MBB: University Athletic Association

[fcnews]

Very, very tough shooting gym. No background. Floor itself is spingy. Student section gets interesting. Lower level holds 2000. Very loud.

[TheKatzInTheHat]

I wanted to alert you all to the WBRS broadcasts of the Brandeis games (www.wbrs.org). Since both teams are playing at (about) the same time, we're going to be doing some shuffling on the broadcasts.

On Friday night, we're going to be broadcasting the women's game live at Emmanuel College. We'll start with a pregame which will go right up until tip at 5:30. We'll also have a team in Providence to broadcast the men's game, but that game will be recorded and played on Saturday at 4 PM. During timeouts and if the women's game ends earlier, we will go to the men's game to get updates.

On Saturday, it gets a little more complicated. We'll first broadcast the taped men's game for those who want to hear it. If both teams win, the roles are switched and we'll announce the men's game live and the women's game taped. If the men lose and the women win, we'll go to the women's game live. I believe both of those games will be live at 7 PM with a pregame before. I'm not exactly sure when the women's game will be broadcast on the air if both teams win, but we'll worry about that later.

We've been in contact with our provider to get more slots so none of you should be shut out of the webcast if you want to listen in (though, if you're in the Waltham/Newton/Boston area, tune to 100.1 FM). Sorry for the long post, but I figured I should let you all know the deal.

I heard that there will be a student bus to both games (I'm a graduate student and they leave me off the undergrad mailserv) so hopefully there will be a large Brandeis fan showing at both games as there's been at all the home games and even some away games (from the vantage point of the broadcast booth, the Brandeis fans were louder at NYU than the home team). It's going to be an exciting weekend for all the UAA teams in the tournament. I don't see why all shouldn't be playing some more basketball after this weekend is done.

[howardjp]

Howard it turns out that Ole Ollie's memory is a little foggy; that's what happens when you get to our age I guess.  I checked the Oral Roberts website and the Brandeis game was in 1973.  That year's ORU team featured future pros Richard Fugua (one of the nation's leading scorers) and Vaughn and went to the NIT (the next year they got one game from the Final Four) and Brandeis ended up getting beat by more than 20; but the game was very close until near the end.  By the way, I understand Glenn Wong's son plays for Amherst now.

Thanks Ollie, I was actually hoping you were right and maybe I'm younger than I thought, but no ...

Thanks also to the folks on the Board for tolerating a few memories, but this year's team has brought back thoughts of the great ol' teams for some of us, while giving the current student body something to remember for years to come.

And best wishes to young Mr. Wong!  Except against 'Deis.

[Marty Peretz]

Pinecone- Wash.U has gotten very loud this year. The team's fan base got progressively larger throughout the season, as students started coming out of the wood works to support the team. The die hards have always been involved, but this team has caught the attention of a lot of students who might otherwise never have attended a Wash.U sporting event (this is a VERY academic place). Since community support isn't terribly strong, the majority of the fans are students and they do make it a difficult place to play. The team is 14-0 at home this year. If you get by Depauw, you might catch the place on a slightly off-night, as it's Relay for Life, an event extremely well supported by students. Then again, people could leave it for a couple hours and make it awfully tough on the visitor. Hope I could be of some help. Let us know about your squad.

[ILive4This]

OUCH!!! Pat Coleman has Trinity (CT), Brandeis' first round matchup going to the title game...

[atn alum]

Sager...

to correct something from 2-3 pages ago. RIC was last in the NCAAs 28 years ago, as a matter of fact, I'm told their last ncaa game was march 2, 1979...against Coast Guard!

so I think Brandeis may be the longest

<<Correction to my own post from the other day: The team in this year's tour<<ney that has waited the longest for a return invitation isn't Brandeis; it's Rhode Island College, who last appeared in the big dance back in 1977.

Also, Coast Guard, like Manhattanville, returns for the first time since 1979>>

[mark_reichert]

In addition to everybody else's comments, here's a useful link:

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/mensbball/mensbball.html

Particularly useful are the directions and parking information.  Construction of a new building has erased the big lot in front of the athletic complex, so people have been scrambling for spots, since a new parking garage hasn't been completed yet.  Vistors might actually be better off riding the Metrolink and getting off at the Big Bend stop.  From there you can see the building looming up the hill and if you climb the stairs on that side of the building, eventually you come to the front door.

I can't find a picture of the court on-line, but there's on in the Field House section of the media guide Acrobat file, which you can download from the above website.

This year at least one of the fraternities has resurrected the Bomb Squad, a group that stands opposite the visiting team and is very loud.

[diehardfan]

Hey guys, we're collecting previews for each team in the tourney on one of the multiregional boards. If I get them by Friday I may even be able to stick them in one document for people to peruse. A fun little tourney resource of sorts. We've got Chicago and Brandeis previews (thank you!), but would someone here be willing to do one for Wash U and Rochester too? Thanks!

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=5147.0

[ur2004]

Hey guys, we're collecting previews for each team in the tourney on one of the multiregional boards. If I get them by Friday I may even be able to stick them in one document for people to peruse. A fun little tourney resource of sorts. We've got Chicago and Brandeis previews (thank you!), but would someone here be willing to do one for Wash U and Rochester too? Thanks!

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=5147.0

UR is done.

[diehardfan]

thanks!

wash u anyone?

[pabegg]

In addition to everybody else's comments, here's a useful link:

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/mensbball/mensbball.html

This year at least one of the fraternities has resurrected the Bomb Squad, a group that stands opposite the visiting team and is very loud.

Now that brings back memories. The Bomb Squad started about 1986 or so, as the three-point shot went into effect and WashU had a bunch of great outside shooters led by Kevin Suiter. The student crowd would go nuts every time a WU player hit a three, and the Betas would carry around this bomb (an inflatable thing, I think) that was the symbol of the whole show. I remember flying back to school the first time they hosted NCAA play and it was quite a show. Hope they can match it this weekend.

[Hoop Dreams]

Just hours from tipoff for all eight UAA teams (four men, four women).

Unfortunately, I can't make it out to Aurora tonight...project deadlines at work + 6pm starts don't mix.  But I'll be there tomorrow, regardless of the outcome.  Hopefully I will be watching UC play for the Sweet 16.

GO MAROONS!!!

[howardjp]

Brandeis 24, Trinity 23 at half, great video feed via Trinity!

[howardjp]

Joe Coppens 3 pointer ties game with 26 seconds left at 56, 'Deis comes back from 5 down ....

[howardjp]

Keno Clark misses jumper, off we go to O/T!