College Basketball Season Ticket: The Ultimate Fan Guide
guard Mikal Bridges ascended the ladder and with one final cut removed the last piece of the net It’s just the best feeling said Bridges who scored 19 points in the win To an outsider this celebration might seem strange But for college basketball players both men and women there’s nothing quite like cutting down a net College teams have been doing it since 1947 Now this tradition is as much a part of a big win as the final buzzer Whether it’s a conference title a berth in the Final Four or a national championship chances are the night ends with a ladder and scissors When we go into a gym where there is Stanford net-cutting involved said
know Through women’s coach Tara VanDerveer I tell our team right away Look at those nets Do whatever it takes to get those nets because that’s what we’re here for She would 2018 VanDerveer had led her teams to two national titles and 12 Final Fours Basketball is played at all levels from city parks to the pros to the Olympics People around the world play and watch the game whether they’re in Canada or China or Arkansas or Australia Of all the levels of basketball however college basketball is special The traditions such as cutting down the nets after a big win are a big reason
College basketball doesn’t claim to be the best That’s what the National Basketball Association NBA and Women’s National Basketball Association WNBA are for But college offers passion and traditions that the pros can’t match Players represent their schools Students fill the arenas and cheer loudly for the entire game And with only four years of eligibility for athletes every moment counts The moments in the single-elimination NCAA Tournament however might count just a little bit more Rivalries are a huge part of college basketball And no men’s rivalry can quite match that of Duke and North Carolina This one has it all The schools are only 10
miles apart on Tobacco Road Duke is a private university whereas North Carolina is public And both teams are among the most successful in the sport’s history So when Duke is preparing to host North Carolina the home fans camp out for days just to get tickets Though it’s one of the most famous arenas in the sport Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium seats only 9,000 fans Those students lucky enough to get into the join the Cameron Crazies fan stadium section Dressed in all blue they make the arena one of the most difficult places to play On the women’s side Connecticut and Tennessee defined the sport for years
