| Fewer leaves this time of year, though. |
Friday in Maine took three interviews and two games to get through. There was plenty to see in a spur-of-the-moment detour to Biddeford, Maine, home of the University of New England. Pat Coleman stopped to talk to UNE women's basketball coach Anthony Ewing about his program, which is 16-4 with five freshmen playing key roles, including the entire starting backcourt.
Friday night, the No. 6 Middlebury men put Bowdoin away at the end, while Bowdoin's women salvaged a split in the doubleheader and Pat sat down with Middlebury senior Nolan Thompson and Bowdoin coach Adrienne Shibles.
The opening day of the trip included a chance meeting with Emory's basketball teams and men's coach Jason Zimmerman in the airport and also included a chat with 2007 Jostens Trophy winner Ryan Cain as Pat recalled his last trip to Worcester.
Pat also talked with RIC coach Bob Walsh about his team, his use of social media and the state of the Little East Conference in a postgame interview.
If nothing else, escaping one of the coldest days of the year in Minnesota is good enough reason to get out, but there are a bunch of ranked teams on this docket, including a game between Top Five teams which will be broadcast by D3hoops.com and D3Cast.
Thursday is a single game, men only, but the rest are doubleheaders.
Thursday, Jan. 31: RIC 74, Clark 63
Friday, Feb. 1: (M) Middlebury 72, Bowdoin
61
Friday, Feb.
1: (W) Bowdoin 60, Middlebury 40
Saturday, Feb. 2: Tufts at Amherst
Sunday, Feb. 3: Rochester at Brandeis
Monday, Feb. 4: John Jay at Medgar Evers
Watch this space and the D3hoops.com Daily Dose for more as Pat meanders across Massachusetts ... and Maine ... and, well, Brooklyn.