Category Archives: College Basketball

The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 1991 March Madness – Duke upsets UNLV

One of the greatest upsets in sports archives history occurred at the 1991 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament (March Madness) between the Duke Blue Devils and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels.  UNLV was undefeated going into … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 1985 March Madness for #8 Villanova

One of the greatest upsets in sports archives history occurred during March Madness at the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament between the Villanova Wildcats and the Georgetown Hoyas.  Number 1 Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing, came into the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 1983 Phi Slamma Jamma March Madness

Phi Slamma Jamma sounds like the name of some rare pokemon.  If it were a pokemon, it would’ve been a very tall one with an extreme power to dunk a basketball.  This was the name attributed to the University of … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 1982 Michael Jordan March Madness

The 1982 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was a very special year for March Madness.  The championship game between the Georgetown Hoyas and the North Carolina Tar Heels featured a gold mine of players that went on to become … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Red Auerbach and Basketball’s Sixth Man

One of the greatest moments in sports archives history was the application of the ‘Sixth Man’ in basketball.  The strategy of the ‘Sixth Man’ is credited to Red Auerbach who coached the NBA Boston Celtics. Auerbach surmised that his team … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – UCONN Womens Basketball Steak Ends at 90 Wins

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is truly an amazing organization with a consistent record of success.  Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies have won 7 NCAA Division I national championships.  They have advanced to the Final Four eleven … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Duke’s 1992 Overtime Win Over Kentucky

In one of the most amazing games ever played, the Duke Blue Devils came away with 104-103 overtime victory against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the 1992 NCAA tournament. Number 2 Kentucky had just taken the lead with 2.5 … Continue reading

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UCONN penalizes self over NCAA violations

UCONN (the University of Connecticut) admits to some NCAA recruiting violations in its men’s basketball program and has given up free throws in the way of two years’ probation and a loss of one scholarship for the next two seasons. … Continue reading

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Tennessee under scrutiny with NCAA

The Tennessee Volunteers are under scrutiny with the NCAA for alleged violations and embarrassing incidents concerning their basketball and football programs. Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers men’s basketball coach, admitted to misleading NCAA during a 17-month investigation. When the coach does … Continue reading

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