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...under the guise of amateur athletics, is upon us once again. The players at Caltech, who compete in the NCAA's Division III, its lowest rung, will never get an invite to that party. Playoffs? Caltech coach Roy Dow is looking for kids who can hang on to the ball. The team just finished 1-24 and, for the 23rd straight season, failed to win a game in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The legendary science-and-engineering school may have 31 Nobel Prize winners to its name, and, sure, Einstein studied there. On the court, however, Caltech...
With all the losing, why do the players bother playing ball? Basketball can be a 25-hours-a-week commitment. Shouldn't they use that time to get a head start on problem sets instead of slogging through practice after pulling all-nighters? "I have often asked myself that question," says Yang Hai, a 6-ft., 140-lb. (1.83 m, 63.5 kg) bench player. "I'm not that good. The team's not that good. What am I doing here...
...Jeremy Lin nearly DUNKS the ball as Columbia gives him a free basket on the baseline. The Crimson need to start hitting some threes because right now they're just trading points with Columbia. [Columbia 54, Harvard...
...Housman gets the ball stolen, and the crowd is eating into Housman right now. Back on the other end, Columbia gets ANOTHER quick basket. Harvard has another turnover (This time, compliments of #55) and Columbia drives it back down the court.....and the Crimson have to foul to prevent another fast break basket. Timeout, Amaker. [Columbia 47, Harvard...
...Controversial call here by the ref. Harris and Big Ben of Columbia (#55) fight for the loose ball, and #55 seemingly rips the ball away from Harris as it goes out of bounds but the call goes to Columbia. On the reset, #55 quickly puts in another basket down low. [Columbia 45, Harvard...