|
Alcorn State Braves Men's Basketball
The Alcorn State Braves basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, United States. The Braves compete in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and are led by head coach Jake Morton. Postseason results NCAA Division I The Braves have appeared in the NCAA tournament six times. The Braves rank third in the SWAC for most NCAA appearances. Their record is 3–6, with their three wins being tied with Texas Southern for the most of any SWAC team. They are the only SWAC team to receive a top ten seed in the tournament (in 1980, the SWAC's first year in the tournament), and one of two (along with Southern) to advance to the regional quarterfinals (the round of 32). NCAA Division II Alcorn State appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament once. They had a record of 1–1. NIT results The Braves have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I for most sports; in College football, football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first-round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round. It was also the second year with a preliminary round; preliminary games would not be played again until 2001. Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 84–75 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the third time in school hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAIA Men's Basketball Championships
The NAIA men's basketball national championship has been held annually by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics since 1937 to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1944 (due to World War II) and 2020 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Since 2022, the tournament has featured 64 teams, with teams beginning play at one of sixteen regional sites with the winners of those regionals playing at the final venue. From 1992 to 2020, the NAIA sponsored two championships, one for its Division I members and another for those in its Division II. The Division I tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri while the Division II tournament moved locations several times (it finished, in 2020, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 National Invitation Tournament
The 2023 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 30. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley. Participants Teams and parings for the 2023 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on Sunday, March 12. Thirty-two teams qualified for the NIT, both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. In 2022, the Xavier Musketeers won the NIT Title. Automatic qualifiers Teams which had the best regular-season record in their conference but failed to win their conference tournament automatically qualified for the 2023 NIT if they were not selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament. At-large bids The following teams were awarded at-large bids. Declined invitations The following programs declined to participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 National Invitation Tournament
The 2022 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 15 and ended on March 31. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Participants Teams and pairings for the 2022 NIT were released by the NIT Committee at 9 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, March 13, on ESPNU. It returned to its previous 32-team field for the first time since 2019. In 2021, Memphis won the NIT Title. Automatic qualifiers After the tournament's cancellation in 2020 and its reduction in 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 tournament returned to the NIT's standard format of guaranteeing berths to teams which had the best regular season record in their conference, but failed to win their conference tournament. At-large bids The following te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 National Invitation Tournament
The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.Semifinals & finals All-tournament team * |
1979 National Invitation Tournament
The 1979 National Invitation Tournament was the 1979 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Indiana University defeated their rival Purdue University 53–52 in the championship game. Purdue appeared in the 1980 NCAA Men's Final Four while Indiana won the national championship at the 1981 NCAA Men's Final Four. Selected teams Below is a list of the 24 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09 * * Alcorn State * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country which are selected annually. From its founding in 1938 to 2022, the semifinals and finals were always played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. Predating the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by one year, the NIT was considered the most prestigious post-season showcase for college basketball before its status was superseded in the mid-1950s by the NCAA tournament. A second, much more recent "NIT" tournament is played in November and known as the NIT Season Tip-Off. Formerly the "Preseason NIT" (and still sometimes referred to as such colloquially), it was founded in 1985. Unlike the postseason NIT, its final rounds are played at Madison Square Garden. Both tournaments were operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's George Tinsley named the Most Outstanding Player. American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. Regional participants *''tournament appearance vacated'' Regionals South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University *Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102 South - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College *Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64 Far West - Las Vegas, Nevada Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 Siena Saints Men's Basketball Team
The 2001–02 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College in the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Rob Lanier's first season at Siena. The Saints competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and played their home games at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. They finished the season 17–19, 9–9 in MAAC play to end up seventh in the regular season standings. Sitting with a 12–18 record, but buoyed by the advantage of playing on their home court, the team won four games in four days to capture the 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Saints received one of two 16 seeds in the East region. Siena won the play-in game over Alcorn State before being defeated by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Maryland in the opening round. Roster Source Schedule and results *All times are Eastern , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. A total of 64 games were played. This was the first year that the tournament used the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible. The top seeds at each site were: *Sacramento: Oregon (M2), USC (S4) * Albuquerque: Arizona (W3), Ohio State (W4) *Dallas: Oklahoma (W2), Mississippi State (M3) * St. Louis: Kansas (M1), Kentucky (E4) *Chicago: Georgia (E3), Illinois (M4) *Pittsburgh: Cincinnati (W1), Pittsburgh (S3) * Washington, D.C.: Maryland (E1), Connecticut (E2) * Greenville: Duke (S1), Alabama (S2) The Final Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998–99 Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball Team
The 1998–99 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 1st in the conference with an overall record of 26–7 and 15–3 (Pac-10). The Cardinal were a #2 seed in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. After a first round victory vs Alcorn St. they were upset by #10 seed Gonzaga 82–74. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;", Schedule Source: Rankings *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll 1999 NBA draft References {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball Team Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
