MBB: University Athletic Association

jaybird44 · September 24, 2020, 06:02:55 PM

Hello all!

Usually I post items about WashU games that I have or will broadcast, or about general observations from other games and events. However, this post regards a topic that is quite a bit different--with the athletic shoe being on the broadcaster's foot.

I am going to attempt to cover 100 miles in a solo charity ultramarathon through an event that I have organized. "Rett Gets Rocked Virtual Ultra Weekend" will be conducted in the subdivision where I live in St. Charles, MO, to raise awareness and research funds for Rett syndrome. I get started at 9 a.m. Central on Saturday, October 3 and end at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 4. Proceeds from the event will be split between Rettsyndrome.org (the only national organization spearheading research and providing resources for affected patients and their families) and the Rett Spectrum Clinic--a collaboration between the WashU School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Rett syndrome is a rare, non-inherited neurological disorder that is caused by a gene mutation in the brain. Rett strikes typically when a child is 6-18 months old, and it takes away the child's ability to move and communicate. Most of them end up in wheelchairs with active minds, but mired in the physical rubble that Rett creates. And, the neurological damage prevents verbal communication and arm and hand movement for sign language.

In essence, Rett does to a child what Lucy in the "Peanuts" comic strip does to Charlie Brown when he tries to kick the football that she is holding. The only difference is that Charlie Brown can get back up to try again. Those who are afflicted with Rett syndrome don't get another chance to enjoy a vibrant life.

If you would like to make a donation to the cause, here is the link to my Rett Racers donation page: https://rettracer.everydayhero.com/us/rett-gets-rocked-2020

Thanks for your time and consideration, and let's hope that we get back to playing and broadcasting sports much sooner than later!

Jay Murry
Play-By-Play Announcer, Washington University in St. Louis
Event Director, Rett Gets Rocked Virtual Ultra Weekend

WUPHF · October 21, 2020, 10:03:20 AM

Brandeis has pulled the plug on all Winter sports.

I want to give one last shout-out to the Brandeis seniors who lived through 1-2 seasons with the previous coach and a dreadful freshmen campaign to post 18 and 17 wins as sophomores and juniors. The class of 2021 was a good one.

tomt4525 · October 22, 2020, 01:57:03 PM

Wash U has picked up an extremely impressive commitment out of Wisconsin today. Brookfield East point guard, Hayden Doyle, has committed to join the program. He had multiple D2 scholarship offers.

Caz Bombers · October 27, 2020, 05:16:57 PM

no league games in the UAA.

Carnegie Mellon - still wants to play
Rochester - still wants to play
NYU - no announcement
Wash U - no announcement
Brandeis - out
Emory - out
CWRU - out
Chicago - out (may try to have some swimming and/or ITF)

jaybird44 · October 29, 2020, 06:43:05 PM

Hello UAA friends!

It seems that I have been the only member of the only (unofficial) fall sport at WashU, with my 100-mile ultramarathon attempt earlier this month to promote the fight for a cure during Rett Syndrome Awareness Month. That attempt fell a bit short in miles and fundraising, so I'm going into overtime to try and reach $5,000 in donations.

Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K will commence Friday, October 30 at 8 pm Central, and end at 8 am Halloween morning. Counting donations received (thanks to retired WashU men's basketball coach Mark Edwards and his wife Mary, and to Mike McGrath and his University of Chicago men's basketball program for their donations!) and those yet to be sent and processed, I am at $4,440.53. Very, very close to my goal...which will fund a researcher's work for a month. Wouldn't it be cool if he or she cracked the code for a cure of Rett syndrome, on our dime?!

I reached 86 miles in my "Rett Gets Rocked Virtual Ultra Weekend" October 3-4. I'm very proud of that result, but there's more work to be done. Proceeds from the event will be split between Rettsyndrome.org (the only national organization spearheading research and providing resources for affected patients and their families) and the Rett Spectrum Clinic--a collaboration between the WashU School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Rett syndrome is a rare, non-inherited neurological disorder that is caused by a gene mutation in the brain. Rett strikes typically when a child is 6-18 months old, and it has the characteristics of ALS, autism, epilepsy, and Parkinson's...all rolled into one sinister disorder.
It takes away the child's ability to move and communicate. Most of them end up in wheelchairs with active minds, but mired in the physical rubble that Rett creates. And, the neurological damage prevents verbal communication and arm and hand movement for sign language.

In essence, Rett does to a child what Lucy in the "Peanuts" comic strip does to Charlie Brown when he tries to kick the football that she is holding. The only difference is that Charlie Brown can get back up to try again. Those who are afflicted with Rett syndrome don't get another chance to enjoy a vibrant life.

If you would like to make a donation to the cause, here is the link to my Rett Racers donation page: https://rettracer.everydayhero.com/us/rett-gets-rocked-2020

Thanks for your time and consideration, and let's hope that we get back to playing and broadcasting sports much sooner than later!

