American Eagles NCAA Basketball News

After extended breaks for exams lightened the schedule in the past two weeks, the Christmas holiday on Friday will cut this week's schedule short.

The American University men's basketball team suffered perhaps its most deflating loss of the season when UMBC guard Chris De La Rosa made a foul-line jumper with 1.9 seconds remaining to beat the Eagles, 59-57, Sunday at Bender Arena.

American immediately called timeout to set up the ensuing inbounds play, but Nick Hendra's desperation heave to Stephen Lumpkins was too high, and the Eagles were unable to get off a shot before time expired against a team that entered winless.

'It was a big-time shot,' American Coach Jeff Jones said of De La Rosa, who finished with 11 points, five assists and no turnovers. 'He's a tough little competitor. We were telling our guys coming into the game he was the head. We had to not just stop him, but he makes their other guys really good. We had to do a good job, and unfortunately too often today we didn't do a good job on him.'

Chris De La Rosa hit a 15-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation to help lift UMBC past the American University men's basketball team Sunday afternoon in Bender Arena.

Patriot League men's basketball teams are beginning to return from their break in the schedule for final exams, with five squads in action over the weekend.

In his first game wearing AU blue transfer Vlad a oethe Impalera Moldoveanu notched 26 points and drove the AU Eagles Men's Basketball team to a 62-57 upset over DePaul Wednesday night, their first win over a Big East Conference team in more than a decade.

A new player helped bring about a new result for American on Wednesday, as transfer Vlad Moldoveanu scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his first action to lead the Eagles to a 62-57 upset at DePaul of the Big East Conference.

Some losses are bad. Some losses are so pungent, they might buckle roof beams. And as the American Eagles stormed the Allstate Arena floor Wednesday night with a visceral joy normally reserved for March, DePaul's vacant stares underscored a disconcerting truth.

Media Information Teams: American at DePaul Date and Location: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 8:30 p.m. - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill.

Four Eagles reached double-digits as the American University men's basketball team defeated Howard Tuesday night, 59-53, in Bender Arena.

Riley Grafft scored 13 points and American held off Howard 59-53 on Tuesday night in a game between winless teams.

Media Information Teams: American vs. Howard Date and Location: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - Bender Arena, Washington, D.C. TV: RCN TV - Gary Laubach , John Leone , Chris Michael - Channel 8 , Channel 34 , Channel 4 Radio: Federal News Radio 1500/820AM - Dan Laing , Jeremy Huber Web: AUeagles.com / Eagles Vision TV Game Notes Tickets The ...

Sophomore Stephen Lumpkins scored eight of his team-high 15 points during a four-minute stretch in the second half as American attempted to battle back from a double-digit deficit but it was not enough as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore held on for a 65-58 victory Saturday afternoon in Princess Anne, Md.

Burns leads Md.-Eastern Shore over American 65-58 Eds: APNewsNow. Maryland-Eastern Shore 65, American 58.

Media Information Teams: American at Maryland Eastern Shore Date and Location: Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:00 p.m. - W.P. Hytche Athletics Center, Princess Anne, Md.

Darryl Crawford scored 26 points to lead Manhattan to a 69-62 victory over American on Wednesday night.

Media Information Teams: American vs. Fairfield Date and Location: Monday, November 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - Bender Arena, Washington, D.C. Radio: Federal News Radio 1050AM - Dan Laing , Jeremy Huber Web: Eagles Vision TV Game Notes Tickets The American University men's basketball team will take on Fairfield on Monday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. inside ...

Mayor Adrian Fenty looks on as the AU mena s basketball loses to Florida Atlantic University 81-69. The Eagles have lost four straight games.

Media Information Teams: American vs. Florida Atlantic Date and Location: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:00 p.m. - Bender Arena, Washington, D.C. Radio: Federal News Radio 1050AM - Dan Laing , Dave Ross Web: Eagles Vision TV Game Notes Tickets The American University men's basketball team will take on Florida Atlantic on Saturday, November 21, in ...

Sophomore guard Simon McCormack powers through the paint during AU's 51-50 loss to Albany.

Jeremy Goode scored 17 points to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 73-62 win over American University on Wednesday night.