I’ve been thinking about the exhibition games, particularly number 2. The kids from IUP—that’s Indiana University of Pennsylvania, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania—normally play in a field house, with pull-out bleachers on one side of the court. Think the Armory. They’re good, probably the best players in their respective high schools. But they’re still Div II. My wife taught at one of their rivals.
These kids have never played anywhere like the Assembly Hall. They’ve never played before 16,000 fans, 16,000 hungry fans screaming for their opponent, against the one of the best college teams in the country with some of the best players they’ve seen, much less played against.
Once in a lifetime experience…