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Memphis wrapped up the South regional earlier today with a beatdown of 2-seeded Texas, 85-67.
Davidson and Kansas are now duking it out for the fourth bid to San Antonio; Davidson is trailing only by two at the half. The first half had a slow start, but then both teams started to run, making shots on both ends, and Davidson is giving the Jayhawks all they can handle. Read more…
While Memphis is taking care of Texas, let’s give some attention to the Cinderella team, 10th-seeded Davidson, who announced that they would be busing their student body to the regional games. For free.
THE SPORTING BLOG points out that the Davidson students that will be beneficiaries of such a trip will getting back on the bus at game’s end and making another 11-trip, back to campus, before they can get to bed. Read more…
It’s been a good year for all the No. 1 seeds, who automatically wear white jerseys as the higher seed in each game, but perhaps a banner year for Caucasian post players.
When the NCAA regional finals began last night, all four of the No. 1 seeds were still alive. And all the other games to date pale in comparison to the two performances in last night’s action.
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.
In the Men’s bracket, everywhere you look, some team is seizing the opportunity to come from behind. Surely Bill Belichick, inspired by Florida’s showing at the NIT last night, took note of some of the action on the court as well.
(image courtesy of DEADSPIN, via TMZ)
Tenth-seeded Davidson shocked Georgetown this afternoon. The Hoyas were one of the teams that appeared in that new Jordan brand ad. No Cinderellas? The Wildcats beg to differ.
I don’t know why I didn’t think there were any games today. Probably because I’ve been stabbing my bracket with a red ball-point pen for the past two days.
(get your Siena gear while it’s still hot; you have about 15 minutes left)
Siena and Villanova, who pulled off upsets earlier in the weekend against Vanderbilt and Clemson, respectively, now play each other for the right to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
An NCAA tournament game featuring a pair of twin sophomores (both seven feet tall), a head coach getting ejected in the first half, and one player on each team going for 30 points doesn’t need to go to overtime to be one of the most interesting games of the tournament.
But it helps.
The NCAA announced recently that it will move the three point line from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches for next season.
Bad idea.
(Rule to have no effect on Kristy, though)
The NCAA is apparently unaware that what makes the NCAA tournament such a draw to the gambler casual fan is the absolute unpredictability of the tournament. So won’t the new distance somewhat blunt the volatility of game results? Read more…
