What can/should be done about court storming?

You cannot outlaw it, and school's cannot staff up to stop it. You cannot hire hundreds of security on the off chance you have a big upset.. And it also is mostly harmless fun which is exciting when it happens - it is good clean fun, mostly.

All you can do is make it clear that if you go on the court, and make contact with any opposing player, coach, staff, or official, your butt is spending the night in jail and being charged with assault. And, if you go on the court before 00:00, you will never be able to attend another game AND be charged with criminal trespassing.
 
14Red said:
This is a very fixable problem and for some reason schools do little to stop it. In Saturday's game with Duke and Wake Forest, BTW did you know Wake was favored in that game???
Anyway, Wake player makes two FT's with 1 second left to put them up FOUR. At this point the game is practically over. You KNOW a court storming is imminent. Get your bench players off the court and into the runway to the locker room. Have your assistant coaches at the ready to get players off the court ASAP after the horn sounds. Gather all event staff and form a tunnell to the locker room. The court storming generally is the students from the student section. Just delay them for 10-15 seconds, that's ALL it takes.
These administrations act like they are completely shocked that the court is stormed???
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10-15 seconds is the big point there! Fans were on the court as the buzzer went off.
 
jdizzle said:
10-15 seconds is the big point there! Fans were on the court as the buzzer went off.
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Again, poor management by the home team. Teams have 18 assistant coaches, have the coaches from the home team help out and earn their pay. I'm sure there's a bunch of employees in the audience, have them come down and just slow the students down. Most important, when the game is decided, get the top 10 players in the locker room, put those last 5 guys on the end of the bench who are cheerleaders in the game. Problem solved.
 
AEW Champion said:
Btw, college basketball is suffering in attendance because of:

1) A lack of roster continuity from year to year.
2) A lack of conference continuity and the destruction of once-fun rivalries like Maryland-UNC, Maryland-Duke, Syracuse vs all its Big East friends, etc.
3) The one-and-done rule.
4) The idea that nothing matters until the tournament … again, tied to the self-devaluation of conferences via disloyalty and membership shuffling.
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Does this apply to P5 programs with a pulse? My observation is that P5 schools that look remotely competent against their peers still get a good student crowd.

For non-P5s, mid, and low majors I'll add that it's really easy to contextualize your school against the true powers in the sport. If I'm a student at, say, Miami and I can easily see a Zion Williamson Duke highlight on my phone or be aware of multiple lottery picks at Kentucky, I might feel like my school is playing a completely different sport. Or in other words, unless you're getting top 25 votes, a lot of your students at those schools will assume you suck.
 
tom 48 said:
www.espn.com

Coaches on court storming: 'Let's get rid of it'

Jon Scheyer, Bill Self as well as other college basketball leaders called for a ban on court storming in college basketball due to safety concerns and potential legal impacts for athletes and students.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Those were a couple of great takes from a highly respected coach, former coach, and commissioner of the Big XII. The Pardon the Interruption guys spoke adamantly against courtstorming and the protocols that need to be enforced when there is a possibility of an upset/court storming. Someone already mentioned this, but Wake was favored in this game.

Anytime one of the blue blood programs is playing (UK, Kansas, Duke, NC, etc.) away from home, extra security needs to be hired. End of discussion.

To the poster who asked why the Duke player was so far away from his bench....come on. He is playing and FINISHING a game. Here is another issue I see... all of these athletes show great restraint by not really reacting. One of these times, a player is going to lay someone out and the court-stormer is going to play victim. Step into a cage with a lion, and expect to get bit.
 
A lot of pearl clutching in this thread.. Players and coaches need to be more aware of the situation. The losing team needs to get off the court as quickly as possible. With that being said, if a losing player runs over a fan or two they should not be liable for any injury. As far as player safety goes.. You have your head in the sand if you actually think any of these institutions or ncaa give a crap about the well being of any player.
 
Cedar_Point said:
I get the

I get the point. Also I realize that court storming has been going on for decades without many problems. God forbid you democrats let college kids have some fun
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I am not against court storming. I was at the UC game this year when UC won their first Big XII game and people (students and adults alike) stormed the court. The atmosphere was awesome! There just has to be protocols set up to protect the athletes.

This argument having nothing to do with politics
 
wickb2233 said:
A lot of pearl clutching in this thread.. Players and coaches need to be more aware of the situation. The losing team needs to get off the court as quickly as possible. With that being said, if a losing player runs over a fan or two they should not be liable for any injury. As far as player safety goes.. You have your head in the sand if you actually think any of these institutions or ncaa give a crap about the well being of any player.
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The Duke player was making his way off the court. The fans were already at half court within seconds. If you look at the footage, there is a Duke player (McCain, I believe) that was right next to the bench and was nearly hit as well.

I, am in no way, an advocate for the NCAA. The amount of money they make from these athletes is astronomical. I think it will be about the conferences coming together and setting up procedures. I agree with you, the NCAA is hands off…
 
Cedar_Point said:
Remarkable turnaround. Went from having to amputate his leg to playing in 4 days. Another Duke flopper
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I am not sure if you watched the Duke game last night or not but Filipowski didn't have a great game. The narrative from the guys calling the game was that the courtstorming had something to do with his lackluster performance. Here in lies a big part of the problem...the media blows a lot of this out of proportion and continues to beat a dead horse. He is a college kid and just put up 9 points and 10 rebounds (and 6 assists to boot). Nearly a double-double and the announcers are acting like he couldn't hit the basket. (to sell a story)
 
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nwwarrior09 said:
Dangerous and shouldn't happen. Fans do not belong on the court, but good luck having enough security in place to keep thousands of excited 18-22 year olds from court storming.

The doofus for Duke tried to forearm shiver some clown fan that sprinted by and turned to look at him...probably while saying something stupid and gesturing to the player. HE initiated the contact that resulted in him getting tripped up and bounced off of by 2-3 other fans. Spare me the Duke self-righteous indignation.

I'm not sure that this happens any more than it has in the past, but it's clear IMO that there are a lot more distractions in the ruckus now than in the past (i.e. sweetie behavior with phones) that has made it far more dangerous.
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The doofus was also sulking his way off the court rather than getting the heck out of the way. It's not like it's a secret what was about to happen.

As for Caitlin Clark she purposefully ran into the fan and flopped.
 
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