ALL Men’s College Basketball Tournament Results
Here is a look at ALL the Men’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament results so far:
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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ALL Women’s College Basketball Tournament Results
Here are all of the Women’s Conference Tournament results so far:
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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Paul VI High School – 4th State Championship in a row!
Paul VI High School VISGBA State Champions
The PVI Lady Panthers Varsity Girls Basketball team had an incredible journey this past week playing five games in five days!
It started with a win Wednesday at home against St. Gertrude (Richmond) in the Virginia Independent Schools State Tournament Quarter Finals. Thursday they went to Holy Cross in the Quarter finals of the WCAC tournament and upset them at the buzzer – Devan Fitzsimmons hit a 15 footer with 3 seconds remaining! Then off to Richmond for the VIS Semis/Final. Friday night they beat a pesky Bishop Sullivan team by 24 to move to the final (Blair Koniszewski hit 7 three pointers!!) against Flint Hill. Suffice it to say that they were starting to get tired. But they overcame a very tough FH team in 2 OT’s to capture their 4thconsecutive State Title!
All tournament team honors for Blair, Maya Singleton, and Jess Long. Jess long was named MVP of the tournament! Mr. Menke (PVI retiring AD) was there for the game and proudly posed for pictures with the team, the seniors, and just about anybody that wanted. He was really proud to have his last basketball championship of his 42 year career!! He will surely be missed at PVI!!
Coach Allen said – ”we are like a driver going down the highway with the fuel light on– trying to go as far as we can before we run out of gas! Well, they finally ran out. In the semi-final of the WCAC tournament at American University. Elizabeth Seton brought the season to an end. The PVI girls played hard the whole game but it was obvious from the beginning that Elizabeth Seton had the freshest legs. They struggled and lost a very emotional game. It was the last game for Blair and Melissa Westphal our seniors and they really wanted to go out with a win.
The whole team should be very proud – they won 23 games (school record) – 12 conference games (school record) – won the VISGBA state championship, made it to the semi-final of the WCAC for only the 2nd time in 8 years – won 12 out of their last 14 games and one of the most impressive accomplishments in PVI history – Blair Koniszewski made 103 three pointers this season to lead all players in the Metro area (boys and girls)!!! WOW! What a year.
The coaching staff and followers of the Lady Panthers are VERY Proud of their dedication and hard work this season as it will be a season that will never be forgotten. I was able to be present for several practice, workouts, team meetings – this coaching staff pushes and challenges these young ladies. The team responded, showed their trust and commitment and really came together to put it all together for a strong finish. Perhaps, if they did not have the worst winter weather in recent history and the schedule wasn’t so jammed up at the end (5 games in 5 days… the NBA doesn’t even to that to millionaires, let alone high school kids) they might have kept going. I didn’t doubt them.
Congratulations to each of the players, their families and the coaching staff on a great season!
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Arizona Men’s Basketball Newsletter – March 2010
March 2010 edition of the Arizona Men’s basketball Newsletter.
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The Strength of a symbol
This was passed along by Coach Scott Allen at Paul VI High School (Fairfax, VA). It is from Andy Katz at ESPN.com. It’s a great story, one I had not yet heard. One thing I really respect about Scott is that he always teaches more than basketball… Thank you for sharing.
As conference, NCAA and NIT/WNIT tournaments get started… this little gem helps us keep it all in perspective.
The Strength of a symbol
When Ross Deutsch read the advertisement, it seemed too good to be true.
For a fee, he could go to Las Vegas with some friends and attend Michael Jordan’s Flight School, essentially a summer camp for basketball-crazed adults. It was a place to live out one’s hardwood fantasies for a few days and receive instruction from NBA and college coaches, Hall of Famers among them.
Mike Krzyzewski and Ross Deutsch first met in 1997 at a basketball camp in Las Vegas.
It was 1997, and Deutsch was working in the financial world in Chicago. He was 36; he had the money and an interested friend; and his wife, Mindy, had no objection. He was certainly passionate about basketball and, as a Chicago native, had a love for all things Michael Jordan. He had three young sons — Rory was the oldest at 6; Robbie and Rickey were younger — but it was for only a few days, and besides, what kid wouldn’t get a kick out of his dad playing hoops for a few days as though he were a star?
A few days later, Ross and his friend David Duckler found themselves in Las Vegas on a Bally’s court. They had just finished a few drills and were attending a makeshift draft where they were to be divided into their teams, selected by the coaches in attendance. Across the court, Duke coach and fellow native Chicagoan Mike Krzyzewski, already a two-time national champion, evaluated Deutsch and Duckler and decided to go local, selecting the two friends for his team.
Neither Deutsch nor Krzyzewski knew at the time that those fortuitous circumstances would mark the beginning of a lifelong friendship, that the two would bond in a way that few men do in adulthood. They were new acquaintances then, player and coach for a few days, but Krzyzewski would soon be supporting Deutsch through something no parent can ever imagine after looking into the eyes of a healthy child at birth.
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