George Mason Final Four Rings Taking Bids

The Final Four Blog ran across an interesting read this morning in our scouring of the college basketball headlines. SportsIllustrated.com is reporting that George Mason Final Four rings are up for auction currently on eBay. As you probably remember well, George Mason was the darling of the 2005-2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a high seed that made it all the way to the Final Four in an improbable, miraculous run. When you get to the Final Four, you get some nice gold rings, and one of them, apparently, made it’s way to a pawn shop in Virginia, and then on to the ever-popular auction site eBay.

According to a reader who did a little research, the rings belong to a guy named Scherrens, although there was never a player named Scherrens on that famous George Mason team. Instead, the name is that of the Senior Vice President of the University. Were these rings stolen? Did the VP just not feel much attachment to the accomplishment, and thus the rings? Or is this a hoax? Perhaps there is more to come on this story. And if there is, we’ll give it to you.

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