Feeling blue because the UConn men's basketball team didn't make the 2007 post-season? There's no reason for March sadness! Here are a few "cures" to help Connecticut fans reignite their passion for basketball this March.
The UConn men may be out, but the UConn women's basketball team is a number one seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Check the
women's bracket to see which teams UConn will face on the way to hopefully making the Final Four in Cleveland. The first round of the women's NCAA tournament will be played right here in Hartford at the
Hartford Civic Center starting Sunday, March 18, 2007, and
tickets are selling slowly, so there's still time to catch the action.
The Marist men's basketball team has already scored
one upset in the NIT, defeating Oklahoma State in the first round. I'm not telling you to root for this underdog just because I'm a Marist alum. The Red Foxes' talented Point Guard,
Jared Jordan, is a Hartford native.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is just a short drive from Hartford in Springfield, Massachusetts. UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun and women's coach Geno Auriemma are both inductees, so the Hoop Hall is a great place to relive peak moments in Connecticut's basketball history.
Surely there must be at least one team in the NCAA men's bracket that deserves your support. Perhaps your alma mater is represented. Or maybe a Cinderella team will emerge, and you can jump on the bandwagon. When all else fails, good UConn fans support other teams in the
Big East Conference, such as Georgetown, which earned a number two seed in the NCAA tournament. When you hang out with other fans at a local sports bar, you'll soon be over your March woes.
UConn has more alums playing in the NBA than any other school in the country. Jim Calhoun--and Connecticut--can be proud of the 14 UConn stars who continue to make headlines in the big leagues, including Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon and more.
