Category Archives: College Basketball

The Sports Archives – Kentucky’s 130 Home Game Winning Streak

One of the longest home game winning streaks in sports archives history belongs to the Kentucky Wildcat men’s basketball team.  After they lost on January 2, 1943 at home; they were not to lose another home game until January 8, … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 2006 March Madness – UCLA steals win from Gonzaga

One of the greatest moments in sports archives history occurred in the 2006 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament (March Madness) semi-final round between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the UCLA Bruins. The 2006 March Madness tournament was an inspiring competition … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 2003 March Madness – Syracuse and Carmelo Anthony

One of the greatest moments in sports archives history, especially for the Syracuse Orange and Coach Jim Boeheim, occurred at the 2003 Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament (March Madness) final between Syracuse and the Kansas Jayhawks. Syracuse had to beat … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 1996 March Madness – Princeton upsets UCLA

One of the greatest upsets in sports archives history occurred at the 1996 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament (March Madness) between the Princeton Tigers and the UCLA Bruins.  Gus Johnson of CBS was working his first NCAA tournament and … Continue reading →

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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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