   
McCollum's Column: There's plenty of fun stuff to check out in SCAC tournament
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 You'll see out-of-town visitors this weekend wearing multi-colored gear with unfamiliar names such as Stormy Petrels, Majors and Colonels. And you'll see a whole bunch of various kinds of Tigers.
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament, one of the biggest college events to ever hit Conway, begins today with first-round games at both Hendrix's Wellness and Athletic Center and St. Joseph Family Activities Center. The final two days will be at Grove Gymnasium.
It's Division III basketball, which means there are no athletic scholarships. But check it out, and you'll see a lot of fun things and better players than you think. It's old-fashioned, below-the-rim fundamental basketball for the most part and there are some teams in town with legitimate national championship prospects.
Can't beat the price either. There's no admission charge, just a requested donation of a canned good to the First United Methodist Church's food pantry.
Here are some interesting aspects to check out:
CENTRE COLLEGE MEN: Billed as the best team in Kentucky this season, the Colonels are a strong Division III national title contender with an unblemished conference regular-season mark and 23-1 overall record. They represented Division III basketball at its best.
DEPAUW/TRINITY WOMEN'S RIVALRY: Any confrontation between DePauw and Trinity, the top teams in the conference in all sports, is a dandy one. The women's basketball rivalry is at another level and each enters this year's tournament at the No. 1 team from their division. Either DePauw or Trinity leads the conference in 10 team statistical categories and they are one-two in three different categories, including scoring margin and scoring defense.
HENDRIX'S ANDREW KING: Hendrix's post man, the leading scorer and rebounder in the conference, attracts so much attention and so many defenders, he almost should be given an extra point for degree-of-difficulty of his shots.
DEPAUW PEP BAND: Since the tourney's beginning, it has been the official pep band and its rated as one of the best college pep bands in the nation. Members perform at every game of every sessions. The band learns all the SCAC schools' fight songs. They dress up in crazy costumes, they have a wide-ranging repertoire and they have a lot of fun with some crazy antics.
HENDRIX'S DANCE TEAM: It's a vibrant, energetic group of young women who have developed into one of the most entertaining groups around. You'll see different and creative costumes and some fast-paced routines. If they get together with DePauw's pep band, it could really be energizing.
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