Category Archives: Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: Baylor Goes 40-0
2012 was quite a year for the Baylor Bears, who entered the NCAA Tournament a perfect 34-0 on the season. Six games later and Brittney Griner and the Bears still maintained their unblemished record, securing a second national championship for Baylor women’s basketball and becoming the first team in college… Read More »
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: #15 seeds Lehigh and Norfolk State Win
March 16th, 2012 will long be remembered for the number 15 — as in the 15th-seeded Norfolk State Spartans and the 15th-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks. First, Norfolk State took down 2nd-seeded Missouri, then just hours later, the unheralded Lehigh Mountain Hawks of the Patriot League matched the accomplishment, knocking out… Read More »
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: Bryce Drew’s game-winner
The father-son duo of Homer and Bryce Drew certainly had upset on their minds when 13th-seeded Valparaiso took on 4th-seeded Ole Miss in the first round of the 1998 tournament. But they probably didn’t guess it’d come down to a final inbounds play that has become one of the most… Read More »
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: Loyola Marymount Rallies After Tragedy
Rarely has a team come together in the way the Lions of Loyola Marymount did in 1990. Just days before the tournament, star player Hank Gathers collapsed during a West Coast Conference tournament game and died. To honor his friend and teammate, Bo Kimble would shoot his first free throw… Read More »
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: The 1979 Final
Magic versus Bird. Even after more than 30 years, those simple words conjure up an image of one of the great college basketball games of all time. Earvin “Magic” Johnson led the powerful Michigan State Spartans, while Larry Bird dreamed of carrying tiny Indiana State to a national title. The… Read More »
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: Jordan Downs Georgetown
Before Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan, he was simply a freshman guard at the University of North Carolina. But he was pretty good then too. In the 1982 Championship Game, the ball found its way into the future megastar’s hands with just seconds to go and the Tar Heels trailing… Read More »
