The NCAA tournament is about basketball but also so much more: the parents, fans, bands, cheerleaders, etc. The Sweet 16/Elite 8 are taking place in 4 cities around the country and we could not be more excited to be there in person! HoopsHD is covering all the angles so you can look forward to an abundance of access in the days ahead. Jon Teitel commences our coverage from DC with the St. John’s open practice.
All the media dignitaries were up early on a Thursday morning to check out the Red Storm including the entire CBS crew (Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson)…and Tom Crean:
Coach Rick Pitino has already led Providence/Kentucky/Louisville to the Final 4 over the past 4 decades…and if he can win 2 more games this weekend he will become the 1st coach to ever take 4 different schools to the national semifinals:
Dylan Darling is coming off of his buzzer-beater over Kansas last weekend (www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/1s111cs/dylan_darling_takes_it_straight_to_the_cup_and_st/?rdt=48443):
The Big East is running out of awards to awards to give Zuby Ejiofor this month: conference POY/conference DPOY/conference tourney MOP/conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year/etc.:
However, this is far from a 1-man show, as he has a great supporting cast including Ian Jackson/Dillon Mitchell/Joson Sanon/Oziyah Sellers:
I even got a good-not-great action shot of Bryce Hopkins dunking on a fast break:
Check back for a lot more access all weekend long!
