March 4, 2005

ESPN2 Trains Its Cameras on Grinnell College's Kinetic Basketball Team

By WELCH SUGGS

In early February, Grinnell College got its turn in the spotlight.

Students lined up in the mud outside Darby Gymnasium (parts of which are still under construction), many of them shirtless and painted in the Pioneers' red and black. Whenever a camera got near them, they yelled, screamed, and flexed.

Typical behavior for a college basketball crowd, right?

Not in Grinnell, Iowa. The Pioneers play Division III ball, and a typical game against a rival like Beloit College,