2013-14 Around the East/Northeast

February 25, 2014 Ross' path easy as I, II, III From West Virginia, via Long Island, the addition of Kenny Ross has helped elevate Babson into a conference contender.

February 18, 2014 Castleton State goes back to pushing the pace A high-octane offense helped the Spartans make the NCAA Tournament two years ago. After they dialed it back for a while, however, Castleton is looking System-atic again.

February 11, 2014 Don't judge too quickly Not much was expected of Brandeis in women's basketball this season, but the Judges have made it through the first half of the UAA schedule, and then some, with flying colors.

February 4, 2014 WhyD3: To play basketball, volleyball; major in biology In her junior year at Trinity, Hannah Brickley felt like she was missing out. For the volleyball star, returning to basketball was the answer. A #whyd3 story.

January 28, 2014 Warriors press on at Eastern Conn. Two years removed from a disastrous season, and a few weeks after two guards tore their ACLs on consecutive days, the Eastern Connecticut women are firmly in the Little East hunt.

January 21, 2014 Helping find hope through hoops Peter Kazickas has been to Zimbabwe twice as part of the Hoops 4 Hope program and his attitude has rubbed off on the rest of the Hamilton men's basketball team.

January 14, 2014 Halfway around the world To have a shot at a serious college basketball career, Lachlan Magee knew he had to leave home. But, for Magee, going away to college was not so simple as packing up a U-Haul.

January 8, 2014 From basic training to basketball Before her freshman year of basketball at Newbury, Toni-Marie Migliore spent her summer enduring some intense training. But, for 12 weeks she didn’t handle a basketball at all.

December 10, 2013 Brockport's home is on the road Despite beginning its season on Nov. 23, the Brockport State men’s basketball team has yet to play a home game, and won't until mid-January.

December 3, 2013 Williamson sisters battle it out Jenna Williamson’s family was there when she notched her 1,000th career point. But as the Bridgewater State guard worked to reach the milestone, her own sister did everything she could to stop it.

November 20, 2013 Moving up from No. 410 After going 1-24 in one of the lowest-rated conferences in Division III, Southern Vermont has a lot of rebuilding to do. But under a new coach, they made an immediate impact this season.

November 14, 2013 Amherst's title defense features new faces The Jeffs’ biggest question mark will be how to fill the role of big man Peter Kaasila, after he averaged 12.6 points last year and recorded 41 blocked shots.