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Mar 29, 2023 · Jim Nantz (far left) will broadcast his last men’s Final Four in Houston this weekend. It will cap a nearly 40-year run broadcasting NCAA men’s basketball tournaments in some form, including a record 31 national championship games. (Photos courtesy of Jim Nantz) Media Center 3/29/2023 1:00:00 PM Corbin McGuire.
- Where Did Jim Nantz Go to College?
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- Jim Nantz Ties to Houston
Nantz attended the University of Houston, where apart from his studies he was also a member of the Cougars' men's golf team. He even roomed with future professionals Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister. While in college, Nantz worked part-time at KTRH Radio while also hosting the Guy V. Lewis TV show on KUHT-TV Public TV. He graduated from Houston ...
Several cities hold importance for Nantz, including his birthplace of Charlotte, N.C. He also lived in New Orleans from the time he was 6 years old through 9, a formative time that Nantz said was "deeply meaningful" to him as a child. “This was the second place I ever lived," Nantz told Baton Rouge's Advocate newspaperin 2022. "It was really meanin...
Nantz attended the University of Houston as a student, where he naturally came to love Cougars athletics — particularly basketball, which from 1982 through 1984 went by the name "Phi Slama Jama." That team made the Final Four three straight seasons, losing to Michael Jordan's North Carolina in 1982 before falling to N.C. State and Georgetown in the...
Mar 8, 2023 · On the night of Jan. 22, 1983, NC State Wolfpack owned an 8-4 record when they commenced traveling home from a humbling 18-point loss to Wake Forest. “The bus ride back was somber,” Terry ...
Mar 21, 2024 · San Diego State. 76–59. 2024. Connecticut. Purdue. 75–60. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. NCAA men’s basketball champions, winners of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s college basketball tournament (commonly referred to as March Madness).
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Mar 2, 2021 · 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 ...
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 ...
A Brief History Of NCAAB March Madness. March Madness is an informal term that refers to the period during March and April when the NCAA basketball tournament is running. This determines the national champion in Division I of college basketball, commonly referred to as “The Big Dance.”. It is considered to be one of the most popular ...
