The Other NCAA Men’s Tournament Notes

Victories in the respective CBI and CIT College basketball events by Seattle University and Norfolk State evoke memories of a great player from each school.

Elgin Baylor was the key and great player, leading Seattle to the NCAA Tournament final in 1958 before they lost to Kentucky.

Bob Dandridge was a standout player at Norfolk State before going on to a great NBA career that included playing on title teams with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 (they swept the Bullets in the final) and then with the Bullets in 1978.

Seattle beat High Point in the CBI final while Norfolk playing at home and as a slight underdog, defeated Purdue Fort Wayne.

The N.I.T. has reached the semi-final round to be played next week, not in New York but in Indianapolis with local New York area Seton Hall, Indiana State, Utah (cited here yesterday) and Georgia advancing that far.

The great player, Bob Dandridge, pictured while playing for Norfolk State.