College basketball comments

While Yale won the regular season Ivy League title and will make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1962, it is very likely Northwestern will again fail to make the field.

An overtime win by Michigan vs Northwestern all but assures the factNorthwestern still has never made the NCAA basketball tournament.

Will Wichita State make the field despite a loss in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament?

That question and others will be answered when the field is announced this Sunday.

I look forward to the announcement but can wait until the next day to find out the “411” as the kids call it.

Beano Cook could not wait and often left a message on my voice mail saying get back to me right away concerning the tournament.

In the coming weeks as part of our ongoing nostalgia posts, I will reflect on Beano’s unique insight and comments about an event he saw grow beyond words in his time attending it.

Much has happened since Yale last played in the NCAA Tournament, some major events involving U.S. Presidents affiliated with Yale.