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| The NCAA Tournament's 'Team 66' By Dan Shanoff Page 2 columnist | ||
On Selection Sunday, 65 teams head to the Big Dance -- most deserving, some deserving only of an early spring break. But one special team -- a motley combination of victims and perpetrators of college-hoops infractions that have dominated this season – will remain unseeded: Put all the rascally rogues, eager self-punishers and unlucky schmucks together: Fresno State, Georgia, Michigan, St. Bonaventure and Villanova. What would this NCAA investigators' "dream team" look like? Here's a team capsule you won't find anywhere on Monday morning: The NCAA Tournament's missing 66th team:
School: Scandal State University
Record: That depends. How They Didn't Earn Bid: Booster Money, Academic Fraud, Phone-Service Access-Code Fraud, Transfer Violations.
Mascot: Greasy McSlickster Head Coach: Jim Harrick Assistant Coaches: Jim "Bueller? Bueller?" Harrick Jr.; Jan "Playing is Optional" Van Breda Kolff; Jay "Please, Don't Lump Me With THOSE Guys" Wright Inspirational Motto (front of T-shirt): "It wasn't me...." Inspirational Motto (back of T-shirt): "Did I just say that? I meant: 'I'm sorry.'" Key Wins: 1-800-COLLECT Shootout; Ivy Holiday Grade-Inflation Festival; Ed Martin Memorial Cash-Grab Classic. Key Losses: Conference-tournament revenue; individual-player eligibility; Board of Trustees' trust; alumni pride.
PRI (Public Relations Index) Ranking: Almost last.
Players to Watch:
C Jamil Terrell (St. Bonaventure): 6.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg
G Gary Buchanan (Villanova): 15.4 ppg
G Marques Green (St. Bona): 21.3 ppg, 8.0 apg
Team Statistics Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His regular column, The Daily Quickie, is published at 9 a.m. every weekday morning.
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