
UAPB Basketball
3/15/2010 9:26:24 AM
We DID NOT see this one coming. Chris Bahn gives a
more detailed overview than we could on how Arkansas-Pine Bluff clawed its way into the NCAA Tournament, but suffice to say, hearing the Golden Lions had made it to the Big Dance (or at least to the coat check since they're participating in the play-in game) was not something we had the foresight to recognize. It all makes sense now. The 0-11 record the Golden Lions started off the season with was balanced out and then some as soon as the team stopped playing the UTEPs and Missouri's and moved on to its SWAC schedule, routinely holding opponents to under 50, sometimes 40 points. Look, we're not kidding ourselves. Assuming UAPB gets past Winthrop, there's no way they're beating Duke. If they do, we're going to play every Powerball ticket we can buy. That said, UAPB will get some national attention as one of the play-in teams, fans everywhere will be seeing the Arkansas-Pine Bluff's name on their brackets, and for what it's worth, UAPB can lay claim as the only school in the state who's played in the NCAA Tournament this decade. It's the first time in two years a team from Arkansas has been there and it's the first time in 11 years that a team not called the Razorbacks has been. We're looking forward to the office rallying for UAPB in front of the TV tomorrow instead of getting those TPS forms filed. It's been a long time coming.