The D3hoops.com team is beginning to arrive in Salem, as Ryan and I are about six miles from town as I begin to tap this out on my cellphone.

The Jostens Trophy ceremony begins in 15 minutes. Team practices do as well and we will be blogging from courtside as those go on. If you’re in the area, those practices are open, plus you can come check out your seats.

Dave McHugh is a little more than an hour behind us on I-81 and Bob Quillman is flying in later.

Weather is great — headed for highs in the mid 50s today, mid 60s tomorrow.

No mention of the games in the local paper today, which is disappointing.

Last word for this post — mind the speed limit coming into town. The cops patrol Rte. 311, which is the primary road from I-81 to the Civic Center.