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Oct 5, 2009 · The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia offers everything a fan would want to know: all the teams and tournaments, all the statistics and standings, all the polls and players. The ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia is available Tuesday, Oct. 6, for $49.95 wherever books are sold. -30-.
ESPN. After 26 years, three national titles and 873 total career wins, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is, at long last, calling it a day.There have been a few times in the past few seasons when it ...
- Eamonn Brennan
- 1983 N.C. State. N.C. State was a 6 seed in the 1983 NCAA tournament, which may seem a bit high to be considered a Cinderella. But the Wolfpack won it all that year, taking down some mighty opponents.
- 1985 Villanova. We promise, not all of these teams won the national championship. Villanova did in 1985 as a No. 8 seed, the lowest of any national title winner to this day.
- 1986 LSU. To this day, the Tigers are the only 11 seed to beat a 1, 2 and a 3 seed in the same tournament. LSU was also the first 11 seed to reach the Final Four.
- 1988 Kansas. Spoiler alert: this is the last national champion on this list. But there's a far greater chance that an 11 seed will upset a 6 seed than a 6 seed winning the whole darn thing, so Kansas certainly qualifies as a Cinderella.
ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen, then 43 year old eye doctor and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan. [1] Bill, who had an affinity with sports for much of his life, was fired from his position as the communications manager for the New England Whalers in 1978. [1] During his tenure with the hockey team, Rasmussen had met ...
Apr 4, 2016 · April 4, 2016, 9:28am. Jim Lynam is a basketball lifer with an auteur's eye. He believes that his sophomore season, 55 years ago at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, is worthy of a ...
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John Vincent Calipari ( / ˌkælɪˈpæri /; born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 2009 until the end of the 2023–2024 season, which he led to one NCAA National Championship in 2012.
Inducted in 2008. Richard John Vitale ( / vaɪˈtæl /; born June 9, 1939), also known as " Dickie V ", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. He is known for catchphrases such as "This is awesome, baby!"
