If you're a history buff, don't forget about the 32-team NIT field in aftermath of decision to leave New York City for Las Vegas and Indianapolis the next two years. Although it appears the case, the Final Four hasn't eternally been the final word in national postseason competition. The 68-team NCAA playoffs, which played second fiddle to the National Invitation Tournament in their formative years, seemed to haughtily look down upon the NIT as little more than an acronym contest for derisive entries such as National Insignificant Tournament, Not Influential Tournament, Nominally Important Tournament, No Interest Tournament, Nearly Ignominious Tournament, Naturally Impaired Tournament, Never Impressionable Tournament, etc.

The NIT champion can proclaim, "We're No. 69!" But in an earlier era, the NIT was superior to the NCAA at a time when airplanes didn't dominate the transportation industry, television was in its infancy and New York's Madison Square Garden was the place to be if a team wanted extensive national exposure. If ever there was a concept whose time had arrived, it was the NIT in 1938. If ever there was a location to conduct a national tourney at a time when the sports page was the principal place to digest sports news, it was in New York because of Gotham's 20 or so daily newspapers at the time.

Following are top 40 hits for the event, citing nuggets you should know about the history of the nation's oldest national postseason tournament:

1. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White was Colorado's second-leading scorer with 10 points when the Buffaloes bowed to Temple in the inaugural NIT in 1938.

2. The 1939 NIT final featured two unbeaten teams when Long Island University defeated Loyola of Chicago, 44-32, marking the only matchup in major-college history when two undefeated major colleges met in a national postseason tournament. LIU finished with a 23-0 record and Loyola 21-1.

3. Frankie Baumholtz capped his Ohio University college basketball career by earning MVP honors in the 1941 NIT when he led the tourney in scoring with 53 points in three games for the second-place Bobcats, including a game-high 19 in the final. He went on to become a major-league outfielder who led the National League in pinch hits in 1955 and 1956.

4. Rudy Baric, MVP of the 1942 NIT for titlist West Virginia, guided his alma mater to a 14-7 record the next year in his only season as the Mountaineers' head coach.

5. Long before Michigan's "Fab Five" made headlines as a freshman-dominated team reaching the 1992 NCAA Tournament final, Toledo's similar squad finished runner-up to St. John's in the 1943 NIT. The Rockets were dubbed "Friddle's Freshmen" because first-year coach Berle Friddle had an all-freshman starting lineup. Toledo's roster included Emlen Tunnell, who went on to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame after playing in nine Pro Bowls as a defensive back.

6. Utah won the 1944 NCAA crown after the Utes were eliminated in the opening round of the NIT by eventual third-place finisher Kentucky (46-38).

7. In the early years of national postseason competition, the NCAA playoffs were scheduled after the NIT, which was clearly basketball's showcase event. For instance, NIT runner-up Rhode Island State upended Bowling Green in overtime in their NIT opener in 1946 after the Rams' Ernie Calverley swished a shot from beyond halfcourt at the end of regulation in perhaps the most exciting moment in NIT history.

8. Many observers think the 1948 NIT, starting the tourney's second decade, was the best from a strength standpoint. If there had been a national poll at the time, it is believed that five of the nation's top seven teams were in the NIT, which was won that year by Ed Macauley-led St. Louis University.

9. Western Kentucky (28-2, .933), the 1948 NIT third-place finisher, and Seton Hall (31-2, .939), the 1953 NIT champion, led the nation in winning percentage those seasons.

10. The 1949 opening-round pair of doubleheaders was a dark day and evening for Big Apple hoops as CCNY, Manhattan, NYU and St. John's dropped their openers by an average of 18.75 points.

11. Trivia buffs should know that the basketball publicist for 1949 champion San Francisco was Pete Rozelle, who went on to become commissioner of the National Football League.

12. In each of the first two years the Associated Press conducted national rankings (1949 and 1950), five of the top 10 teams participated in the NIT.

13. The four seeded teams in the 1949 NIT all were upset in the quarterfinals after receiving first-round byes - Kentucky, St. Louis, Western Kentucky and Utah.

14. The final year teams participated in both national tournaments was 1952, when Dayton, Duquesne, St. John's and St. Louis doubled up on postseason participation. St. John's was runner-up to Kansas in the NCAA Tournament that year after the Redmen lost their opener in the NIT against La Salle (51-45).

15. In 1954, the last four NIT survivors (Holy Cross, Duquesne, Niagara and Western Kentucky) combined to win 91% of their games entering the semifinals, while their NCAA Final Four counterparts (La Salle, Bradley, Penn State and Southern California) combined to win barely over 70% of their games. Niagara, the third-place finisher in the NIT, defeated 1954 NCAA champion La Salle twice during the regular season by a total of 27 points.

16. Dave Ricketts, a sophomore starter for Duquesne's 1955 NIT champion, went on to become a major-league catcher who played with the Cardinals in the 1967 and 1968 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

17. NIT champion-to-be Louisville was ranked 4th in the nation by AP in mid-February of 1956 when it lost by 40 points at Xavier (99-59). Two years later, Xavier lost 10 of its final 15 regular-season games after a 10-1 start and the NIT asked the Musketeers to give back its NIT bid. Xavier, however, said "no" and went on to win the 1958 NIT title despite being seeded last under first-year head coach Jim McCafferty.

18. Garry Roggenburk, the leading scorer for Dayton's 1962 NIT titlist, went on to become a lefthanded pitcher for five seasons later in the decade with three American League teams - the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Pilots.

19. The prestigious ACC, prior to its inaugural season in 1953-54, instituted a rule that no member could participate in the NIT. The ban remained in place until Duke was eliminated by Southern Illinois in the [1967] quarterfinals. The final NIT at the old Garden in 1967 belonged to SIU, a so-called "small" school sparked by a smooth swingman named Walt Frazier. He wasn't Clyde yet, but the future Knick was well on his way.

20. One of the most bizarre incidents in NIT history was halftime of a game in 1968 when Oklahoma City coach Abe Lemons, annoyed with his team after playing poorly in the first half against Duke, ordered the Chiefs back to the court during intermission to scrimmage rather than to the dressing room to rest and regroup. Announcer Howard Cosell rattled off several questions to Lemons: "Coach, are you crazy? Won't your boys be too tired to play the second half? Where did you learn this coaching tactic? Did you do this to amuse the crowd?" Lemons, as determined not to respond to the questions as Cosell was at getting an answer, fired back, "Listen mister, you may be big stuff in New York, but you ain't nothin' in Walters, Okla. (Lemons' humble hometown)."

21. The issue of "choice" came to a head in 1970 when Marquette, an independent school coached by fiesty Al McGuire, won the NIT after rejecting an NCAA at-large invitation because the Warriors were going to be placed in the NCAA Midwest Regional (Fort Worth, Tex.) instead of closer to home in the Mideast Regional (Dayton, Ohio). McGuire's snub led the NCAA to decree any school offered an NCAA bid must accept it or be prohibited from participating in postseason competition.

22. SEC rival Tennessee was the only school to hold Pete Maravich under 30 points until Georgetown and Marquette achieved the feat in the 1970 NIT. Maravich, the highest scorer in NCAA history, ended his career at the NIT sitting on the bench in civilian clothes because of ankle and hip injuries, watching his father's LSU team finish fourth by losing to Bob Knight-coached Army. Pistol Pete had, for him, endured a suspect tourney in the brightest postseason spotlight ever focused on his extraordinary abilities. He averaged 25.7 points per game in three NIT assignments (18.5 ppg lower than his career average).

23. Julius Erving's final college game with Massachusetts was a 90-49 loss to eventual NIT champion North Carolina in the first round in 1971. The Tar Heels captured the crown although their leading scorer, junior forward Dennis Wuycik (18.4 ppg), suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Minutemen.

24. The competitive NIT, boasting three double overtime games in 1971, was a stark contrast in than period to the NCAA Tournament otherwise known as the "UCLA Invitational." Seemingly invincible UCLA captured seven consecutive NCAA titles from 1967 through 1973 by winning 28 tournament games by an average of almost 18 points per contest. In 1973, the Bruins' four tournament victories were by an average of 16 points, including a 21-point triumph over Memphis State in the championship game. Meanwhile, NIT champion Virginia Tech won four exciting postseason games that year by a total of five points, including a game-winning basket at the buzzer in overtime in the final against Notre Dame. The next year, seven of the total of 12 NIT games in the first round and quarterfinals were decided by four points or less.

25. Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson never appeared in the NIT in his 34-year career with Long Beach State, Iowa and Arizona.

26. The last wire-service top 10 team to appear in the NIT was North Carolina, a first-round loser against Purdue in 1974.

27. Anthony Roberts' NIT single-game standard of 65 points accounted for 73 percent of Oral Roberts' output in a 90-89 loss to Oregon in the 1977 first round. Roberts' outburst is even more impressive because the Ducks ranked fifth in the nation in team defense (60.9 points per game).

28. NIT attendance slipped to an all-time low in 1976 although national power Kentucky won the title. In 1977, former executive director Pete Carlesimo, the father of former Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo, saved the NIT by implementing a plan whereby early-round games were played at campus sites and locations across the country before the four semifinalists advanced to New York.

29. In a five-year span from 1980 through 1984 when the NCAA field ranged from 48 to 52 teams, Virginia (1980 NIT champion), DePaul (1983 runner-up) and Michigan (1984 champion) became NCAA regional No. 1 seeds the year after reaching an NIT final.

30. Tulsa was a No. 3 seed under coach Nolan Richardson Jr. in the 1982 NCAA Tournament after capturing the 1981 NIT by winning its last three games by a total of five points.

31. In 1985, the NIT started a preseason tournament, which evolved into the nation's premier in-season tourney and carried as much clout, if not more, than the postseason NIT. Coaches were fond of the preseason NIT because those games were exempt from counting against their regular-season limit of contests.

32. The NCAA postseason record of 14 three-point field goals was set by Kansas State guard Askia Jones in a 115-77 victory over Fresno State in the 1994 NIT quarterfinals. Jones, the son of former Villanova standout guard Wali Jones, poured in 28 of his Big Eight Conference-record 45 second-half points in the first 7:12 after intermission. His final total of 62 points, spurred by nine consecutive successful three-point shots bridging the first and second halves, was the second-highest scoring output in major-college postseason history.

33. The NIT's first nine champions lost a total of 25 games, but its 15 titlists from 1986 through 2000 combined to go 32 games below .500 in conference competition, including a 4-12 league mark compiled by 1988 Big East cellar dweller Connecticut and a 4-10 league record registered by 1996 Big Eight seventh-place team Nebraska.

34. The NIT's "final four" participants have combined to average more than 13 defeats per team since the NCAA field expanded to at least 64 entrants, including a grim 19-18 mark by 1985 NIT fourth-place finisher Louisville.

35. Former St. John's coach Joe Lapchick was the winningest coach in NIT history with a 21-10 record until Dave Odom tied him (21-3). St. John's has made more NIT appearances, won more NIT games and captured more NIT championships (six) than any school.

36. Four of the winningest schools percentagewise in NIT history are from the Big Ten Conference - Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State and Penn State.

37. The NIT titlists since 1985 combined for a losing national postseason tournament record the year after capturing an NIT championship.

38. Virginia's NIT title in 1992 enabled Jeff Jones to become the only person to win NIT crowns as a player (Virginia in 1980) and a coach.

39. In 2000, Notre Dame forward Troy Murphy became the first consensus first-team All-American to participate in the NIT since forward Larry Bird of Indiana State, a loser at Rutgers in the 1978 quarterfinals.

40. Arizona (0-3), Arizona State (5-11), Miami FL (6-10), Missouri (1-7) and Seton Hall (6-18) all have disturbing NIT marks at least three games below .500.

Wally was in a hoops world of his own in NCAA Tournament lore when Wally Szczerbiak of Miami (Ohio) scored a career-high 43 points in a 59-58 victory over Washington in the first round of 1999 Midwest Regional. Never before or since has a sterling player been such a dominant solo act in NCAA playoff history. Wally World, a senior forward, accounted for an incredible 72.9% of the RedHawks' output.

While not measuring up to Szczerbiak, four previous players took out do-it-yourself kits and scored more than 60% of their team's points in a single NCAA Tournament game. Following is a summary of the first four one-man shows:

• Danny Manning supplied 62.7% of Kansas' offense by scoring 42 points in the Jayhawks' 67-63 victory against Southwest Missouri State in the second round of the 1987 Southeast Regional. Kansas lost to Georgetown in the regional semifinals, 70-57, when Manning scored 23 points.
• Jim "Bad News" Barnes accounted for 61.8% of Texas Western's offense by scoring 42 points in the Miners' 68-62 victory against Texas A&M in first round of 1964 Midwest Regional. In an abrupt turnaround, it was definitely bad news for Texas Western in its next playoff game. Barnes was whistled for three quick personal fouls in the opening minutes against Kansas State and spent almost the entire first half on the bench. He was assessed fouls No. 4 and No. 5 early in the second half and fouled out with only four points in the Miners' 64-60 defeat.
• Hal Lear manufactured 61.5% of Temple's offense by scoring 40 points in the Owls' 65-59 victory against Connecticut in 1956 East Regional semifinals. Lear tallied 14 points when Temple edged Canisius, 60-58, in regional final before the Owls bowed to Iowa, 83-76, at Final Four despite Lear's 32 points.
• David Robinson furnished 61% of Navy's offense by scoring 50 points in the Middies' 97-82 loss against Michigan in first round of 1987 East Regional.

The three players thus far this century carrying the load coming closest to scoring 60% of their team's points in an NCAA tournament game included:

2013 East Regional Second Round: Khalif Wyatt tallied 31 (59.6% of Temple's output) in a 58-52 setback against Indiana
2011 Southeast Regional Second Round: Jacob Pullen poured in 38 (58.5% of Kansas State's output) in a 70-65 reversal against Wisconsin
2018 West Regional First Round: Rob Gray registered 39 (58.2% of Houston's output) in a 67-65 win against San Diego State

Unless you're busy hoarding toilet paper for the next Dr. Fraudci pandemic, siphoning gas or cowering in fetal position from college basketball version of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds "dark winter" waiting for Plagiarist Biledumb to finally do something incisive or traverse up Air Force One steps without trepidation, it's your opportunity to start taking online tests for 23 quarantined days symbolic of normal time frame from Selection Sunday to Monday evening championship contest.

Well, is that your final answer? Do you have the wit, guile and endurance to be a "Survivor" answering 10 daily questions about "The Amazing Race" otherwise known as the NCAA Tournament?

Standardized testing is controversial, but it's time to put your NCAA playoff knowledge on the line and attempt a free shot at CollegeHoopedia.com's challenging tourney-time questions. Your "scoring ability" on these one-of-a-kind trivia quizzes will reflect retention of critical knowledge, jogging your memory, exhibiting your lack of attention to detail or revealing once and for all you didn't major in "Hoopology" or take an advanced course in Basketball History.

As you're aware, many participants in the NCAA playoffs believe it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Similarly, more and more all-around sports fans probably would pick the Final Four over the World Series and Super Bowl if they were forced to choose one of the prestigious events they could attend.

In accordance with that "one-and-only" theme, following are a treasure-trove of tantalizing NCAA Tournament trivia questions by CollegeHoopedia.com dealing with the only coach, conference, player or school to be linked to a distinguished or dubious achievement (click here for answers or conduct PhD degree-like research digesting historical morsels in CollegeHoopedia's year-by-year highlights):

1. Name the only NCAA champion to have three players eventually score more than 15,000 points apiece in the NBA. Hint: Each of the trio was named an All-American at least two seasons and helped the school compete in 27 consecutive NCAA playoffs.

2. Name the only NBA team to have two teammates go on to coach teams in the Final Four. Hint: They were among the top three scorers for their team the first three seasons in NBA history. Their team posted the best regular-season record in the league's inaugural campaign and participated in the 1949 NBA Finals.

3. Name the only state currently with at least 10 Division I schools never to send a team to the Final Four. Hint: Just one school from the state won any NCAA playoff games from 1974 through 1996.

4. Who is the only individual to play and coach in both the NCAA and NBA playoffs? Hint: He played for a 28-5 Oregon State playoff team and on the frontline of an NBA champion with Dolph Schayes and Red Kerr. The leading scorer for his NBA playoff team was Gene Shue and the leading scorer for his NCAA tourney team was Bob Nash.

5. Who is the only coach to direct teams to Final Fours in four different decades in the 20th Century? Hint: He is the only coach to lose more than seven Final Four games and his first three NCAA Tournament championship games. His Final Four defeats were by an average of 15 points.

6. Name the only school to lose against UCLA as many as four times during the Bruins' 38-game winning streak in the NCAA playoffs from 1964 to 1974. Hint: The subject school is one of six other than UCLA to successfully defend a national championship.

7. Name the only All-American to go winless in more than five NCAA Tournament games. Hint: He played for a school winning the NCAA championship earlier in the decade he appeared in the playoffs.

8. Name the only school to reach the Final Four despite compiling a losing record in conference competition and being eliminated in the first round of its league tournament. Hint: The school's leading scorer that year had the lowest team-leading scoring average of any Final Four team since Kansas '74 had five players average from 11.3 to 12.4 points per game. Moreover, it's the only school to have as many as four at-large bids to the tournament despite compiling losing records in league play.

9. Name the only school to be top-ranked entering back-to-back tournaments but lose both opening playoff games. Hint: Two of the team's starters played more than 10 years in the NBA and one of them was on a third team for the school that lost its opening playoff game as a No. 1 seed. One of the two starters was a consensus national player of the year.

10. Name the only top-ranked team to decline a berth in the NCAA playoffs since the AP started conducting polls in 1949. Hint: The school was unbeaten the year it rejected a bid, defeated the national champion-to-be by 13 points and had only two games closer than a 12-point decision.

Day 1 answers.

Arkansas, Mississippi State and West Virginia received 2023 at-large berths despite each of them compiling a record below .500 in a power conference. When will the Division I Committee and "impartial" media promoting leagues with which they have cozy business dealings realize a losing conference record probably should deny any team receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament? In 33 of the last 39 tourneys, the selection committee awarded at least one at-large berth to a squad with a sub-.500 mark in a top-caliber league. History held form, showing the committee pretty much simply wasted everyone's time.

In 2014 and 2015, Oklahoma State became the first school ever to receive an at-large berth in back-to-back campaigns after compiling a losing league record. Since numbers never lie, the cold and hard facts are that Virginia '84 is the only team with a sub-.500 conference mark to reach the Final Four. Three years later, Louisiana State became the last at-large team with a losing league mark to reach a regional final.

Maryland (#5 in 1986 and #4 in 2004) earned the two best seeds for an at-large squad with a losing conference record. Syracuse '18 is the only school in this sub.-500 category in the previous 14 tourneys to advance to the Sweet 16. In the same span, a total of 15 mid-majors reached a regional final or beyond. This striking number of at-large mid-level success stories doesn't even include recent Final Four clubs such as Virginia Commonwealth '11 (fourth-place finisher in Atlantic 10) and Wichita State '13 (second in Missouri Valley). How much more evidence does the committee require to give top-notch mid-majors a closer look rather than issuing handouts to underachieving members of power alliances?

Iowa State '92 is the only school receiving an at-large bid despite losing all of its conference road games. The Cyclones, dropping their seven Big Eight road contests by an average margin of 14.4 points, compiled the worst league mark (5-9) among at-large teams until Florida State '98 (6-10 in ACC with three losses by more than 20 points), Ohio State '19 (8-12 in Big Ten), Oklahoma '19 (7-11 in Big 12) plus West Virginia '23 (7-11 in Big 12).

A breakdown of conference recipients of basically unwarranted at-large bids include the ACC (16), Big Ten (12), Big Eight/Big 12 (12), SEC (seven), Big East (six) and Pacific-12 (two). After registering a 10-5 NCAA playoff mark from 1983 through 1987, teams in this suspect group went 30-48 since 1988 (ACC 12-14, Big East 1-5, Big Eight/Big 12 5-12, Big Ten 10-12, Pac-12 0-2, SEC 3-5). This year, at-large teams Arkansas, MSU and WV joined the following list of underachieving power-league "losers" given preferential treatment over more worthy mid-major conference members:

Year	At-Large Team	Conference	League	Overall	NCAA Playoff Performance
1983	Alabama	SEC	8-10	20-12	#6 seed lost in first round
1984	Virginia	ACC	6-8	21-12	#7 seed lost in national semifinals
1985	Boston College	Big East	7-9	20-11	#11 seed lost in regional semifinals
1986	Maryland	ACC	6-8	19-14	#5 seed lost in second round
1987	Louisiana State	SEC	8-10	24-15	#10 seed lost in regional final
1988	Iowa State	Big Eight	6-8	20-12	#12 seed lost in first round
1988	Maryland	ACC	6-8	18-13	#7 seed lost in second round
1989	Providence	Big East	7-9	18-11	#12 seed lost in first round
1990	Indiana	Big Ten	8-10	18-11	#8 seed lost in first round
1990	Virginia	ACC	6-8	20-12	#7 seed lost in second round
1991	Georgia Tech	ACC	6-8	17-13	#8 seed lost in second round
1991	Villanova	Big East	7-9	17-15	#9 seed lost in second round
1991	Virginia	ACC	6-8	21-12	#7 seed lost in first round
1992	Iowa State	Big Eight	5-9	21-13	#10 seed lost in second round
1992	Wake Forest	ACC	7-9	17-12	#9 seed lost in first round
1994	Seton Hall	Big East	8-10	17-13	#10 seed lost in first round
1994	Wisconsin	Big Ten	8-10	18-11	#9 seed lost in second round
1995	Iowa State	Big Eight	6-8	23-11	#7 seed lost in second round
1996	Clemson	ACC	7-9	18-11	#9 seed lost in first round
1997	Virginia	ACC	7-9	18-13	#9 seed lost in first round
1998	Clemson	ACC	7-9	18-13	#6 seed lost in first round
1998	Florida State	ACC	6-10	17-13	#12 seed lost in second round
1999	Purdue	Big Ten	7-9	21-13	#10 seed lost in regional semifinals
2001	Penn State	Big Ten	7-9	21-12	#7 seed lost in regional semifinals
2003	Alabama	SEC	7-9	17-12	#10 seed lost in first round
2004	Maryland	ACC	7-9	20-12	#4 seed lost in second round
2005	Iowa	Big Ten	7-9	21-12	#10 seed lost in first round
2005	North Carolina State	ACC	7-9	21-14	#10 seed lost in regional semifinals
2007	Arkansas	SEC	7-9	21-13	#12 seed lost in first round
2008	Arizona	Pacific-10	8-10	19-14	#10 seed lost in first round
2009	Maryland	ACC	7-9	20-13	#10 seed lost in second round
2010	Georgia Tech	ACC	7-9	22-12	#10 seed lost in second round
2012	Connecticut	Big East	8-10	20-13	#9 seed lost in first round
2013	Illinois	Big Ten	8-10	22-12	#7 seed lost in second round
2013	Minnesota	Big Ten	8-10	20-12	#11 seed lost in second round
2014	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8-10	21-12	#9 seed lost in first round
2015	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8-10	18-14	#9 seed lost in first round
2015	Texas	Big 12	8-10	20-14	#11 seed lost in first round
2017	Kansas State	Big 12	8-10	21-14	#11 seed lost in first round after play-in win
2018	Alabama	SEC	8-10	19-15	#9 seed lost in second round
2018	Arizona State	Pac 12	8-10	20-11	#11 seed lost play-in game
2018	Oklahoma	Big 12	8-10	18-13	#10 seed lost in first round
2018	Syracuse	ACC	8-10	20-13	#11 seed lost in regional semifinals
2018	Texas	Big 12	8-10	19-14	#10 seed lost in first round
2019	Minnesota	Big Ten	9-11	21-13	#10 seed lost in second round
2019	Ohio State	Big Ten	8-12	19-14	#11 seed lost in second round
2019	Oklahoma	Big 12	7-11	19-13	#9 seed lost in second round
2019	St. John's	Big East	8-10	21-12	#11 seed lost in First Four
2021	Maryland	Big Ten	9-11	17-14	#10 seed lost in second round
2021	Michigan State	Big Ten	9-11	15-13	#11 seed lost in First Four
2022	Indiana	Big Ten	9-11	21-14	#12 seed lost in first round
2022	Texas Christian	Big 12	8-10	21-14	#9 seed lost in second round
2023	Arkansas	SEC	8-10	20-13	#8 seed lost in regional semifinals
2023	Mississippi State	SEC	8-10	21-12	#11 seed lost in First Four
2023	West Virginia	Big 12	7-11	19-14	#9 seed lost in first round

Texas Southern (14-20) became the 27th school appearing in the NCAA Tournament despite entering the playoffs with an overall losing record. In 2018, the Tigers posted the best league mark (12-6 in SWAC) among the 27 clubs in this dubious category.

The only one of the sub-.500 schools ever to win two NCAA playoff games was Bradley. The Braves won twice in the 1955 tournament (69-65 over Oklahoma City and 81-79 over SMU) after losing 14 consecutive contests during one stretch in the regular season. Despite the pair of playoff victories, they finished with their worst overall record (9-20) in a 53-year span until going 8-20 in the 1990-91 campaign.

In 1950, Bradley won two games apiece in both the NCAA Tournament and NIT to reach the championship game of both events. The Braves lost against CCNY in each final to finish the season with a 32-5 record under coach Forddy Anderson. Bradley's coach in 1955 was Bob Vanatta. He was in his first of two seasons at the school after succeeding Anderson, who departed for Michigan State after guiding the Braves to a national second-place finish in 1954. Bradley is the only school to go from the Final Four one season to 20 defeats the next year.

Texas, winner of just one non-conference game in the 1973-74 campaign, is the only school with a losing overall record to secure an automatic bid by winning a regular-season league title. Following is a list of the 27 schools polluting the NCAA playoffs by entering the tourney sporting such an impoverished record:

School	W-L	Pct.	Coach	How Team Qualified
Bradley '55	7-19	.269	Bob Vanatta	Independent
Oklahoma City '55	9-17	.346	Doyle Parrack	Independent
George Washington '61	9-16	.360	Bill Reinhart	Won Southern Conference Tournament
Central Florida '96	11-18	.379	Kirk Speraw	Won TAAC Tournament
Fairfield '97	11-18	.379	Paul Cormier	Won MAAC Tournament
Florida International '95	11-18	.379	Bob Weltlich	Won TAAC Tournament
Florida A&M '99	12-18	.400	Mickey Clayton	Won MEAC Tournament
Lehigh '85	12-18	.400	Tom Schneider	Won East Coast Conference Tournament
Oakland '05	12-18	.400	Greg Kampe	Won Mid-Continent Tournament
Cal Poly '14	13-19	.406	Joe Callero	Won Big West Tournament
Texas Southern '23	14-20	.412	Johnny Jones	Won SWAC Tournament
Holy Cross '16	14-19	.424	Bill Carmody	Won Patriot League Tournament
Liberty '13	15-20	.429	Dale Layer	Won Big South Tournament
Texas Southern '18	15-19	.441	Mike Davis	Won SWAC Tournament
Coppin State '08	16-20	.444	Fang Mitchell	Won MEAC Tournament
East Carolina '93	13-16	.448	Eddie Payne	Won Colonial Tournament
Prairie View A&M '98	13-16	.448	Elwood Plummer	Won SWAC Tournament
San Jose State '96	13-16	.448	Stan Morrison	Won Big West Tournament
UNC Asheville '03	14-17	.452	Eddie Biedenbach	Won Big South Tournament
Western Kentucky '12	15-18	.455	Ray Harper	Won Sun Belt Tournament
Texas '74	12-14	.461	Leon Black	SWC regular-season title
Montana State '86	14-16	.466	Stu Starner	Won Big Sky Tournament
Florida A&M '04	14-16	.466	Mike Gillespie	Won MEAC Tournament
Siena '02	16-18	.471	Rob Lanier	Won MAAC Tournament
Jackson State '97	14-15	.482	Andy Stoglin	Won SWAC Tournament
Missouri '78	14-15	.482	Norm Stewart	Won Big Eight Tournament
Hampton '15	16-17	.485	Edward Joyner Jr.	Won MEAC Tournament

NOTE: District 5 committee restricted to District 5 independents (only two in the district) to fill out 1955 bracket; this rule was changed for the 1956 playoffs.

Fairfield '97 posted the worst league record among teams in this category. Following are regular-season league records of conference tournament champions:

• George Washington '61 (3-9 in Southern Conference before defeating #2 seed Virginia Tech, #3 The Citadel and #4 William & Mary by a total of 19 points).

• Missouri '78 (4-10 in Big Eight before defeating #2 seed Iowa State, #3 Nebraska and #4 Kansas State by a total of seven points).

• Lehigh '85 (6-8 in ECC before defeating #3 seed Drexel, #7 Hofstra and #1 Bucknell by a total of eight points).

• Montana State '86 (6-8 in Big Sky before defeating #4 seed Nevada, #1 Northern Arizona and #2 Montana by a total of 12 points).

• East Carolina '93 (4-10 in Colonial before defeating #2 seed Old Dominion, #6 UNC Wilmington and #1 James Madison by a total of 16 points).

• Florida International '95 (4-12 in Trans America Athletic before defeating #1 seed Stetson, #4 Southeastern Louisiana and #3 Mercer by a total of 19 points).

• Central Florida '96 (6-10 in Trans America Athletic before defeating #3 seed Southeastern Louisiana, #2 Campbell and #5 Mercer by a total of 21 points).

• San Jose State '96 (9-9 in Big West before defeating #3 seed Pacific, #2 UC Irvine and #4 Utah State by a total of 25 points).

• Fairfield '97 (2-12 in Metro Atlantic before defeating #1 seed Iona, #4 St. Peter's and #2 Canisius by a total of 27 points).

• Jackson State '97 (9-5 in Southwestern Athletic before defeating #7 seed Southern, #3 Alcorn State and #1 Mississippi Valley State by a total of 16 points).

• Prairie View '98 (6-10 in Southwestern Athletic before defeating #2 seed Jackson State, #6 Alabama State and #1 Texas Southern by a total of eight points).

• Florida A&M '99 (8-11 in Mid-Eastern Athletic before defeating #10 seed Howard, #2 Coppin State, #3 Morgan State and #1 South Carolina State by a total of 42 points).

• Siena '02 (9-9 in Metro Atlantic before defeating #10 seed St. Peter's, #2 Marist, #6 Fairfield and #4 Niagara by a total of 53 points).

• UNC Asheville '03 (7-7 in Big South before defeating #4 seed Elon, #1 Winthrop and #6 Radford by a total of 19 points).

• Florida A&M '04 (10-8 in Mid-Eastern Athletic before defeating #4 seed Hampton, #1 South Carolina State and #2 Coppin State by a total of 20 points).

• Oakland '05 (7-9 in Mid-Continent before defeating #2 seed Valparaiso, #6 Chicago State and #1 Oral Roberts by a total of seven points).

• Coppin State '08 (7-9 in Mid-Eastern Athletic before defeating Howard, Hampton, Norfolk State and Morgan State by a total of six points).

• Western Kentucky '12 (7-9 in Sun Belt before defeating #10 seed Florida International, #2 UALR, #3 Denver and #5 North Texas by a total of 17 points).

• Liberty '13 (6-10 in Big South North Division before defeating #4S seed Coastal Carolina, #1N High Point, #2S Gardner-Webb and #1S Charleston Southern by a total of 32 points).

• Cal Poly '14 (6-10 in Big West before defeating #2 seed UC Santa Barbara, #1 UC Irvine and #5 Cal State Northridge by a total of 36 points).

• Hampton '15 (8-8 in Mid-Eastern Athletic before defeating #6 seed Maryland-Eastern Shore, #2 Norfolk State and #5 Delaware State by a total of 37 points).

• Holy Cross '16 (5-13 in Patriot League before defeating #8 seed Loyola MD, #1 Bucknell, #4 Army and #2 Lehigh by a total of 35 points).

• Texas Southern '18 (12-6 in SWAC before defeating #6 seed Alabama State, #2 Prairie View A&M and #1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff by a total of 43 points).

• Texas Southern '23 (7-11 in SWAC before defeating #1 seed Alcorn State, #5 Alabama A&M and #2 Grambling by a total of 20 points).

When it came to major league pitchers succeeding as batters until rule change a year ago, there weren't too many Babe Ruths and Shohei Ohtanis. Facing the cold hard facts, it was textbook futility for nearly 50 years as N.L. pitchers tried to hit MLB hurlers. The gap between pitchers' hitting and remainder of MLB players grew exponentially over the years. A year removed from the N.L. joining the designated-hitter fold as part of MLB's latest CBA (A.L. embraced DH since 1973), it turns out that 2021 was final trip around the bases for N.L. hurlers.

Versatile former college basketball players - majority of them from small schools - were among the minority of big-league pitchers who knew how to handle a bat (only a few of them since the 1950s). In the aftermath of adopting a universal DH, it might be a good time amid the World Baseball Classic to not only adjust to a pitch clock but also remember the following alphabetical list of best-hitting MLB pitchers previously playing college basketball (including a couple from Swarthmore PA):

Ex-College Hooper	School(s)	Summary of MLB Pitcher's Batting Prowess
Elden Auker	Kansas State	Collected two homers and five RBI in single game in mid-August 1937 en route to 30 extra-base hits and 72 RBI in 10-year career. He had three 3-hit games in 1936 with the Detroit Tigers.
Ray Benge	Sam Houston State	Seven straight seasons from 1928 through 1934 with at least a dozen hits. Went 4-for-4 with Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs in mid-August game in 1931.
Jack Coombs	Colby ME	Collected total of 15 extra-base hits in 1908 (nine doubles/five triples/one homer). Switch-hitter posted .319 batting average in 1911 en route to A.L.-leading 28 victories for Philadelphia Athletics. Went 4-for-4 with three RBI and scored three runs in mid-May 1911 game against the Detroit Tigers en route to posting A.L.-leading 28 victories. Managed 23 RBI in both 1908 and 1911.
Jean Dubuc	Saint Michael's VT/Notre Dame	Minimum of 20 hits in each of five straight seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1912 through 1916 (including high of 36 in 1913 when amassing nine two-hit outings). Posted .230 batting average in nine-year career.
George Earnshaw	Swarthmore PA	Hit .230 in nine-year career with more than 25 hits three consecutive campaigns for Philadelphia Athletics from 1930 through 1932. Contributed four hits in each of back-to-back games in June of 1931.
Boo Ferriss	Mississippi State	Hit .250 in six-year career with Boston Red Sox featuring at least 24 hits in each of his first three seasons from 1945 through 1947.
Bob Gibson	Creighton	Contributed 24 HRs (one of them in 1967 World Series) and 144 RBI in 17-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals. While posting microscopic 1.12 ERA in 34 starts in 1968, Gibby allowed opposing hitters to reach base at precisely the same rate he got on base himself. Hammered five HRs in 1965 and 1972 (also six doubles). Provided 19 RBI in 1965 and 1970 plus 20 ribbies in 1963. Registered .303 batting average with 12 multiple-hit games in 1970.
Thornton Lee	Cal Poly	Assembled eight-game hitting streaks with Chicago White Sox in 1940 and 1941. Posted batting averages over .250 three times in four-year span with more than 90 plate appearances (1938-40-41). Collected four HRs and 16 RBI in 1938.
Ted Lyons	Baylor	Switch-hitter hit .233 with 63 extra-base safeties and 149 RBI in 21-year career with the Chicago White Sox. Compiled .311 batting average with 38 safeties in 1930 to cap off streak of five straight seasons with at least 20 hits. Assembled eight-game hitting streak in 1942 with five of them including multiple safeties. Supplied three three-hit games in span of a month in 1928. He had four hits in a single game in back-to-back seasons (1940 and 1941).
Christy Mathewson	Bucknell	Career batting average of .215 with 69 extra-base hits and 167 RBI. Posted batting average of at least .263 in three seasons with the New York Giants (1906-09-12). Provided 20 RBI in 1903 and eight extra-base hits in 1904. He had six multiple-hit games in last seven weeks of 1912.
Curly Ogden	Swarthmore PA	Hit .244 in five-year A.L. career. In 1924, he hit safely in nine of 12 starts for the Washington Senators from end of May to late August.
Claude Passeau	Millsaps MS	Pounded 15 career HRs in 13-year N.L. career. Hit .282 as Philadelphia Phillies rookie in 1936. His grand slam in mid-May 1941 was first of three homers in span of five starts. A year later, he homered in back-to-back starts for the Chicago Cubs.
Jim Perry	Campbell	Compiled eight-game hitting streak as rookie starter for the Cleveland Indians in 1959 through all of August until mid-September, provided eight two-hit outings in 1960 with the Tribe and posted a .556 batting average in six of his starts for the Minnesota Twins in June of 1970.
Gary Peters	Grove City PA	Lefthander collected 19 HRs and 102 RBI in 14-year career. Belted multiple HRs in six different seasons (1963-64-67-68-69-71). He had 19 RBI along with 11 extra-base hits (seven doubles and four HRs) in 1964. Homered in nine consecutive campaigns from 1963 through 1971. Eleven-game hitting streak as starting pitcher with the Chicago White Sox in 1966.
Nelson "Nels" Potter	Mount Morris IL/Manchester IN	Eight multiple-hit games with the St. Louis Browns in 1945 when posting a .304 batting average (28-of-92).
Hal Schumacher	St. Lawrence NY	Accumulated 15 homers and 102 RBI in 13-year career with the New York Giants. Smacked six HRs in 1934 along with six other extra-base hits. Hit safely in all but one of 12-game starting span in mid-season of 1935. Provided pair of homers and five RBI in a game early in 1934.
Joe "Lefty" Shaute	Mansfield PA	Eight-game hitting streak in 1924, igniting a streak of hitting over .300 for the Cleveland Indians three times in a four-year span with at least 20 safeties. Also had eight-game hitting streak in 1926. Posted .258 batting average in 13-year career.
Wilfred "Sonny" Siebert	Missouri	Secured six HRs and 15 RBI while posting .266 batting average in 1971 as All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. Went "batty" against the Baltimore Orioles in two games in 1971 with five RBI in late-June game before smacking pair of round-trippers just over two months later in early September.
Tom Zachary	Guilford NC	Hit .226 in 19-year career with annual average of 19 safeties in seven-season span from 1920 through 1926. Manufactured six-game hitting streak in 1928. Went 4-for-4 with the Washington Senators in a game in back-to-back seasons (1921 and 1922).

Fans fond of the NCAA playoffs argue the incredibly popular event is 100% perfection. That's gospel; not gossip. But can you promptly name two of the four NFL tight ends with more than 10,000 receiving yards who led their college basketball teams in scoring in victories against power-conference opponents in a six-year span from 1997 through 2002? Whatever your level of expertise, CollegeHoopedia.com guarantees you a 100% score is impossible for any brave soul willing to take our "Who Am I" quiz. With the tourney commencing 84 years ago, you can occasionally stumble across familiar faces (including celebrities) in non-basketball endeavors by browsing through old rosters and tourney box scores. Here is an old game show "What's My Line?" format testing your NCAA Tournament acumen or helping you "Stump a Chump." You'll need a PhD in "Hoopology" to secure a passing grade correctly discerning the following individuals who made a name for themselves elsewhere in endeavors other than as a hooper after appearing in the NCAA Division I Tournament:

• I appeared in the same NCAA playoffs as eventual Super Bowl running back Terry Kirby and MLB outfielder Terrell Lowery.
• I was a junior college recruit who missed a three-point attempt while playing briefly in a 111-92 defeat against Bo Kimble-led Loyola Marymount in the first round of 1990 NCAA Tournament West Regional.
• One of my New Mexico State teammates was 12-year NBA guard Randy Brown.
• I was a reliever who posted a 9-6 record for the Oakland A's in four seasons from 1994 through 1997 before my contract was sold to a Japanese team. My MLB teammates on Tony LaRussa-managed club as a rookie included Ron Darling, Rickey Henderson, Mark McGwire and Ruben Sierra.
• I compiled a 5-1 record in the strike-shortened 1994 MLB campaign when I was considered heir apparent to assume Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley's closer role.

Who am I? MARK ACRE

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as pro quarterback Joe Kapp (California).
• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Kansas State All-Americans Bob Boozer and Jack Parr.
• I was a college teammate of Eddie Sutton before he coached four different schools in the NCAA Tournament.
• I was the second-leading scorer for Oklahoma State's NCAA Tournament team reaching 1958 Midwest Regional final under Hall of Fame coach Hank Iba.
• I hit .254 in 1,165 games in 13 major league seasons from 1958 through 1970 with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals before playing one year in Japan.
• My teammates with the Orioles included former college basketball players Dick Hall (attended Swarthmore PA), Robin Roberts (Michigan State) and Norm Siebern (Southwest Missouri State). My successor as second baseman with the O's was former college hooper Davey Johnson (Texas A&M).
• I participated in 1967 World Series with the Red Sox before leaving them following the next season in the expansion draft.
• I set major league records for highest fielding average (.994) and fewest errors (five) by a 2B in a season in 1964 and for consecutive errorless games by a 2B (89 in 1964 and 1965).

Who am I? JERRY ADAIR

• I appeared in the same NCAA tourney as eventual network broadcaster Curt Gowdy (Wyoming).
• I was an Arkansas hoop teammate of eventual San Francisco 49ers coach Red Hickey.
• I was third-leading scorer with six points when the Hogs lost against Washington State in 1941 NCAA Tournament national semifinals.
• In my NFL debut, I returned an interception 66 yards for the decisive score in the New York Giants' 14-7 win against the Washington Redskins in 1942. Two weeks later, I caught two touchdown passes in a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.
• My NYG teammates included fellow Arkansas hoopers Jim Lee Howell and Harry Wynne.
• I caught 28 passes for 494 yards and five TDs in four years with the Giants through 1945 before playing a couple of seasons in AAFC with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Who am I? O'NEAL ADAMS

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against La Salle All-American Tom Gola.
• I was a teammate of Canisius All-America guard John McCarthy and U.S. Congressman-to-be Hank Nowak.
• I was the third-leading scorer (9.2 points per game) as a senior for Canisius' first NCAA Tournament team in 1955.
• I served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring with the rank of Major General.
• I was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services by Governor Mario Cuomo.
• I was listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who of American Business Leaders.

Who am I? ROBERT ADAMS

• I scored 20 points and also contributed game highs of eight rebounds and three blocked shots in an NCAA Tournament victory against Oregon State in 2016.
• I averaged 7.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 1.8 bpg for Virginia Commonwealth's four NCAA playoff squads from 2013-14 through 2016-17.
• I finished my college career as VCU's all-time leader in shooting percentage (57.4%).
• I was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference's All-Defensive Team three times and also received an all-league third-team citation as a junior.
• I was a tight end who caught two touchdown passes as a rookie in 2018 for the NFL playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts.
• I led Colts TEs in pass receptions in 2020 with 31 and was runner-up overall in receptions in 2021.

Who am I? MO ALIE-COX

• I was a pre-law major who scored a total of eight points in three NCAA playoff games in 1955.
• I was a member of Tom Gola-led La Salle teams in 1954 (national champion) and 1955 (runner-up to San Francisco).
• I never got off the bench at the Final Four those two years although I was the only Explorer player to hit more than three-fourths of my free throws the season they won the NCAA title.
• I joined the Central Intelligence Agency and worked my way up the chain of command to become the Director of the CIA's Office of Analysis of the Near East and South Asia, toiling closely with both the Carter and Reagan administrations.
• I was killed in Beirut in 1983 when a truck loaded with TNT on a suicide mission rammed into the facility where I was staying while serving as a liaison trying to allay contacts among the Lebanese, Syrians and Israelis in hopes of calming the escalating discord.

Who am I? BOB AMES

• I appeared in same NCAA tourney as two eventual fourth-round picks in NFL draft as tight ends - Mickey McCarty (Texas Christian) and Carlos Bell (Houston).
• I was a 6-5 forward who played in the NCAA playoffs against New Mexico State center Sam Lacey and guard Jimmy Collins.
• I was Weber State's leading scorer with 14 points in the Wildcats' NCAA Tournament debut, a 68-57 defeat in the first round of 1968 West Regional against Lou Henson-coached New Mexico State.
• I was an All-Big Sky Conference second-team selection as a senior.
• I was on the Board of Directors of ITT.
• I was President and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Decker.

Who am I? NOLAN ARCHIBALD

• I competed in back-to-back Mideast Regionals, playing briefly in setbacks against Tom Hawkins-led Notre Dame and eventual 1958 national champion Kentucky.
• As a Miami (Ohio) teammate of rebounder deluxe Wayne Embry, I averaged 1.2 ppg in 1956-57 and 1957-58.
• I am a storied Merry Prankster who became one of the psychedelic leaders of the 1960s.
• I along with best friend and Prankster leader, Ken Kesey, whom I befriended in grad school writing class at Stanford, wrote the book "Last Go Round" about the oldest and largest rodeos in America.
• I am best known for my participation in the Acid Tests (inspired from meeting the Grateful Dead with whom I was onstage at Woodstock) and on the 1939 International Harvester school bus named Furthur.
• The most famous "happening" of the Pranksters was a nationwide trip in 1964 to New York's World Fair with me as sound engineer for the bus.
• Acknowledged as the "Intrepid Traveller," I was mostly credited for the sound systems I created for the Trips Festival, a 1966 three-day music extravaganza conducted in San Francisco.
• It took me 45 years to finish writing, but I published in 2011 a coming-of-age novel about the Vietnam War ("Who Shot the Water Buffalo?"). In 2022, I published my memoir ("Cronies").

Who am I? KEN BABBS

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Dallas Cowboys defensive back Cornell Green (Utah State) and CBS analyst Billy Packer (Wake Forest).
• I twice played in the NCAA playoffs against Bob Knight (Ohio State).
• I was a Kentucky teammate of All-American Cotton Nash.
• I played for NCAA Tournament regional runner-up teams as a sophomore and junior before pacing UK in assists my final season with 4.3 per game.
• I was mayor of Lexington, Ky., for 10 years before representing Kentucky's Sixth District in the U.S. House of Representatives after getting more than 60 percent of the vote in 1992.
• I am a Democrat who ran for governor in 1994 and narrowly lost against Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning for a Senate seat in 1998.

Who am I? SCOTTY BAESLER

• I was a three-year letterman and Ohio State's second-leading scorer as a starting senior forward for a team that finished runner-up to Oregon in the inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1939.
• I scored a game-high 25 points for the Buckeyes in their tourney opener, a 64-52 victory over Wake Forest.
• I was managing partner and CEO of major accounting firm Ernst and Ernst for 13 years, starting in 1964.
• I was a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame who served on the board of directors of such distinguished enterprises as General Electric, Anheuser-Busch and Hershey Foods.

Who am I? DICK BAKER

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against John Tresvant (Seattle), Ollie Johnson (San Francisco), Joe Caldwell (Arizona State), Ron Bonham (Cincinnati), Tom Thacker (Cincinnati), George Wilson (Cincinnati) and Jeff Mullins (Duke).
• I was an Oregon State teammate of All-American center Mel Counts.
• I was an All-West Regional selection in the NCAA Tournament in 1962 and 1963.
• I was the second-leading scorer for the Beavers' 1963 Final Four team.
• My 99-yard run from scrimmage for a touchdown accounted for the only points in a 6-0 victory against Villanova in the 1962 Liberty Bowl.
• I was a college quarterback who became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
• I was the first Heisman Trophy winner west of the Mississippi River after rushing 115 times for 538 yards (4.7 per carry), completing 112 of 203 passes for a nation-leading 1,738 yards and 15 touchdowns.
• I was first selection overall in 1963 NFL draft who played with the Los Angeles Rams (1963 through 1965) before going to the Canadian Football League with Edmonton (1967).
• Two of my teammates with the Rams were former college basketball standout rebounders Charley Cowan (New Mexico Highlands) and Lamar Lundy (Purdue).

Who am I? TERRY BAKER

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against teams coached by Lou Carnesecca, Bob Knight, Bill Foster, Larry Brown and Lute Olson.
• I was a Purdue teammate of All-American center Joe Barry Carroll for the Boilermakers' 1980 national third-place team.
• My NFL teammates as a rookie included former college basketball player Al "Bubba" Baker (Colorado State) and All-Pro halfback Billy Sims.
• I was a linebacker with the Detroit Lions for four seasons from 1982 through 1985 after being a 10th-round draft pick.

Who am I? ROOSEVELT BARNES

• I grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for Texas A&M in a loss against Final Four-bound Drake in 1969 Midwest Regional.
• I averaged 14.2 ppg and 7.6 rpg from 1966-67 through 1968-69 under coach Shelby Metcalf, posting career highs of 32 points against Texas and 16 rebounds against Arkansas.
• I was a two-time All-SWC selection who led the Aggies in scoring as a senior after pacing them in FG% as a sophomore.
• I also lettered as a defensive end in football in 1969 under coach Gene Stallings before becoming a third-round choice of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1970 NFL draft (61st pick overall and five ahead of Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl safety Charlie Waters).
• I served as a political consultant to Texas Governor Rick Perry, who also attended A&M and was a senior yell leader.
• I was founder of country and western nightclub Billy Bob's Texas, which was billed as the world's largest honky tonk in the spring of 1981 when opening in historic district of the Ft. Worth Stockyards with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and The Gatlin Brothers playing that opening weekend.
• I was also involved in the entertainment-venue development of Dallas Alley, The Cat's Meow on Bourbon Street in New Orleans and The Bucket in Austin.

Who am I? BILLY BOB BARNETT

• I averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Houston's 1968 Final Four squad featuring All-American Elvin Hayes.
• I collected nine points and five rebounds in seven minutes against Lew Alcindor-led UCLA in the national semifinals after contributing seven points and three rebounds in nine minutes against TCU in regional final.
• As a two-year football letterman for UH, I rushed 121 times for 830 yards and seven touchdowns while also catching one TD pass.
• I rushed for a college career-high 125 yards against Cincinnati in 1968.
• I played tight end in one game with the New Orleans Saints in 1971 after being their fourth-round selection in NFL draft (82nd pick overall; 17 choices ahead of QB Joe Theismann and 22 ahead of DE Dwight White).

Who am I? CARLOS BELL

• I declared for the 2005 NBA draft out of high school before withdrawing my name.
• I played in the 2008 NCAA playoffs and grabbed five rebounds in 10 minutes against an eventual Final Four participant (LSU).
• I played under Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie before he accepted a similar position with Kentucky.
• I had a career-high of 133 yards and 2 TDs against Baylor as a sophomore when earning All-Big 12 Conference second-team honors.
• I was an NFL second-round draft choice by the Dallas Cowboys in 2008 as an undergraduate (4th tight end selected).
• I was fined $22,000 by the Cowboys in 2009 for an occasionally profane rap video mentioning several teammates and front-office personnel.
• I also played for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears en route to 348 receptions for 3,586 yards and 23 touchdowns in my first eight years from 2008 through 2015 before trade to the New England Patriots. I am the last DI hooper of note to go on and participate in the Super Bowl, competing with the Patriots in SB 51 before signing as free agent with the Green Bay Packers. I finished by 10-year NFL career with 433 catches for 4,573 yards and 30 TDs.

Who am I? MARTELLUS BENNETT

• I played in NCAA Tournament games against coaches Denny Crum (Louisville), Tom Davis (Iowa), Rick Pitino (Kentucky) and Roy Williams (Kansas).
• I was a Wake Forest teammate of future NBA MVP Tim Duncan.
• I was a swingman who averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in my four-year career with the Demon Deacons before playing professionally for one year in England.
• I co-starred in the romantic comedy "First Daughter" as the guy the college-aged daughter of the President of the United States falls for before discovering things aren't quite what they appear to be on the surface.
• I was a regular on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episodes playing the role of Riley Finn, Buffy's one-time love interest.
• I played the role of Matthew Donnelly in the USA Network show "Necessary Roughness."

Who am I? MARC BLUCAS

• I was a Virginia teammate of future NBA players Bryant Stith and John Crotty.
• I averaged 4.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in seven NCAA Tournament games from 1989 through 1991 while battling on the boards in the playoffs against LaPhonso Ellis (Notre Dame), Derrick Coleman (Syracuse) and Billy Owens (Syracuse).
• I appeared in three bowl games - Florida Citrus (vs. Illinois), Sugar (vs. Tennessee) and Gator (vs. Oklahoma)--the same three years I competed in the NCAA playoffs.
• I was named ACC offensive football player of the year as a senior when I threw 224 passes over the entire regular season without incurring a single interception.
• I was a quarterback who became a second-round NFL draft selection of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1992 (40th pick overall ahead of fellow hooper Brad Johnson in ninth round) after passing for 2,696 yards and 25 touchdowns in my college career (including nine 200-yard passing games).
• I was a backup to Joe Montana with the Chiefs.

Who am I? MATT BLUNDIN

• I collected eight rebounds in a loss against Utah State and 10 points in a victory against Jerry Tarkanian-coached Long Beach State in the 1970 NCAA playoffs.
• My Santa Clara teammates included center Dennis Awtrey, who went on to play 12 NBA seasons with six different franchises.
• I was selected in second round of 1972 MLB draft ahead of John Candelaria, Dennis Eckersley and Gary Carter among the next 20 choices.
• Representing the Mariners the only time Seattle hosted the Midsummer Classic, I knocked in a run with a single off Gaylord Perry in All-Star Game in 1979 when I finished 10th in batting average (career-high .316) and eighth in doubles (career-high 38) along with a career-high 100 RBI.
• I was named team MVP the next year.
• I was a lefthanded first baseman-outfielder who hit .282 with the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Mariners and Oakland A's in 12 seasons from 1974 through 1986 (missed 1983).

Who am I? BRUCE BOCHTE

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league pitcher Dave Sisler (Princeton).
• I participated in the 1952 NCAA Tournament as a freshman for a St. Louis team that was eliminated by champion-to-be Kansas when Jayhawks All-American Clyde Lovellette scored 44 points.
• I was an All-American whose career scoring average of 19.2 points per game is best in SLU history (minimum of three seasons).
• I was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team selection who earned a gold medal while playing for the 1956 U.S. Olympic team in Melbourne, Australia.
• I was named president of Vickers Petroleum Corporation in 1963 at the age of 29.
• I became the ninth president of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• In December 2002, I pleaded guilty in federal court in Wichita, Kan., to defrauding a bank of more than $17 million.

Who am I? DICK BOUSHKA

• I competed in NCAA playoffs against members from four different power conferences (including Jim Calhoun-coached UConn from the Big East).
• I averaged 5.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg in five NCAA tourney games (including 16 points and 6 rebounds as a freshman starter against UNC Charlotte in my first national postseason contest.
• I was a 6-10 power forward who averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg with North Carolina State in 2004-05 and 2005-06 for a couple of NCAA playoff teams.
• As a righthanded pitcher, I was a first-round selection in 2007 MLB amateur draft (30th pick overall; four selections ahead of 3B Todd Frazier) who signed four-year, $4.55 million deal with the New York Yankees before undergoing Tommy John surgery.
• I was a candidate for one of two openings in the Yankees' starting rotation during spring training in 2011, but a groin issue put those plans on hold although I appeared in three games as a reliever.
• After leading two different minor leagues in wild pitches, I was released by the Yanks following the 2011 campaign.
• I am a Cincinnati native who signed with the Reds in 2012 and Chicago White Sox in 2013, toiling in their minor league systems.

Who am I? ANDREW BRACKMAN

• I hit .315 as the first baseman for Princeton's baseball team my sophomore year.
• Among the coaches I played against in NCAA Tournament East Regionals were Jack Ramsay, Jack Kraft, Press Maravich and Joe Mullaney.
• I was an NCAA unanimous first-team All-American as a junior and senior and ranked among the nation's top five scorers all three of my varsity seasons.
• I hold the NCAA playoff record for most points in a single Final Four game (58 against Wichita State in 1965 national third-place game) en route to becoming Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
• I am a Rhodes Scholar who was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. basketball team in the 1964 Olympic Games.
• I was a three-term U.S. Senator (Democrat-N.J.) until 1995.
• I was a presidential candidate in 2000 who authored two basketball books (Life on the Run in 1976 and Values of the Game in 1998).

Who am I? BILL BRADLEY

• I averaged 6.3 ppg and 4.2 as an occasional starter for Georgia's 1998 NIT team. The previous year, I averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg while shooting team-high 60.3% from the floor for Bulldogs' 24-9 NCAA playoff squad coached by Tubby Smith, collecting 8 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes in opening-round defeat against Chattanooga.
• I scored the winning basket with three seconds remaining in UGA's 1997 SEC Tournament quarterfinal victory against Arkansas after supplying 18 points in an earlier game against league regular-season champion South Carolina.
• I played against QB Donovan McNabb of eventual NCAA tourney runner-up Syracuse in a 1996 West Regional semifinal overtime game.
• As a football teammate of Champ Bailey and Hines Ward, I provided three pass receptions in 1998 Peach Bowl against Virginia.
• I was a two-time All-SEC second-team selection and four-year starting tight end who caught 80 passes for 1,077 yards and six touchdowns with the Dawgs from 1995 through 1998.
• I was a reserve who played nine games with the NFL's Tennessee Titans in 1999 and was on their roster for Super Bowl XXXIV.

Who am I? LARRY BROWN

I played in the same NCAA tournament as eventual Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey, Massachusetts U.S. Congressman Joe Early and Canadian Football League Hall of Famer Hal Patterson.

I was an All-Border Conference first-team selection who played in 1953 NCAA playoffs against future All-American Ken Sears.

I was Hardin-Simmons' second-leading scorer during the season (12.5 ppg as a junior) and the team's #2 scorer with nine points in a first-round loss against eventual West Regional finalist Santa Clara.

My promising basketball career ended because of a summer job accident when my leg was broken in two places while unloading some sheetrock.

I was the first participant to earn $1 million in sanctioned poker tournaments.

I am the author of several poker books, including Super/System and Poker Wisdom of a Champion.

I am the winner of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including the main event in back-to-back years in 1976 and 1977.

Who am I? DOYLE BRUNSON

• I appeared in 1961 NCAA Tournament against Wake Forest squad featuring All-American Len Chappell and eventual network analyst Billy Packer.
• I was a playmaker who averaged 7.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg for St. John's from 1960-61 through 1962-63 under coach Joe Lapchick after playing in high school under Lou Carnesecca.
• As a college junior, I was starter for NIT runner-up.
• I was known for my performances in Broadway musicals (Hair, The American Clock and The Tap Dance Kid).
• My roles in several movies - The Pawnbroker, Shaft and Without a Trace - earned favorable reviews.
• I had an American soul album (The Swingin' Sound of Soul) released in Europe and was manager of a band called Entourage.

Who am I? DONNIE BURKS

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as MLB reliever Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) and U.S. Congressman Hank Nowak (Canisius).
• I played in 1957 NCAA playoffs against SMU All-American center Jim Krebs.
• I was a St. Louis University teammate of future NBA center and executive Bob Ferry.
• I was a 6-5, 190-pound forward who led SLU in rebounding with 14.9 per game as a sophomore (19th in nation in rebound percentage) and retrieved a team-high 18 missed shots in two 1957 NCAA playoff games.
• I was listed in Who's Who in America.
• I was president of Coppin State in Baltimore in 1997 when the Eagles upset No. 2 seed South Carolina in the East Regional.

Who am I? DR. CALVIN W. BURNETT

• I participated in the 1982 and 1983 NCAA Tournaments.
• I played briefly in a playoff game against an Oklahoma team featuring first-team All-American freshman Wayman Tisdale.
• My college basketball teammates included Indiana All-Americans Ted Kitchel and Randy Wittman.
• My stepfather, Tom Harp, was the head football coach for Indiana State in the mid-1970s.
• I was an assistant football coach for Michigan under Bo Schembechler before becoming an assistant for three years with the Washington Redskins.
• I played quarterback in college before becoming my alma mater's head football coach for five years from 1997 through 2001.
• I was head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2007 when they posted a franchise-worst 1-15 record between stints as an assistant coach with the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens.
• I was LSU's offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach several seasons during the previous decade.

Who am I? CAM CAMERON

• I scored three points in a 74-59 East Regional final defeat against Satch Sanders-led NYU in 1960.
• I wrote a book about that Vic Bubas-coached Duke team called "These Devils Wore Blue" (school's first ACC championship club).
• I am a cardiologist who was one of the team doctors for the Atlanta Braves for more than 40 years and served as president of MLB team physicians.
• My interest in adventure travel has taken me and my family to all seven continents, including a trek to the Mt. Everest base camp, a hike on the Inca trail and a search for Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat.
• I served as the chief medical officer for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 overseeing the health care of 10,000 athletes and more than 1.5 million spectators.

Who am I? DR. JOHN CANTWELL

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league baseball executive Larry Lucchino (Princeton) and Dallas Cowboys punter Ron Widby (Tennessee).
• I played in the NCAA Tournament against Pacific All-American center Keith Swagerty.
  One of my Texas Western teammates was All-American center David "Big Daddy" Lattin.
• I collected 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds when the defending NCAA champion Miners were eliminated by Pacific, 72-63, in the 1967 West Regional semifinals before contributing eight points and five rebounds in a 69-67 victory over Wyoming in a third-place game.
• I was an NFL first-round draft choice (fifth pick overall) who played 10 seasons with the Green Bay Packers (1968 through 1977).
• My fellow linebacker as an NFL rookie was Ray Nitschke.
• I had eight career interceptions (including a touchdown in 1976) and participated in the 1972 NFL playoffs after being selected as the outstanding lineman in the 1971 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl.

Who am I? FRED CARR

• I played in the 1953 NCAA Tournament against LSU All-American Bob Pettit.
• Among my Holy Cross teammates were All-American forward Togo Palazzi and U.S. Congressman-to-be Joe Early.
• I authored a book called Fighting for Life.
• I was Pennsylvania's 42nd governor who served from 1987 to 1995 after winning in my fourth attempt for the office.
• I was a heart-and-liver transplant recipient and pro-life candidate in a Democratic presidential primary.
• I am the father of a U.S. Senator with the same name.

Who am I? ROBERT P. CASEY

• I grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds for TCU in 1968 when the Horned Frogs lost to Elvin Hayes-led Houston in the Midwest Regional final.
• I was the first African-American to play in the Southwest Conference.
• I was an All-SWC second-team selection as a junior when TCU won the league championship.
• I became the first black-tenured professor at Harvard in 1976.
• I was named chairman of the Harvard Business School MBA program in 1992.

Who am I? JAMES CASH

• I contributed one field goal for North Carolina in both Final Four games in 1969 as a sophomore. One of my teammates was eventual Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany.
• I became a part-time starter who averaged 5.9 ppg and 2.9 rpg through 1970-71 with the Tar Heels under coach Dean Smith, scoring a career-high 30 points against Clemson.
• Following in the footsteps of my father, I became a pastor for more than 40 years, writing eight books.
• Worship attendance at my non-denominational church (Forest Hill) increased from 180 in 1980 to a mega-church of more than 6,000 with six Charlotte-area campuses, budget of $25 million and staff of 150.
• I presided over the wedding of former Charlotte Hornets guard Tony Bennett before he coached Washington State and subsequently Virginia to the 2019 NCAA title.
• My son with the same name played for Rice and Valparaiso from 2010-11 through 2014-15 and founded Real Recruit, now RealResponse, a digital outlet partnering with in excess of 100 collegiate institutions and athletic organizations providing more than 50,000 athletes a safe space to deliver concerns and feedback to their administration.

Who am I? DR. DAVID CHADWICK

• I am my school's all-time leading rebounder who played in the NCAA playoffs in 1981 against North Carolina standouts James Worthy, Sam Perkins and Al Wood.
• I played in two West Regional games for Pittsburgh (game highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 70-69 overtime victory against Idaho and 16 points, six rebounds and game-high five steals in a 74-57 defeat against national runnerup-to-be North Carolina).
• I was a two-time All-Eastern 8 first-team selection.
• I was a third-round draft choice of the Phoenix Suns in the 1981 NBA draft five selections behind Frank Brickowski, who played 12 years in the league.
• I was a defensive end who had 49 sacks in 11 seasons in pro football with the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts in the NFL and Pittsburgh and Memphis in the USFL.
• My NFL teammates included Eric Dickerson, Steve Largent and Ozzie Newsome and former college basketball players Al "Bubba" Baker (Colorado State), Pete Metzelaars (Wabash) and Brad Van Pelt (Michigan State).
• I was a 6-6 pass rushing specialist who played in two AFC championship games with the Browns.
• I was defensive line coach for the Barcelona Dragons in NFL Europe when they won the 1997 World Bowl.
• My son with the same name was the leading scorer and rebouder for Southern California's East Regional runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

Who am I? SAM CLANCY

• I scored a total of 14 points in three NCAA playoff games in 1983 and 1984, including a high of six against Memphis State squad featuring All-American Keith Lee.
• I averaged 4.1 ppg as a freshman with Utah in 1978-79 before transferring to Purdue, where I averaged 5.2 ppg for three national postseason tournament teams from 1981-82 through 1983-84 under coach Gene Keady.
• I was a senior co-captain who made the first three-point field goal in the Boilermakers' history.
• I was the former chief executive of a Michigan-based automobile wheel and brakes supplier after serving as President and COO of American National Can (world's largest manufacturer of beverage cans).
• I am a Republican who served as U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2014 to 2017.
• I delivered the Tea Party response to President Obama's State of the Union Address in 2015.

Who am I? CURT CLAWSON

• I was an All-Big Six Conference first-team selection who scored a team-high 10 points in Missouri's first-ever NCAA tourney game (setback against eventual 1944 titlist Utah).
• I was an all-league back who scored a team-high 10 touchdowns for Mizzou as senior captain in 1944.
• I was a second-round selection in 1945 NFL draft (14th pick overall) and made one start that year with the Chicago Cardinals.

Who am I? PAUL COLLINS

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against West Virginia's Gale Catlett.
• I was a Connecticut teammate of future NBA center Toby Kimball.
• I was a 5-9, 150-pound guard who scored as many points (17) as NCAA consensus second-team All-American Rod Thorn in the Huskies' 77-71 first-round setback against West Virginia in 1963.
• I was an All-Yankee Conference second-team selection as a senior when three of my teammates were first-team picks.
• I earned more than $1 million per year as Executive Vice President of ITT, a conglomerate with global sales in excess of $23 billion specializing in diversified products and services in three areas--financial and business, manufactured products and Sheraton Hotels.

Who am I? DALE COMEY

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Admiral John Dick (Oregon).
• I was a three-year letterman from 1938-39 through 1940-41 on Texas teams combining for a 51-21 record.
• I saw action in both of the Longhorns' games in inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1939 after they captured the Southwest Conference championship.
• I was a world-famous surgeon based in Houston who performed in excess of 20,000 open-heart operations.

Who am I? DR. DENTON COOLEY

• I was a member of Providence team reaching 1997 Southeast Regional final, playing at the end of a 22-point, opening-round victory against Marquette.
• I was a walk-on who collected five points and four rebounds in 17 games with the Friars from 1995-96 through 1997-98 under coach Pete Gillen.
• I was named NBC Sports' president in fall of 2023, overseeing all business linked to NBC Sports, NBCU's Olympics broadcasts, the Golf Channel and NBC Sports' digital operations.
• I previously was enmeshed in developing streaming products for NBC Universal.

Who am I? RICK CORDELLA

• I played in the NCAA Tournament against Southern California's Jerry Pimm, who went on to coach my alma mater in the playoffs five times in a seven-year span from 1977 through 1983.
• I scored 25 points in three NCAA playoff games in 1960 as a teammate of All-American Billy McGill.
• I was Utah's co-captain as a senior under coach Jack Gardner.
• I was Pacific Coast League MVP in 1963 with the Salt Lake City Bees.
• I was an outfielder who was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Mets for first baseman George Altman in 1965.
• My only year as a regular was 1964 when I posted career highs of 16 doubles, 19 homers and 50 RBI as the Cubs center fielder and ranked among the National League top 10 in stolen bases with 12.
• I hit .236 with the Cubs, Mets, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and California Angels in eight seasons (1963 through 1965, 1967 and 1969 through 1972).

Who am I? BILLY COWAN

• I played in two NCAA tourney games in 2012, collecting three points and three rebounds in Midwest Regional defeat against #1 seed North Carolina.
• I was an occasional starting center who averaged 2.8 ppg and 2 rpg for Vermont from 2009-10 through 2012-13.
• I took up professional wrestling in 2019 after dabbling at Australian Rules Football.
• I boast the stage name of "Big Trouble" Ben Bishop.

Who am I? BEN CRENCA

• I collected 16 points and 10 assists in two NCAA playoff contests in 2001.
• I led my team in assists that season when I directed North Carolina to a No. 1 national ranking and an 18-game winning streak.
• I was Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the 2001 Peach Bowl.
• I was a basketball/football teammate of Julius Peppers, the nation's top defensive lineman in 2001.
• I was a four-year starter in football who set school career records for total offense, passing yards, rushing yards by a quarterback and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
• I was activated for Super Bowl XXXVII with the Oakland Raiders as a defensive back before becoming a wide receiver for them the next year in 2003.
• I succeeded all-time great Tim Brown as a starter in 2004.
• I led the Raiders in receptions and receiving yards in 2006.
• I have been an assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints since 2016 after serving in same capacity for the San Francisco 49ers in 2014 and 2015.

Who am I? RONALD CURRY

• I played in the same NCAA tournament as eventual AFL/NFL players Scott Eaton, Harry Gunner and Lonnie Wright.
• I played in the NCAA playoffs against All-American Dick Snyder.
• I scored 19 points under former Rhode Island All-American Ernie Calverley in a first-round loss against Lefty Driesell-coached Davidson.
• In 1971, my wife and I took over leadership of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, a small struggling congregation of some 30 people gathered in a run-down building in the inner city. It went on to become a megachurch numbering more than 10,000 members from all walks of life.
• I was nominated for a 2002 Dove Award for Musical of the Year (Light of the Year) and had three books on the best-selling list of the national religious clothbound non-fiction books (including Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire).

Who am I? JOE CYMBALA

• In 1999 NCAA playoffs under Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson Jr., I scored four points in West Regional against Siena before collecting two blocked shots and two rebounds in defeat against Iowa.
• I was a 6-6 tight end who caught 49 passes for 554 yards and six touchdowns with the Razorbacks from 1996 through 1999.
• I caught a fourth-quarter, go-ahead TD pass against Michigan before losing 1998 Citrus Bowl, 45-31.
• I was an All-SEC second-team selection before participating in the Senior Bowl.
• I played three years with the Indianapolis Colts, catching a career-high three passes from Peyton Manning against the Denver Broncos in 2002 in coach Tony Dungy's inaugural campaign with Indy.

Who am I? JOE DEAN DAVENPORT

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Pro Bowl split end Billy Wilson (San Jose State).
• I played in the 1951 NCAA Tournament against Washington All-American Bob Houbregs when Texas A&M made its first playoff appearance.
• I was a two-time first-five selection on the All-Southwest Conference team and held school season (362 points) and career (952 points) scoring records when I graduated in 1952.
• I was named to the Helms Foundation All-American third team as a junior before becoming a member of two NBA championship teams - Philadelphia Warriors in 1956 and St. Louis Hawks in 1958.
• I won AAU high jump titles in 1952 and 1953.
• I was winner of the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic Games high jump with a leap of 6'-8 1/2".
• I set the then-world high jump record of 6'-11 1/2" in 1953.

Who am I? WALTER "BUDDY" DAVIS

• I scored a total of 12 points for Connecticut in three NCAA playoff contests from 1957 through 1959.
• Prior to 1962, the FBI had no African-American special agents who attended the FBI Academy. I was among four blacks breaking through the color barrier.
• I headed up the investigation into the May 1980 attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan, then-president of the National Urban League.
• I was one of the FBI's earliest black executives (25-year career included supervisory role in Indianapolis, Detroit and Philadelphia).

Who am I? WAYNE DAVIS

As a teammate of All-American Bill Cartwright, I scored four points in a 1979 NCAA playoff game victory against Danny Ainge-led Brigham Young in West Regional.

I am a stand-up comedian who opened for luminaries Dana Carvey, Mark Curry and Robin Williams.

I put out a 2007 video called "Comedy Ain't for the Money."

I am a past winner of the Sacramento Gold Rush Comedy Competition.

Who am I? MARVIN DELOATCH JR.

• As senior captain, I scored a game-high 23 points for Princeton in 1952 East Regional reversal against Duquesne.
• I was a prominent tennis player who never lost a singles or doubles match in three years of varsity tennis.
• I played in two U.S. Nationals (now called U.S. Open) in the early 1950s.
• My most impressive tennis moment came when entering the 1966 Western Tennis Championship in Indianapolis as a 36-year-old businessman. My first-round opponent and victim was 21-year-old Puerto Rican phenom Charles Pasarell (just off reaching Wimbledon quarterfinals) as I won in two sets (6-2, 9-7).
• I held 11 Indiana state open singles titles and later claimed numerous national seniors crowns.
• My brother, Stephen, is a former director of professional tennis for the U.S. Tennis Association and tournament director for the U.S. Open.
• I was a co-founder of the ABA's Indiana Pacers.

Who am I? LESLIE "CHUCK" DeVOE

• I averaged 8.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg as starting junior guard for Georgia Tech's 1960 NCAA Tournament team from SEC posting a 22-6 record.
• As a teammate of All-American Roger Kaiser, I scored nine points in Mideast Regional final loss against eventual NCAA champion Ohio State (led by Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek and Larry Siegfried; also including reserve Bob Knight).
• As a minor-league utilityman, I was Class AAA teammate of former college hoopers George Kernek (Oklahoma) and Ted Savage (Lincoln MO).
• I spent nearly 15 seasons as a player and manager in the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system before joining the Atlanta Braves' organization.
• I was Southern League Manager of the Year in 1978 for Savannah club including pitcher Jim Bouton, shortstop Rafael Ramirez and outfielder Terry Harper.
• I was a coach with the parent Braves' MLB franchise for a total of 14 years mostly under Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox.

Who am I? BOBBY DEWS

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as open-heart surgeon Denton Cooley (Texas).
• I was a starting junior forward for the first NCAA Tournament champion in 1939 when I led Oregon in scoring in two of three playoff contests, including a game-high 15 points in the final against Ohio State.
• I was an NCAA consensus first-team All-American the next season when I paced the Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division (forerunner of the Pacific-10) in scoring with 183 points in 16 games.
• I retired with the rank of Admiral after 32 years of service in the U.S. Navy.
• I commanded the aircraft carrier Saratoga for two years and served as chief of staff for all carrier forces in the Western Pacific.

Who am I? JOHN DICK

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as eventual NFL All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates (Kent State).
• As a Texas Tech freshman in 2001-02, I played under coach Bob Knight and scored eight points in 11 minutes in East Regional defeat against Southern Illinois.
• After Red Raiders advanced to 2003 NIT semifinals, I transferred to Gonzaga under coach Mark Few.
• In high-stakes poker, I twice earned more than $200,000 in Vegas events later that decade.
• My highest winnings was $260,261 (finishing third in 39th WSP/No Limit Hold'em in June 2008) before earning $214,289 (fourth in 40th WSP one place ahead of 10-time bracelet winner Johnny Chan/Heads-Up in June 2009).

Who am I? NATHAN DOUDNEY

• I played in three consecutive NCAA playoff games against coaches capturing national titles in other seasons (Jim Calhoun, Dean Smith and Steve Fisher).
• I was an Ohio State teammate of All-American Jim Jackson.
• I collected three points and five rebounds in a 78-55 victory over Connecticut in the second round for the Buckeyes' 1992 Southeast Regional runner-up.
• I averaged 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior in 1994-95 when I led OSU in rebounding and finished third in scoring.
• I was Offensive MVP in the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl.
• I am a tight end who was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round (9th pick overall) of the 1996 NFL draft ahead of RB Eddie George, WR Marvin Harrison and LB Ray Lewis in opening round.
• I caught 29 touchdown passes in five seasons with the Raiders before hooking on with the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• I was a member of Tampa Bay's Super Bowl XXXVII champion.

Who am I? RICKEY DUDLEY

• I played in same 1992 Southeast Regional as eventual NFL first-round draft choice Rickey Dudley (tight end from Ohio State).
• I was third-leading scorer for Mike Montgomery-coached Stanford team spearheaded by All-American Adam Keefe. My 12 points were in vain as we lost playoff opener against Alabama.
• I have held several director's positions for Seattle-based Starbucks including Urban Markets.
• I was product manager in 2003 when leading the development of Pumpkin Spice Latte, which became the company's most popular seasonal beverage.

Who am I? PETER DUKES

• I grabbed three rebounds in eight minutes of playing time in NCAA playoff opening-round victory against Valparaiso before briefly appearing in 1996 Midwest Regional semifinal setback against Kansas.
• I averaged 1 ppg in 1994-95 and 1995-96 under Arizona coach Lute Olson in same backcourt with eventual Final Four Most Outstanding Player Miles Simon.
• I was a short-yardage specialist who rushed 145 times for 532 yards and Pacific-10-Conference-leading 16 touchdowns with 12-1 Holiday Bowl team in 1998 (beat Nebraska, 23-20, on my one-yard plunge midway through final quarter).
• The previous year I rushed 19 times for 75 yards and two TDs in 20-14 win vs. New Mexico in Insight Bowl.
• I was a fullback who finished by UA career with 284 carries for 1,037 yards and 21 TDs along with 31 pass receptions for 275 yards and two TDs.

Who am I? KELVIN EAFON

• I was a Holy Cross teammate of Pennsylvania governor-to-be Robert Casey.
• I scored six points for the Crusaders in their 81-73 East Regional final loss to Bob Pettit-led LSU in the 1953 NCAA Tournament.
• I was a portly, rumpled cigar smoker who served in the Massachusetts state House from 1963-75.
• I am a Democrat who was a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts' Third Congressional District (1975-93).
• I lost to Republican Peter Blute in the 1992 election after being tainted by 140 overdrafts in the wake of an ethics committee investigation of members who overdrew their House bank accounts.
• By Massachusetts standards, I was a conservative who prided himself on my independence from any Democratic faction.
  I was against abortion and busing and skeptical about foreign aid but when it came to labor and domestic spending, I was a New Deal Democrat.

Who am I? JOE EARLY

• I scored six points in NCAA playoff contest against eventual national runner-up La Salle and four points against Villanova in 1955 East Regional third-place game.
• I averaged 5.9 ppg with Princeton from 1952-53 through 1954-55 under coach Cappy Cappon, including a career-high 8 ppg as a junior.
• I struck out each of my three at-bats with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959 after serving as a pinch-runner for them in one game in 1955.
• After my Organized Baseball career was interrupted by a stint serving in U.S. Navy, I led the Eastern League in batting average (.321) in 1958 as an outfielder with Williamsport.
• One of my EL teammates was righthander Art Mahaffey, who went on to lead Philly in victories in 1962 with 19.

Who am I? JOHN EASTON

• I scored eight points against Seattle in the 1964 NCAA playoffs and a total of 19 points in two West Regional contests in 1966 (vs. Houston and Utah).
• One of my Oregon State teammates in 1964 was All-American center Mel Counts. Two years later when I was the Beavers' third-leading scorer with 9.9 ppg, one of my teammates was eventual NFL defensive end Harry Gunner.
• I shared OSU's Paul Valenti Award with Gunner in 1966, given annually to the player who displays the most desire and determination.
• I was an eighth-round draft choice by the New York Giants in 1967 (one round ahead of DB Ken Houston by the Houston Oilers).
• My NFL teammates all five years of my stint with the Giants included Tucker Frederickson, Pete Gogolak, Carl Lockhart and Fran Tarkenton.
• I was a defensive back who intercepted 11 passes.

Who am I? SCOTT EATON

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Holy Cross All-American guard Bob Cousy.
• I was a second-team pick on the Helms All-American team in 1947-48 when I scored a team-high 15 points in Michigan's first NCAA Tournament victory, a 66-49 decision over Columbia in the Eastern Regional third-place game.
• I earned All-American honors as a senior quarterback for the Wolverines' 1948 national champion before becoming an All-Big Ten second-team selection in basketball.
• I was head football coach at Nebraska (1956), California (1957 through 1959), Illinois (1960 through 1966) and Miami FL (1973 and 1974), guiding Cal and the Illini to Rose Bowl berths.
• I became executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Who am I? PETE ELLIOTT

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga).
• I played in all four of Virginia's playoff games for the 1995 Midwest Regional finalist that was eliminated by eventual national runner-up Arkansas.
• I was a safety who intercepted future NFL teammate Danny Kanell twice in the Cavaliers' victory over Florida State during my senior season.
• I made the New York Giants' roster as a rookie free agent and became a significant contributor as a part-time starter and in nickel-and-dime packages.
• I had a team-leading and career-high five interceptions for the Giants in 1998.
• I intercepted 20 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns with the Giants and Cleveland Browns in six years from 1996 through 2001.

Who am I? PERCY ELLSWORTH

• I played in 1952 NCAA playoffs, scoring six points in East Regional third-place game defeat against Dayton.
• I averaged 3.1 ppg with Princeton from 1949-50 through 1951-52.
• Following military service, I joined McGraw-Hill Publishing, eventually becoming president of the periodical division before resigning suddenly early in 1976.
• I subsequently joined Macmillan and American Business Press, retiring in 1995.

Who am I? JOHN EMERY

• I was a four-year basketball letterman for Kansas who was the second-leading scorer for the Jayhawks in the 1942 NCAA Tournament as a teammate of All-American forward Charles Black.
• I was a two-time All-Big Seven Conference first-team selection in basketball.
• I am the only Kansas athlete to earn All-American honors in football and basketball.
• I am a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and had my jersey No. 15 retired in 1997.
• I led the nation's major-college players in passes attempted (200) and completed (101) and interceptions (10) in 1942 for a rare triple crown.
• I paced Kansas to the Big Six championship and a trip to the 1948 Orange Bowl after returning from World War II.
• One of my basketball and football teammates was fellow military veteran Otto Schnellbacher, who went on to become an All-Pro defensive back who led the NFL in interceptions in 1951.
• I was a first-round NFL draft choice (9th pick overall in 1944 five selection behind Otto Graham) who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948 before becoming a prominent Kansas City bank official.

Who am I? RAY EVANS

• I averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg with Western Kentucky in three NCAA tourney contests in 2012 and 2013.
• As a freshman, I was named Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP before appearing in 2012 playoffs against eventual champion Kentucky after grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds in First Four outing.
• I averaged 12.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg through 2014-15, leading the Hilltoppers in rebounding each of my last three seasons.
• I was an All-Sun Belt Conference third-team choice as sophomore and junior before becoming All-CUSA second-team selection as senior.
• I played one year of football with WKU, appearing in two games with one reception as tight end for seven yards on offense and a pair of tackles on defense.
• I was an undrafted prospect trying out as a left tackle with Seattle Seahawks in 2016 before starting 10 games as rookie.
• I signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the New York Jets in 2020.

Who am I? GEORGE FANT

• As a teammate of Avery Johnson, I collected 5 points and 2 rebounds in 1985 NCAA playoff opening-round loss against eventual Final Four participant St. John's.
• I played with two brothers at various times for Southern (La.), where I averaged 6.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg from 1982-83 through 1985-86.
• I was an All-Arena League first-team selection in 1988 with the Chicago Bruisers.
• I was a defensive end who registered a total of 5 1/2 sacks with six different NFL teams (Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins and New York Jets) in six years from 1987 to 1996.
• I am recognized as the first Virgin Islander to compete in the NFL.

Who am I? JEFF FAULKNER

• I played in the same NCAA tournament as eventual NFL linebacker Fred Carr and punter Ron Widby.
• I scored two points against eventual NCAA champion UCLA in the 1967 West Regional final.
• I was a teammate of Pacific All-American Keith Swagerty.
• I appeared in two World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974 and 1978).
• I ranked among the National League's top eight in bases on balls in 1973 and 1977.
• I paced the N.L. in sacrifice flies in 1973 with 10 and catchers in fielding average.
• I was Al Downing's batterymate on April 8, 1974, when LHP yielded Hank Aaron's MLB record-setting 715th home run surpassing Babe Ruth.
• I hit .240 with 122 homers and 445 RBI for the Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and California Angels in 14 seasons from 1970 through 1983.

Who am I? JOE FERGUSON

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as NFL quarterback Brad Johnson (Florida State) and major league outfielder Kenny Lofton (Arizona).
• I hit two of four field-goal attempts for Baylor in a 75-60 defeat against Memphis State in the opening round of the 1988 Midwest Regional.
• I was an All-American linebacker before becoming an NFL first-round draft choice (12th pick overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1990 five selections ahead of RB Emmitt Smith).
• Alfred Williams, my fellow LB with the Bengals, also played college basketball (for Colorado). Our teammates included Boomer Esiason and Anthony Munoz.
• I registered 33 sacks and returned three of my 11 interceptions for touchdowns with the Bengals in nine years from 1990 through 1998.

Who am I? JAMES FRANCIS

• As a Long Beach State senior, I made both of my field-goal attempts in four minutes of action in 2007 NCAA playoff setback against Tennessee.
• I am one of the first bisexual players in NCAA history to come out of the closet.
• After trying stand-up comedy, I commenced a comedy-writing career that saw me write for shows including Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
• For a while, I was the only black writer on staff at the Daily Show, eventually winning two Emmys. I worked on movie called "Two Distant Strangers," earning me an Oscar for "Best Live Action Short Film," at the 2021 Academy Awards.
• An untitled action feature I wrote (romantic spy thriller set in Africa) starring Idris Elba was purchased at auction by Apple TV+.

Who am I? TRAVON FREE

• I was a 6-4 forward who played briefly for Kansas State under coach Lon Kruger in 1989 NCAA playoff loss against Minnesota.
• Prior to attending K-State, I hit the game-winning basket for Hutchinson (Kan.) in 1988 NJCAA Tournament final.
• My wife, Suzie, became coach of women's volleyball team for my Manhattan-based alma mater.
• I was a decathlete who placed runner-up to Jim O'Brien in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1996 before finishing fourth at the Olympics in Atlanta.
• I won the Big Eight Conference decathlon title in 1989 and 1990 prior to finishing runner-up in 1994 Goodwill Games at St. Petersburg, Russia.

Who am I? STEVE FRITZ

• I collected eight points and four rebounds against Final Four-bound North Carolina in the 2000 NCAA playoffs.
• I played against NCAA champion-to-be Duke in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, incurring four fouls in seven minutes.
• I was a Missouri teammate of eventual NBA first-round draft choice Kareem Rush.
• After beginning my college football career as a quarterback, I became a wide receiver who caught a then school-record 13 passes vs. Baylor in November 2001 en route to finishing my junior campaign one reception shy of the school single-season mark of 75.
• I set new standards the next year as a senior with 16 catches against Bowling Green and 82 receptions overall for 1,075 yards and nine touchdowns before competing in the East-West Shrine Game.
• I am a two-time first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection who set virtually every Mizzou career receiving record, including receptions (200), receiving yards (2,704), touchdown passes (18) and consecutive games with a reception (34).
• I caught two touchdown passes as a rookie with the Chicago Bears after being their fifth-round pick in the 2003 NFL draft.
• I signed with the Tennessee Titans as a free agent in 2007 and promptly caught a career-high 55 passes before managing a career-high 6 TD receptions the next year.
• I had 10 receptions for 135 yards with the Titans in a 13-10 playoff loss against the Baltimore Ravens following the 2008 season.

Who am I? JUSTIN GAGE

• I briefly played against Dean Smith-coached North Carolina in 1967 East Regional final.
• Eventual All-American Terry Driscoll was one of my Boston College teammates under coach Bob Cousy.
• I coached Northeastern football to a 38-60-1 record in nine years from 1991 through 1999.
• I was a wide receiver who set subsequently-broken school pass reception career records with 87 catches and 1,325 yards (for eight touchdowns) from 1966 through 1968.
• I led BC in pass receptions as a junior and senior before becoming 11th-round pick by the Boston Patriots in 1969 NFL draft (seven selections before Frenchy Fuqua).

Who am I? BARRY GALLUP

• I was the leader in rebounding and field-goal percentage for the only Mid-American Conference member ever to win three games in a single NCAA Tournament.
• I played against opponents in the 2002 NCAA playoffs from elite conferences such as the Big 12 (Oklahoma State), SEC (Alabama), Big East (Pittsburgh) and Big Ten (Indiana), leading my team in scoring in two of those games.
• I began my college career at Michigan State but never played there before transferring to junior college and subsequently to Kent State.
• I caught two touchdown passes as a rookie free-agent tight end with the San Diego Chargers in 2003 before setting an NFL record for TD receptions by a tight end the next year with 13.
• I was the only unanimous choice to the AP All-Pro team in 2005 when I caught 89 passes for 1,101 yards and 10 TDs.
• I am a seven-time All-Pro (consecutive seasons) who managed a career-high 1,157 receiving yards in 2009 before signing a lucrative five-year, $36 million deal ($20 million guaranteed).
• I have the most career TD receptions than any TE in NFL history with 116.

Who am I? ANTONIO GATES

• My two NCAA Tournament victories were against schools from Nebraska. I averaged 6.8 ppg and 6.2 rpg in five NCAA playoff games from 2014 through 2016.
• I am a two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection who averaged 8.6 ppg and 8 rpg in four-year career with Baylor under coach Scott Drew.
• I led the Big 12 in rebounding as a junior with 11.6 rpg en route to becoming the Bears' all-time leader in that category.
• I was an undrafted free-agent tight end who caught three passes for 45 yards with the Dallas Cowboys in total of 15 games in 2018.
• My first NFL reception was a 32-yard pass from Dak Prescott.

Who am I? RICO GATHERS

• I was a teammate of Washington State All-American center Paul Lindemann.
• I was WSU's fifth-leading scorer as a senior in 1941 when I averaged 5.8 ppg as an All-PCC second-team selection for the NCAA Tournament runner-up.
• I was an All-West Coast first-team selection who earned football All-American first-team honors by the New York Sun as an end.
• I played in the annual East-West Shrine Game before earning All-Pro second-team honors my first two years with the Los Angeles Dons.
• Fellow end and former Great Northwest college basketball player Dick Wilkins (Oregon) joined the Dons the year after I left the team.

Who am I? DALE GENTRY

• I played in two NCAA playoff games for Georgia under coach Jim Harrick.
• As a freshman flanker, I became the first Bulldogs football player ever to have four consecutive 100-yard games in receiving.
• I returned a kickoff for 91 yards and a touchdown against Clemson the first time I touched the ball as a sophomore.
• I was the second-leading receiver the next season (43 catches for 758 yards and four TDs) with 2002 team that compiled the Bulldogs' first 13-win season, first SEC title in 20 years, a Sugar Bowl victory over Florida State and a final national ranking of #3 (highest since 1980).
• I caught two first-quarter TD passes against Purdue in a 34-27 overtime victory in the First Capital One Bowl following the 2003 campaign.
• I received All-SEC first-team honors as a senior when hauling in career-high 49 receptions.
• I was instrumental in helping Georgia post three straight seasons of 10 or more victories, three consecutive bowl victories and three national top six rankings in a row.
• I was a fourth-round NFL draft choice by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005; one selection behind return specialist Darren Sproles.

Who am I? FRED GIBSON

• I played in the East Regional against North Carolina standouts Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison.
• I was a teammate of California All-Americans Sharef Abdur-Rahim and Ed Gray.
• I averaged 18 points and shot 61% from the floor in the Bears' first two NCAA Tournament games in 1997, including a team-high 23 points in an East Regional second-round victory against Villanova.
• I declared early for the NFL draft after becoming a first-team All-American.
  After catching 53 passes for 768 yards and five touchdowns as a junior in 1996 for Cal's Aloha Bowl squad, I was selected in the first round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
• I became the Chiefs' all-time leader in pass receptions by a tight end midway through the 2000 season en route to becoming a 12-time All-Pro selection.
• I set an NFL single-season record for most receptions by a tight end with 102 in 2004.
• After I was traded to the Atlanta Falcons, I became the NFL's all-time runner-up in receptions behind Jerry Rice before falling to #3 when passed by Larry Fitzgerald.
• I hold the NFL career tight end records for touchdowns (111) and receiving yardage (15,127). My 1,325 catches are most-ever by a former college hooper.

Who am I? TONY GONZALEZ

• I played in same NCAA tourney as eventual MLB players Billy Cowan (Utah), Paul Popovich (West Virginia) and Rollie Sheldon (Connecticut).
• I scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for Idaho State in 1960 West Regional defeat against eventual national runner-up California.
• I averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.5 rpg with New Mexico in 1956-57 and 1957-58 (runner-up in scoring and rebounding averages both seasons) before transferring to ISU, where I averaged a team-high 16.4 ppg in 1959-60.
• I won Seniors World Championship Steer Roper titles in 1992, 1998 and 2000.

Who am I? MYRL GOODWIN

• I played against NFL coach-to-be Red Hickey in the 1941 NCAA Tournament.
• I was scoreless in two West Regional defeats (against Arkansas in regional semifinal and Creighton in regional third-place game).
• One of my teammates was eventual All-American Kenny Sailors.
• I played in the NCAA playoffs for my beloved state of Wyoming.
• I was host of American Sportsman and also broadcast the Super Bowl and NCAA Tournament.
• I was a network broadcaster who worked two of the more memorable World Series on NBC (Miracle Mets' upset of Baltimore in 1969 and the seven-game Cincinnati-Boston series in 1975 that is credited with reviving baseball in the American sports consciousness).

Who am I? CURT GOWDY

• I was among top two scorers for back-to-back Final Four teams.
• I was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection who averaged 11.3 points in four NCAA Tournament games for Ohio State.
• I was an NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1944 and 1945.
• I signed a pro baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies prior to my senior season.
• My MLB teammates included former college hoopers Lefty Hoerst (La Salle), Andy Karl (Manhattan), Tony Lupien (Harvard) and Jim Tabor (Alabama).
• I pitched briefly for Philly in 1945 and 1946 (1-1 record with 9.37 ERA).

Who am I? DON GRATE

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Congressman Scotty Baesler (Kentucky) and CBS analyst Billy Packer (Wake Forest).
• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Arizona State's Joe Caldwell and UCLA's Walt Hazzard.
• I averaged 24.3 points per game in three NCAA Tournament contests and was named to the All-West Regional team.
• I was an all-league first-team selection the last three years of the Mountain States Conference.
• I was held under 10 points only once in college career and scored 46 against New Mexico on March 3, 1962.
• I remain Utah State's all-time leading rebounder and set a single-season record with 403 boards in 1959-60.
• My brother, Pumpsie, was the first black player for the Boston Red Sox, the major leagues' last integrated team.
• My NFL teammates included former college basketball players Mike Ditka (Pittsburgh), Pete Gent (Michigan State), Too Tall Jones (Tennessee State), Roger Staubach (Navy), Ron Widby (Tennessee) and Rayfield Wright (Fort Valley State).
• I intercepted 34 passes as a defensive back with the Dallas Cowboys in 13 years from 1962 through 1974.
• I played in five Pro Bowl games and two Super Bowls (V and VI).

Who am I? CORNELL GREEN

• I am a foreigner who participated in NCAA playoffs each of my first three seasons for New Mexico, averaging 5.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2 apg in four tourney contests.
• I averaged 7.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 2.9 apg in my career with the Lobos from 2011-12 through 2014-15 under coaches Steve Alford and Craig Neal.
• I scored a career-high 24 points against Boston College.
• I have been an Australian Rules Football player in my native country since 2017.
• I am an inside midfielder who led the AFL in total tackles and tackles per game in 2020.

Who am I? HUGH GREENWOOD

• I started second half for Southern California as a freshman in the Trojans' 2002 NCAA playoff first-round overtime loss against UNC Wilmington.
• I was a part-time starter who averaged 5.5 ppg and 4.6 rpg for USC from 2001-02 through 2004-05.
• I was a tight end with the Tennessee Titans in 2005 (two catches for 13 yards) after catching 24 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns with the Men of Troy in 2002 and 2003.
• I started seven games on USC's 2003 national championship team and had one reception for 19 yards from Matt Leinart in the Rose Bowl.
• In 2002, I caught a TD pass from Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer against UCLA. I rejoined Palmer with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006.

Who am I? GREGG GUENTHER

• I appeared in 1951 NCAA playoffs as a Columbia sophomore, scoring two points in loss against Final Four-bound Illinois.
• I was a newspaper executive at Hearst Corporation and former publisher of the San Francisco Examiner (succeeded William Randolph Hearst III), The Denver Post, Dallas Times Herald, plus president of USA Today and Detroit Free Press.
• My final journalism article was published in the Examiner about the 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash in which I drew upon my own experiences as a licensed pilot commuting summer weekends from New York City to Martha's Vineyard.

Who am I? LEE GUITTAR

• I grabbed a total of five rebounds in two NCAA playoff games in 1966 against Elvin Hayes-led Houston and Jerry Chambers-led Utah.
• One of my Oregon State teammates was eventual NFL defensive back Scott Eaton.
• I was a junior college transfer who averaged 4.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg with the Beavers in 1965-66 and 1966-67.
• I shared OSU's Paul Valenti Award with Eaton in 1966, given annually to the player who displays the most desire and determination.
• I was an eighth-round draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968 three selections behind safety George Atkinson.
• My NFL teammates with the Bengals included Bruce Coslet, Bob Trumpy and Sam Wyche.
• I was a defensive end who recorded a safety as a rookie and returned an interception for 70 yards and a touchdown in 1969.
• My teammates when I played for the Chicago Bears in 1970 included Dick Butkus, Bobby Douglass and Gale Sayers.

Who am I? HARRY GUNNER

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as U.S. Congressman Hank Nowak (Canisius).
• I played in the NCAA Tournament against Marshall's Hal Greer and Pittsburgh All-American guard Don Hennon.
• I grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds against Iowa All-Americans Carl Cain and Bill Logan when my team was eliminated by the national runnerup-to-be in the 1956 Midwest Regional semifinals.
• I was a 6-7, 195-pound forward-center who averaged 18.5 points for Morehead State in four NCAA Tournament games in 1956 and 1957.
• I was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as a freshman in 1954-55.
• I am the only athlete to play in a World Series and an NBA Finals (rookie in 1959 when the Lakers were swept by the Boston Celtics) after participating in the NCAA playoffs.
• I was a lefthanded pitcher who compiled a 40-31 record, 3.05 ERA and 42 saves in 421 games during 12 seasons from 1961 through 1972 with the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs.
• I was traded by the Senators to the Yankees for pitcher Jim Coates in April, 1963.
• My teammates with the Yankees included former college basketball players Gene Michael (Kent State) and Rollie Sheldon (Connecticut).
• I was a reliever in the 1963 and 1964 World Series for the Yankees.

Who am I? STEVE HAMILTON

• I played against All-Americans John Pilch (Wyoming), Allie Paine (Oklahoma), Gerry Tucker (Oklahoma) and Irwin Dambrot (CCNY) in NCAA Tournament.
• My basketball teammates included All-American John Hargis and eventual Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Slater Martin.
• I was a freshman forward who averaged 3.3 ppg for Texas' 1947 national third-place basketball team. As a senior, I led the Longhorns in scoring average with 15.1 ppg.
• I hit a SWC-leading .474 for the Longhorns' 1949 baseball squad winning the first of school's four College World Series championships. I contributed a homer and four RBI in championship game win against Wake Forest en route to capturing CWS Most Outstanding Player award.
• I was a first baseman who played briefly with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1952 and 1953 under manager Jimmy Dykes and as teammate of standout outfielders Dave Philley and Gus Zernial.
• I was involved in an 11-player swap between the Athletics and New York Yankees.

Who am I? TOM HAMILTON

I tied teammate and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Bob Kurland for total points in 1945 national semifinals and final with 37.

I was a forward who led Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) in scoring in 1945 NCAA Tournament when the Aggies captured the national basketball title.

I was a two-way back and leading pass receiver with 474 yards for the school's football squad trouncing TCU, 34-0, in Cotton Bowl the same academic school year.

I scored a touchdown in 33-13 victory against St. Mary's (Calif.) in Sugar Bowl following 1945 campaign.

Who am I? CECIL HANKINS

I played in the same NCAA Tournament as eventual major league second baseman Jerry Adair and NFL quarterback Joe Kapp.

I collected 7 points and 7 rebounds in Boston College's NCAA playoff debut, an 86-63 defeat against Maryland in the 1958 East Regional.

I was BC's senior captain in 1957-58, averaging 12.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg.

I was a Navy SEAL who created the New England Sports Network, which was one of the first successful cable channels.

I was Executive Director and Trustee of the Yawkey Foundation and Boston Red Sox CEO in January 2002 when spearheading the selling of the Red Sox to a consortium led by former Florida Marlins owner John Henry for $660 million, doubling the previous record price for a pro baseball franchise.

Who am I? JACK HARRINGTON

• I scored a field goal in the 1998 NCAA playoffs for a #1 seed in South Regional opener before later playing against Jim Boeheim-coached Syracuse in Sweet 16.
• I was a 5-9, 155-pound walk-on point guard from Massachusetts who played in four seasons for Duke from 1995-96 through half of the 1998-99 campaign under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
• I was a four-time All-ACC soccer selection, tallying 45 goals during my college career.
• I earned the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation Collegiate Men's Soccer Player of the Year Award.
• I was a first-team All-American before becoming the No. 2 pick in 1999 Major League Soccer (MLS) college draft.
• I became the league's rookie of the year with the Miami Fusion before winning Defender of the Year in 2009 for the New England Revolution.
• I coached the Revolution from 2011 to 2017 before serving as president and general manager of Birmingham Legion FC.

Who am I? JOHN "JAY" HEAPS

• I missed a three-point attempt with Princeton in 2001 NCAA playoff South Regional opener against #2 seed North Carolina squad featuring eventual NFL regulars Ronald Curry and Julius Peppers.
• Eight of my 11 career field goals for the Tigers were three-pointers.
• I served as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq and was a leading candidate for head of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in the Trump Administration.
• I was CEO of Concerned Veterans for America while serving as a FOX News Channel contributor, providing analysis and commentary across FNC's daytime and prime-time programming. I subsequently became a Fox and Friends morning show co-host.

Who am I? PETE HEGSETH

• I was the leading rebounder for Washington State's team that competed against Boston College in the 1994 East Regional.
• I was the Cougars' leading rebounder each of my four seasons.
• I am a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection who was WSU's second-leading scorer as a junior and senior.
• I finished my college career as my alma mater's all-time second-leading rebounder (927) and third-leading scorer (1,496 points).
• I was a second-round NBA draft pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996 before playing for the Sixers, Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
• I was selected six times in baseball's June draft.
• I am a 6-9 lefthanded pitcher who posted a 3-0 record and 2.45 ERA for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002. The next year, I became the first pitcher in Blue Jays' history to hit a home run.
• My best season was 2005 when I went 11-8 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before being traded the next year to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who am I? MARK HENDRICKSON

• I had a team-high 14 points in outscoring Illinois guard Derek Harper in my first NCAA playoff game with Utah before the Utes were eliminated in the West Regional by champion-to-be North Carolina State.
• My last college game was in the NCAA tourney against North Carolina coach Dean Smith and eventual first-team All-American Kenny Smith.
• I led the Utes in assists with 5.1 per game as a sophomore before finishing my college basketball career in 1986 as the seventh-leading scorer in school history.
• As a senior, I was an All-WAC second-team selection along with Wyoming sophomores Fennis Dembo and Eric Leckner.
• One of my NFL teammates was former college basketball player Too Tall Jones (Tennessee State).
• I was a defensive back who had two interceptions with the Dallas Cowboys during my six seasons with them from 1986 through 1991.
• I recorded a safety in 1991 before the Cowboys were eliminated in the second round of the NFL playoffs by the Detroit Lions.

Who am I? MANNY HENDRIX

• I played against long-time network broadcaster Curt Gowdy and former All-Pro wide receiver Dale Gentry in the 1941 NCAA Tournament.
• I was a 6-2, 195-pound guard who earned basketball honors as a second-team All-Southwest Conference choice as a sophomore and junior and a first-team selection as a senior.
• I was a member of Arkansas' 1941 team that won the SWC title with a 12-0 record, finished 20-3 overall and reached the Final Four in its NCAA Tournament debut.
• I finished sixth in the NFL in pass receptions as a rookie.
• I was a member of the Rams' 1945 NFL title team and finished my pro career with 75 receptions for 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns.
• I was coach of the San Francisco 49ers (27-27-1 record from 1959 through 1963) after playing end with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams for five years (1941 and 1945 through 1948).
• Among the players I coached with the 49ers were former college basketball players Billy Kilmer (UCLA), R.C. Owens (College of Idaho) and Billy Wilson (San Jose State).

Who am I? HOWARD "RED" HICKEY

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league outfielder Dave Winfield (Minnesota).
• I participated in three consecutive Final Fours for NCAA championship teams under legendary coach John Wooden.
• My UCLA teammates included five All-Americans - Henry Bibby, Curtis Rowe, John Vallely, Bill Walton and Sidney Wicks.
• I scored 10 points as a senior against Weber State in the 1972 West Regional semifinals before scoring six points against Denny Crum-coached Louisville in the national semifinals.
• I am author of a book titled with one of Wooden's most famous quotes: "Be Quick - But Don't Hurry."
• As president of CBS Productions from 1991 to 1996, I was responsible for the development and production of such successful prime time programming as Touched by an Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, Rescue 911, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and Dave's World.
• After CBS Entertainment President Leslie Moonves refused to release me from contract to join MCA Inc., I became president of programming for Channel One News from 1997 until 2000.

Who am I? ANDY HILL

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against All-Americans Dennis DuVal (Syracuse) and Marvin Barnes (Providence).
• I was a Furman teammate of All-American forward Clyde Mayes.
• I scored a total of 14 points in five East Regional games from 1973 through 1975.
• I was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1990, when I narrowly lost to Dan Coats.
• I am a Democratic Congressman who was a member of the Indiana House from 1982 until succeeding retiring Lee Hamilton in the U.S. House of Representatives in a widely-watched open-seat contest in 1998.
• After losing my House seat, I recaptured it in 2006 before losing it again in 2010.

Who am I? BARON HILL

• I appeared briefly for UCF in 1994 NCAA playoff pounding by Southeast Regional #1 seed Purdue (coached by Gene Keady).
• I was a quarterback who passed for 437 yards against Valdosta in 1993 season opener before losing to Youngstown State in FCS Playoffs.
• I completed 614-of-1,112 passes for 9,000 yards and 82 touchdowns from 1991 through 1994, setting multiple UCF career passing records (subsequently broken by NFL draft first-rounder Daunte Culpepper).
• I was a quarterbacks/wide receivers coach for Tennessee from 2010 through 2012 and quarterbacks coach for Kentucky from 2016 through 2020.

Who am I? DARIN HINSHAW

• I appeared in NCAA playoffs as a junior and senior, scoring a total of 15 points in 1954 East Regional victories against Connecticut and Cornell before tallying seven in defeat against eventual titlist La Salle led by All-American Tom Gola.
• I averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg from 1951-52 through 1953-54 under Navy coach Ben Carnevale.
• I had three combat tours during the Vietnam War.
• I was Rear Admiral/Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk after serving in similar capacity of USS Kawishiwi.

Who am I? EDWARD "NED" HOGAN

• I appeared in a total of five NCAA playoff games for North Carolina in 2004 and 2005 (national champion under coach Roy Williams).
• I caught 126 passes for 1,760 yards and seven touchdowns with the Tar Heels from 2003 through 2006.
• I caught five passes for 66 yards in a 37-24 defeat against Boston College in 2004 Continental Tire Bowl.
• In 2005, I led UNC in pass receptions with 47.
• I caught seven passes for 169 yards with the Dallas Cowboys in 2010 and 2011.

Who am I? JESSE HOLLEY

• I scored 12 points in the 1969 NCAA playoffs against coach Lou Henson and All-American-to-be New Mexico State guard Jimmy Collins.
• One of my college teammates, Paul Ruffner, was Collins' teammate with the Chicago Bulls in 1970-71.
• I was a second-team All-WAC guard as a junior and senior when I led Brigham Young in scoring each of those seasons.
• I am a son of BYU Hall of Famer Orin Howard.
• I was on roster of BYU's 1968 College World Series squad before selection in eighth round of 1970 MLB draft (one round ahead of eventual Hall of Fame reliever Rich "Goose" Gossage).
• I played in the major leagues with Frank Robinson as a teammate and under him when he was a manager.
• I played five years in the majors as a first baseman-outfielder with the California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from 1972 through 1976.

Who am I? DOUG HOWARD

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against teams coached by Joe B. Hall, Al McGuire and Digger Phelps. Among the opposing players were All-Americans Kevin Grevey (Kentucky), Maurice Lucas (Marquette), Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) and John Shumate (Notre Dame).
• I was a 6-4 forward who averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game in four NCAA Tournament contests in 1973 and 1974 as an Austin Peay teammate of celebrated James "Fly" Williams.
• I was an All-Ohio Valley Conference basketball selection as a senior.
• I became a wide receiver who caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Dallas Cowboys legend Roger Staubach for their final TD in a 21-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X.

Who am I? PERCY HOWARD

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against teams coached by Jack Kraft, Jack Ramsay, Fred Taylor and John Wooden.
• I was a 6-6, 245-pound forward for the 1962 Wake Forest squad featuring Len Chappell and Billy Packer that finished third in the NCAA Tournament. Eventual five-time Pro Bowl defensive back Cornell Green (Utah State) was one of the top scorers in the same tourney.
• I was the first athlete in ACC history to start in both football and basketball.
• One of my pro football teammates was Hall of Fame-to-be quarterback Len Dawson, who briefly played basketball for Purdue.
• I was an All-ACC defensive end who became a third-round pick of the NFL's Chicago Bears in 1962, but chose to play with the AFL's Dallas Texans after being their fifth-round selection.
• In my only pro season, I intercepted a George Blanda pass and returned it 23 yards to help set up the game-winning field goal in second overtime of a 20-17 victory over Houston in 1962 AFL championship game.

Who am I? BILL HULL

• I played in the NCAA tourney against future major league outfielder and manager Sam Mele of NYU.
• I was a forward-center for Georgetown's 1943 NCAA Tournament runner-up that compiled a 22-5 record.
• I scored two points in a 53-49 victory over DePaul, a team from my Chicago hometown, and fellow freshman George Mikan in the Eastern Regional final (playoff semifinals) before going scoreless in a championship game loss to Wyoming.
• I started out as a Democrat before becoming a 12-term Republican Congressman from Illinois and eventual chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
• My towering stature as a lawmaker (6-3) made me the ideal GOP pointman to lead an impeachment inquiry of President Clinton, who earned his diploma from my alma mater 21 years after I did.

Who am I? HENRY HYDE

• I committed one foul in one minute of playing time in 2005 NCAA tourney second-round defeat against Villanova.
• I averaged 1.4 ppg in 19 contests under Florida coach Billy Donovan.
• I was a teammate of eight future NBA players (Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford, David Lee, Joakim Noah, Chris Richard, Anthony Roberson and Matt Walsh).
• I was a football quarterback redshirt before becoming a tight end catching 64 passes for 888 yards and eight touchdowns for the Gators in 2006 and 2007.
• I caught four passes for 58 yards in a 41-24 win against Ohio State in BCS national championship game in Glendale, Ariz., following the 2006 campaign.
• I had seven touchdown receptions from Tim Tebow in 2007 when Aaron Hernandez was my backup.
• I was an All-SEC second-team choice as a junior before missing senior season because of knee injury.
• I was a fifth-round selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009 NFL draft two rounds ahead of TE David Johnson, who played seven years in the league.

Who am I? CORNELIUS INGRAM

• I played one minute in 2000 NCAA tourney final for championship club, missing lone field-goal attempt.
• I also played one minute in Final Four the following year for Michigan State.
• I was a walk-on who collected 28 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in 48 games from 1999-00 through 2001-02 under coach Tom Izzo.
• I am Chairman, President and CEO of Pontiac, Mich.-based United Wholes Mortgage, the second-largest mortgage lender in the U.S.
• After taking company public in September of 2020, its value increased to in excess of $16 billion, making me one of the 25 richest people in the country.
• I received distinction of ringing the bell on New York Stock Exchange the first day of said trading.
• I committed to donating an individual record $32 million to my alma mater's athletic department in 2021.

Who am I? MAT ISHBIA

• I played in waning moments of three NCAA tourney games for 1998 West Regional runner-up.
• Top five scorers among my Lute Olson-coached Arizona basketball teammates were eventual NBA players Mike Bibby, A.J. Bramlett, Michael Dickerson, Miles Simon and Jason Terry.
• I was a quarterback who completed 488-of-717 passes for 5,424 yards and 42 touchdowns from 1997 through 2000, leading the Wildcats in passing yardage as a freshman (including 348 yards vs. Washington) and senior.
• I was principal signal caller as freshman and threw 19 TD passes during regular season but only played for a few snaps in fourth quarter of 20-14 win against New Mexico in Insight.com Bowl.
• Primary receiver my first three years with UA was Dennis Northcutt, a second-round draft selection by the Cleveland Browns who played 10 seasons in the NFL.
• I played briefly with CFL's British Columbia Lions.

Who am I? ORTEGE JENKINS

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as NFL linebacker James Francis (Baylor) and major league outfielder Kenny Lofton (Arizona).
• I was a Florida State teammate of All-American George McCloud.
• I hit all three of my three-point field-goal attempts in a 102-98 opening-round loss to B.J. Armstrong-led Iowa in the 1988 NCAA Tournament.
• I am a quarterback who received a four-year, $15 million contract from the Minnesota Vikings in 1996 despite being their ninth-round draft choice in 1992.
• I became a pro starter when Warren Moon was injured and directed Minnesota to the NFL playoffs.
• An injury led me to losing my starting job to Randall Cunningham in 1998 before I was traded by the Vikings to the Washington Redskins, where I set a club single-game record with 471 yards passing at San Francisco on December 26, 1999.
• I guided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the NFL playoffs following the 2001 season after signing with them as a free agent.
• I threw a career-high five touchdown passes against the Minnesota Vikings in 2002 before leading the Bucs to a victory in Super Bowl XXXVII.
• I returned to the Vikings in 2005 for two seasons.

Who am I? BRAD JOHNSON

• I was a member of coach John Wooden's first NCAA tourney team in 1949-50.
• My UCLA teammates included George Stanich (bronze medalist in high jump at 1948 Olympics) and Eddie Sheldrake (eventual restauranteur).
• I was a tailback who led Bruins in scoring in 1946 and rushing yards in 1948.
• I was first-team all-conference choice who rushed for career-high 118 yards against Oregon as senior.
• I was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles in 10th round of 1950 NFL draft (eight choices behind QB Eddie LeBaron).

Who am I? ERNIE JOHNSON

• I appeared in 1997 NCAA Tournament as did NFL Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez (California) and 2000 NCAA playoffs as did NFL Pro Bowl DL Julius Peppers (North Carolina).
• My Iowa State teammates included All-Americans Marcus Fizer and Jamaal Tinsley.
• I averaged 7.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg from 1996-97 through 1999-00 under coaches Tim Floyd and Larry Eustachy.
• As a senior, I collected a total of 37 points and 16 rebounds in back-to-back Midwest Regional outings against Auburn and UCLA.
• After my hoop eligibility expired, I played linebacker for one of best football teams in the Cyclones' history, posting school's first bowl victory (37-29 over Pitt in Insight.com in 2000).

Who am I? STEVIE JOHNSON

• I scored eight points in 10 minutes in a second-round victory against St. Joseph's in 2001. It was one of four times in six NCAA playoff games that I scored eight points.
• I was a teammate of Stanford All-American Casey Jacobsen when we were eliminated by national champion-to-be Maryland in the 2001 West Regional final and eventual Final Four participant Kansas in the second round of the 2002 Midwest Regional.
• I was an occasional starting forward who had career averages of 4.9 points and 3 rebounds per game with the Cardinal.
• After redshirting in 2000 as a quarterback, I became co-freshman of the year in the Pacific-10 Conference in 2001 when I caught 38 passes for 565 yards and seven touchdowns, including a TD in the Seattle Bowl against Georgia Tech.
• I am a 6-7, 240-pound wide receiver who declared for the NFL draft with two years of eligibility remaining after catching 41 passes for 467 yards and eight TDs in 2002.
• I was a second-round draft choice of the Oakland Raiders in 2003 six selections ahead of fellow TE Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys).

Who am I? TEYO JOHNSON

• I appeared in opening round of 2011 NCAA playoffs against Clemson. My teammates included two All-CUSA first-team selections.
• I played in 24 UAB basketball games in 2008-09 and 2010-11 under a Final Four coach (Mike Davis previously with Indiana).
• I was a wide receiver who had 38 receptions for 531 yards and team-leading seven touchdowns with the Blazers in 2010.

Who am I? MIKE JONES

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league second baseman Jerry Adair (Oklahoma State).
• I was a teammate of California All-American forward Larry Friend.
• I participated as a backup forward in back-to-back West Regional finals in 1957 and 1958.
• I finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1958 when I led Cal to a Rose Bowl berth.
• I coached my alma mater and appeared as a bit actor in a dozen movies.
• I became a member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame after quarterbacking Calgary (1959 and 1960) and Vancouver (1961 through 1966).
• I was an NFL Pro Bowl selection following the 1969 season with the Minnesota Vikings.
• I am the only QB to start in the Rose Bowl, Super Bowl and Grey Cup.
• I was the last QB to throw seven touchdown passes in a single NFL game.
• My teammates with the Vikings included former college basketball players Dale Hackbart (Wisconsin), King Hill (Rice) and Art Powell (San Jose State).

Who am I? JOE KAPP

• I averaged 5.5 ppg for national third-place team in 1949.
• My teammate, Dwight Eddleman, played in 1947 Rose Bowl before winning silver medal in the high jump in 1948 Olympics in London.
• I scored a team-high nine points for Illinois in Eastern Regional final defeat against eventual NCAA champion Kentucky.
• I was an All-Big Ten Conference second-team end in 1948 when leading Illini in pass receptions with 22 for 329 yards.
• I was a four-year football letterman selected in 23rd round of 1949 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams (two choices behind eventual University of Washington coach Jim Owens).

Who am I? WALT KERSULIS

• I averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg for North Carolina A&T from 1993-94 through 1996-97.
• I competed in same NCAA tourneys as eventual MLB starting pitcher Mark Hendrickson and NFL Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens.
• I played against eventual national champion Arkansas in 1994 Midwest Regional first round before collecting two points and two rebounds in seven minutes against Tim-Duncan-led Wake Forest in 1995 NCAA tourney East Regional opener.
• I became top punter in A&T history as All-MEAC first-team selection in 1996 when setting school record with 43.4 yards per punt (runner-up nationally in Division I-AA). In addition to punting duties, I was used on punt- and kick-blocking special teams that season, blocking one of each.
• I was also a javelin and discus thrower on the Aggies' track squad.

Who am I? MONTY KEY

• I was a Virginia teammate of future NBA players Bryant Stith and John Crotty.
• I became the Cavaliers' career rushing record with 3,348 yards on 567 carries, including a total of 14 100-yard games.
• I participated in three football bowls and scored a touchdown against Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl.
• I was scoreless in two 1990 NCAA Tournament games against Notre Dame and Syracuse before becoming a starting running back as a rookie for the Miami Dolphins in 1993.
• I was the Dolphins' leading pass receiver and second-leading rusher after being a third-round pick in the 1993 NFL draft four selections ahead of SS John Lynch.
• I led the Dolphins in pass receptions with 66 for 618 yards in 1995 and was again the team's second-leading rusher before I was traded to the San Francisco 49ers.
• I played with the Oakland Raiders after previously being in the same backfield with quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young.
• I missed Super Bowl XXXVII because of an injury.

Who am I? TERRY KIRBY

• I was the leading scorer in the Mountain States (Big Seven) Conference with 16.4 points per game for Colorado's 1946 NCAA Tournament team.
• I am reputedly the first player selected in the NBA's first college draft in 1947 after enrolling at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) to play on a 16-4 team with two of my brothers.
• I never appeared in the then-fledgling NBA, which doesn't have any official draft records prior to 1949. The franchise that selected me, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, folded shortly after the draft, and my rights reverted to the New York Knicks.
• I chose not to play in an uncertain situation for little money after the Knicks mailed a contract offer to me in the mail for just $3,500.
• My son, Chris, coached American University for seven seasons from 1990-91 through 1996-97.
• I was recalled to the military during the Korean War, where I was assigned to intelligence work for the Navy and later embarked on a civilian career that led to a job with the Central Intelligence Agency.
• I was the CIA's deputy director under George Bush in 1976.

Who am I? HANK KNOCHE

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against future college and NBA head coaches Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina), Larry Farmer (UCLA), Lon Kruger (Kansas State) and Brian Winters (South Carolina).
• I was a Memphis State teammate of All-Americans Larry Finch and Larry Kenon.
• I was a 5-10 guard who averaged 3.9 points per game for the Tigers' team that lost to UCLA's Walton Gang in the 1973 NCAA Tournament final.
• I breed and train horses at Crown Center Farms, south of Columbia, Mo.
• I presented Missouri with the largest single, private gift in the school's history - $10 million, which was earmarked as seed money for a new 17,000-seat, $50 million arena.
• My wife, Nancy, is the daughter of the late Bud Walton and niece of the late Sam Walton, the brothers who founded Wal-Mart. My wife and I owned the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the Kiel Center arena in St. Louis.
• I had two deals fall through while trying to purchase NBA franchises (Denver Nuggets and Vancouver Grizzlies) before courting the Charlotte Hornets.
• I was named to the state of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Who am I? BILL LAURIE

• I led UCLA in scoring in two seasons under coach John Wooden, including his second NCAA tourney team in 1952.
• I was an All-PCC South Division first-team selection as a senior in 1953-54.
• I helped the Bruins' tennis squad win PCC titles from 1952 through 1954.
• I joined fellow tennis co-captain Bob Perry to capture the NCAA doubles crown in 1954.

Who am I? C. "RON" LIVINGSTON

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as NFL linebacker James Francis (Baylor) and NFL quarterback Brad Johnson (Florida State).
• I was an Arizona teammate of All-Americans Sean Elliott and Steve Kerr.
• I was a member of the Wildcats' team that compiled a 35-3 record and reached the 1988 Final Four.
• I outscored Texas-El Paso guard Tim Hardaway, 12-2, in the 1987 West Regional.
• I led the American League in stolen bases in 1992 with 66, a record for an American League rookie.
• I was a Gold Glove outfielder who led the Cleveland Indians with a .325 batting mark (fourth in the A.L.) and paced the majors with 70 stolen bases in 1993.
• I played in the major league All-Star Game in 1994 and 1995, when I led the A.L. in stolen bases with 60 and 54, respectively.
• Considered the premier leadoff hitter of the 1990s, I am a six-time All-Star who hit a career-high .349 in 1994 with the Indians.
• I stole six bases in the 1995 World Series against the Atlanta Braves before hitting .333 for them in 1997 after I was traded in a deal involving former basketball player David Justice (Thomas More).
• I was traded to contending teams (the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, respectively) midway through the 2002 and 2003 campaigns.
• I tied a major league record by scoring a run in 18 consecutive games with the Giants.
• Longtime standout Bernie Williams became a designated hitter upon my acquisition by the New York Yankees as their center fielder in 2004.
• I finished my 17-year MLB career with a .299 batting average and 622 stolen bases.

Who am I? KENNY LOFTON

• I averaged 9.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg for Seattle from 1964-65 through 1966-67.
• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as did Green Bay Packers linebacker Fred Carr (Texas Western) and Dallas Cowboys punter Ron Widby (Tennessee) plus MLB catcher Joe Ferguson.
• As a senior, I grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in 62-54 defeat against defending national champion Texas Western in West Regional of 1967 NCAA tourney before becoming 54th pick overall in NBA draft by the SuperSonics (nine choices ahead of 10-year veteran Dale Schlueter).
• I was a Justice for the Supreme Court of Kings County in Brooklyn from 1996 to early 2009, presiding primarily over felony cases.
• One of my best-know cases involved a con man who posed as film legend Sidney Poitier's son, inspiring the play "Six Degrees of Separation" and a 1994 film adaptation of the same name.
• I was appointed as a Justice of the Appellate Division in spring of 2009.

Who am I? PLUMMER LOTT

• I made all three of my field-goal attempts and grabbed a total of four rebounds as walk-on freshman in first two NCAA playoff games for 2001 national champion Duke. Four years later, I hauled down a total of seven boards in 13 minutes of playing time in back-to-back Austin Regional contests against Mississippi State and Michigan State.
• I was suspended from coach Mike Krzyzewski's 2001-02 squad following incidents involving underage drinking and embarrassing photographs after getting drunk and passing out at a UNC fraternity party.
• I started 26 of 40 career football games with the Blue Devils as a wide receiver, making 75 receptions for 895 yards and six touchdowns. In 2003 for their only team posting more than three victories in an eight-year span from 1995 through 2002, I led them in catches (27), receiving yards (290) and TD receptions (four).
• I signed as a free-agent outside linebacker in the 3-4 scheme with the Dallas Cowboys although I failed to earn a spot on their squad.
• I became Barack Obama's "body man" from 2007 to 2011, acting as something of a traveling valet in the President's entourage, making sure his personal needs were met.
• I was a constant presence in the West Wing and by the president's side during every trip away from home. Thus, I was in the background of numerous official photos.
• I became an editor-at-large for Vice Sports in 2016.

Who am I? REGGIE LOVE

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as NFL running back Terry Kirby (Virginia).
• I was a Loyola Marymount teammate of eventual All-Americans Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble in 1988-89 when the Lions (181) and U.S. International (150) competed in the highest-scoring game in NCAA history.
• I scored at least 16 points as a sophomore in each of the last three NCAA playoff outings for Loyola Marymount's 1990 West Regional runner-up (against Michigan, Alabama and UNLV). I had 23 in as many minutes against Michigan (149-115 victory) in the highest-scoring game in NCAA playoff history.
• I was a two-time All-WCC first-team selection and league-leading scorer.
• I scored a career-high 48 points against Idaho State as a junior in 1990-91 when I finished among the top five nationally in scoring (28.5 ppg) and assists (9.1 apg). During that season, I tallied a team-high 34 points when the Lions set an NCAA single-game scoring record in a 186-140 victory over USIU.
• I am an Oakland product who ranked eighth in the country in scoring as a senior with 26 points per game.
• I played in the same major league outfields with Sammy Sosa and Bobby Bonds.
• I hit .282 with the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and San Francisco Giants from 1997 through 2000 after previously being in the farm systems of the Texas Rangers and New York Mets.
• I went 15-for-34 from the plate (.441) with the Giants in 2000.

Who am I? TERRELL LOWERY

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as did Green Bay Packers linebacker Fred Carr (Texas Western) and Dallas Cowboys punter Ron Widby (Tennessee).
• I was a backup guard to eventual Princeton athletic director Gary Walters.
• I was a teammate of All-American Bill Bradley when the presidential candidate-to-be scored a Final Four-record 58 points against Wichita State in the 1965 national third-place game.
• I scored 14 points in three NCAA Tournament games in 1967 against coaches Bucky Waters (West Virginia), Dean Smith (North Carolina) and Lou Carnesecca (St. John's).
• I was employed by the U.S. Congress along with Hillary Clinton as part of a litigation team during the Watergate hearings.
• I survived non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 1980s and prostate cancer in the 1990s.
• I was a key major-league baseball executive with the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox for more than 20 years.
• I was a driving force behind the construction of Camden Yards before becoming a minority owner of the Padres.
• I was instrumental in hiring Theo Epstein in November 2002 as the youngest general manager in baseball history.

Who am I? LARRY LUCCHINO

• I scored 12 points for Yale in overtime loss against Final Four-bound Wake Forest in 1962 East Regional.
• I was an All-Ivy League second-team selection in 1962-63 and 1963-64 who averaged 13.1 ppg and 4.1 rpg in three-year varsity career under coach Joe Vancisin.
• I was captain of 1964 college tennis team and Yale-Harvard squad playing Oxford-Cambridge in the Prentice Cup Matches that year.
• Longtime singles and doubles champion of the Seabright Lawn Tennis Cricket Club, the Asbury Park Press voted me second-best player in history of Jersey Shore tennis in 2000.
• I was a VP at Smith, Barney & Co. before co-founding Lynch & Mayer, a large-cap investment advisory group with approximately $6 billion in assets in 1996.

Who am I? DENNIS LYNCH

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as six-year NFL defensive back Manny Hendrix.
• I played in the 1986 NCAA playoffs against All-Americans Rony Seikaly and Pearl Washington.
• I scored seven points for Brown's first-ever Ivy League champion in an opening-round loss against Jim Boeheim-coached Syracuse before leading the Bears in scoring the next season with 17.3 ppg.
• I assumed office as Rhode Island's Attorney General in January, 2003. Six weeks later, I oversaw a criminal investigation for the state after a pyrotechnics display burned a nightclub to the ground, killing 99 people and injuring 186.
• After endorsing Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008, I competed for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2010 before bowing out.

Who am I? PATRICK LYNCH

• I appeared in 33 basketball games with Massachusetts from 1995-96 through 1998-99.
• As a freshman for John Calipari-coached Final Four team, I played briefly in opening-round win vs. UCF and East Regional rout of Georgetown.
• I was a four-year football letterman the second half of 1990s who still holds school career records for most punt yards and attempts plus longest punt (78 yards vs. Boston University in 1997).
• I was an All-Atlantic 10 Conference third-team selection as senior for Division I-AA national football champion.

Who am I? ANDY MACLAY

• I was a college teammate of Steve Ehlmann, a state legislator and circuit judge who contemplated running for Congress to fill Jim Tallent's seat when Tallent ran for Governor of Missouri in 2000.
• I was a junior college transfer who played for two different head coaches at Furman (Frank Selvy and Joe Williams).
• I was named MVP in the Southern Conference Tournament before collecting five points and two rebounds for the Paladins in their inaugural NCAA Tournament game, a 105-74 defeat against Digger Phelps-coached Fordham in the 1971 East Regional.
• I was an outfielder who hit .251 in 11 years from 1974 through 1984 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals and New York Mets.
• My major league teammates included Dick Allen, George Brett, Steve Carlton, Dave Kingman, Mike Schmidt, Darryl Strawberry and Bruce Sutter.
• I was a valuable backup who hit three pinch homers for the Phillies in 1978 in my last year with three consecutive divisional champions.
• I was involved in an eight-player trade including Ted Sizemore and Manny Trillo between the Phillies and Cubs during the winter before the 1979 season.
• I was a regular with the Cubs, collecting 42 homers and 146 RBI.
• I was a free-swinger who was suspended in 1984 for involvement with drugs.
• I served a three-month sentence in the Fort Worth Correctional Institute with Royals teammate Willie Wilson.

Who am I? JERRY MARTIN

• I competed in NCAA playoffs against opponents coached by luminaries P.J. Carlesimo, Dr. Tom Davis, Cliff Ellis, Don Haskins, Dean Smith, Jerry Tarkanian and Billy Tubbs.
• I was a member of three consecutive Arizona clubs seeded #1 or #2 in the NCAA bracket.
• I averaged 3.9 ppg and hit 42.4% of my three-point field-goal attempts under coach Lute Olson.
• My Final Four teammates in 1988 included Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr and eventual MLB All-Star outfielder Kenny Lofton.
• I am one-half of the hit-making production team "The Underdogs," whose past work includes films such as Dreamgirls, The Help, Pitch Perfect 2 and blockbuster hit Straight Outta Compton.
• I served as executive producer on the film More Than a Game - a documentary featuring NBA all-time great LeBron James.
• I am a six-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/music producer (with Beyonce, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson and Justin Timberlake) elected as chairman of The Recording Academy in June of 2019.

Who am I? HARVEY MASON JR.

• I participated in four NCAA playoff games, including one where I made all four of my field-goal attempts and dished out a team-high five assists in a first-round loss against Jack Hartman-coached Kansas State in 1981.
• My San Francisco teammates included All-Americans Bill Cartwright and Quintin Dailey.
• I averaged 8.5 points per game during my career with the Dons.
• My NFL teammates during five seasons in the mid-1980s with three different teams included former college basketball players Sam Clancy, Ronnie Lott and Pete Metzelaars.
• I had two interceptions and four sacks as LB-DB for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984.

Who am I? KEN McALISTER

• I was a member of Maryland's 2002 NCAA titlist before becoming a part-time starter for the Terrapins' defending champion the next season.
• I played in the same 2001 NCAA basketball tourney as NFL defensive end Julius Peppers (North Carolina).
• I participated in two 2000 NCAA Tournament games, including one against UCLA.
• My Maryland teammates included All-ACC first-team selections Lonny Baxter, Juan Dixon and Terence Morris.
• In 1999, I finished No. 2 among Division I-A freshman quarterbacks (behind Virginia Tech's Michael Vick) in passing efficiency and total offense.

Who am I? CALVIN McCALL

• I scored one point against Bob Kurland-led Oklahoma A&M for Baylor's first-ever NCAA tourney team in 1946.
• I was a C-LB who started five of 11 games with the AAFC's Baltimore Colts in 1948, returning one interception for five yards.
• At the conclusion of a defeat against the Buffalo Bills featuring a controversial incomplete-pass call, I helped escort the head linesman away from unruly fans to the dressing room. A young son for one of the other referees at the contest was Fay Vincent, who said the mob experience impacted his crowd management when later becoming MLB Commissioner.
• As Midland, Tex., city attorney, one of my teammates for a local businessmen football squad (called the Misfits) playing against other town clubs was George H.W. Bush, the future 41st President of the U.S. I also taught Laura Bush's mom and dad in Sunday School class at a Methodist church.
• In 1958, I purchased a 320,000-acre ranch, a large portion of which later became Big Bend Ranch State Park.
• I was a pall bearer for FBI founder/director J. Edgar Hoover.
• My storied life formed the basis of a film titled "The Wheeler Dealers" starring James Garner.

Who am I? LEN "TUFFY" McCORMICK

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as eventual Indiana football coach Cam Cameron.
• I was a defensive specialist who fouled out when I collected seven points and five rebounds in a 1982 West Regional first-round loss against Wyoming.
• One of my Southern California teammates was Kentucky transfer Dwight Anderson. Another one of my USC teammates was Ken Johnson, who transferred after the season to Michigan State.
• My NFL teammates with the Los Angeles Rams included Eric Dickerson, Dennis Harrah, Jackie Slater, Jack Youngblood and Jim Youngblood.
• I was a tight end who caught 14 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns with the Rams and Detroit Lions in four years from 1983 to 1987.

Who am I? JAMES McDONALD

• I scored two points in two 1996 NCAA Tournament games for the eventual national runner-up.
• One of my Syracuse teammates was NBA first-round draft choice John Wallace.
• I am a former Gator Bowl MVP who was a high school basketball teammate of eventual Boston Celtics star Antoine Walker for Mount Carmel (Ill.), an all-male Catholic institution on the southside of Chicago.
• I participated in bowl games all four years in college - Gator, Liberty, Fiesta and Orange.
• I am a quarterback who completed 58.4% of my college passes with 77 TDs, including one as a freshman for 96 yards to eventual NFL standout Marvin Harrison against West Virginia in 1995.
• I finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting before becoming the second pick overall in the 1999 NFL draft.
• I finished runner-up to Marshall Faulk in voting for MVP in the NFL in 2000.
• A Super Bowl appearance climaxed my leading the Philadelphia Eagles to five consecutive NFL playoff appearances from 2000 through 2004 as a Pro Bowler each year in that span while completing 58% of my passes with twice as many touchdowns as interceptions.
• I set an an NFL record with 24 consecutive completions over a two-game span in 2004 when I had five games with at least four touchdown passes and established the Eagles' single-game record with 464 passing yards against Green Bay.
• I am the Eagles' all-time leader in career wins, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
• I finished my career with the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings.
• No former college hooper has more NFL career passing yards (37,276) and rushing touchdowns as QB (29) than myself.

Who am I? DONOVAN McNABB

• I played against Congressman-to-be Henry Hyde (Georgetown) in the NCAA playoffs.
• I was named to the first five on the All-Metropolitan New York team as a sophomore in 1942-43 when I was NYU's leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament (losses against Georgetown and Dartmouth).
• I played for two different major league teams in a single season four times in a seven-year span, including two tours of duty as a teammate of Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
• I was an outfielder who hit .267 in a 10-year playing career from 1947 through 1956 with six teams before becoming manager of the Minnesota Twins for seven years from 1961 through 1967.
• I led the American League with 36 doubles for the Washington Senators in 1951 and drove in six runs in one inning in a 1952 game for the Chicago White Sox.
• I managed the Twins in 1965 when they won the A.L. title.

Who am I? SAM MELE

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga) and NFL defensive back Percy Ellsworth (Virginia).
• I played in the 1996 NCAA Tournament against Temple coach John Chaney after my team was upset by Manhattan in the playoffs the previous year.
• I hold Oklahoma's record for consecutive successful free throws with 30.
• I was an All-Tournament Team selection as first baseman for the 1994 College World Series champion before becoming a second-round draft choice of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996 (32nd pick overall ahead of 10-plus year NBA veterans Randy Livingston, Jeff McInnis and Malik Rose).
• I was a forward who averaged 16.5 ppg en route to finishing my career No. 6 on the Sooners' all-time scoring list (1,946 points).
• I was a two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection and league player of the year as a junior when I averaged 23.6 ppg and 8.4 rpg.
• I was selected in three different MLB June amateur drafts - 1992 15th round (17 picks ahead of OF Jose Cruz), 1995 7th round (28 picks ahead of RHP A.J. Burnett) and 1996 33rd round (12 picks behind 2B Orlando Hudson).
• I was a third baseman who replaced Cal Ripken Jr. in the Baltimore Orioles' lineup on September 20, 1998, ending Ripken's major league record of 2,632 consecutive games played.
• I no longer was Ripken's teammate during his final season in 2001 because I was traded to the Montreal Expos.

Who am I? RYAN MINOR

• I participated in same NCAA tourney when league rival Arkansas became the first SWC member in 22 years to reach the Final Four.
• I appeared in the NCAA playoffs against Notre Dame's Kelly Tripucka, Bill Hanzlik and Bill Laimbeer.
• I played briefly for Houston in the Cougars' 100-77 opening-round setback to the Fighting Irish in the 1978 Midwest Regional after leading the Cougars in QB sacks with eight.
• I was a defensive end who became a first-round NFL draft choice (27th pick overall).
• I played seven pro seasons (1981 through 1987) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons.
• One of my teammates with the Eagles was former college basketball player Harold Carmichael (Southern).

Who am I? LEONARD MITCHELL

• I made my only field-goal attempt in two minutes of playing time for Mike Montgomery-coached Stanford against Texas-San Antonio in the opening round of the 2004 NCAA playoffs.
• As a wide receiver with the Cardinal, I caught 103 passes for 1,555 yards and 12 touchdowns from 2003 through 2007. I was runner-up on the team in pass receptions with 39 in 2004 (led club with six TD catches) and 2007.
• I missed much of 2005 with a dislocated hip suffered in season opener at Navy and was restricted to a part-time role in 2006 because of a stress fracture in my right foot.
• I caught 62 passes for 804 yards and five TDs as mainly a tight end with the Cleveland Browns from 2009 through 2011 before playing with the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks in 2012.
• I had three pass receptions for a career-high 87 yards in 2010 NFL season opener.
• I caught a TD pass from Colt McCoy in each of first two games in 2011.

Who am I? EVAN MOORE

• I participated in same NCAA tourney when ESPN analyst LaPhonso Ellis grabbed a playoff-high 18 rebounds for Notre Dame against fellow SEC member Vanderbilt.
• I appeared in the NCAA Tournament against Texas-El Paso's Tim Hardaway.
• I averaged 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 1988-89 for LSU coach Dale Brown.
• I started in the same backcourt with All-American Chris Jackson in the West Regional of the 1989 NCAA playoffs.
• I was a two-time All-Tournament Team selection in College World Series, smacking two homers for eventual champion in 1991 CWS opener against Florida.
• I was the player to be designated in a trade when pitcher Jack McDowell went from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets.
• My MLB teammates included Hall of Famers Frank Thomas and Cal Ripken Jr.
• I was an outfielder who hit .287 for the White Sox from 1995 through 1997 before my contract was sold to a team in Japan.

Who am I? LYLE MOUTON

• I participated in inaugural NCAA tourney in 1939 with admiral John Dick (Oregon) and world-famous heart surgeon Denton Cooley (Texas).
• I was a backup guard and longest-surviving member for Oregon's legendary "Tall Firs" team winning first NCAA championship.
• I was a leadoff hitter who had four games with four hits as MLB rookie. My infielder teammates with the Philadelphia Phillies included Granny Hamner and former Harvard hoops captain Tony Lupien.
• I was a lefthanded-swinging second baseman who hit .267 in 1944.

Who am I? FRED "MOON" MULLEN

• I was a 6-0 All-American forward as a junior for Dartmouth.
• I was the leading scorer for the 1942 NCAA Tournament runner-up (22-4 record) and averaged 12.6 points in seven NCAA Tournament games from 1941 through 1943.
• I was a trustee and chairman of the Finance Committee of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• I had a 29-year career as an executive (vice president in 1962, president/director in 1966, CEO in 1969 and chair/CEO from 1975-87) with the Phelps Dodge Corp., a Fortune 500 company and the nation's leading copper producer.

Who am I? GEORGE MUNROE

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Notre Dame (Kelly Tripucka, Orlando Woolridge, Bill Hanzlik and Bill Laimbeer) and Maryland (Albert King and Buck Williams).
• I was a Tennessee teammate of All-Americans Reggie Johnson and Dale Ellis.
• I collected a total of 19 points and 14 rebounds in just 36 minutes in four NCAA Tournament games in 1979 and 1980.
• I am one of the most popular figures in recent wrestling history who quietly began my career in 1990 as a WCW undercard wrestler, including billing as Oz (dressed in green cape and claimed to be "great and powerful") and Vinnie Vegas (wise guy in a pink suit and sunglasses).
• I am a former bouncer who went from a hanger-on to a 6-10, 350-pound hero in about seven months. My pin of Bob Backlund completed an unprecedented trifecta, giving me the WWF World tag team title, International title, and World title in the same calendar year.
• I was known as "Diesel" when I won the World Wrestling Federation championship in a record-setting eight-second bout in 1994.

Who am I? KEVIN NASH

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league pitcher Steve Hamilton (Morehead State).
• I played in the NCAA playoffs against North Carolina's undefeated 1957 team and All-Americans Tom Gola (La Salle), Ronnie Shavlik (N.C. State), Guy Rodgers (Temple) and Hot Rod Hundley (West Virginia).
• I was a teammate of Canisius All-America guard John McCarthy.
• I was the leading rebounder for the first three Canisius teams to participate in the NCAA Tournament.
• I was the leading scorer and rebounder for one of the winningest teams in Canisius history (22-6 record in 1956-57).
• I became a two-time NCAA Tournament All-East Regional selection (1956 and 1957) by averaging 19.4 points per game in nine NCAA playoff contests.
• I was selected in the fourth round of 1957 NBA draft by St. Louis Hawks (Woody Sauldsberry was chosen in eighth round).
• I am a Democrat who never received less than 75 percent of the general electorate vote while representing the Buffalo area for nine terms (1975-93) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Who am I? HANK NOWAK

• I played in the same NCAA Tournament as eventual Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey, Massachusetts U.S. Congressman Joe Early and World Series of Poker legend Doyle Brunson.
• I averaged 15.3 ppg in three NCAA playoff contests in 1953 before becoming 58th pick overall in NBA draft.
• I was a third-team All-American selection on Converse and United Press All-American squads as a senior when I finished second in the nation in field-goal shooting (54%).
• I was a MLB bonus baby ($40,000) who hit .238 in 89 contests as a rookie with seven-game hitting streak in mid-July in 1953.
• My twin brother was a basketball All-American who went on to play six seasons of major league baseball.
• I was an infielder-outfielder who played five seasons (1953 and 1955 through 1958) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting .236 in 231 games.

Who am I? EDDIE O'BRIEN

• I played in the same NCAA Tournament as eventual Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey, Massachusetts U.S. Congressman Joe Early and World Series of Poker legend Doyle Brunson.
• I was a a two-time NCAA consensus All-American who averaged 32 ppg in three NCAA playoff games in 1953 after scoring 51 points in a regular-season game against Gonzaga.
• I became the first college player to crack the 1,000-point plateau in a single season by scoring 1,051 in 37 games in 1951-52.
• I was the 49th pick overall in 1953 NBA draft.
• I was a MLB bonus baby ($40,000) who hit .247 with 17 extra-base hits in 89 contests and had a nine-game hitting streak as rookie in 1953.
• My twin brother was a basketball All-American who went on to play five seasons of major league baseball.
• I was an infielder/pitcher who played 339 games in six seasons (1953 and 1955 through 1959) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Braves, hitting .250 and compiling a 1-3 pitching record.
• I was traded by the Pirates with Gene Freese to the Cardinals for Dick Schofield and cash.
• I was a teammate of Hank Aaron in my final MLB season.
• I was a second baseman for the Pirates on July 3, 1956, when I became the last N.L. position player to earn a victory on the mound until catcher Brent Mayne achieved the feat for the Colorado Rockies against the Atlanta Braves in August 2000.

Who am I? JOHNNY O'BRIEN

• I was scoreless in one minute for Tennessee-Chattanooga against No. 2 seed Connecticut in the 1995 West Regional.
• I played in the Senior Bowl after becoming UTC's all-time leading receiver (143 catches for 2,320 yards and 19 TDs).
• I started more games at receiver (10) than any San Francisco 49ers rookie since Gene Washington in 1969.
• I caught 162 passes for 2,553 yards and 26 touchdowns in my first three NFL seasons after being the 49ers' third-round draft choice in 1996.
• I became the heir apparent to Hall of Fame-bound Jerry Rice as the 49ers' go-to wide receiver after catching 15 touchdown passes in 1998, including at least one in each of the last eight regular-season games.
• My dramatic 25-yard touchdown catch from Steve Young with three seconds remaining lifted the 49ers to a 30-27 victory against the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game following the 1998 season.
• I set an NFL single-game record with 20 receptions in 2000 against the Chicago Bears.
• I led the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles in receiving in 2004.
• I am a six-time Pro Bowl selection who finished my 15-year NFL career with 1,078 pass receptions for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns and became a Hall of Fame selection. The receiving yardage and TDs are most ever by a former college hooper.

Who am I? TERRELL OWENS

• I played in same NCAA basketball tourney as eventual Congressman Scotty Baesler (Kentucky) and Dallas Cowboys defensive back Cornell Green (Utah State).
• I was the second-leading scorer for Wake Forest's only Final Four squad (behind All-American Len Chappell).
• I outscored Ohio State's Bob Knight 17-0 and UCLA All-American Walt Hazzard 22-15 at the 1962 Final Four.
• After earning a spot on the All-East Regional team, I scored a total of 39 points in two Final Four games for the national third-place Demon Deacons to finish the season with a 14.1-point scoring average.
• I hit just 1-of-10 field-goal attempts in a 97-74 victory over St. John's in the first round although Wake still became the only team to ever trail by as many as 10 points at halftime of a tournament game (46-36) and then win the contest by more than 20.
• I was an All-ACC first-team selection as a junior in 1960-61 with Chappell and three other All-Americans (Art Heyman, York Larese and Doug Moe).
• My son, Mark, is known as the radio host of syndicated "PrimeTime with the Packman," the most listened-to sports radio show in the Carolinas from late 1990s through next decade. Due to his fondness for college football, Mark coined the phrase "Southern Fried Football."
• I was the color commentator at the Final Four for two different broadcast networks.

Who am I? BILLY PACKER

• I participated in the same NCAA basketball tourney as eventual NFL players Fred Carr (linebacker), Vernon Vanoy (defensive tackle) and Ron Widby (punter).
• I contributed a field goal in Princeton's 78-58 victory against Lou Carnesecca-coached St. John's in 1967 East Regional third-place game.
• I played for the Tigers under coaches Butch van Breda Kolff and Pete Carril.
• My law firm was a major financial contributor to Bill Bradley's failed campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
• I hosted one of the first fundraisers for future President Barack Obama.
• Obama traveled to my hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., as a groomsman in wedding of my daughter to Obama's Travel Director and confidant (Marvin Nicholson/body guy for Sen. John Kerry during his White House bid).
• I was Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 1986 (lost to Bob Martinez).

Who am I? STEVE PAJCIC

• I played in the NCAA Tournament against All-Americans Arnold Short (Oklahoma City), Bob Mattick (Oklahoma A&M), Bob Houbregs (Washington) and Don Schlundt (Indiana).
• I was a football/basketball teammate of All-American defensive back Gil Reich.
• I was a starting forward and second-leading rebounder for Kansas' 1953 national runner-up.
• I was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team in 1952 when I averaged 20 points per game for Garden City (Kan.) before enrolling with the Jayhawks.
• I was an All-Big Seven Conference first-team basketball selection as a senior.
• After catching 10 passes for 179 yards with KU in 1953, I was a 14th-round selection in 1954 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles as a back (nine picks ahead of 1955 Jim Thorpe Trophy winner WR Harlon Hill).
• I scored 54 touchdowns in my 14-year CFL career and had 34 games with at least 100 yards in pass receptions.
• I became a member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame after averaging 20.6 yards per pass reception with 460 catches for 9,473 yards and 64 touchdowns.

Who am I? HAL PATTERSON

• Hitting a three-pointer just before the final buzzer, I was a tri-captain who collected nine points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals for Northern Illinois in one-point, first-round loss (74-73) against once-beaten Texas Tech in 1996 East Regional.
• I was NIU's top wide receiver in 1994 with 34 catches for 578 yards and four touchdowns, finishing my football career with 93 pass receptions for 1,564 yards and eight TDs.
• I led the Big West Conference in punt return yards in 1994 with 252.
• I averaged at least 17 yards per reception in each of my last two seasons, catching a 32-yard TD pass against Illinois and 48-yarder against Oklahoma State.

Who am I? VAURICE "REESE" PATTERSON

• I was a member of a 2000 Final Four squad.
• I made 13 of 15 shots from the floor in NCAA playoff competition en route to leading North Carolina in field-goal shooting in 2000-01 (64.3%).
• I started both of my NCAA Tournament games in 2001, including my first double-double (10 rebounds and career-high 21 points against Penn State).
• I was a basketball/football teammate of Ronald Curry, a four-year starting quarterback.
• I was a first-team All-American as a defensive end who led the nation in sacks with 15 in 2000.
• I won the Lombardi Award as the nation's top lineman and Chuck Bednarik Trophy as the nation's top defensive player in 2001 (finishing 10th in Heisman Trophy voting) before becoming the second pick overall in the NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers.
• I was named NFL defensive rookie of the year in 2002 after registering 54 tackles and 12 sacks (including a pair of three-sack games) in 12 contests in 2002.
• The next year, I played in Super Bowl XXXVIII for Charlotte.
• I am an eight-time NFL Pro Bowl selection who signed a lucrative free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears in 2010 and Green Bay Packers in 2014. Most recent Pro Bowl appearance was in my 14th NFL season before returning to Panthers.
• I am the only player in NFL history to accrue 100-plus sacks and 10-plus interceptions.

