First it was Scottie Reynolds.

Now it’s Sherron Collins’ turn to play in Tullio Arena for the visiting team.

Collins will be the second All-American point guard to face Erie when the Maine Red Claws play against the BayHawks tonight (7 p.m.). The Charlotte Bobcats sent down Collins, an undrafted rookie out of Kansas, to the D-League.

Reynolds was first when Springfield played at Erie. The Armor and BayHawks split two games. Reynolds averaged 21 points in the two games against Erie.

Take a look at Collins scoring 32 points in in the NBA Summer League.

Here are recent stories about both teams heading into today’s 7 p.m. game at Tullio Arena.

1. Cavs rookie set to display “world class” athleticism for the BayHawks

2. New coach, BayHawks ready to run in third D-League season

3. Goldcamp sticks with BayHawks for second season

4. BayHawks hold off Mad Ants

5. Springfield Armor’s Brian Leggett back at the scene of his greatet triumph

6. Springfield Armor set final regular season roster

7. Nets to take over running of minor league team

8. Armor drop first–and only–preseason game

Villanova. Michigan State. North Carolina. Connecticut.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo shared a magical moment with former Spartan All-American, Magic Johnson, following a 64-52 win against top-seeded Louisville in the Midwest Regional final to earn a spot in next week's Final Four in Detroit.

I didn’t pick any of those teams to make it to the Final Four.

Dang.

Oh well. Guess I can watch Saturday’s games without rooting for any one particular team and just enjoy the games.

Just for a quick recap, I picked Washington (What was I thinking?), Pittsburgh (Scottie Reynolds, why didn’t you give Pitt at least 1.5 seconds to win the game at the buzzer?), Louisville (What were the Cardinals thinking?) and Oklahoma (Ty Lawson, how did get so healthy so fast?).

Maybe I’ll have better luck next year.

Then again, maybe not.

After hitting the game-winning shot to beat Pittsburgh, Scottie Reynolds (center with black glove) celebrated with his Villanova teammates as the third-seeded Wildcats are headed to the Final Four after upsetting the top-seeded Panthers, 78-76, Saturday night.

As Scottie Reynolds’ game-winning shot trickled down through the nets Saturday night, my NCAA Tournament bracket was set ablaze.

Not literally, of course, but Villanova knocked out the team I picked to win the national title – Pittsburgh.

The Wildcats won, 78-76, on a driving Reynolds’ layup with 0.5 seconds remaining. Levance Fields flung a near full-court heave that had a good chance to go in, but it banged off the backboard at the buzzer.

Got to feel for the Panthers. They get past the Sweet 16, finally, and then fall to Villanova, but their style of play leaves little margin for error.

So going 21-of-29 from the free-throw line cost them the game. Villanova was nearly perfect from the charity stripe: 22-of-23.

Only two of my Final Four predictions are alive: Louisville and Oklahoma.

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