ATLANTA — If this is Emory, this must be Tuesday. Or Wednesday. I’ve been crossed up on the days of the week all … well, week.

This is the final game of the Southern Hospitality tour. Twenty-two teams have battled to try to keep from becoming a blur in my mind. Perhaps I should be doing the battling.

Mitch Cole, the Birmingham-Southern coach, just came over to me and said “everything I say tonight is off the record!”

I told him I wouldn’t stick my head in his huddle (his bench is right next to my seat at the scorer’s table) but if the fans could hear it then I don’t think it could be off the record.

Emory is back after a three-week layoff. Spiros Ferderigos, Emory’s best player, has his left hand taped, but hit a three-pointer early and more or less controlled a rebound with that hand so he looks OK for now.

Emory and Birmingham-Southern are both 6-3.

DECATUR, Ga. — At Agnes Scott College this afternoon and I cannot recall having been in a darker gym. I can’t imagine a night game here because some of the light is natural.

Now, that having been said, the campus is really nice. I’ve been to some women’s schools that give off the appearance that they’re in trouble as an institution, but this is not one of them.

Agnes Scott lists 12 on its roster but I never saw more than nine warm up. And 13 minutes to tip they are still back in their locker room.

Phonernetting here too.

Edit: The podcasts are up. Alex Stewart, the Agnes Scott head coach, played basketball at Georgia Tech, so she has some interesting perspective on moving from the ACC to the GSAC.

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LaGRANGE, Ga. — That’s what it feels like, anyway in Mariotti Gymnasium here at LaGrange. It is a building high on character but low on amenities.

I can’t get on the Net here yet so you’ll have to wait for a photo but picture Hoosiers-type seating for maybe 600 people. No word if Hampden-Sydney coach Bubba Smith took out a tape measure and compared it to their gym back in Farmville.

LaGrange SID John Hughes tells me the building opened in 1958. The other athletic facilities are about a half-mile from here and are a lot more modern.

A lot of HSC fans here, probably many connected to Drew Prehmus and Tyler Murray, Tiger seniors from Atlanta.

You can listen on HSC’s radio broadcast from their Web site. If I weren’t typing on my phone I’d say more.

Edit: I’ve added today’s interview, with LaGrange men’s coach Warren Haynes.

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It’s been a tough season so far for the Huntingdon men’s basketball team. The Hawks are 2-10 under first-year coach Mike Pugh, working with a new offensive philosophy and a fair amount of new players.

For Pugh, it’s his first season as a Division III coach after years in the high school and junior college ranks.

Pat Coleman spoke with Pugh about the transition for his team and for himself. What did Pugh think about Division III basketball as a high school coach in Alabama, and what is his take now? Listen on.

And Happy New Year! Our long-awaited redesign is still on the back burner, but I decided we really needed to have the new logos up there. It’s long past time.

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