Aaron Bracy

Aaron Bracy

Aaron Bracy has covered sports in Philadelphia for the Associated Press and several other outlets for nearly three decades. His website, Big5Hoops.com, is a leading voice for coverage of the Philadelphia Big 5. His first book, A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003–04 Saint Joseph’s Hawks (Brookline), will be available wherever books are sold on March 1, 2025. It can be preordered by clicking HERE. Follow Bracy on social media by clicking HERE. Contact him by email: aaron@big5hoops.com.

Second-Half Shortcomings Send Auburn Home After Semifinal Loss

The Tigers were the better team in the first half, but the second 20 minutes didn’t go so well

Auburn’s Johni Broome Used to Be Overlooked. Now He Towers Over the Final Four.

The Tigers’ senior forward and SEC Player of the Year has come a long way since playing his first two seasons at Morehead State

Inside the Big East: Marquette is Struggling, Villanova Still Dangerous

PLUS: Georgetown loses its big man, Hurley gets snarky (again) and other news from around the league

A Class Act On and Off the Court, Philly Legend Fran Dunphy Bows Out Gracefully

Dunphy, who won more than 600 games at Penn, Temple and La Salle, will retire at the end of the season

Has Villanova Done Enough to Make the Tournament?

PLUS: Injury updates at St. John’s and DePaul, hijinks from Dan Hurley and Kim English and lots more from around the league

Inside the Big East: Georgetown Likely Won't Make the Tourney, But Their Rebuild is Real

PLUS: The health of Liam McNeeley hangs over UConn-Marquette and other notes from around the Big East

Star's Injury a Good Time for Opponents to Play UConn. News From Around the Big East

PLUS: Kalkbrenner makes more history at Creighton, Georgetown rises from the ashes

Villanova’s Engine, St. John’s Lockdown D and More From Around the Big East

Has Georgetown finally turned it around? Is UConn primed to threepeat? A look around the Big East as conference play begins.

Inside the Killer Work Ethic That Powers the Nation's Top Scorer

Villanova struggled out of the gate, but Eric Dixon’s emergence as a Player of the Year candidate has them eyeing the NCAA Tournament again

Inside the Big East: Is Georgetown For Real?

Have the Hoyas (finally) turned a corner? Plus: A big skid at Butler, and major injuries at Xavier and Creighton.

Inside the Big East: Is Butler the Top Dog?

Plus: The highs and lows for each team during the first four weeks of the season