American 69, VMI 64: Mike Brennan and players postgame

American picked up its first win of the 2017-18 season 74-70 over New Hampshire. Here are five key plays/sequences (plus a bonus) from the Eagles' win....

American lost a heartbreaker to Wagner 71-70 Saturday, blowing a late lead in the final minutes. Below are five key plays/sequences from the loss in video form....

Don't worry about the heartbreaker, guys. Yep, AU just blew a late lead to fall to 0-3, but the new guys are impressing and there are plenty of positives to take from the Eagles' first three games. The fellas break it all down, throw in some jokes, and go on a couple tangents, too.Listen above or below or subscribe on iTunes....

American dropped its 2017-18 opener at Kansas State, 83-48. Here are five key plays/sequences from the loss. 1. The new guys come out shooting It was evident from the opening minute that American's new guys weren't afraid to shoot or wait for the end of the shot clock in Mike Brennan's Princeton scheme. CB bricked a 3. Larry Motuzis got AU on the board. CB nailed a corner 3. Sam Iorio missed an open look. And watch CB get up and miss a put-back dunk off a Sa'eed Nelson miss. It's evident these...

The wait is almost over. The fellas leave no rocks unturned in cautiously predicting the 2017-18 season for the Eagles and the Patriot League and dissecting the biggest storylines. Here's your primer for a new season of AU hoops. 0-32:00 — Biggest storylines 33-45 — Mailbag 45-1:00 — Non-conference preview 1:00 — Patriot League preview...

Dave Crespo of the podcast was at AU Media Day and the Chalk Talk Oct. 21, where he spoke to most of the players and coach Mike Brennan, and had these initial takeaways of the 2017-18 AU Eagles who were predicted to finish ninth in the Patriot League by the conference's coaches and SIDs....

After a down then up offseason for the Eagles, the fellas regather a month out to break down all the changes and start thinking about this new version of the team. Click through to listen....

The fellas dive into American's greatly disappointing season that ended way too soon, and try to stir up some optimism heading into a long offseason. Click through to listen....

Crespo and Jake hold a late-night session to break down American's late-season success and the Eagles' prospects as they head into the league tournament. Listen for the perfect preview of Patriot League postseason basketball.Listen above or below....

If American's season ends early in the Patriot League tournament — a quarterfinal loss at Bucknell seems most likely — the 2016-17 season will be chalked up as a disappointment. A team that couldn't even win double figure games. Injuries. Regression for Delante Jones. An unsteady rotation.Except that it hasn't been a complete wash. It's been far from that. Freshman Sa'eed Nelson is a big reason why. Nelson has made a struggling, slow-tempo team fun to watch because you never know what he'll do next. Fr...