Tag Archive | Dion Nesmith

Hofstra MBB begins CAA Play with Trip To UNCW

The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team will start Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play on Saturday when the Pride visit UNCW for a 2 p.m. matinee. Live video and audio will be available via Pride Productions, with the video courtesy of UNCW. The audio broadcast can also be heard on WRHU (88.7 FM) beginning at 1:45 p.m. Hofstra (9-4) will bring a […]

Hofstra MBB Finds Balanced Scoring in 88-62 victory over LIU Brooklyn

The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team (8-4) snapped a two-game losing streak in the 88-62 victory over LIU Brooklyn (4-7) in the Second Game of the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival held at the Barclays Center. Finding contributions from the entire team, the Pride looked smooth in the next-to-last non-conference game of the season. Hofstra had four […]

Hofstra MBB Back At The Mack; Hofstra Hosts La Salle On Tuesday

After playing its last three games away from home, the Hofstra Men’s Basketball team will return home to the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Tuesday when the Pride host La Salle in a special 4 p.m. tip-off. La Salle holds a special place in the heart of Hofstra Head Coach Joe Mihalich as not only is Mihalich a […]

Hofstra MBB Dion Nesmith Named Candidate For Allstate Good Works Team

Hofstra Men’s Basketball Graduate guard Dion Nesmith has been named a nominee for the 2015 Allstate WBCA and NABC Good Works Team® it was announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Allstate Insurance Company. This prestigious community service award, now in its third year, recognizes a distinguished […]

Hofstra Men Dominate in 94-61 Season-Opening Win

The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team started their season with a 94-61 victory over Jacksonville University at the Mack Sports Complex on Friday night. Five different Hofstra players scored in double figures, led by Brian Bernardi’s (Staten Island, NY) 22, Ameen Tanksley’s (Philadelphia, PA) 16. Malik Nichols (Rockaway Beach, NY) (15), Juan’ya Green (Philadelphia, PA) (14) and Dion Nesmith (Union, […]

Hofstra Battles Hard in 83-77 Loss to Towson

The Hofstra men’s basketball team put up a tough fight against Towson, but fell 83-77 at the Mack Sports Complex Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped the Pride to 8-21 on the season while Towson improved to 20-9. Zeke Upshaw (Chicago, Il) led the Pride with 33 points which included a perfect 12-for-12 from the charity stripe […]

Little things cost Hofstra MBB in 77-74 loss to Drexel

This one could have been a momentum building game for the Hofstra University (7-15, 3-4 CAA) Men’s Basketball team sure it wasn’t going to be easy, but it was definitely a game that could have ended differently. In the end it was all the little things, rebounding, not playing defense and more that cost the […]