Gil Dobie
March 25th, 2009, 08:31 PM
Bison Basketball Sandbagging (http://www.ndsu.edu/itshappening/article/bison_basketball_team_helps_with_flood_fight/)
Last week, the Bison men's basketball players were battling on the court during the team's first NCAA Division I tournament appearance. Now, they've joined another fight.
Team members and coaches are among the thousands of volunteers who are battling the rising waters of the Red River and its tributaries. On Tuesday, the squad filled sandbags and helped built dikes in Oxbow and Briarwood, N.D.
"This is a no-brainer for us. People need help, and we've got able-bodied guys," explained Saul Phillips, head basketball coach. "Anybody who has been around our program knows how well the community supported us, and they need us now. They've got us."
Pictured: Coach Saul Philips and a couple Bison Basketball Players
http://workspaces.ndsu.edu/typo3temp/pics/01b2642ab5.jpg
Last week, the Bison men's basketball players were battling on the court during the team's first NCAA Division I tournament appearance. Now, they've joined another fight.
Team members and coaches are among the thousands of volunteers who are battling the rising waters of the Red River and its tributaries. On Tuesday, the squad filled sandbags and helped built dikes in Oxbow and Briarwood, N.D.
"This is a no-brainer for us. People need help, and we've got able-bodied guys," explained Saul Phillips, head basketball coach. "Anybody who has been around our program knows how well the community supported us, and they need us now. They've got us."
Pictured: Coach Saul Philips and a couple Bison Basketball Players
http://workspaces.ndsu.edu/typo3temp/pics/01b2642ab5.jpg