Perspective: The best men’s college basketball team in D.C.? It might be American.
Matt Rogers and Johnny O’Neil sat in the hallway outside American University’s locker room late Sunday afternoon, talking about the taut game they had just played in, each taking a different view of the foul trouble they had dealt with late in the contest.
The victory raised their record to 12-3 and — more important — 4-0 in the Patriot League. A year ago, American won 10 gamesand finished 5-13 in conference play. A little more than a week into 2023, the Eagles are a long way from 2022. The differences for this American team are depth and experience, things the Eagles have often lacked in recent years. Once upon a time, Brennan had little confidence in his bench, often keeping his starters on the floor for 35-plus minutes. One season, former starting point guardThe only Eagle who played more than 30 minutes Sunday was freshman point guard Geoff Sprouse, with 33. Rogers and O’Neil, the team’s leading scorers, both played under 30 minutes because of that foul trouble.
“To go in there and win on their court for us was electric,” O’Neil said. “I mean, 40 years is a long time. It was a great feeling.”supposed to go into a Big East building and come away with a win.
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