Tournament Wrap-Up – First Round by Dan Hauptman News and Notes After four decades of coaching college basketball, Jerry Tarkanian is throwing in the towel. The 71-year-old announced his decision at a press conference on Friday afternoon. He will stay at Fresno State and serve as a consultant for his […]
Columns
25 Games Today
Thursday, March 14th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Just Let the Basketball Flow Over You Today the real madness starts. When it ends, there will have been 16 basketball games played in the NCAA Tournament, plus five NIT games. And let us not forget that there are six Women’s games today […]
Play-In
Wednesday, March 13th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Tournament has Started Last night saw a very close and entertaining match between Alcorn State and Siena come down to the final seconds, and we caught a glimpse of what this is supposed to be about. While Adam Shandler provides the recap […]
Respect
No R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Dan Hauptman In each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have advanced to at least the Sweet 16. Only Michigan State and Duke have accomplished this feat the past three years, something that speaks volumes about the success of the West Coast Conference team […]
Today’s the Day
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Today’s the Day As Adam Shandler mentioned in his East Region Preview (at right), tonight marks the return of the 65 vs. 64 play-in game, featuring Alcorn State and Siena. Tonight’s contest will be held in Dayton, Ohio, and the winner will travel […]
All Dressed Up
All Dressed Up in Baby Blue and No Place to Go by Brian Strong Put yourself in the unused patent leather shoes and spiffy tuxedo of Jason Capel. When this young man stepped off the court at the Charlotte Coliseum recently, wearing the untucked mesh No. 25 for the last […]
Brackets
Monday, March 11th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Tournament Challenge is Up and Running! That’s right. It’s back. It’s better than ever. And this year – it’s free! The Hoopville 2002 Tournament Challenge is now open for business. Just click the hardwood in the upper right corner and you’re on […]
14 are in, 4 to go!
Sunday, March 10th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn It’s Selection Sunday! Bubbles. Tiny Bubbles. Don Ho had it right when he sang that way back in the day. At least a dozen well-qualified teams are sitting around like nervous wrecks, waiting for the selection committee to determine their fate. But enough […]
Semifinal Fever!
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 9th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Two More Days We’ve come a long way since last Wednesday, when “Championship Week + 4 Days” started. Only two days remain for conferences to crown their champion, for bubble teams to collectively hold their breath, for students to […]
Conference Tournaments
She’s Got Game by Tracy Granzyk You Got To Have Heart As Harry Carey used to say, “HOLY COW!” The Conference Tournament results are going down in the record books, and they are proving rankings account for little if you leave your heart in the locker room. No. 2 Stanford, […]
