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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Watts Sheds Interim Tag, Named Full Time Coach

Watts Sheds Interim Tag, Named Full Time Coach

Zack Higgins, Impact Staff April 10, 2023

Newly named Mercy College men's basketball coach Chris Watts was put in a position before the previous season began that he described as "a difficult, yet exciting one." Mike Maczko, who had held the...

Remembering Neil Judge

Remembering Neil Judge

Zack Higgins, Impact Staff February 23, 2023

In December of 2022, Mercy College dedicated the gymnasium in Victory Hall to former Mercy athletic director Neil Judge. On January 27, Judge passed away at the age of 80. Judge is survived by his wife,...

Wilson Jumps at NIL Opportunities

Wilson Jumps at NIL Opportunities

Zack Higgins, Impact Staff February 16, 2023

Mercy College student and basketball player Brandon Wilson has quickly established himself within the NCAA’s new NIL guidelines. The NCAA ruled in the summer of 2021 that collegiate athletes in all...

The Fall of the Blue Bloods

The Fall of the Blue Bloods

Zack Higgins, Impact Staff January 26, 2023

For years, college basketball has been dominated by those damn "blue bloods." The consistently dominant teams that were making deep runs in the NCAA tournament every single year. Recruits jumped over every...

Student Athlete Center Dedicated to Former AD Judge

Student Athlete Center Dedicated to Former AD Judge

Zack Higgins, Impact Staff December 23, 2022

Mercy College, along with the athletic department, dedicated the Student Athlete Center in honor of former Mercy athletic director Neil Judge on Dec. 2. The ceremony was well attended by members of all...

The JBA: Is LaVar Ball On To Something?

The JBA: Is LaVar Ball On To Something?

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 24, 2017
With the launch of the Junior Basketball Association set to take place this summer, has LaVar Ball found a loophole around the NCAA?
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Kaepernick Before Kaepernick, Curry Before Curry: The Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Story

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 18, 2017

“I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put themselves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat...

Basketball Squad's Robinson Breaks 1,000 Point Mark

Basketball Squad’s Robinson Breaks 1,000 Point Mark

Kayla Simas, Managing Editor February 7, 2017

Five-year-old William Robinson sits with his father, watching the New York Knicks play against the Chicago Bulls on television. He watches as Michael Jordan makes a sweep at the basket and made it in,...

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