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NU’s Peter Roby handing out tickets to Big Dance

In three seasons as a member of the Dartmouth basketball team, Peter Roby never threatened to play in the NCAA Tournament, with the Big Green finishing eighth, fifth, and fourth in the Ivy League.

When he became Harvard’s coach in 1985, the closest Roby got to the Dance during six seasons guiding the Crimson was a pair of third-place Ivy ties. An at-large selection? No chance.

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Maybe his ability to pick the right team for the tornoment will be better than his ability to pick a hockey coach, what a waist this coach end up being, all the players are bolting to other teams.