It was only a matter of time, and now Michael Jordan is in the Hall of Fame. Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 Monday with David Robinson, John Stockton, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer. The announcement was made in Detroit, site of the men’s Final Four. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘NCAA’
Jordan & Robinson Lead Hall of Fame Class of ’09
Posted: 6th April 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, hall of fame, Jordan, nba, NCAA, robinson, sloan, stockton, stringer
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Tar Heels Turn Villanova Green with Envy
Posted: 5th April 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: backetball, final four, march madness, NCAA, tar heels, tourney, unc
Ty Lawson scored 22 points, Wayne Ellington had 20 more and the Tar Heels, with their four, five, maybe more NBA-caliber players, stayed on a path that has seemed almost certain since the season began in November. Tyler Hansbrough had 18 points and 11 rebounds to make this a quite successful return to the Final [...]
Spartans Hope Magic Carries to Championship
Posted: 5th April 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, march madness, michigan state, NCAA, spartans, tourney
Carrying an entire state knocked down by the economic crisis is a lot to ask of a group of college kids, but the Spartans are proving they’re more than up to the task. “It means so much, so much,” said Magic Johnson, who sat just a few rows behind the Michigan State bench Saturday night. [...]
10 Things to Look For on Saturday
Posted: 4th April 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: 2009, basketball, final four, hoops, march madness, NCAA, tourney
Yes, Michigan State will have a home crowd. Yes, the timeouts will seem like they last forever. And yes, the sneaker squeaks will seem much louder than you remember. Here are some other things you can expect to see Saturday…
Calipari Has Found the Way to a Blue Heaven
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, John Calipari, kentucky, march madness, memphis, NCAA, tourney
After over a day of deliberation, John Calipari is headed to Kentucky. The coach sent a text message to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz on Tuesday evening saying, “I am accepting the UK job! Go Big Blue, coach Cal.” A source told Katz that Calipari will receive an eight-year, $35 million deal. He gets a $2.5 million [...]
Florida’s Calathes to Test NBA’s Hurricane Waters
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, Florida, gators, march madness, NCAA, nick calathes
Florida guard Nick Calathes will declare for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return for his junior year. Calathes met with Florida coach Billy Donovan on Monday to discuss the situation. The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game last season and [...]
The Sweet 16, Who Will Survive to the Elite 8?
Posted: 26th March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: march madness, NCAA, sweet 16, tournament, tourney
Two weeks ago the Orange were a Big East afterthought, in a class below the three powerhouses who received No. 1 seeds. Then they went on an epic Big East tourney run, beating Seton Hall, UConn (in the six-overtime, Neverending Game) and West Virginia (one overtime) before their legs finally gave out in the second [...]
Connecticut Caught Red Handed
Posted: 26th March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, Jim Calhoun, march madness, NCAA, uconn
Connecticut allegedly committed NCAA rules violations in its recruitment of former guard Nate Miles, Yahoo! Sports reported Wednesday. The Web site reported that, according to multiple sources, Miles, a 6-foot-7 guard from Toledo, Ohio, was provided with lodging, transportation, restaurant meals and representation between 2006 and 2008 by Josh Nochimson, a former UConn student manager [...]
If The Dance Abides, Who’s This Year’s Suprise?
Posted: 16th March 2009 by Veritas in Lifestyle, SportsTags: basketball, march madness, NCAA, NCAA Basketball, ncaa tournament
It’s been said a few million times that life imitates art. And if this quirky college basketball season has imitated anyone’s art on the way to Selection Sunday, it’s the cinematic work of the Coen brothers. Who else could have concocted a story line in which nobody wanted to be No. 1 — not in [...]