Running 2023-24 NCAA Basketball Thread

I don’t know exactly. It’s been a slow process, but progress has definitely been made. And let’s say Griner came out while she was at Baylor. Was she going to get kicked out? Not a chance.

And an aside: I’ve known folks in and around the Baylor program for years, and Griner coming out was about the least surprising thing ever. And I’m glad she got her jersey retired this year.

 

Hawkeyes came up big when it counted.

 

Why is Sheldon Cooper’s mom the officiating expert on ESPN’s women’s tournament coverage?

 

Nice of them to join the 21st century.

 

Nearly a decade ago, according to this trusted poster.

Never go full Boom.

 

Well, damn. I erred and then I forgot. Not a good combo.

 

Fun to see Matt Leinart in the crowd on TV tonight. I know he's always been a big supporter of the USC women's basketball program.

 

Damn if they paid comparable units for WBB, OSU and WSU would be rolling in dough next year. Pac-12 is guaranteed 16 units and has a possibility of 18 units before the Sweet 16 even starts.

 

I also was able to exhale when Iowa’s Sydney Affolter (No. 3) drove to the basket for a three-point play to break the tie.

Clark played an average game by her standards, but her two super senior pals, Martin and Marshall, need to hit their open 3-pointers if Iowa is going to beat Colorado. Rematch of a game I saw last year in Seattle, and the Buffs are looking for revenge.

 

Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racial hate at hotel during NCAA Tournament

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Utah coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of “racial hate crimes” after the arriving at its first NCAA Tournament hotel and was forced to change hotels during the event for safety concerns.

Roberts revealed what happened after Utah lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAAs on Monday night. Roberts didn’t go into detail but said there were several incidents that happened last Thursday night after the team arrived in the area for the tournament and were disturbing to the traveling party to the point there were concerns about safety.

Utah was staying about 30 miles away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and was relocated to a different hotel on Friday.

“We had several instances of some kind of racial hate crimes toward our program and (it was) incredibly upsetting for all of us,” Roberts said. “In our world, in athletics and in university settings, it’s shocking. There’s so much diversity on a college campus and so you’re just not exposed to that very often.”

 

No, she didn't.