SWARTHMORE, Penn. – For a moment, it appeared the Whitworth Pirates might pull off a huge comeback Friday in their NCAA Division III Tournament men’s basketball opener.
SWARTHMORE, Penn. – For a moment, it appeared the Whitworth Pirates might pull off a huge comeback Friday in their NCAA Division III Tournament men’s basketball opener.
After playing his first three Division III NCAA Tournament games in Texas, Jerry Twenge said he’s happy that the Whitworth Pirates are finally getting a taste of the East Coast.
The Division III NCAA Tournament selection committee either has a sense of irony or history – or perhaps both. That’s because on Monday it opted to send the Whitworth men’s basketball team to a pod with Swarthmore College, the team the Pirates were slated to face in the Round of 16 three years ago, when the sports world shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.