| How much fun was that? Watching the UAlbany Great Danes men's basketball team on a national stage on consecutive weekends! How about capturing the America East Conference championship by dispatching three-time defending champion Vermont? How about Jamar Wilson scoring 19 points against UConn's top defense? How about forcing Jim Calhoun to call the first timeout? How about Kirsten Zoellner blocking Josh Boone just before the half? Some say UConn finally found its "A" game midway through the second half. But even UConn's (NB)A game needed some big threes down the stretch (an uncharacteristic 4-for-4 inside eight minutes). If you followed the Danes this year, you know they did not elevate their game for UConn, they improved to NCAA Tournament caliber steadily throughout the season. And they nearly made NCAA Division I history. I'm afraid they'll have to find another way now; UAlbany may never be a 16 seed again.
I look forward to next season. The Danes will be good, though Zoellner, Lucious Jordan, Levi Levine and Jerrad Knotts will be missed. Can we replace those guys? Maybe, thanks to their contributions, Will Brown won't have to look too hard. |