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Bonnie Graham
Bonnie Lee Graham (August 24, 1914 – October 13, 2001) was an American college basketball player and coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Graham was an All-American center at the school in 1938 and was head coach from 1949 to 1962. "Country" Graham came to Ole Miss from Baldwyn High School, which he led the school to the 1932 Mississippi state title. Graham became Ole Miss' first All-American in basketball in 1938 as he was a first-team pick of the Helms Athletic Foundation squad. He pioneered the one-handed hook shot, which was known as ‘Country’s Fade-Away” and using this signature move went on to lead Ole Miss and the Southeastern Conference in scoring as a senior in 1937–38. He also played football at the school during this time. After the close of his college athletic career, Graham coached both basketball and football at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi, winning state junior college titles in both sports. In 1949, he was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 14th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, and the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi, Lafayette County, southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis. A college town, Oxford surrounds the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss". Founded in 1837, the city is named after Oxford, England. Purchasing the land from a Chickasaw, pioneers founded Oxford in 1837. In 1841, the Mississippi State Legislature selected it as the site of the state's first university, Ole Miss. Oxford is also the hometown of Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, and served as the inspiration for his fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Jefferson in Yoknapatawpha County. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, who served as a US Supreme Court Justice and United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior, also lived and is buried in Oxford. At the 2020 US Census, the population was 25,416. History 19th century Oxford and Laf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949–50 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1949, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1950 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1950, at Madison Square Garden (1925), Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, New York (state), New York. The 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, City College of New York Beavers won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–68 victory over the 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team, Bradley Braves. Season headlines * 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, CCNY became the only team ever to win both the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament and the National Invitation Tournament in the same season. CCNY defeated 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team, Bradley in the championship game of both tournaments. * Winning the NCAA championship game in New York City, CCNY became the first school to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...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 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 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] |
1956–57 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1956–57 NCAA men's University Division basketball season began in December 1956. It progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1957, at Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City), Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, North Carolina Tar Heels won their first NCAA national championship with a 54–53 triple-Overtime (sports), overtime victory over the 1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Kansas Jayhawks. Rule changes * The width of the free throw lane (also known as the "Key (basketball), key"), increased from . * When teams lined up along the key for a free throw, it became mandatory that the two spaces adjacent to the end line be occupied by opponents of the player shooting the free throw. Previously, one player from each team occupied the spaces adj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955–56 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1955, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1956, at Welsh-Ryan Arena, McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois. The 1955–56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, San Francisco Dons won their second NCAA national championship with an 83–71 victory over the 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Iowa Hawkeyes. Season headlines * The Ivy League, which had been formally established as an athletic conference in 1954, played its first basketball season under that name. Previously, Ivy League schools had competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League; today's Ivy League considers the EIBL as part of its history. * The Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of colleges and universities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focused on college basketball, began play. The Big 5 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954–55 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1954, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1955 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1955, at Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri), Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. The 1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, San Francisco Dons won their first NCAA national championship with a 77–63 victory over the 1954–55 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team, La Salle Explorers. Rule changes * The "one-and-one" free throw was introduced, allowing a player to attempt a second free throw after a Foul (basketball), foul if he made the first free throw. Previously, a player shot only one free throw after a foul. * Games once again are divided into two 20-minute halves, as had been the practice through the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season, 1950–51 season. From 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953–54 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1953, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1954 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 20, 1954, at Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri), Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. The 1953–54 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team, La Salle Explorers won their first NCAA national championship with a 92–76 victory over the 1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team, Bradley Braves. Season headlines * The Atlantic Coast Conference began play, with eight original members. * Frank Selvy of Furman Paladins men's basketball, Furman scored 100 points in a 149–95 victory over Newberry Wolves, Newberry in Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina, on February 13, 1954, becoming the first player to score 100 or more points in a game. Selvy finished the season with 1,209 points for the year, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
