Posts Tagged ‘men’s basketball’
Athletic directors: No postseason basketball tournament
Today, the athletic directors of the Ivy League released a statement dismissing the idea of a postseason basketball tournament to decide which team from the Ancient Eight would get a bid to the NCAA tournament.
“After careful consideration of these proposals, the athletics directors decided that our current method of determining the Ivy League Champion and our automatic bid recipient to the NCAA Championship is the best model moving forward,” said Robin Harris, the Ivy League executive director.
The proposal, written by Columbia men’s head basketball coach Kyle Smith, had unanimous support from the men’s coaches in the conference, but will not be discussed further by the athletic directors whose approval was needed to continue the process in executing a tournament.
Coming soon to your living, errrrr, dorm room
In a recent press release, the Ivy League announced that it was renewing its national television rights agreement with the NBC Sports Network, previously known as Versus.
Those with an unfortunate addiction to Ivy League sports (we totally exist, all 30 of us) will have more opportunities to get their fix from the comfort of their own room.
The deal says that the NBC Sports Network will televise a minimum of six but no more than 10 games for both basketball and football, and up to four men’s lacrosse games. While Columbia won’t have any cracks at screen time for lacrosse since it doesn’t have a varsity team, it certainly could end up with airtime for football or basketball—especially when you consider who’s returning for Light Blue basketball.
The release also guarantees that the network will air “The Game”—the annual football game between Harvard and Yale—in 2012 and 2013. Check out the full press release after the jump. More »
Is your bracket busted yet?
Even though the Ivy basketball season is over, there’s plenty of March Madness to go around. In case you were under a rock (or lying on the beach like me!) for the last week, there have been upsets and excitement galore in this year’s NCAA tournament. Even though our Ivy representative (and rival?), Harvard, was knocked out in the first round, there has still been plenty of intrigue with these hoops. How about not one but two #2 seeds falling to #15 seeds in one day? Or the fact that Ohio schools make up 25 percent of the Sweet Sixteen? And raise your hand if your bracket isn’t completely busted by now. No one? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Even though Peyton Manning chose to sign with the Broncos today (can you believe Tebow Time is over?!) and that’s sure to be a talking point for many sports fans, follow the jump for three quick thoughts on this year’s tourney so far. More »
An idiot’s guide to March Madness
Every year around this time, March Madness goes viral. You start to see commercials like this everywhere you turn.
However, the less basketball-inclined among us may ask, why all the hype? What is this tournament business all about? Why isn’t my boyfriend talking to me? Why is the girl down the hall watching Murray State play Colorado State at noon on a Thursday?
Well, for starters, there are the daily upsets and buzzer beaters. Anything can happen. A school like Northern Iowa can take down mighty Kansas, and seemingly every other game is decided at the very last second.
Every game is an epic David and Goliath struggle for supremacy, and almost every under the radar team could be a Cinderella. More »
Brian Barbour earns first team All-Ivy distinction
The Lions’ leading scorer, go-to ball handler, and clutch play maker this year, junior point guard Brian Barbour, earned All-Ivy League first team honors Wednesday afternoon.
Since November, when point guard Noruwa Agho suffered a knee injury in the second game of the season, Barbour has been the offensive leader for the men’s basketball team.
In conference play, he led the league with 5.6 assists per game and was the second highest scorer with 16.9 points per game. Known for his near-perfection from the foul line, he finished with a 90.1 free throw percentage—the third-best in the nation. More »
‘Getting live’ with the Lions’ Chris Crockett
Columbia College senior Chris Crockett’s four years as a Columbia Lion have been marked with various accomplishments—this past month alone, Crockett scored a career-high of six three-pointers in a game against Brown.With an average of about 15 points per game, this guard ended his final season in style.
But there’s far more to this Columbus, Ohio native than just swift feet and precision on the court. Crockett turned on the charm for Spectrum and answers some of our questions, leaving us laughing and begging for more.
Want to know who’s on his VIP list? Or what’s the funniest thing he’s ever heard during a game? Read after the jump for the latest installment of “five questions.”
Men’s basketball goes out with a weekend to remember
With its final two games in the books, the 2011-2012 chapter of Columbia men’s basketball has come to a close. With their 77-70 overtime loss to Harvard and a solid win over Dartmouth on Senior Night, the Lions finish the season in sixth place with an Ivy record of 4-10 and an overall record of 15-15.
While the Lions did not improve on their Ivy record from last year (6-8), they did progress in plenty of other areas. With many core players returning to the team next season, there’s a lot to look forward to for next season.
But before we go there, let’s take a look back at this past weekend with three quick thoughts after the jump. More »
LIVEBLOG: Men’s Basketball vs. Dartmouth (FINAL SCORE: Columbia 61, Dartmouth 55)
It’s Senior Night, so check in here for updates on the last game for Columbia seniors Steve Egee, Chris Crockett, Matt Johnson, and Blaise Staab as they take on Dartmouth tonight at Levien Gymnasium in the season finale for both teams.
LIVEBLOG: Men’s Basketball vs. Harvard (FINAL SCORE: Harvard 77, Columbia 70)
Columbia takes on Ivy League-leading Harvard tonight at Levien Gymnasium. The Crimson has spent much of the year ranked in the Top 25 and currently is tied with Penn for the conference lead with two games left to play. There is much anticipation surrounding this sold-out game between the Lions and Crimson. Check here for the live updates on the action if you weren’t lucky enough to score a ticket.
Why you should be at Levien Gymnasium tonight at 7 o’clock
Friends, Romans, Columbia community—lend me your eyes. There’s going to be a spectacle at Levien Gymnasium tonight, and Uncle Sam wants YOU to be there. You see, the Harvard Crimson are in town tonight—and while that’s a spectacle in and of itself, tonight has the potential to be especially epic.
It’s not just that some random player from the Knicks may-or-may-not be in attendance. It’s not even that people are selling their tickets to the sold-out contest on Craigslist for a whopping $200. It’s about the atmosphere that we, as students, must create in order to make the Crimson feel like they’re stepping into the wild, wild, west.
First of all, even though the game is sold out, students can still attend. That’s right, so Uncle Sam wanting YOU still applies to all of you who, like me, really want to take a break from studying for midterms. But you should definitely be early if you want to get a good seat—not that you’ll be sitting very much with all the standing and cheering you’re going to be doing. More »