Basketball is underway! At least for most of us, because we can’t all be college athletes, and the only thing that beats watching people shoot hoops is shooting hoops yourself. This year there will be three leagues, as is usual: men’s A and B leagues, and a women’s league. All leagues are sure to be competitive, with eternal glory on the line, and maybe a t-shirt if the intramural department can work it back into the budget.
The women’s league finds itself stacked, with eight teams registered. One game into the season, the standings have a clear split down the middle—half the teams 1-0 and the other half 0-1. The Big Ballerz sit atop the standings with a +17 point differential after a resounding defeat over the 3C Purple Bæbies. We’ll see if they can maintain their position atop the standings. The women’s league also comes in strong this season with some excellent team names, such as: Bo-Time and Hoops i did it again. It should be a fun season, so make sure you make your way to Ashe to cheer some teams on.
Men’s B league is also coming out strong with 10 teams. Two teams sit atop the standings with a marginal point differential: BBB 2.0 and Little workers. Little workers put a beat down on their building neighbors, Men of 2C, and followed that up by squeaking out a win against Chris Barnette’s Tots. BBB 2.0 grabbed a solid forfeit win (or they hit one free-throw then allowed no more points to be scored). They followed this up with a smackdown on AWB, 45-16. There are plenty of games left though, so we’ll see how these teams manage.
Men’s A league brings 4 teams into the start of the season, due to the utter prowess necessary to compete in the league. Shelby Allen sits atop the standings with 2 wins, the first a close one versus Chain Gang and the other a mercy rule beatdown of BBB. All three of these teams have put together complete squads ready to compete. However, Staff Squad only has 3 rostered players, and has made it clear they are not welcoming free agents. Somebody better let them know a basketball game takes at least five players! A league is sure to be an exciting time, but most importantly, a fun time.
If you ever find yourself bored on a Monday through Thursday night, march on down to Ashe and take in what could be a surprisingly impressive or thoroughly unimpressive display of basketball talent, but always an impressive display of having fun. We hope to see you there.