Chicago and New Orleans - Basketball!

MARCH MADNESS

 Friday, March 25 we flew to Chicago so Don can be present at the McDonald's All American Game.  We also had tickets to attend the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.  

Wednesday, March 30 we flew from Chicago to New Orleans for the Final Four.  Don had a presentation on Thursday and Friday through Sunday the USAB mini camp.  

CHICAGO

View from our Marriott room!

Lots of room in our upgraded room.

We cheered for Iowa State at the tourney!

NEW ORLEANS- Final Four

From Chicago to New Orleans for the Final Four games. Don had a presentation to do at the Final Four coaches clinics and ran a USAB training camp for the summer's teams.  We stayed in the Marriott Courtyard on Julia street.  It was convenient as we could walk to the convention center a block away and about a mile to the arena for the games.  

FOOD!

Shrimp poboy

Gulf fish almandine and shrimp & grits

shrimp & grits

N.O. famous drink - 75

Yummy seafood salad

Cafe du Monde - Beignets

Fogo's

New Orleans sights

On our evening walk through the French Quarter

New Orleans charm

Jackson Square

Walking along the Mississippi River

FINAL FOUR

Coach K in his last game at Duke

Watching the games from the USAB suite

Don with General Dempsey

USAB Training Camp

Sunday they got to practice in the Final Four arena

FUN times

From New Orleans I flew home and Don flew to Portland for the Hoop Summit and then to NYC to conduct a Knicks junior NBS clinic for the coaches.