Darren Lazarus

Darren Lazarus | B.B.A. '91

Mr. Lazarus has a knack for being in the building when magic happens. He saw John Calipari throw his jacket. And he was at the Smith Center six years later when the Colonials beat UMass. When GW Today interviewed him on Nov. 16, he was in town from New Jersey for the Virginia game. "There's nothing better than storming the court," he said, hinting at the victory to come. "And that's why I'm here tonight."

"We used to play intramural basketball in the Smith Center. We would play until 1 a.m., and sometimes I played with the guys on the team in pickup games. There was nothing more fun than playing on your college court. I graduated in 1991, and then we were very good with Jarvis. We made the Sweet 16 in 1993 and lost to the Fab Five. I was friends with a bunch of the kids on that GW team.

"I still come down to games today. I take the train. We've been coming down here every year, sons and dads. We make a whole weekend out of it. It's tradition."