Despite there being plenty of NBA action left in these remaining weeks leading to the playoffs, NBA players still find time to enjoy the madness that is the NCAA Tournament. After another day of exciting match-ups in the first half of the Round of 32, former college stars and players took to twitter offering support to their respective schools. Whether it was a win or loss, NBA stars have stood by the schools that they favor, offering congratulations to the
Tweet of the Day: Harvard Upsets Many Brackets; NBA Players Discuss
The NCAA College Basketball Tournament is underway. Millions of people had hopes of raking in the cash with Yahoo! and Quicken Loans offering a $1 Billion reward for a perfect bracket. However, most of their hopes have been dashed, thanks in large part to two unlikely upsets. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kent Bazemore is all about it, having played for a mid-major school that made a Cinderella run of its own, stringing along unlikely upsets with Old Dominion from the Colonial Athletic
NCAA Tournament: Stars Of The Day
With the NCAA Tournament finally underway, we’ll be bringing you the stars of the night after each day of action. For those of you with day jobs, it’s hard to keep up with all the action. 16 games were on the schedule Thursday (while four are still in progress) so lets take a look at the stars of the day. [Read more…]
NCAA Tournament Teams Five Facts Index
As March Madness approaches, Sheridan Hoops is providing a small service to our readers whose love of basketball includes college basketball. Most basketball fans know about the Dukes and Indianas and Georgetowns and Gonzagas. But what about South Dakota State? Belmont? Florida Gulf Coast University? [Read more…]
Harvard: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney
Harvard clinched the Ivy League title on Saturday with its win over Cornell and Princeton’s surprising loss to Brown. The Crimson will be making back-to-back NCAA appearances for the first time ever. You may have noticed that people who attend Harvard are generally pretty bright. I’m not really sure why, but it just seems to work out that way. But there are many other interesting things to know about the school in Cambridge, Mass. Here are five things you probably didn’t
Scouting Take: Zack Rosen
With the recent success of Jeremy Lin at point guard position in New York, NBA owners have pressed their scouts to search the Ivy League for the next edition of Linsanity. Rumor has it there’s a pretty good guard in the Ivy League. His name is Zack Rosen. There’s no reason to believe that Rosen can redefine a franchise, but the kid is a quarterback. Heck, Jay Fiedler called the shots for the Miami Dolphins. The idea is to manage expectations, but I
Guest Column: Terry Lyons on undefeated Harvard
By Terry Lyons of DigitalSportsDesk.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass — “Think-Tanks” abound in the congested enclave located across the Charles River from Boston. The bustling suburb of Cambridge is known for its smarts and, in fact, was named as the fourth “smartest” city by Forbes Magazine a year or two ago. But that survey surely factored in the dim bulbs of Wall Street in the 10001-10005 zip codes, and we know where their smarts got them. Down the road and across the river from