness in just one year
A year ago, the perch was exactly the same, but the view couldn’t have been more different.
Ed Cooley's Georgetown team looks painfully familiar
It’s fair to say, much more was hoped for out of Ed Cooley in his first season at Georgetown
There's no reason right coach can't revive Fordham basketball
There are some devout devotees of Rose Hill who’ve at last grown weary of constantly looking back to the magical winter of 1971. Pining for the past is the surest...
For Hofstra, 'Fast Eddie' more than the man behind the wheel
Nobody has more pride for Hofstra than Eddie Dello Stritto. For over two decades “Fast Eddie” has been the school’s beloved bus driver. But he’s more than someone who drives...
Jeff Neubauer's plan to quickly pull Fordham out of the doldrums
Jeff Neubauer figures Fordham basketball has suffered long enough. “I’m taking over a program that has really struggled, and it needs a new vibrancy. It needs new life,” the school's...
Fordham hires Jeff Neubauer from Eastern Kentucky
There’s a new man in charge of the men’s basketball program at Fordham. Eastern Kentucky coach Jeff Neubauer was named Fordham’s coach on Monday afternoon, replacing the fired Tom Pecora....
Fordham's coaching search starts with Albany's Will Brown
Fordham has begun the process of looking for Tom Pecora’s replacement, and it began with a familiar name: Albany coach Will Brown. Sources told The Post Brown interviewed for the...
Fordham fools fated to same sabotage with Pecora's replacement
You’ve heard this one before, about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. In common conversation, that is said to be one of the...
Fordham fires basketball coach Tom Pecora
Fordham has fired men's basketball coach Tom Pecora after five seasons, the school announced Wednesday morning. Pecora, who had two years remaining on a contract extension signed in 2012, went 44-106...
Why Tom Pecora thinks he can make Fordham a winner
Tom Pecora is still confident, seven games into his fifth season and 88 losses later. He sees young talent and potential on a roster that had none of either when...
Fordham flies past NYIT to capture season opener
Eric Paschall took a pass, raced into the open court, and threw down a thunderous slam dunk, sending the Rose Hill Gym into a tizzy. Following Jon Severe’s arrival in...
Rams snap losing skid with win in A10 tourney
Tom Pecora’s last-place Fordham team hadn��t won in eight games, a stretch of nearly six weeks. But given a new lease on athletic life with a berth in the Atlantic...
In a rough fall for N.Y. sports, Fordham offers hope
You see a lot of maroon walking around the boroughs these days, a lot of baseball caps with a solid “F” on the front, a lot of sweatshirts and windbreakers...
New rules by NCAA helps offenses
Unhappy with the state of college basketball and languishing offenses, the NCAA administered a series of rules changes that should increase scoring, which at 67.5 points per game was the...