Category Archives: Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History
Great Moments in Tournament History: Princeton upsets UCLA
Pete Carril and the Princeton Tigers were a constant thorn in the side of some of the biggest names in NCAA basketball history, as they’d taken Georgetown, Arkansas and Villanova down to the wire in the NCAA Tournament over the years. But it took until Carril’s 29th and final year as… Read More »
Great Moments in Tournament History: Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew ousts Ole Miss
The father-son duo of Homer and Bryce Drew certainly had upset on their minds when 13th-seeded Valparaiso took on fourth-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 Tournament History: Charlotte Smith wins it for UNC
The 1994 Women’s National Championship came right down to the wire, with Louisiana Tech leading by two points with just 0.7 seconds left on the clock. Turns out, that was plenty of time for UNC’s Charlotte Smith, who knocked down a three-pointer as time expired to give the Tar Heels… Read More »
Great Moments in Tournament History: Butler’s Final Four run
The comparisons between the 2010 Butler Bulldogs and the movie Hoosiers were understandable. Butler plays its home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the historic Indianapolis basketball arena where the legend of Hickory High was born when Milan High School won the 1954 state championship. On an April night just down the road… Read More »
Great Moments in Tournament History: Maryland rallies for the championship
The 2006 Women’s National Championship Game was one for the ages, featuring a pair of ACC rivals. The Terrapins of Maryland trailed the Duke Blue Devils by as many as 13 points in the second half, but they never gave up. Maryland rallied to force overtime on Kristi Toliver’s three-pointer… Read More »
Great Moments in Tournament History: Unbeaten Hoosiers
The year was 1976 and the team was Indiana. Coached by the always entertaining Bobby Knight, the Hoosiers rolled to a national championship with a perfect, 32-0 season. With UCLA having recorded four unbeaten seasons of its own between 1964 and 1973, little would anyone have known at the time… Read More »
