Author: Andrew Flynn

Brackets

Monday, March 11th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Tournament Challenge is Up and Running! That’s right. It’s back. It’s better than ever. And this year – it’s free! The Hoopville 2002 Tournament Challenge is now open for business. Just click the hardwood in the upper right corner and you’re on […]

14 are in, 4 to go!

Sunday, March 10th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn It’s Selection Sunday! Bubbles. Tiny Bubbles. Don Ho had it right when he sang that way back in the day. At least a dozen well-qualified teams are sitting around like nervous wrecks, waiting for the selection committee to determine their fate. But enough […]

Semifinal Fever!

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 9th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Two More Days We’ve come a long way since last Wednesday, when “Championship Week + 4 Days” started. Only two days remain for conferences to crown their champion, for bubble teams to collectively hold their breath, for students to […]

Quarterfinals Fever!

The Morning Dish – Friday, March 8th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Hoops Heaven Well, yesterday was quite fun. With every tournament in full swing, how can you go wrong? All the news was on the court. We’ve got our Phil Kasiecki (a Boston Resident) covering the Pac-10 Tournament, and his […]

In Full Swing

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 7th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Final Countdown No, not for the various tournaments. Unless you’ve been away from television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet for the last three months, there are only four more days until ESPN premieres “A Season on the Brink”, […]

Four More In

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Four More Clients for the Travel Agency There were four conference finals last night. In the early game, the Colonial final, UNC-Wilmington topped the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 66-51, jumping out early and maintaining the difference throughout. In their third […]

Three In, Four (Coaches) Out

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 6th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Three More in, and a New “Tournament” Three more confereces underwent coronation ceremonies last night, bringing the total number of teams in the dance to 11. The Sun Belt, Horizon, and Mid-Continent Conferences each held their finales, and one […]

Now It’s Interesting

The Morning Dish – Monday, March 4th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Now it gets interesting Lots of action yesterday, a day in which a few more things were decided. Like the fact that no one really wants the fourth Number One seed in the Tournament. Just when Alabama was in […]

Only 62 to Go

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 3rd, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Only 62 Left Three teams have officially won NCAA Tournament berths, after winning their respective conference finals. The Florida Atlantic Owls (3-seed) defeated defending champs and 1-seed Georgia State 76-75 yesterday when a last second attempt didn’t fall for […]

Nolan’s Out

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 2nd, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Nolan Richardson’s Out The University of Arkansas has decided to buy out head coach Nolan Richardson’s contract effective immediately, due to racially-based comments made by Richardson after last weekend’s Kentucky game. The buyout, half of Richardson’s six-year contract, tallies […]