Upsets In The World Of College Basketball

UNLV and their fans rushing the court after upseting the Number one North Carolina Tar Heels.

It isn’t March but there has been plenty of madness in the college basketball universe so far this season. North Carolina, the number one team in the country, was shocked by UNLV in Las Vegas Saturday in a 90-80 loss. UNLV really shot the three well and every time it seemed North Carolina may make a run UNLV buried them with a three. UNLV was led by Chace Stanback who had 28 points and ten rebounds and Harrison Barnes was North Carolina’s leading scorer with 15 points.

 The Tar Heels couldn’t make that many shots in the second half, as they only shot 31 percent in that half. North Carolina was stripped of their top rank but bounced back against Wisconsin last night in a thrilling 60-57 game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated due to North Carolina’s near collapse at the end.

The Connecticut Huskies suffered the same fate in an early season tournament. UConn led by as much as 17 but UCF rallied to win 68-63. Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus, plays for the UCF Knights and led them in scoring with 20 points. UConn was able to also bounce back with a win over Florida State in a 78-76 overtime nail biter.

How these upsets will affect these teams in seeding for the NCAA tournament is uncertain for now, but these games certainly have been something to watch.

Verteran's Day Basketball

Veterans Day. A day to honor all the people who serve this country and fight for our freedom. This year the sports world has decided to do this in a totally different way. The Carrier Classic this year will actually be played on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.

The flight deck was magically transformed into a full regulation basketball court with stands and two scoreboards. The number one team in the land will be playing Michigan State. This will be the first ever basketball game being played on an aircraft carrier. The carrier is in the Bay of San Diego, California. Michigan State and North Carolina may have some issues with the lighting, but this game should be very exciting.

Here is a video that shows how this basketball court was put together.


Interesting Facts:

The USS Carl Vinson is the carrier that buried Osama Bin Laden at sea
This carrier helped in the relief of Haiti after the earthquake
The ship is 1,092 feet in length