Davidson College is a nationally recognized and highly selective liberal arts college near Charlotte, NC, founded in 1837 by Presbyterians (Google Search). Both the town and college were named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a Revolutionary War commander. (Wikipedia)
(YAY another week out of class!)
Also, sensational sophomore Stephen Curry led the Davidson Wildcats to an improbable comeback win over mighty Georgetown, earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 16. (Boston Globe/AP)
Sorry for all the pseudo-plagiarism; we’re just getting into the spirit of the college basketball student-athlete around here. We liked Curry and Davidson during the weekend when we heard they cribbed their theme song from the Red Sox. However, we’re completely smitten now that we know their players study as hard as the big conference stars.
Boris Meno has been the leading rebounder for the Wildcats the last two seasons. His French major seems fairly impressive on first glance, but… well, take it away, THERMOCASTER:
“And then I went to the Davidson Athletics website and learned that Boris Meno was born and raised in Paris, France.”
Brilliant! That’s the true devotion of a student-athlete, leaving the largest concentration of French people in the world (outside Quebec) to study French in North Carolina. That’s how you play with the big boys, Davidson. Well done. And good work on the accent coach to help Boris blend in:
3:06 pm on March 26th, 2008
I’m willing to give the guy a pass. He probably wanted to study in the U.S. and play ball, and also, plenty of American students go for English majors. He might be studying French lit — all depends on the concentration.
5:51 pm on March 26th, 2008
If Curry’s doubled, you should definitely give him a pass.
Davidson’s a tough academic school, true. Bonus points for that. He could be studying French lit, too, but they can probably teach that in the original tongue at home.
If you will, it’s a little like Tommy Amaker fussing around the edges of Harvard’s recruitment standards. You can certainly understand the motivations, but you’d like to see the adults around the place pushing for better.
(Yes, I just suggested Tommy Amaker may not be fully mature.)