Intramural basketball finally arrived last Tuesday and the season got underway with numerous exciting, yet predictable, results.

There have been no surprises in League A to this point, with both Delta Upsilon (DU) and Brothers A have starting the season at 2-0.

DU faced a tough Just Four Fit team in its season-opener on November 8, pulling out a 47-39 victory over the team comprised of former football players. The fraternity extended its winning streak to two games with an easy 70-40 win over Cobra Chi A last Tuesday.

Brothers A have been just as dominant against its League A competition, running over Beta Theta Pi, 46-33 and Theta Chi, 56-31, en route to a 2-0 start.

Third place in League A is occupied by both Theta Chi and Just Four Fit, both of whom sit at 1-1 after respective wins over Phi Kappa Tau (Phi Tau) and Beta.The Theta Chi victory was a particularly exciting game, with Phi Tau having a game-winning three-point attempt rim out as time expired.

Cobra Chi A (0-1), Phi Tau (0-1) and Beta (0-2) round out the League A standings.

The only Greek team in League B, Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt), is also the only 2-0 team in the league after the first three nights of play.After a season-opening victory over Donkey Ranch, Phi Delt notched a win against the Hard Hats in the best game of the intramural season to this point.The Hard Hats erased a 39-33 deficit with one minute left in regulation to send the game into overtime, but ultimately fell to excellent Phi Delt defense by a score of 47-46.

The LNA Pound R’s defeated Brother 2 Brother to move into second place in the league after the first week of action.In third place are the Hard Hats, who have a 1-1 record after a 60-43 victory over the defending Division-II Champion Great Colgate Ballers last week.

The rest of the League B standings are: DU B (0-0), Donkey Ranch (0-1), Great Colgate Ballers (0-1) and Brother 2 Brother (0-1).

Athleticism and experience have shaped the top of the standings in League C after the first 10 days of competition.$11.49, the Division-I Four-On-Four Flag Football Champions, have opened its first basketball season at Colgate with a 2-0 record.The first-years defeated Jewce Is Loose by a score of 51-32 and The Dave Reiners, 45-43, to move to the top of the League C standings.

While $11.49 has demonstrated athleticism, Old School showed the power of experience in a season-opening 47-43 win over the Diabeatings.The staff/faculty-laden team used physical play and deadly three-point shooting to knock off its senior opponents.

After a 46-42 victory over the Townhausers, the Blazers sit tied for second-place in League C at 1-0.The Townhausers are in fourth place after avenging their season-opening loss with a 47-21 rout of an ice-cold Diabeatings squad.

League C’s standings are rounded out by The Dave Reiners (0-1), Jewce Is Loose (0-1) and the Diabeatings (0-2).

Jason leads the relatively idle League D, which saw only one game take place in the first week-and-a-half of competition.A 49-24 beat-down of a weakened Yo Mets squad propelled Jason to the top of the league at 1-0.

Link 148, Cobra Chi B and the Spartans all finally took the court at the end of this week, looking to earn a spot at the top of the League D standings to start the season.

Club Basketball stands at first place in the Women’s League after a 37-31 victory over Women’s Lax last week, whileJust Forfeit and Women’s Soccer remained idle in the first week of intramural basketball.

Basketball will take a break along with the rest of Colgate next week for Thanksgiving but will return for a few more weeks of action before winter break.