Odds and Ends

We haven't known what to do with ourselves during this "dead" period. Three days with no games will extend to four as Albany's contest with Sacred Heart set for Friday has been postponed due to the snowstorm currently hitting the Northeast. The game will be played tomorrow at 2:30. Other random thoughts as teams head into their final non-conference games prior to conference play...

• Binghamton will have Gonzaga transfer Theo Davis beginning tomorrow against Manhattam. The highly touted big man transferred to the program midway through the 2007-08 season and became eligible following the final exam of the first semester, which took place today.
• The game with Manhattan is a return game from last year's BracketBusters pool. The Bearcats hope to make it two in a row against the Jaspers and help the league improve to 7-1 in games from that pool. Boston University and Vermont swept its home and home with St. Peter's and UNC-Wilmington, respectively, while Albany won its return contest with Canisius after dropping the matchup in Buffalo last February.
• UMBC faces American in a battle between two defending champions that will be televised on MASN. The Eagles won the Patriot league last season. The Retrievers are 0-2 thus far when aired on MASN this season and have allowed 22 three-pointers in those two games.
• The Terriers and Catamounts will both appear on regional TV on Sunday at 12 noon. Vermont travels to Quinnipiac on NESN, while Boston U. hosts former conference member Delaware on CN8.
• 2004 America East Rookie of the Year Jon Iati in his first season as Director of Basketball Operations at Quinnipiac.
• America East has posted 42 non-league wins in 82 games to date this season after combining for just 44 wins all of last season. The nine schools still have 35 non-conference games to go this year.