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petrel
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Matt5762
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purduefanatic
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Posted: 03/15/17 8:44 am ::: |
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Matt5762 wrote: |
The NJCAA tournament is also next week in Lubbock, Mon 3/20-Sat 3/25. |
Man, I remember when this used to be held in Salina, KS. I will NEVER forget my first time going there to recruit and I was on this little prop plane from Kansas City to Salina and I really thought I was going to die. That plane was shaking & rocking more than any plane I had or have ever been in to this day. But, what makes the trip so memorable for me as a young coach was sitting beside me was Sylvia Hatchell and others on the plane included Chris Weller (Maryland), Rick Moody (Alabama) and Carol Ross (Florida).
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Howee
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Posted: 03/15/17 10:30 am ::: |
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Thanks for all that info, Petrel. (That's a LOTTA basketball I had no clue about.....) And I see several teams near me were playing in the tournaments. I'll have to pay better attention next year.
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ArtBest23
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ksuwbbfan
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Posted: 03/15/17 12:26 pm ::: |
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purduefanatic wrote: |
Matt5762 wrote: |
The NJCAA tournament is also next week in Lubbock, Mon 3/20-Sat 3/25. |
Man, I remember when this used to be held in Salina, KS. I will NEVER forget my first time going there to recruit and I was on this little prop plane from Kansas City to Salina and I really thought I was going to die. That plane was shaking & rocking more than any plane I had or have ever been in to this day. But, what makes the trip so memorable for me as a young coach was sitting beside me was Sylvia Hatchell and others on the plane included Chris Weller (Maryland), Rick Moody (Alabama) and Carol Ross (Florida). |
They also used to have the Big 8 Tournament here before it became the Big 12.
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petrel
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Posted: 03/20/17 10:31 am ::: |
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NCAA Division III championship belongs to Amherst. They beat Tufts in the title game, 52-29.
The game was not that close. Tufts only hit 24.4 percent of its field goals. Amherst led 20-6 at halftime. Melissa Baptisma of Tufts finished with a 1-for-14 shooting performance.
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ArtBest23
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summertime blues
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Posted: 03/22/17 9:14 pm ::: |
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It looks like the D-II final will be Ashland (OH) vs Virginia Union. VA Union stormed back to beat CA Baptist 86-81 earlier this evening and Ashland is currently up 20 on Harding (AR). The final will be played Friday night. I have a lasting fondness for VU because some years back when I first came to Richmond I got lost and found myself on the VU campus. Some female students kindly redirected me and were so nice and polite that I got a very positive impression of the place.
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tfan
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Posted: 03/23/17 1:06 am ::: |
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I saw the last quarter of the second game Division II semifinal (winner Ashland). The players were better than I expected. And it was nice that you didn't have a situation where the defensive players could smother the opposing offense.
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Ex-Ref
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Posted: 03/23/17 9:57 am ::: |
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I know that it's kind of late, but I have a little experience with this tourney/area.
They play the men's and women's games alternately, at the same site. That's why you see a long times between some of the games (some places they only have 1:45). They might do a men's game, a women's game, a men's game, etc. They might do two women's games, two men's games, women's game, etc.
It's pretty much all-day, all-basketball. The facility is very nice, fairly new. It's usually just families of the players and a few locals that attend, so seating isn't a problem. If I remember what a high ranking official of the college told me correctly, the floor is from the 2011 Women's Final Four.
I don't think that there is much else to do in the area if you need a break from basketball. There is a nice lake near campus, but let's face it, it's mid-March in northern Indiana. Temps could be anywhere from 0-65. Might not want to pack the bathing suit and flip-flops.
If you want, yo could go to ND (about an hour away) for their games or Purdue (about 2 hours away, if they're hosting) for their games. While that's maybe not really a break from bball, at least the drive time is.
I might have more useless info if someone has a question.
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“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.
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