Aaron Bracy

2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Drew Blouin |Riley Frain |Justin Perri |Aaron Bracy

SAN ANTONIO – The stage here at the Final Four is the biggest in college basketball. When he steps foot on the Alamodome court, however, the chip on Johni Broome’s shoulder likely will be even bigger. Auburn’s 6-foot-10 senior forward has been overlooked his entire life. Barely recruited out of high school, Broome started his career at Morehead State, which competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.

4 weeks ago | americamagazine.org | Aaron Bracy

Editor’s note: The following is an edited excerpt from Aaron Bracy’s A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph’s Hawks.. It is reprinted with permission. Thursday, March 25, 2004: Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey; NCAA Sweet 16: No. 1 Saint Joseph’s vs. No. 4 Wake ForestOn Selection Sunday, Billy Packer rattled off nine teams from so-called power conferences that he thought were more deserving of a No. 1 seed than Saint Joseph’s.

4 weeks ago | big5hoops.com | Aaron Bracy

By AARON [email protected] 26, 2025Villanova’s Eric Dixon continued his remarkable career on the Main Line by averaging 23.0 points and 5.2 rebounds while connecting on 42.2 percent of his three-pointers through the regular season and Big East tournament in 2024-25. For his stellar season, Dixon has been selected as the Big5Hoops.com Player of the Year.

1 month ago | big5hoops.com | Aaron Bracy

By AARON [email protected] 16, 2025The Amtrak train from 30th Street Station that left at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, departing for Union Station in Washington, D.C., had one less occupant. After returning home early in the wee hours of Saturday morning following Saint Joseph’s Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinal win over Dayton on Friday night, I planned to head back to the nation’s capital for the Atlantic 10 final on Sunday if the Hawks advanced.

1 month ago | big5hoops.com | Aaron Bracy

By AARON [email protected] 15, 2025The Amtrak train from 30th Street Station that leaves at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, departing for Union Station in Washington, D.C., will have one less occupant. After returning home early in the wee hours of Saturday morning following Saint Joseph’s quarterfinal win over Dayton on Friday night, I planned to head back to the nation’s capital for the Atlantic 10 final if the Hawks advanced.