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Well, this old journalist blogger could be wrong (and I've been wrong before), but the news media are finally catching on to the strength and competitiveness of the Winthrop men's basketball team. As I write this, the team is 23-4, and it's quite possible they'll be seeded ninth or tenth in whatever bracket they find themselves in for the "Big Dance" in March.
Of course, much of this depends upon whether the team wins the Big South Conference Tournament. (They could lose, and stranger things have happened.)
But I want to put a plug in here for sharp shooting Michael Jenkins (25 points in the victory over Missouri State in the Bracketbuster game televised on ESPN2 last night).
An additional plug goes to Mychal Frost (a 2006 WU graduate--mass communication major/journalism track). I noticed Mychal on ESPN2 last night, working at the scorer's table on the home court of Missouri State University.
Mychal is the son of the famed Jack Frost, who does media relations, writes stories, does Web site work and just about everything else for the Athletics component at Winthrop.
Jack, you taught him well.
(The photo above--from the Winthop University Athletics Web site, is of Michael Jenkins in action against the Bears of Missouri State. The Bears never knew what hit them last night.)
It must have been fun and exciting, Mychal, working this game.
2 comments:
That game was so awesome! Loved every minute of it. ESPN actually is starting to give Winthrop the publicity they deserve. Their show SportsCenter compared them to the likes of George Mason.
Awesome indeed. Good way to summarize it!
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