Will a men’s team from the City Series break the two-year NCAA Tournament drought? St. Joe's and Villanova have the talent to make the big dance, but they need to put it all together.
Erik Reynolds celebrates after St. Joseph's defeated Temple, 74-65, to win the Big Five Classic on Dec. 2, 2023, at the Wells Fargo Center.Another year went by without a Big 5 men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament, marking two straight tournament-less seasons for the local teams — one of which had qualified in 44 straight iterations since 1978. Will the trend continue in 2024-25?
Billy Lange has his best roster, and in turn is entering his sixth season with real expectations for the first time. St. Joe’s was, and the Hawks are a trendy pick to have some at-large consideration come March. Hagan Arena has the potential to be a really fun place to watch college hoops this season, and St. Joe’s has a real chance to be back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
closed the 2023-24 season on a high note. The Owls won just five conference games during the season but rolled all the way to the American Athletic Conference championship game, finishing one game shy of an improbable NCAA Tournament berth. But lost in all of the darkness was a pretty bright offseason for Adam Fisher and his staff. The Owls retooled their backcourt and should take the next step. It’s on Fisher and his staff to help the team ride the wave and keep things moving forward.’s renovated gym, now called John Glaser Arena, has brought the program into the modern era of college basketball. There are chair backs, a state-of-the-art sound system, new video screens, a suite area, upgraded locker rooms, and so much more.
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