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Patriot League Player of the Year: Sa’eed Nelson

American’s Sa’eed Nelson was named Patriot League Player of the Year. Nelson has had a special career at AU: American’s all-time leading scorer only active NCAA DI men’s basketball player… Read more
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Nelson Named Patriot League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

Sa’eed Nelson capped off his final regular season week by being named Patriot League Player of the Week. Nelson led American to victories over Lafayette (79-59) and Holy Cross (90-47).… Read more
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Capitol Dome Sports: Local College Basketball Previews

A look at college basketball games involving schools in the DMV LaSalle at George Washington, Saturday at 4pm The Colonials are on a two-game winning streak with wins at George… Read more
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Nelson is Closing in on Scoring Record

American University’s super senior, Sa’eed Nelson is closing in on the school’s all-time scoring list. Nelson scored 20 points in a victory over Navy. He has 2,034 career points and… Read more
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Eagles Look to Bounce Back vs Navy

Eagles hopes to continue to stay in the upper echelon of the conference American (13-12, 9-5) will hope to respond to their loss at Bucknell with a good performance against… Read more
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American Moves Into a Tie for Second Place

Sa’eed Nelson leads American over Loyola  American came into tonight’s game against Loyola trying to keep pace for second place with Boston University. The two teams played a barn burner… Read more
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American U Basketball: Loyola (MD) Preview

American face Loyola (MD) is pivotal Patriot League game American University faces another big conference game tonight when Loyola (MD) comes to town. The Eagles (12-11, 8-4) are a half… Read more
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DMV’ Hoopin: Hoyas Defeat DC Neighbor; GW Down Lancers

Hoyas Dominate American; George Washington Defeats Longwood Georgetown welcomed American University to Capital One and cruised to an 80-60 win. Omer Yurtseven would lead Georgetown with 17 points and eight… Read more
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American U Basketball: Eagles Welcome Howard to Bender

It’s been a little over a week since a tough 79-76 loss to St. Francis (PA). Late in the second half, each team grabbed the lead as it was back and… Read more
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American Basketball: Nelson Closes the Show

Both the Eagles and Colonials started off slow from the field but they found ways to stay in the game. American defense forced turnovers while George Washington’s A Toro destroyed… Read more