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Final Four Frenzy - Saturday Java - Apr 05, 2008
posted by: Josh
• We had a few technical glitches yesterday, so excuse us while we play a little catch-up today. We don't normally drink coffee on Saturday, but its Final Four weekend, so join us for a large. • Last night, we posted a photo blog with images from Thursday night's Men's Final Four Salute. The program was sensational, and I encourage everyone to watch the archived video on NCAA.com. • I mentioned in the photo blog that attendees received a sneak peek at this year's One Shining Moment. I recorded one minute of the presentation, so those of you who need a little Luther this morning, can go ahead and click here. • Did you know 25 cameras will be used for tonight's telecasts from San Antonio? Those aren't handhelds either. • It's difficult to get tickets to the Final Four, but there are so many exceptional ancillary events for fans to come out and enjoy the experience. Last night, the Roots and Fall Out Boy headlined concerts at The Big Dance. Thousands were eating turkey legs, funnel cake and bouncing their heads to the tunes. Nobody was dancing harder than these two girls. • Did you hear what happened to Kansas guard Rodrick Stewart during yesterday's open practice at the Alamodome? After attempting a dunk near the end of practice, Stewart came down wrong and fractured his right kneecap. The senior reserve will require surgery and will not play tonight or Monday. How heartbreaking is that? • Speaking of practices, you can watch yesterday's archived copy on NCAA.com. • Tyler Hansbrough was named Associated Press college basketball player of the year yesterday. Rumor has it that Hansbrough has re-signed his lease in Chapel Hill, so this might not be the last we see of him in a Tar Heel uniform. • I was walking along the Riverwalk yesterday and passed by Michael Beasley. He's a big guy. • The DiGiorno NABC All-Star Game was held yesterday in San Antonio. Duke's DeMarcus Nelson scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds to earn MVP honors. Kat Krtnick is drinking coffee in Tampa.
• The Women's Final Four celebrated the sport's accomplishments in true Tampa "Buccaneer" fashion last night at the Salute Dinner. Not only were the coaches and student-athletes greeted by pirates at the commencement of their cruise, they were introduced to the true meaning of "treasure" and "dreams" during the dinner and program. To find out more about the event, read this featured post from Kat Krtnick. • Saturday is filled with Women's Final Four festivities including Hoop City, 4Kay Run, Habitat for Humanity Build, Time Out Tampa, YES Clinics, Bounce by the Bay and Team Autograph Sessions and Open Practices. • In case you didn't know, 2008 marks the 27th year of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. The first took place at Old Dominion in Norfolk, Virginia. Sue Donohoe, who now serves as the NCAA Vice President for Women's Basketball, was a graduate assistant coach for the first NCAA champions from Louisiana Tech. • The four teams chasing a national title in Tampa share a common distinction - they are the top four in all-time Final Four appearances. Tennessee has made 18 trips, LSU and Connecticut have been nine times and Stanford is making its sixth appearance. • In 1982 tickets for the women's championship game were $5 and $7. Today they're priced at $162 apiece. The price matches the demand, however, as all of the 21,497 seats in the St. Pete Times Forum will be filled tomorrow night. 
CommentsHave there been more 9pm and later games this year, or does it just seem like it? ESPN seemed to favor the doubleheader 7 and 9 games, and tomorrow night the Lady Vols play at 9, and Monday night the Men's National Championship game tips off at 9:11pm. What's with the late starts? Before the tournament there was an article on here about how work is "lost" due to people watching the NCAA tournament and worrying about their brackets. How about people having to stay up late (at least in the Eastern part of the US) to watch these games? People have to work and kids have to go to school, but one of Tennessee's men's games was scheduled to tipoff at 9:57 pm. That's crazy. It was midnight and there was still 4 minutes left in the game.
The Habitat for Humanity Build was great!! Lots of volunteers came out to help build the frame to a home that will be built with a Hurrican Katrina family. Come and see the reps from the NCAA and Habitat for Humanity today from 4:30 to 7:30! The frame will be taken apart Wednesday morning by a Collegiate Challenge group from upstate New York. Then the walls will be shipped to Orient Park to await a Wall Raising in early May. Visit www.habitathillsborough.com for more details!! Post a Comment |
  
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