Final Four

Lessons Learned in NCAA Tourney Apply to Prep Athletes

March 29, 2011 by Alan Parham

Your Best Future Could Rest within Smaller School Options The excitement over Butler and VCU advancing to the Final Four in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is well-founded. We’ve seen the changes coming with previous underdogs George Mason (2006) and Butler (2010) advancing to the pinnacle of college basketball. But this year is different. These DI stepchildren … Read more

TWI*S: Mid-majors No More as VCU, Butler Capture Final Four Spots

March 28, 2011 by Alan Parham

If we’ve learned anything from this year’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, it is that the term Mid-major Program is a thing of the past. Up and down the March Madness bracket spectrum, “smaller” schools have run roughshod over their bigger brothers. The Richmond’s, VCU’s, George Mason’s, Butler’s, Gonzaga’s and the like are consistently … Read more