The Panther’s basketball season has ended, but local fans can discontinue their hunger with an appetizer served up by this spring’s intramural basketball.Last year the intramural basketball craze got a boost in popularity with many students participating, and with five times as many students being in attendance.
This year it’s bigger and better. There are more teams and they will play over a one-month span. There are 19 teams participating in this year’s intramurals, and they are comprised into three divisions: Competitive, Ladies, and Recreational.
The more skilled and experienced players make up the competitive division. Many of these players played in high school, at junior colleges, and a few might have even played for Prairie View A&M University. The competitive division is broken down into two conferences, the east and west. Six teams make up each conference. In the eastern conference there are the All Americans, Diaper Dandies, Black History, Football Team, Soul Survivors, and Team Rude. In the western conference there are No Talking/U Already Know, CR-4046, Team 1, Dominance, Hundred Dollar Bill, and Football Coaches.
Three teams are competing for the ladies title, P.V.’s Finest, Sky High, and Hoop Squad. Something noticeably different from the past years is the recreational division. This division was designed for the men’s teams that are not as skilled as those competing in the competitive division. Those teams in the recreational division are Phi Beta Sigma, Rattlers, Team Roster, and Golden Lions.
In previous years, teams would play in a double elimination tournament until they got a champion, but now the teams will play in a season. After the season, each team’s seeding for the playoffs will depend on how many wins they have and how many points they scored throughout the season, so each team is guaranteed at least three games.
After the championship game a men’s and women’s all-star game will be composed.
You can catch intramural action tonight starting at 6:30 in the New Gym.