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College Basketball
Basketball is a team sport that is very popular in America. This category covers everything related to basketball at the college level.
2,014 Questions
When two different NCAA Conferences play against each other which Conference's rules do they follow?
No, all conferences are governed by the same set of rules.
How many NCAA mens basketball teams have the name Wildcats?
There are nearly 40 colleges and universities that have adopted the nickname, "Wildcats". Among the more larger schools are Arizona, Bethune-Cookman, Davidson, Kansas State, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Northwestern, Villanova and Weber State.
How many of 64 teams were from north or South Carolina in NCAA tournament?
5 teams came from the North and South Carolina in 2011 (3 from NC, 2 from SC). There were actually 68 teams in this years tournament, so about 7.4% of the teams came from these two states.
If you are talking about the round of 64 (officially the second round), 7.8% of the teams from these two states made it (no team from a Carolina lost in the first round, although UNC-Ashville had to play to make it to the second round).
Which NCAA Division 1 football team has the most all-time wins?
In 1994, Miami defeated Georgia Southern in the season-opener for its 58th consecutive home win, setting an NCAA-record; the streak, which began in 1985, was snapped two weeks later when Washington defeated the Hurricanes 38-20 at the Orange Bowl.
However, the longest streak(including both home and away games) rests at 47 by Oklahoma from 1953-1957.
What school has the longest current winning streak in NCAA basketball tournament?
What NCAA football conference is the youngest?
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is America's oldest collegiate athletic conference - Founded in 1888 by Olivet College, Albion College, and Michigan State University.
http://miaa.org/history/index.html
The Big 10 IS the oldest Division 1 conference in the United States - Founded 1896
http://www.bigten.org/trads/big10-trads.html
Who was the University of Michigan men's basketball coach before Steve Fisher?
Bill Freider...who left Michigan for Arizona on the eve of the NCAA tournament. Steve Fisher took over and won the tournament with Rumeal Robinson's free throws.
Who is the all time three point leader in NCAA women's basketball?
well tyler Vincent is and for the time being is the ncaa record holder for the 3 point percentage. He averaged 4.7 threes a game. he made all-ACC and led Maryland in his senior year to the final 4. at the end of his senior year he had 178 3's.he averaged 87.8% from the 3 point line.so for now tyler john Vincent is the all time ncaa leader for 3 percentage. he was better than Michael Jordan. his nickname was "The Man"
Who are the top ten career scoring leaders in Purdue men's basketball?
Rick Mount
Joe BarryCarroll
Etwaun Moore
Dave Schellhase
Troy Lewis
Terry Dischinger
JaJuan Johnson
Walter Jordan
Keith Edmonson
Glenn Robinson
How long does an ncaa men's basketball game usually last?
About 2 hours. Could last longer if the game goes to overtime, or shorter if there are few disturbances, such as turnovers, injuries, etc.
Who was on the fab five team at Michigan?
* The members of 1980s pop band Duran Duran:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Roger Taylor
* The starters on the University of Michigan men's basketball team that played in the NCAA championship game as freshmen in 1992 and again as sophomores in 1993, losing both times:
Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson
* The rap crew "The Fab 5", founded in 1995:
Rock, Ruck, Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah, and Top Dog
* The five midfielders for Australian Football League club Brisbane Lions in 2001, 2002 and 2003:
Michael Voss, Nigel Lappin, Simon Black, Jason Akermanis, Luke Power
* The hosts of the television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, launched in 2003:
Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguez
Similar names
* The Fabulous Five (who predated the Beatles by more than a decade) were the starting players on the University of Kentucky men's basketball team that won the 1948 NCAA championship, as well as the gold medal in 1948 Olympic basketball:
Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Kenny Rollins, Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, Cliff Barker
* The Hibs Famous Five was a group of forwards who played football for Edinburgh's Hibernian from 1949 to 1955:
Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull, Willie Ormond
* The Thad Five is the highly touted 2006-07 men's basketball recruiting class at Ohio State University. It is named after OSU head coach Thad Matta:
Greg Oden, Daequan Cook, Mike Conley Jr., David Lighty and Othello Hunter.
What percentage of high school basketball players make it on a college team?
It is far less than 1%. There are roughly 900 teams in college basketball, with an average of about 12-13 players per team, not included inactive players, which means over 10,000 players per year. There are roughly 360 active NBA players. The NBA is for the truly elite.
What Division one colleges are in Michigan?
The division one colleges in Michigan are, with the commonly known name of the school in parenthesis:
- University of Michigan (Michigan)
- Michigan State University (Michigan State)
- Central Michigan University (Central Michigan)
- Eastern Michigan University (Eastern Michigan)
- Western Michigan University (Western Michigan)
How many national championships has kansas state University won in basketball?
The University of Kansas recognizes 5 (3 NCAA National Championsips and 2 Helms National Championships). The NCAA Championships occurred in 1952, 1988, and 2008. The Helms Championships occurred in 1922 and 1923.
What mens basketball player has the most NCAA career wins?
Robert Dozier, Antonio Anderson and Chance McGrady of the Memphis Tigers
134 and counting as of 3/13/09 *38 wins removed after NCAA vacated the Tigers 2007-08 season.
What do you call the day when the teams are announced for the ncaa championship?
The Men's NCAA Basketball Championship 2010 is held on Monday April 5, 2010.
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What year did Ohio State join the big ten?
The Big Ten Conference was formed in 1896, was known as the Western Conference, and had seven members: University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin The University of Iowa and Indiana University joined in 1899 and Ohio State University in 1912. The name was changed to Big Nine in 1899. The University of Michigan left the conference in 1907 and played 10 seasons as an independent. When they reentered the Conference in 1917, the name was changed to Big Ten. The University of Chicago left the conference after World War II and was replaced by Michigan State University. Penn State became a member in 1993.
Who wore 15 at duke basketball?
Gerald Henderson Jr. used to wear the number 15 for duke. He was drafted overall number 12 pick for the charlotte bobcats in 2009. He skipped his senior year to enter the nba draft
How far apart are duke and UNC?
the schools are located only eight miles apart roughly along U.S. Highway 15-501
