HOOP HISTORIANS NEWS Committed to promoting goodwill for basketball Volume # 61 – March, 2011
NO FOOLIN’…WELCOME MARK YOUR CALENDAR CAN’T MAKE THE GAME? DINNER SET FOR APRIL 1 WATCH IT ON TV Below is the quick at-a-glance look The Hoop Historians at the Hoop Historians Final Four Although the Hoop Historians will be Annual Welcome activities in the greater Houston present across the country at early Dinner will be held area during Championship Week. round sites at this year’s March at the Three Forks Let the games begin…. Madness, those of you that cannot
Restaurant, 1201 see the games in person will be San Jacinto Street, in downtown able to watch all 67 games of the Houston, on Friday, April 1 at 7:00 HOOP HISTORIANS NCAA Tournament. For the first p.m. The event has become a FINAL FOUR WEEK time in the tournament’s 73-year familiar staple with the Hoop history, all games will be shown live EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Historian faithful each year, as it is in their entirety across four national annually held at the site of the Final television networks. CBS will air Four during the championship SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE the Final Four for the 30th year, in weekend. Last year a record addition to a total of 26 games number 43 people attended the throughout the tournament, Thursday, March 31 event in Indianapolis. including the second round, third Sof Sole / NABC Tip-Off round, Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Turner Reception, Convention Center, will air 41 games across its three 12:00 p.m. JUST ANOTHER ROAD TRIP television networks. TBS will air a total of 16 contests, including FOR A HOOP HISTORIAN Nike/NABC Welcome Reception, Hilton Americas Hotel, Ballroom games in the second round, third In the midst of another busy of the Americas – 7:00 p.m. round and Sweet 16. TNT will air a basketball season, a Hoop Historian total of 12 games, including second took advantage of geography to round and third round matchups. follow his favorite football team. Friday, April 1 truTV will tip off the tournament’s
Dave DeGrace travelled from Reese’s College All-Star Game, coverage airing all First Four, as Milwaukee to Louisville to catch Reliant Stadium – 4:35 p.m. well as a total of 13 games during Marquette play an the First Four and second round. 11:00 a.m. Big Hoop Historians Welcome Here is the TV schedule for March East contest on 2011Dinner, Three FINAL Forks Restaurant, FOUR: Madness Campaign 2011: Saturday, January DOWNTOWN1201 San Jacinto INStreet, H-TOWN 15. Since Dave Downtown Houston – 7:00 p.m. First Round – Dayton, Ohio was “already half Tue & Wed., March 15 & 16 – truTV
way” to Atlanta, Saturday, April 2 Second & Third Rounds after the one-point Louisville victory Dave travelled another plus-400 Hoop Historians Annual Meeting, Thursday-Saturday, March 17 & 19 (Denver, Tampa, Tucson, Washington) miles to catch the end of the 7:00 Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown – 1:00 p.m. CBS, TNT, TBS, truTV p.m. Packers-Falcons NFL playoff game at the Georgia Dome that Friday-Sunday, March 18, & 20 NCAA National Semifinals, (Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Tulsa) night. To cap off the perfect gridiron Reliant Stadium, 5:07 p.m. season, three weeks later DeGrace CBS, TNT, TBS, truTV made it to Dallas for Super Bowl APRIL 2 & 4 XLV and another Green Bay victory. Regionals HOUSTON,Sunday, April TEXAS 3 Thursday-Saturday, March 24 & 26 AT&T / NABC Awards Show, (Anaheim, New Orleans) Cullen Theatre @ Wortham CBS & TNT HOOP HISTORIANS Centre, 6:00 p.m. Friday-Sunday, March 25 & 27 ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 2 (Newark, San Antonio)
The Hoop Historians Annual Monday, April 4 CBS & TNT
Business Meeting will be held at the NCAA Championship Game, Hoop Historians Headquarters, the Final Four – Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium, 8:18 p.m. Doubletree Hotel Houston, on Saturday, April 2 & Monday, April 4
Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. CBS