At about 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, a South Carolina fan, who was about to see a dream come true, turned to a friend in The Garden and asked, “Why do they call this the Mecca of college basketball?” Four hours later, he would have an answer. At exactly 5 p.m., just as the words ‘New […]
Tommy Sacks, the assistant coach at Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey, is fond of telling the story of the first time he met Chris Silva in person. Sacks was waiting at the arrivals terminal at JFK International Airport, looking for a tall, skinny teenager. He had seen a 24-second video of Silva playing […]
The hottest player in the NCAA Tournament had to cool his heels the last time South Carolina played at The Garden. Sindarius Thornwell, who has averaged a March Madness-best 26.5 points in the Gamecocks’ march to New York and the East Regional semifinals, was suspended for six games in December for a violation of athletic […]
The road to the NCAA Championship began at The Garden for the defending national champions. Whether or not the Villanova Wildcats can make it to Glendale, AZ, site of this year’s Final Four, and become the first team since the 2006-07 Florida Gators to repeat as champs remains to be seen. The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee […]