Η ώρα της κρίσης έφτασε για τις τέσσερις κορυφαίες (βάσει… αποτελεσμάτων στη March Madness) ομάδες του NCAA. Louisville, Wichita State, Syracuse και Michigan έφτασαν… μέχρι το τέλος του δρόμου και το τριήμερο 6 έως 8 Απριλίου θα διασταυρώσουν τα ξίφη τους με φόντο την κατάκτηση του πολυπόθητου τίτλου. Δεδομένων των (πολλών) εκπλήξεων που σημειώθηκαν καθ όλη τη διάρκεια της March Madness, αλλά και της αγωνιστικής κατάστασης στην οποία βρίσκονται οι τέσσερις μνηστήρες του θρόνου, δεν είναι δόκιμο να γίνει η οποιαδήποτε πρόβλεψη για τον τελικό νικητή.
Επειδή, όμως, πέρα από τα… μελλούμενα, μεγάλη σημασία παίζουν και όσα προηγήθηκαν στα Final Four που ανήκουν μέρος της ιστορίας του κολεγιακού πρωταθλήματος, το basketblog.gr σάς παρουσιάζει αναλυτικά μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα τεκταινόμενα στην 75ετή ιστορία της March Madness και των Final Four.
Ό,τι καλύτερο πριν αρχίσει… ο χορός στο “Georgia Dome” της Atlanta το προσεχές Σάββατο (06/08). Μέχρι τότε, όμως, απολαύστε το αφιέρωμά μας και εμπλουτίστε τις γνώσεις σας με όσα θα πρέπει να ξέρετε για τα γενόμενα στα προηγούμενα Final Four (και όχι μόνο)…
Πρώτα οι… τροπαιούχοι
Κάθε Βίβλος (έστω κι αν πρόκειται για αυτή του NCAA) που σέβεται τον εαυτό της πρέπει να περιλαμβάνει τους πρωταθλητές και τους φιναλίστ όλων των τελικών. Και όπως θα διαπιστώσετε διαβάζοντας την παρακάτω λίστα το όνομα του John Wooden ξεχωρίζει, και όχι άδικα αφού πρόκειται για τον κορυφαίο -κατά τεκμήριο- προπονητή όλων των εποχών στο NCAA.
YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
2012 | Kentucky (38-2) | John Calipari | 67-59 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
2011 | Connecticut (32-9) | Jim Calhoun | 53-41 | Butler | Houston, Texas |
2010 | Duke (35-5) | Mike Krzyzewski | 61-59 | Butler | Indianapolis, Ind. |
2009 | North Carolina (34-4) | Roy Williams | 89-72 | Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. |
2008 | Kansas (37-3) | Bill Self | 75-68 (OT) | Memphis | San Antonio, Texas |
2007 | Florida (35-5) | Billy Donovan | 84-75 | Ohio State | Atlanta, Ga. |
2006 | Florida (33-6) | Billy Donovan | 73-57 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
2005 | North Carolina (33-4) | Roy Williams | 75-70 | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. |
2004 | Connecticut (33-6) | Jim Calhoun | 82-73 | Georgia Tech | San Antonio, Texas |
2003 | Syracuse (30-5) | Jim Boeheim | 81-78 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
2002 | Maryland (32-4) | Gary Williams | 64-52 | Indiana | Atlanta, Ga. |
2001 | Duke (35-4) | Mike Krzyzewski | 82-72 | Arizona | Minneapolis, Minn. |
2000 | Michigan State (32-7) | Tom Izzo | 89-76 | Florida | Indianapolis, Ind. |
1999 | Connecticut (34-2) | Jim Calhoun | 77-74 | Duke | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
1998 | Kentucky (35-4) | Tubby Smith | 78-69 | Utah | San Antonio, Texas |
1997 | Arizona (25-9) | Lute Olson | 84-79 (OT) | Kentucky | Indianapolis, Ind. |
1996 | Kentucky (34-2) | Rick Pitino | 76-67 | Syraucse | East Rutherford, N.J. |
1995 | UCLA (31-2) | Jim Harrick | 89-78 | Arkansas | Seattle, Wash. |
1994 | Arkansas (31-3) | Nolan Richardson | 76-72 | Duke | Charlotte, N.C. |
1993 | North Carolina (34-4) | Dean Smith | 77-71 | Michigan | New Orleans, La. |
1992 | Duke (34-2) | Mike Krzyzewski | 71-51 | Michigan | Minneapolis, Minn. |
1991 | Duke (32-7) | Mike Krzyzewski | 72-65 | Kansas | Indianapolis, Ind. |
1990 | UNLV (35-5) | Jerry Tarkanian | 103-73 | Duke | Denver, Colo. |
1989 | Michigan (30-7) | Steve Fisher | 80-79 (OT) | Seton Hall | Seattle, Wash. |
1988 | Kansas (27-11) | Larry Brown | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, Mo. |
1987 | Indiana (30-4) | Bob Knight | 74-73 | Syracuse | New Orleans, La. |
1986 | Louisville (32-7) | Denny Crum | 72-69 | Duke | Dallas, Texas |
1985 | Villanova (25-10) | Rollie Massimino | 66-64 | Georgetown | Lexington, Ky, |
1984 | Georgetown (34-3) | John Thompson | 84-75 | Houston | Seattle, Wash. |
1983 | North Carolina State (26-10) | Jim Valvano | 54-52 | Houston | Albuquerque, N.M. |
1982 | North Carolina (32-2) | Dean Smith | 63-62 | Georgetown | New Orleans, La. |
1981 | Indiana (26-9) | Bob Knight | 63-50 | North Carolina | Philadelphia, Pa. |
1980 | Louisville (33-3) | Denny Crum | 59-54 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
1979 | Michigan State (26-6) | Jud Heathcote | 75-64 | Indiana State | Salt Lake City, Utah |
1978 | Kentucky (30-2) | Joe Hall | 94-88 | Duke | St. Louis, Mo. |
1977 | Marquette (25-7) | Al McGuire | 67-59 | North Carolina | Atlanta, Ga. |
1976 | Indiana (32-0) | Bob Knight | 86-68 | Michigan | Philadelphia, Pa. |
1975 | UCLA (28-3) | John Wooden | 92-85 | Kentucky | San Diego, Calif. |
1974 | North Carolina State (30-1) | Norm Sloan | 76-64 | Marquette | Greensboro, N.C. |
1973 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 87-66 | Memphis State | St. Louis, Mo. |
1972 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 81-76 | Florida State | Los Angeles, Calif. |
1971 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 68-62 | Villanova | Houston, Texas |
1970 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 80-69 | Jacksonville | College Park, Md. |
1969 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 92-72 | Purdue | Louisville, Ky. |
1968 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 78-55 | North Carolina | Los Angeles, Calif. |
1967 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 79-64 | Dayton | Louisville, Ky. |
1966 | UTEP (28-1) | Don Haskins | 72-65 | Kentucky | College Park, Md. |
1965 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 91-80 | Michigan | Portland, Ore. |
1964 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 98-83 | Duke | Kansas City, Mo. |
1963 | Loyola (Ill.) (29-2) | George Ireland | 60-58 (OT) | Cincinnati | Louisville, Ky. |
1962 | Cincinnati (29-2) | Ed Jucker | 71-59 | Ohio State | Louisville, Ky. |
1961 | Cincinnati (27-3) | Ed Jucker | 70-65 (OT) | Ohio State | Kansas City, Mo. |
1960 | Ohio State (25-3) | Fred Taylor | 75-55 | California | Daly City, Calif. |
1959 | California (25-4) | Pete Newell | 71-70 | West Virginia | Louisville, Ky. |
1958 | Kentucky (23-6) | Adolph Rupp | 84-72 | Seattle | Louisville, Ky. |
1957 | North Carolina (32-0) | Frank McGuire | 54-53 (3OT) | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
1956 | San Francisco (29-0) | Phil Woolpert | 83-71 | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. |
1955 | San Francisco (28-1) | Phil Woolpert | 77-63 | LaSalle | Kansas City, Mo. |
1954 | La Salle (26-4) | Ken Loeffler | 92-76 | Bradley | Kansas City, Mo. |
1953 | Indiana (23-3) | Branch McCracken | 69-68 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
1952 | Kansas (28-3) | Phog Allen | 80-63 | St. John’s | Seattle, Wash. |
1951 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 68-58 | Kansas State | Minneapolis, Minn. |
1950 | CCNY (24-5) | Nat Holman | 71-68 | Bradley | New York, N.Y. |
1949 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 46-36 | Oklahoma A&M | Seattle, Wash. |
1948 | Kentucky (36-3) | Adolph Rupp | 58-42 | Baylor | New York, N.Y. |
1947 | Holy Cross (27-3) | Doggie Julian | 58-47 | Oklahoma | New York, N.Y. |
1946 | Oklahoma State (31-2) | Henry Iba | 43-40 | North Carolina | New York, N.Y. |
1945 | Oklahoma State (27-4) | Henry Iba | 49-45 | NYU | New York, N.Y. |
1944 | Utah (21-4) | Vadal Peterson | 42-40 (OT) | Dartmouth | New York, N.Y. |
1943 | Wyoming (31-2) | Everett Shelton | 46-34 | Georgetown | New York, N.Y. |
1942 | Stanford (28-4) | Everett Dean | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Kansas City, Mo. |
1941 | Wisconsin (20-3) | Bud Foster | 39-34 | Washington State | Kansas City, Mo. |
1940 | Indiana (20-3) | Branch McCracken | 60-42 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
1939 | Oregon (29-5) | Howard Hobson | 46-33 | Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. |
Τα αστέρια που… “έλαμψαν”
Μαζί, όμως, με τις ομάδες και τους προπονητές, μεγάλη σημασία για να φτάσει ένα κολέγιο μέχρι το τέλος του δρόμου παίζουν και οι σταρ εντός αγωνιστικού χώρου.
Year | Player | Team | Key stats |
2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | 24 points, 30 rebounds, 11 blocks |
2011 | Kemba Walker | Connecticut | 34 points, 15 rebounds |
2010 | Kyle Singler | Duke | 40 points, 6-11 3-pointers, 18 rebounds |
2009 | Wayne Ellington | North Carolina | 39 points, 14-26 FG, 8-10 3-pt FG |
2008 | Mario Chalmers | Kansas | 29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals |
2007 | Corey Brewer | Florida | 32 points, 7-13 3-pointers, 10 rebounds |
2006 | Joakim Noah | Florida | 17 rebounds, 10 blocks |
2005 | Sean May | North Carolina | 48 points, 17 rebounds |
2004 | Emeka Okafor | UConn | 42 points, 22 rebounds |
2003 | Carmelo Anthony | Syracuse | 53 points, 24 rebounds |
2002 | Juan Dixon | Maryland | 51 points, 7 steals |
2001 | Shane Battier | Duke | 43 points, 19 rebounds |
2000 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan State | 29 points, 5 assists |
1999 | Richard Hamilton | UConn | 51 points, 12 rebounds |
1998 | Jeff Sheppard | Kentucky | 16-29, 43 points |
1997 | Miles Simon | Arizona | 54 points, 8 rebounds |
1996 | Tony Delk | Kentucky | 8-16 3-pointers |
1995 | Ed O’Bannon | UCLA | 45 points, 25 rebounds |
1994 | Corliss Williamson | Arkansas | 52 points, 21 rebounds |
1993 | Donald Williams | North Carolina | 10-14 3-pointers |
1992 | Bobby Hurley | Duke | 35 points, 11 assists |
1991 | Christian Laettner | Duke | 46 points, 17 rebounds |
1990 | Anderson Hunt | UNLV | 19-31, 49 points |
1989 | Glen Rice | Michigan | 59 points, 16 rebounds |
1988 | Danny Manning | Kansas | 56 points, 17 rebounds |
1987 | Keith Smart | Indiana | 14-22 fgs, 35 points |
1986 | Pervis Ellison | Louisville | 36 points, 24 rebounds |
1985 | Ed Pinckney | Villanova | 28 points, 15 rebounds |
1984 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown | 18 rebounds, 15 blocks |
1983 | Akeem Olajuwon* | Houston | 41 points, 40 rebounds |
1982 | James Worthy | North Carolina | 20-27 fgs, 42 points |
1981 | Isiah Thomas | Indiana | 37 points, 9 assists |
1980 | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | 57 points, 15 assists |
1979 | Earvin Johnson | Michigan State | 53 points, 17 rebounds |
1978 | Jack Givens | Kentucky | 64 points, 17 rebounds |
1977 | Butch Lee | Marquette | 30 points, 6 rebounds |
1976 | Kent Benson | Indiana | 41 points, 18 rebounds |
1975 | Richard Washington | UCLA | 54 points, 20 rebounds |
1974 | David Thompson | North Carolina St. | 49 points, 17 rebounds |
1973 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 28-34 fgs, 58 points |
1972 | Bill Walton | UCLA | 57 points, 41 rebounds |
1971 | Howard Porter* | Villanova | 47 points, 24 rebounds |
1970 | Sidney Wicks | UCLA | 39 points, 34 rebounds |
1969 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 62 points, 41 rebounds |
1968 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 53 points, 34 rebounds |
1967 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 39 points, 38 rebounds |
1966 | Jerry Chambers* | Utah | 70 points, 35 rebounds |
1965 | Bill Bradley* | Princeton | 87 points, 24 rebounds |
1964 | Walt Hazzard | UCLA | 30 points, 10 rebounds |
1963 | Art Heyman* | Duke | 51 points, 19 rebounds |
1962 | Paul Hogue | Cincinnati | 59 points, 38 rebounds |
1961 | Jerry Lucas* | Ohio State | 20-28 fgs, 56 points |
1960 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | 35 points, 23 rebounds |
1959 | Jerry West | West Virginia | 66 points, 25 rebounds |
1958 | Elgin Baylor* | Seattle | 48 points, 41 rebounds |
1957 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Kansas | 55 points, 25 rebounds |
1956 | Hal Lear* | Temple | 80 points |
1955 | Bill Russell | San Francisco | 47 points |
1954 | Tom Gola | La Salle | 38 points |
1953 | B.H. Born* | Kansas | 51 points |
1952 | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | 66 points |
1951 | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | 50 points, 37 rebounds |
1950 | Irwin Dambrot | CCNY | 28 points |
1949 | Alex Groza | Kentucky | 52 points |
1948 | Alex Groza | Kentucky | 37 points |
1947 | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | 48 points |
1946 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | 52 points |
1945 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | 37 points |
1944 | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | 28 points |
1943 | Ken Sailors | Wyoming | 28 points |
1942 | Howie Dallmar | Stanford | 20 points |
1941 | John Kotz | Wisconsin | 22 points |
1940 | Marv Huffman | Indiana | 18 points |
1939 | Jimmy Hull* | Ohio State | 40 points |
Οι “μπόμπερ”
Πέρα, όμως, από τους σταθερά… κυρίαρχους, υπάρχουν και περιπτώσεις που ένα βράδυ αρκεί για να αλλάξει τον ρου της πορείας ενός παίκτης στο NCAA. Ορίστε μερικά παραδείγματα παικτών, οι οποίοι κατάφεραν μέσα σε ένα βράδυ να μετατραπούν σε talk of the town. Η αιτία; Το γεγονός πως σκόραραν ακατάπαυστα.