Jay Murry
Play-By-Play Announcer, Washington University in St. Louis
Event Director, Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K

nescac1 · November 01, 2020, 03:24:10 PM

Strong commitment for Brandeis:

https://twitter.com/toby_harris2021/status/1322995596261761032?s=21

https://youtu.be/6ZE1ntndcHM

WUPHF · November 04, 2020, 04:03:03 PM

The Emory student newspaper published a story about the cancelled season: https://emorywheel.com/salt-in-the-wound-emory-athletes-mourn-another-lost-uaa-season/

The story indicates that Matthew Schner is taking a gap-semester or gap-year which makes sense given that he was unable to play as a freshman, but my colleague at Emory thinks at least 3 seniors plan to try again in 2020-2021.

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · December 02, 2020, 10:44:25 AM

I wanted to bring to everyone's attention that the the DIII Championships Committee has decided that basketball has to have 60% participation for the NCAA tournament to move forward. That means if 40% or more call off playing, the tournament will pretty much be done.

Roughly that means we need 250 schools to still be playing - or not lose more than about 170.

Currently we have about 60 or so schools who will not be playing: https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2020/11/winter-is-coming-but-who-will-play

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · December 18, 2020, 01:48:48 PM

Since March 2020, the NCAA and especially Division III has been on a roller coaster. A ride no one ever predicted or would want to be on. The ride is also not over.

Since March, many in DIII have tried to keep athletics going though through fall seasons the decisions had nearly everyone on the same page. Winter sports have seen more of a multi-pronged approach - depending on the institution, location, type, financial security, mentality, etc., etc., etc.

On this final of a trip of Hoopsville podcasts, we talk to a couple of administrators on the impact the pandemic has made on the division and their institutions. We also talk about different approaches each has taken when it comes to trying to have intercollegiate competition. And we discover why even with the best efforts to move forward, some things are not within one's control.

Yeshiva Athletics Director Joe Bednarsh and Amherst Athletics Director Don Faulstick give us their perspectives in what is a complicated world of restrictions, protocols, testing requirements, and more that are also always changing. Each institution has taken a different path, so far, but it doesn't mean their thinking is all that different. Find out how each is trying to ultimately help student-athletes succeed.

Another place the virus has made a significant impact is to the D3sports.com network. Page views are down a whopping 93%! That ginormous decline has also hurt the financial future of the company. Editor-in-Chief Pat Coleman joins us to discuss the extremely difficult challenge of keeping the websites up and operational and how asking for help from those who frequent the sites seemed like the best course of action.

Plus, Dave gives another in-depth breakdown of where DIII basketball sits in terms of a season ahead and especially possibility of NCAA Championships. And an update on where Hoopsville sits during an unpredicted challenge in front of everyone.

You can listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/2K7QIDp

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hopefan · January 23, 2021, 09:21:36 AM

WUPIFFFFF... at a quick glance, it appears to me that Wash U will not be playing basketball this season... Do you have any knowledge as to how the seniors are going to handle things? return next year? graduate and leave? I see where preseason had them ranked No 11 in country and Jack Nolan an All American.. wondering if this group will ever see the floor again? Thanks for any info you can provide....

Titan Q · January 23, 2021, 10:02:40 AM

Quote from: hopefan on January 23, 2021, 09:21:36 AM
WUPIFFFFF... at a quick glance, it appears to me that Wash U will not be playing basketball this season... Do you have any knowledge as to how the seniors are going to handle things? return next year? graduate and leave? I see where preseason had them ranked No 11 in country and Jack Nolan an All American.. wondering if this group will ever see the floor again? Thanks for any info you can provide....

About 2 weeks ago I heard from someone close to Wash U MBB who said the Bears are "trying to play some games."

I'm not sure status though.

I've heard Jack Nolan, who has graduated already, will move on after this season...but I cannot confirm that.

Titan Q · January 23, 2021, 10:06:04 AM

Wash U has a terrific recruiting class in the works.

6-10 Jake Wolf (Lake Forest Academy) is one of the high-level guys coming in.

hopefan · January 23, 2021, 12:25:02 PM

Quote from: Titan Q on January 23, 2021, 10:02:40 AM
Quote from: hopefan on January 23, 2021, 09:21:36 AM
WUPIFFFFF... at a quick glance, it appears to me that Wash U will not be playing basketball this season... Do you have any knowledge as to how the seniors are going to handle things? return next year? graduate and leave? I see where preseason had them ranked No 11 in country and Jack Nolan an All American.. wondering if this group will ever see the floor again? Thanks for any info you can provide....

About 2 weeks ago I heard from someone close to Wash U MBB who said the Bears are "trying to play some games."

I'm not sure status though.

I've heard Jack Nolan, who has graduated already, will move on after this season...but I cannot confirm that.

I've really lost touch, but what a shame for Nolan.......

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · January 23, 2021, 01:53:06 PM

I was told that WashU was trying to find games, but clearly they will struggle with the landscape around them. If the NCAA tourneys do take place (very doubtful), neither of them would qualify.

WUPHF · January 23, 2021, 02:57:17 PM

I am not sure if Washington University has been cleared to play games, though my information is a few weeks old.

Maybe they can play 2-3 games against Greenville, lol.

Jack Nolan was sure to become the third leading scorer of all-time and had may well have surpassed Kevin Suiter as the leading scorer in program history.

If only they could schedule 20 games against the Panthers.

As I said privately to others, I think Nolan showed so much ability in aspects other than shooting last season that I hope he plays somewhere and then goes overseas to play.

I do think the only other senior on the roster would have become a #d3hoops household name as well.