I'll add that Henderson isn't good for having any of the student bodies enjoy the games. Now UCD students aren't going to rush down to SoCal either - they hardly rush into the Pavilion - but in general we might see more students attending. It's easy to go to SoCal either by car, plane or even train. And there's always Disneyland!

We have a year left on the contract with Henderson. I recommend feeding back to the AD about the situation. Finding an arena of the right size is important.

I have no issues with having the tournament at a school site as long as there isn't preferential treatment for that school's fans.

Looks like the Player of the Year was correctly called! Wow - what a 2nd half.

Hawai'i clearly knew the comeback was possible since the Ags did something quite similar to them a few years ago. That was some 2nd half for Hawai'i.

The Fullerton v UC Irvine game is fabulous. It'll be replayed on ESPN-U tonight at 10 or so. The ESPN+ feed is good - much less image compression - probably better cameras - no breakup of the video.

The allure of a big program with lots of attention and the $$$ of NIL makes for a pretty strong reason for a high level athlete to want to leave. If you want to monetize your abilities then it really makes sense. Being as athletic as your basic rock I have no idea if the idea of team loyalty has much meaning compared to playing at the next level and, perhaps, having the NBA give you a really good look.

I'll wish Pepper well whatever his decision.

I've watched ESPN+ on my AppleTV streaming over Comcast as well as on my iPhone over 5G. The breakups happen at the same point in the game regardless. It's definitely a screwup on the part of ESPN+ and whatever production crew they hired to do the tournament. Or whoever is their internet service provider - possibly ACME who helps out the coyote from time to time.

The bad transmission out of Henderson continues during the Cal Poly game. It's 32-26 POLY at the half. ESPN+ has stinky streaming.

I'm seeing a lot of breakup from the ESPN+ feed. Today worse than yesterday. Anyone else experiencing this?

Thanks for posting those! I really appreciate your sharing those clips.

Hickey ROCKED as a venue. They also did closed circuit (B&W) TV down into the "women's gym" for overflow toward the end of the season. Mike Lien played in Hickey. Gyms had real character then. The Stanford gym with that suspended floor was memorable - you could watch it move! I gather shin splints weren't an issue there.

What I'll miss most by not going to Henderson: the Hawai'i band. They are fantastic.

That was the 1969 NCAA Div II Western regional.

SF State beat UCI 81-55, UNLV beach UCD 84-81
Then SF State beat UNLV 77-72 while the Age lost to UCI 82-70

Great memories

That was a terrific game Toke69. I was there and vividly remember it. A great season. The loss the next night at Hayward was awful. Bob Johnson must be the calmest player I can remember.

But the game against UNLV was also terrific. Tom Cups had a super game, was fouled in the last moments but the officials swallowed their whistles, possibly because the home crowd was throwing wood blocks onto the court. I vaguely remember those blocks were handed out as noise makers. Well done, idiots. SF State played UC Irvine. I remember the UCI band featured an electric violin. The Aggie All Male Maverick Marching Band found a way to make the trip and were super.

Cal Poly needs a Ted Lasso BELIEVE sign because they sure find ways to auger in during the last minutes of a game. They are a very very competitive team. The Beach can't take them for granted that's for sure. I don't think any of the men's teams can be taken for granted.

I wish the championship was still in SoCal. Las Vegas/Henderson holds no attraction to me.

At least we're on the other side of the bracket from Fullerton!

Two words: Transfer Portal. The lure of $$$ from the top conferences will be difficult to counter.

I'm also confused. Before the UCSB @ Hawai'i game there are three teams tied with identical 12-7 records. So the winner of the Hawai'i game should be 3rd (13-7), UCD 4th (12-7), and the loser 5th (12-8)

Yes? No?

Two amazing games to end the regular season. Whew.

That zone the Ags played in the 2nd half was very spiffy. I enjoyed watching the team's defense flex.