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Bill Chambers (basketball)
William B. Chambers (December 13, 1930 – July 11, 2017) was an American college basketball player and coach for the William & Mary Tribe.HOF Inductees 1995: Bill Chambers . Accessed March 19, 2008. Playing career High school He attended E. C. Glass High School in where he led his team to a state championship and an undefeated season (22–0) during his senior year.William & Mary Chambers then went on to play collegiately for the |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaplan Arena
Kaplan Arena is a building used for athletic events for the William & Mary Tribe sports teams at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The building contains an 8,600-seat arena, which can seat 11,300 with extra bleachers.TribeAthletics.com — Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall Accessed August 9, 2011. The arena's floor measures almost . The building was formerly known as William & Mary Hall. From 2005 to 2016, only the arena proper was called Kaplan Arena, before the entire building was renamed to honor alumni Jane Thompson Kaplan and Jim Kaplan. The building's lower level houses the coaching and staff offices for the school's athletic department. It also hosts a seminar room, medical suite, and a gymnastics workout area. Completed in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962–63 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1962, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Loyola University Chicago Ramblers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–58 victory in overtime over the Cincinnati Bearcats. Season headlines * The Western Athletic Conference began play, with six charter members. * While playing Wyoming in the All-City Tournament in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ..., on December 28, 1962, 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, Loyola of Illinois replaced starter John Ega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961–62 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1961, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky. The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Cincinnati Bearcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 71–59 victory over the 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Ohio State Buckeyes. Season headlines * The Associated Press (AP) AP Poll, Poll changed format, abandoning the Top 20 format it had used since its inception in 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season, the 1948–49 season and becoming a Top 10 poll. * 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Cincinnati's national championship was its second in a row as well as second overall, and the national championship game was a rematch from the year befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960–61 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1960, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1961, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 70–65 victory in overtime over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Season headlines * A gambling scandal rocked the NCAA University Division and resulted in the arrests of 37 students from 22 different colleges and universities. *In the 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament national third-place game, Saint Joseph's defeated 127–120 in four overtimes, tying the record for the longest game in NCAA tournament history, set in 1956 in a first-round game between Canisius and North Carolina State. The Saint Joseph's victory later was vacated because of the gambling scandal. * On March&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959–60 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1959, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, Daly City, California. The 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Ohio State Buckeyes won their first NCAA national championship with a 75–55 victory over the California Golden Bears men's basketball, California Golden Bears. Season headlines * The Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) began play. It was renamed the Pacific-8 Conference in 1968, the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978, and the Pac-12 Conference in 2011. Season outlook Pre-season polls The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the United Press International, UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season. Conference membership changes Regular season Conferences Conference winners and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958–59 William & Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team
The 1958–59 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the second year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 13–11 and 7–7 in the Southern Conference. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium. This was the 54th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. The Indians finished in 4th place in the conference and qualified for the 1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. William & Mary defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to top-seeded West Virginia. Program notes *William & Mary played two teams for the first time this season: Louisiana Tech and North Texas State. *Roy Lange was named, for the second consecutive year, to the first team all-Southern Conference The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958–59 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1958, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1959, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The California Golden Bears won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–70 victory over the West Virginia Mountainneers. Season headlines * The Middle Atlantic Conference began NCAA University Division play, with 10 of its members competing as University Division schools. * In the 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, Eddie Hickey of Marquette became the first head coach to take three different teams to the NCAA tournament. He had done it previously with Creighton in 1941 in his first year as head coach and with Saint Louis in 1952. * The Pacific Coast Conference disbanded at the end of the season. Season outlook Pre-season polls The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 William & Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team
The 1957–58 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in the Southern Conference. This was the 53rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium. The Indians finished in 6th place in the conference and qualified for the 1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. In a surprising run, William & Mary defeated #2 VPI in the quarterfinals and #3 George Washington in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to top-seeded West Virginia. This was the first of eight times that the Indians played in the championship game of a conference tournament. Program notes *William & Mary played two te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1957, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 22, 1958, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcats won their fourth NCAA national championship with an 84–72 victory over the Seattle Chieftains. Season headlines * The NCAA University Division grew to 179 teams, an increase from 156 the previous season. * Adolph Rupp won his fourth championship as he led the Kentucky Wildcats to an 84–72 win over the Seattle Chieftains and their star, Elgin Baylor. The starting unit was nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five," after a quip by Rupp that his team were fiddlers when he really needed violinists. The Wildcats fought back from two 11-point deficits to gain the victory. * Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson became the first player to lead the nation is scoring in his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame And Museum
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or Olympic sports after moving to the state. Each April thVirginia Sports Hall of Fameinducts eight new members into its ranks. From 2005-2017, the Hall of Fame operated a museum in Portsmouth. In 2017, to reduce expenses and dependence on government support as well as increase sponsorship interest, it changed its business model, closing the building in Portsmouth and moving its operations to Town Center in nearby Virginia Beach. There it placed many of its educational exhibits and Hall of Honor, listing all inductees, in high-rise office and hotel lobbies within that popular mixed-use development. It made the displays accessible to the public through a novel and free pedestrian tour called "Walk the Hall" and began hosting a vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
