1) D.C.-area college hoops had only one "George" team for a very long time. The Georgetown Hoyas, along with the Maryland Terps, dominated the local hoopscene and some years fielded better teams than the Washington Bullets/Wizards could muster. Then in the early 90s, another "George" school, George Washington, started making some noise under head coach Mike Jarvis and some help from Yinka Dare, Shawnta Rogers, Alexander Koul and others. This year GW fielded it's best team ever, was ranked in the AP top 10 for the final five weeks of the season and established itself as a program worthy of being discussed in the same breaths as the Hoyas and Terps.
This weekend, the D.C. "Georges" became a triumverate. On Saturday, George Mason knocked off #1 seed Connecticut in the NCAA tournament to earn itself trip to the Final Four, some national recognition and a place atop this season's D.C. "George Triangle". The GMU campus is also a ten-minute drive down Braddock Rd from the house I grew up in in Fairfax, VA. While demographic shifts in my old neighborhood have resulted in a much-improved basketball team at my old high school, back in the day, our team was something to not only sneeze at, but dunk mightily on as well. A lot of the dudes that played ball for the LB Bruins when I was a freshman and sophomore wound up playing for the GMU Patriots after graduation. Big ups to those guys. It's nice to see Fairfax getting some love on Sportscenter.
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