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St. Joe's Martelli: No excuses after loss to W. Ky.

St. Joe’s Martelli: No excuses after loss to W. Ky.

No excuses.

That was Phil Martelli’s message following Thursday’s 62-59 defeat to Western Kentucky in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.

“I don’t accept it,” Martelli told reporters afterward. “You won’t hear me spout it. We were in possessions to win the game. We didn’t. No excuses.”

The Hawks (3-3) battled back from an eight-point deficit early in the second half to go in front…

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Bracy: Big 5 a brotherhood to be treasured

Bracy: Big 5 a brotherhood to be treasured

By AARON BRACY

Philahoops Staff

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Ending the season on Saturday night wasn’t what Villanova fans had hoped for, but the Wildcats’ loss to UConn made some supporters of rival schools giddy.

And so it is in the Big 5 circa 2014. Thanks to message boards and social media, primarily, there is a new level of “hate” apparent between some fans of the rival Philadelphia schools.

And it’s fans’…

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Temple forward Anthony Lee will transfer

Temple forward Anthony Lee will transfer

By CHASE SENIOR

Philahoops Staff

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Temple junior forward, Anthony Lee has decided to transfer.

Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the story and Lee confirmed his intent to transfer to Zach Gelb and Chase Senior on Temple Universities WHIP Radio.

“One of my goals this year was to play well this year, do well and then possibly put myself in a position to play…

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Atlantic 10 launches '#WhoWantsNext' national media campaign

Atlantic 10 launches '#WhoWantsNext' national media campaign #whowantsnext #philahoops

In an effort to bring the national spotlight onto the Atlantic 10, the conference is launching a national media campaign with the help of Philadelphia creative agency 160over90.

This is from the website http://www.whowantsnext.com:

THE ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS UNCOMPROMISING WORK ETHIC THAT HAS LED TO SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS. WE HAVE…

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