Notes from Michelle II

• More coaches have piled in - UNC, Duke, State, Villanova, Florida, Barton, VCU, UNCG, Fairfield and more have coaches here. We've got recruiting experts like Bob Gibbons and Brick Oettinger here as well. Brick is always one of the first people here - we have a running joke because he beats me here the first morning of the tournament almost every time and is waiting for me to pick up his press release. He's always a pleasure to have here.
  

• The Apex girls basketball team have black tshirts with the pink breast cancer symbol and 'Stay Strong' written on them. A small KY is nestled in the loop of the symbol for Kay Yow. A very nice touch and show of respect by these young ladies.
  

• I'd be surprised to see Smoky Mountain's Cetera DeGraffenreid play tomorrow. Her elbow injury looked painful and I know she was crushed over it. I spoke with her and her family after the game briefly and they were off to get more medical attention. Strained ligaments but not a break is suspected. Let's hope this is something that can heal quickly and doesn't affect the rest of their season too much. UPDATE: DeGraffenreid has a ruptured bursa sac in her elbow and can expect to be out for two weeks. Overall that's good news and we wish her a speedy recovery.
  

• Once things slow down, we'll post about 10-20 photos from each game on the site. So bear with us while the tournament is underway - we are here from 10am until 11pm each of the three days - and we'll get them all up as soon as we can!

• There are two roster errors in the program (so far) on the Broughton roster and we deeply regret that. Davis Ellis should be David Ellis and Sam Mason is 6-10, not 6-1. Mistakes happen but that isn't a good enough excuse and we are definitely sorry.

• Several weeks ago Taft's coach Derrick Taylor told the LA Times that he had resigned effective the end of the season because he was tired of dealing with complaining parents. Seems he reconsidered after discussions and will be back. Through out the planning process for the tournament and the program, he's been nice to deal with so we are happy he is staying put.