Name | Game | Year | Pts. |
Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Ohio | 1970 | 61 |
Bill Bradley | Princeton vs. Wichita St | 1965 | 58 |
Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati vs. Arkansas | 1958 | 56 |
Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Kentucky | 1970 | 52 |
Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Texas Christian | 1971 | 52 |
David Robinson | Navy vs. Michigan | 1987 | 50 |
Elvin Hayes | Houston vs. Loyola (Illinois) | 1968 | 49 |
Hal Lear | Temple vs. Southern Methodist | 1956 | 48 |
Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Houston | 1971 | 47 |
Dave Corzine | DePaul vs. Louisville | 1978 | 46 |
Bob Houbregs | Washington vs. Seattle | 1953 | 45 |
Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Iowa | 1970 | 45 |
Bo Kimble | Loyola Marymount vs. New Mexico State | 1990 | 45 |
Clyde Lovellete | Kansas vs. St. Louis | 1952 | 44 |
Rod Thorn | West Virginia vs. St. Joseph’s (Pa.) | 1963 | 44 |
Dan Issel | Kentucky vs. Notre Dame | 1970 | 44 |
Bill Walton | UCLA vs. Memphis | 1973 | 44 |
Hersey Hawkins | Bradley vs. Auburn | 1988 | 44 |
Travis Mays | Texas vs. Georgia | 1990 | 44 |
Glenn Robinson | Purdue vs. Kansas | 1994 | 44 |
Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati vs. Kansas | 1960 | 43 |
Jeff Mullins | Duke vs. Villanova | 1964 | 43 |
Willie Smith | Missouri vs. Michigan | 1976 | 43 |
Wally Szczerbiak | Miami (Ohio) vs. Washington | 1999 | 43 |
Elijah Allen | Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Connecticut | 1998 | 43 |
Gerry McNamara | Syracuse vs. Brigham Young | 2004 | 43 |
Τα… υπόλοιπα
Πέρα, όμως, από τα πρόσωπα, μεγάλη σημασία διαδραματίζει και η πορεία των κολεγίων, μερικά εκ των οποίων αποτελούν παραδοσιακές δυνάμεις της March Madness, με πρώτο και καλύτερο το UCLA.
Most NCAA Championship Titles
● 11 – UCLA
● 8 – Kentucky
● 5 – Indiana
● 5 – North Carolina
● 4 – Duke
● 3 – Connecticut
● 3 – Kansas
● 2 – Cincinnati
● 2 – Florida
● 2 – Louisville
● 2 – Michigan State
● 2 – North Carolina State
● 2 – Oklahoma State
● 2 – San Francisco
Most Final Four Appearances
● 18 – North Carolina
● 17 – UCLA*
● 15 – Duke
● 15 – Kentucky
● 14 – Kansas
● 11 – Ohio State
● 9 – Louisville
● 8 – Indiana
● 8 – Michigan State
● 6 – Arkansas
● 6 – Cincinnati
● 6 – Oklahoma State
Most Final Four Wins
● 25 – UCLA*
● 19 – Kentucky
● 15 – Duke
● 15 – North Carolina
● 12 – Indiana
● 12 – Kansas
● 8 – Ohio State
● 7 – Cincinnati
● 6 – Connecticut
● 5 – Georgetown
● 5 – Louisville
● 5 – Michigan*
● 5 – Michigan State
● 5 – North Carolina State
● 5 – Oklahoma State
● 5 – San Francisco
Most Final Four Games
● 32 – UCLA*
● 30 – North Carolina
● 27 – Duke
● 26 – Kentucky
● 25 – Kansas
● 18 – Ohio State
● 15 – Indiana
● 14 – Louisville
● 11 – Cincinnati
● 11 – Michigan State
Consecutive Final Four Appearances
● 10 – UCLA (1967-76)
● 5 – Cincinnati (1959-63)
● 5 – Duke (1988-92)
● 3 – Houston (1982-84)
● 3 – Kentucky (1996-98)
● 3 – Michigan State (1999-01)
● 3 – North Carolina (1967-69)
● 3 – Ohio State (1944-46)
● 3 – Ohio State (1960-62)
● 3 – San Francisco (1955-57)
● 3 – UCLA (2006-2008)