Daily Word: Hoops Heaven

Daily Word: Hoops Heaven

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New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.

No NBA?

No problem.

As disappointing as the prospect of a winter without pro hoops is, we’ve still got college basketball galore. The 24-hour College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon today provides us with some great early season matchups and plenty of basketball to satisfy our craving for the hardwood.

Perhaps you recall the adventures of two of last year’s interns – Max Mandel and Keith Arsenault – who ventured to New Jersey for the Stony Brook-Monmouth game that tipped at 6 a.m. It was part of the 24-hour marathon but naturally the story of the day was seeing Max struggle to wake up at 4:30. Head over to the AExtra Blog to check out that video.

UMBC is doing its part to feed the basketball monster by going all access with its women’s basketball team. Led by Phil Stern, the lady Retrievers have started the season 2-0 and are certainly happy about that. At least that’s the sense we get from the first installment of our all-access tour with the Retrievers. That video is also available on AExtra.

Make sure to check out the first players of the week video of the season, as well.

The complete Daily Word is available on the AExtra Blog.