Who am I? JULIUS PEPPERS

• I collected six points and a team-high nine rebounds for Texas Tech in a 1961 Midwest Regional semifinal loss against eventual NCAA Tournament champion Cincinnati.
• I averaged 12.1 ppg and 10.5 rpg as a junior as part of Tech's first SWC championship team in a major sport.
• I averaged 8 ppg for the Red Raiders in five NCAA playoff contests in 1961 and 1962.
• My NFL teammates included standouts such as Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Roger Staubach.
• I was a placekicker who scored 466 points with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys in eight years from 1967 through 1974.
• In 1970, I had three consecutive NFL contests with at least three field goals.
• I led the league with 25 field goals for the Bears in 1968 when I tied for third place in scoring with 100 points.

Who am I? MAC PERCIVAL

• I participated in 1998 NCAA tourney against Northern Arizona and West Virginia.
• I averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg while shooting 64.4% from the floor for Cincinnati in 1997-98 under coach Bob Huggins.
• I competed three campaigns as backup quarterback with the Bearcats from 1994 through 1996 before catching 10 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown as tight end my senior season.
• I played for UC's first bowl team in 46 years (Humanitarian victory vs. Utah State).
• I played one season as QB with the New York Dragoons of the Arena Football League (threw three TD passes and rushed two more).

Who am I? BRENT PETRUS

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league pitcher Rollie Sheldon.
• I was a West Virginia teammate of All-American Jerry West.
• I was a backup guard for the Mountaineers in 1960 when they lost to NYU, 82-81, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament despite my five of six field-goal shooting.
• I was an infielder who hit .233 in 11 seasons (1964 and 1966 through 1975) with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• My major league teammates included Ernie Banks, Don Drysdale, Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Don Sutton and Billy Williams.
• I was traded with Ron Fairly by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Maury Wills and Manny Mota during the 1969 campaign.
• I went three-for-three in pinch-hitting appearances for the Pirates in the 1974 N.L. Championship Series.

Who am I? PAUL POPOVICH

• I averaged 11.8 ppg and 7.8 rpg in four NCAA tourney contests for Midwest Regional runner-ups in 1959 (competed against national player of the year Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati) and 1961 (tied for game-high honors with 12 rebounds against Houston).
• I was an All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection as a senior when runner-up for Kansas State in scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding (10 rpg) under coach Tex Winter before becoming an eight-round pick by the New York Knicks in NBA draft.
• I was a wide receiver who finished runner-up in the Big Seven Conference in pass receptions (17) and receiving yards (230) in 1958.
• I was a 30th-round choice by the Dallas Texans in 1961 AFL draft.

Who am I? CEDRIC PRICE

• I played in the 1999 NCAA playoffs against St. John's All-American Ron Artest.
• I was a backcourt teammate of Indiana basketball All-American A.J. Guyton.
• I was a 14th-round selection as outfielder by Chicago Cubs in 1997 MLB amateur draft out of high school (one pick ahead of A.L. pitcher Ryan Drese).
• I was 1998 Big Ten Conference freshman of the year in football before becoming the first league football player to accumulate 5,000 total yards the next season as a sophomore.
• I was a 5-11 college quarterback who compiled 3,000 passing yards and 1,500 yards rushing through my first 19 games, which is faster than anyone in NCAA Division I-A history.
• I became the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to pass for 6,000 yards and rush for 3,000, finishing sixth in 2001 Heisman Trophy voting.
• I became the only "40-40 Man" in major-college history (more than 40 passing touchdowns and more than 40 rushing/receiving touchdowns).
• I was a regular wide receiver as a rookie for the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002 after being their second-round draft choice (ahead of fellow second-round WRs Antonio Bryant and Deion Branch). The next year, I caught 37 passes for 364 yards and returned two punts for touchdowns.
• I signed a seven-year, $31 million contract with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent entering the 2006 campaign before being cast adrift by Mike Shanahan in 2010 and returning to the Steelers.
• I made a two-point conversion on a run for the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV.

Who am I? ANTWAAN RANDLE EL

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Seattle All-American Elgin Baylor.
• I was a California teammate of future pro quarterback Joe Kapp.
• I averaged 15.5 points in four NCAA Tournament games in 1957 and 1958 under coach Pete Newell, leading the Bears in scoring in two of the four playoff contests.
• I was a three-time all-conference second-team basketball selection.
• I was a shortstop for Cal's 1957 College World Series champion.
• I was an outfielder who hit .268 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles in four seasons from 1958 to 1964.
• I was purchased by the Orioles from the Dodgers during the winter of 1960.
• My major league teammates included former college basketball players Jerry Adair (Oklahoma State), Dick Hall (Swarthmore), Gil Hodges (Oakland City), Sandy Koufax (Cincinnati), Robin Roberts (Michigan State) and Norm Siebern (Southwest Missouri State).

Who am I? EARL ROBINSON

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as 1996 volleyball Olympian Mike Whitmarsh.
• I was a Washington teammate of All-American forward Detlef Schrempf.
• I was a 6-6, 260-pounder when I hit four of five field-goal attempts in the Huskies' 80-78 second-round victory over Duke in 1984 in Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski's first NCAA playoff game.
• I was a first-team All-American defensive lineman who became a first-round draft choice of the Detroit Lions in 1987 (seventh pick overall).
• Placekicker Eddie Murray was my teammate on two NFL teams. Among my other NFL teammates were QB Jim Kelly, LB Chris Spielman, DE Bruce Smith, QB Vinny Testaverde and RB Thurman Thomas.
• I also played with the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a six-year NFL career.
• My older brother, Don, an outstanding safety for UCLA, was a starting defensive back for the Cleveland Browns when he died tragically.

Who am I? REGGIE ROGERS

• I played in the same NCAA Tournament as eventual NFL players Ron Curry, Justin Gage, Teyo Johnson and Julius Peppers.
• I participated in 2001 NCAA playoff victory against Hampton as a Georgetown teammate of eventual NBA players Mike Sweetney and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje.
• I became an Oscar-nominated cinematographer and director for my first movie, a 2018 documentary called "Hale County This Morning, This Evening."

Who am I? RaMELL ROSS

• I appeared in 1947 NCAA Tournament for Oregon State against eventual runner-up Oklahoma.
• I was an All-Coast football selection in 1948.
• I was a second-round NFL draft choice as a back by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946 (25th pick overall; 15 choices ahead of three-time Pro Bowl LB Don Paul).
• I rushed for a 31-yard touchdown in my rookie debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1949.

Who am I? DON SAMUEL

• I played in NCAA playoffs against Dayton team featuring eventual Flyers coach Don Donoher and James Paxson (eventual NBA first-round draft choice with two sons - Jim and John - who also became #1 picks).
• I was a teammate of eventual MLB pitcher Dave Sisler on Princeton's first NCAA Tournament squad in 1952.
• I was a Democrat who served as a member of U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and Maryland Senator from 1977 to 2007.
• My son, John, held dad's old House seat.

Who am I? PAUL SARBANES

• I participated in NCAA playoffs same year as eventual Olympic high jump gold medalist Walter "Buddy" Davis (Texas A&M), Hearst Corporation newspaper executive Lee Guittar (Columbia) and Pro Bowl split end Billy Wilson (San Jose State).
• I collected eight points and four rebounds in a two-point defeat against eventual 1951 national runner-up Kansas State.
• I was a juco recruit who averaged 9.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 3 apg as All-Border Conference second-team selection for Arizona's first NCAA tourney team.
• My company thrived in Las Vegas, constructing the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in the late 1980s before doing earnest business in Sin City working on the Holiday Casino expansion, Flamingo Hilton and Holiday Riverboat. Later, my firm rehabbed the Tropicana Hotel, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and Boulder Station Hotel & Casino before building the Texas Gambling Hall, Arizona Charlie's Casino and Hard Rock Cafe Hotel.
• I was founder of an Arizona-based steel company with my last name that was one of the nation's largest and most experienced structural steel fabricators (atop steel erector company rankings in 1995 Top 600 Specialty Contractors List).

Who am I? DAVE SCHNUFF

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Navy Admiral John Dick, world famous heart surgeon Denton Cooley and Ernst and Ernst CEO Dick Baker.
• I made a free throw for runner-up Ohio State in inaugural national championship contest in 1939.
• As a sophomore, I was a tackle on OSU's offensive and defensive lines while also punting and kicking extra points.
• As a junior and senior, I became a two-time football All-American as left halfback in single-wing formation offense, essentially making me the Buckeyes' primary ball handler (quarterback).
• Big Ten Conference opponent Tom Harmon won Heisman Trophy my senior year and was first choice in 1941 NFL draft - eight selections before I was picked ninth overall in opening round by the Chicago Bears although I chose to volunteer to fight in Europe during WWII.
• I died in fall of 1943 when bomber I piloted crashed in England while in training after already completing nine bombing missions.

Who am I? DON SCOTT

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as major league infielder Paul Popovich.
• I was Connecticut's third-leading scorer with 13.5 points per game as a 6-4 sophomore forward for a 1960 NCAA Tournament team that was eliminated by Satch Sanders-led NYU, which advanced to the Final Four.
• As a rookie, I had front-row seat when Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle went after Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
• I compiled a 38-36 pitching record in five seasons (1961, 1962 and 1964 through 1966) with the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
• I was 11-5 as a rookie with the A.L. champion Yankees after going 15-1 in Class D ball the previous year.
• I appeared in two games for the Yanks in the 1964 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
• I was traded by the Yanks with Johnny Blanchard to K.C. for Doc Edwards during the 1965 season.

Who am I? ROLLIE SHELDON

• One of my teammates, George Stanich, was a bronze medalist in the high jump in the 1948 Olympics.
• I scored 11 points in UCLA's first-ever NCAA Tournament game (73-59 setback against Bradley in 1950) before scoring a team-high 21 points in an 83-62 loss to Brigham Young in the Western Regional third-place contest.
• I was an All-PCC South Division selection as a senior when averaging 10.4 ppg as team captain for coach John Wooden.
• I opened the first Polly's Pie Restaurant in 1968 with my brother.
• I am a restauranteur who was the largest holder of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Anaheim-based Polly's Pies franchises in the country, operating as many as 15 KFCs and 13 Polly's in Southern California.

Who am I? EDDIE SHELDRAKE

• I averaged 8.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 3.6 apg for Miami (Ohio) from 1974-75 through 1977-78, leading team in assists as a sophomore and junior.
• I tied eventual Ohio State and NBA coach Randy Ayers with a team-high 20 points in an opening-round 84-81 victory over defending NCAA champion Marquette before Miami was eliminated in the next round by eventual 1978 titlist Kentucky.
• I was selected by the Chicago Bulls in sixth round of 1978 NBA draft (119th pick overall) three rounds after Ayers was chosen by same franchise. The Bulls' first-round choice that year was Reggie Theus.
• I was a 26th-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1974 MLB amateur draft out of high school (two rounds ahead of Hall of Fame INF Paul Molitor) and 35th-round choice by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977 (one round ahead of reliever Tom Niedenfuer).
• I was an infielder who hit .282 in the Dodgers' farm system in four years from 1977 through 1980.
• My .322 batting average with Class A Clinton (Midwest League) in 1977 was higher on club than eventual big leaguers Mickey Hatcher (.309), Max Venable (.271), Ron Roenicke (.256), Mike Scioscia (.253) and Ron Kittle (.189).
• I was on the California League All-Star team with .317 batting average in 1978 for North Division champion Lodi.
• I compiled more than 1,600 career victories as a minor-league manager in the Dodgers' organization from 1987 through 2021.
• My roster while managing Class AA San Antonio (Texas League) included pitchers Orel Hershiser and Pedro Martinez, 1B Eric Karros and OF Henry Rodriguez.
• I was named to Southern League Hall of Fame in 2016 after managing five years in the Class AA circuit at turn of the century.

Who am I? JOHN SHOEMAKER

• I played in NCAA Tournament against eventual U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde (Georgetown) and Phelps Dodge Corporation CEO George Munroe (Dartmouth).
• I was a starting guard who averaged 8.7 ppg for NYU's 1943 NCAA playoff team, scoring a total of 11 points in two postseason contests.
• I was a college teammate of Sam Mele, who led the American League in doubles in 1951 before driving in six runs in one inning in a 1952 game and managing the Minnesota Twins to 1965 A.L. title.
• I also was an outfielder who hit .215 in 62 games with the Washington Senators in 1949.

Who am I? JOHN SIMMONS

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against future All-American Dick Ricketts of Duquesne.
• I was a starting forward, teammate of eventual Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes and All-Ivy League second-team selection with Princeton's first NCAA Tournament squad in 1952.
• I was on roster of Princeton's 1951 College World Series participant.
• I was a major league pitcher who compiled a 38-44 record in seven seasons (1956 through 1962) with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds.
• My batterymate when I broke in with the Red Sox was former college basketball player Sammy White (Washington).
• I was traded with cash by the Senators to the Reds for pitcher Claude Osteen near the end of the 1961 campaign.
• I am a son of a Hall of Fame first baseman and brother of a former Cincinnati Reds manager.
• After graduating magna cum laude, I became an executive vice president, vice chairman of the board, and branch director of St. Louis-based A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., the largest brokerage firm headquartered outside New York, with 5,300 investment brokers in over 500 branch locations throughout 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Who am I? DAVE SISLER

• I collected four points and three rebounds in a 69-57 setback against Mike Montgomery-coached Stanford in opening round of 1999 NCAA playoffs.
• I was a 6-8 center who averaged 4.3 ppg and team-high 5.9 rpg for Alcorn State team coached by Davey Whitney.
• My NFL career began as a practice squad member of the Dallas Cowboys in 2000.
• I was an offensive lineman who played four seasons with the Oakland Raiders, starting six games in 2006 under coach Art Shell (former UMES hooper).
• I played with the Baltimore Ravens' AFC runner-up in 2008, blocking for QB Joe Flacco and RBs Ron McClain, Willis McGahee and Ray Rice.

Who am I? CHAD SLAUGHTER

• I averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg in four-year hoops career, leading Furman in assists as a freshman when the Paladins participated in the 1975 NCAA tourney against Boston College.
• In 1977-78, I was senior captain of a hoops squad that beat ACC members Clemson, North Carolina and N.C. State in 10-day span in mid-season before losing against Bob Knight-coached Indiana, 63-62, in the NCAA playoffs.
• I was a ninth-round selection by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1977 MLB draft, playing four seasons of Organized Ball as an infielder, advancing as high as Class AAA.
• In Class AA, one of my teammates was Julio Franco, who went on to play 32 seasons of professional baseball (23 at MLB level).
• I am my alma mater's all-time winningest baseball coach, compiling a 580-693-3 record in 23 years from 1994 through 2016 and appearing in 2005 NCAA Tournament.

Who am I? RON SMITH

• I arrived at Tennessee in same recruiting class as eventual All-American Ernie Grunfeld under coach Ray Mears.
• I collected two points and one rebound in 1976 NCAA playoff defeat against VMI (81-75) despite Grunfeld's 36 points.
• I was a righthanded pitcher selected in 1976 MLB draft ahead of eventual teammate Wade Boggs.
• I compiled a 76-86 record and 4.58 ERA with the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox in eight American League seasons from 1982 through 1989.
• I hurled 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Red Sox in Game 4 of 1988 ALCS against the Oakland Athletics.
• I led A.L. hurlers in games started in 1984 and 1985 with the Twins when posting 15 victories both years.

Who am I? MIKE SMITHSON

• I played in same NCAA basketball tourney as former St. Louis Blue hockey franchise owner Bill Laurie (Memphis State).
• I was a member of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight's first two 20-win teams with Indiana.
• I was a backup freshman forward for Knight's first Final Four squad in 1973.
• My IU hoop teammates included All-Americans Quinn Buckner, Steve Downing and Steve Green.
• Buckner also was a college football teammate of mine when leading the squad in interceptions and fumble recoveries.
• I caught 36 passes for five touchdowns as a sophomore split end when I was an AP All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection.
• I finished my college gridiron career under coach Lee Corso with 1,488 receiving yards and 15 TDs, leading the Hoosiers in catches three straight seasons.
• I was an NFL 15th-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions in 1976 (14 picks ahead of Chattanooga/Clemson/Memphis head football coach Tommy West).

Who am I? TRENT SMOCK

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as eventual major league outfielder Jerry Martin (Furman).
• I played in the NCAA playoffs against All-Americans Ed Ratleff (Long Beach State) and Kresimir Cosic (Brigham Young).
• I averaged 22 ppg for Pacific's freshman squad in 1967-68 before averaging 8.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg in my three-year varsity basketball career from 1968-69 through 1970-71.
• I hit seven-of-eight field-goal attempts en route to scoring 21 points in two playoff games as a senior in 1971 after averaging a career-high 10.9 ppg as a junior.
• My Pacific basketball teammates included eventual NCAA Division I head coaches Bob Thomason and Pat Douglass and All-American center John Gianelli.
• I was a fifth-round selection by the Chicago Cubs in 1971 MLB amateur draft.
• My major league baseball teammates included Cesar Cedeno, Bill Madlock, J.R. Richard, Bruce Sutter, Bob Watson and Billy Williams.
• I was involved in a trade between the Cubs and San Francisco Giants before the 1977 season that included Madlock and Bobby Murcer.
• I was an infielder who hit .211 with the Cubs and Houston Astros in four years from 1974 through 1977.

Who am I? ROB SPERRING

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against standouts Marvin Barnes (Providence), Billy Knight (Pittsburgh), Maurice Lucas (Marquette) and UCLA's Walton Gang.
• I had a game-high seven assists for North Carolina State in a victory over Providence in the 1974 East Regional.
• I was the starting forward opposite national player of the year David Thompson for the Wolfpack's 1974 NCAA champion.
• I had a part as a menacing pitcher in a comedy film (Rookie of the Year).
• I was on major league pitching staffs with Dennis Eckersley, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry and Jim Palmer.
• I appeared in 485 games, all as a reliever, in 13 seasons (1975 and 1978 through 1989) with the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians.
• I compiled a 41-35 record with 3.95 ERA and 76 saves, recording 26 of the saves for the Orioles in 1980 the year after being the winning pitcher for them in Game Four of the 1979 World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates when I became the only player with a WS RBI in my first big league at-bat by singling in eighth inning.
• I was traded by the Padres to the Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson during the 1986 season.
• I am one of only two versatile athletes to play in the Final Four before competing in a World Series.

Who am I? TIM STODDARD

• I made both of my field-goal attempts and committed four fouls in seven minutes of playing time against eventual NCAA kingpin Kansas in 2008 NCAA playoff opener.
• I averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg while shooting 66.3% from the floor with Portland State from 2006-07 through 2009-10 under eventual Washington State coach Ken Bone.
• I hold school records for FG% in a career and single season (71.4 as sophomore).
• I was an All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection in my only college football campaign (29 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns) before catching a TD pass in East-West Shrine Game.
• I started NFL season opener as a rookie after being the Denver Broncos' fourth-round draft choice (129th pick overall; 25 selections ahead of Stanford CB Richard Sherman).
• I caught four passes from QB Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII.
• I was a two-time All-Pro tight end who caught 226 passes for 2,406 yards and 36 TDs with the Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins in seven years from 2011 through 2017.

Who am I? JULIUS THOMAS

• I averaged 11.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg in two tournament games for Kansas in 1967 as teammate of Jo Jo White.
• I led the Jayhawks in rebounding in both of their 1967 playoff contests against Elvin Hayes (Houston) and Wes Unseld (Louisville).
• I averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Ted Owens.
• I was a third-round pick as defensive lineman in 1969 NFL draft (60th pick overall) three selections ahead of Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris.
• I played for the New York Giants (1971), Green Bay Packers (1972) and Houston Oilers (1973), starting three games as defensive tackle with the Packers. In mid-November 1972, I had personal-foul, 15-yard penalties for whacking opponent on the helmet on back-to-back plays against the Oilers.
• In my first NFL start with the Pack, I registered two sacks, got partial credit for a third and nearly got a fourth in 16-13 upset win against the Dallas Cowboys in 1972.

Who am I? VERNON VANOY

• I scored a team-high 16 points and contributed game highs of 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a 2004 NCAA playoff opening-round setback against Texas.
• I was an All-Ivy League first-team selection as a junior and second-team choice as a senior under Princeton coach John Thompson III.
• I didn't play baseball my freshman year in college.
• I am the son of a 12-year major league outfielder who spent most of his career in the National League and was involved in a trade from the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver.
• I am a lefthanded outfielder who hit .264 in 28 games for the San Diego Padres during a September call-up in 2008, hitting a triple in my first at-bat.
• I was a regular for the Padres from 2010 through 2014 before being traded midway through the next season, finishing among the top 10 in the National League in triples a couple of years.
• I have been a coach for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers since 2018.

Who am I? WILL VENABLE

• I was a Drake teammate of Willie McCarter and Willie Wise.
• I blocked one of UCLA star Lew Alcindor's shots in the Bulldogs' 85-82 defeat in the 1969 national semifinals.
• I outscored ex-Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany and former Wichita State/Vanderbilt/South Carolina coach Eddie Fogler, 11-9, in the national third-place game when they were North Carolina teammates.
• I won the decathlon title at the 1971 Pan American Games, 1971 National AAU meet and 1970 NCAA meet.

Who am I? RICK WANAMAKER

• I played against Bob Knight-coached Indiana in the 1992 NCAA playoffs before averaging 8.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and 3.3 spg in four tournament games for the 1993 Southeast Regional runner-up.
• I held my school's career record for steals when my eligibility expired in 1993-94.
• I passed and rushed for 6,636 yards in my college football career.
• I was named Orange Bowl MVP in back-to-back victories over Nebraska.
• I led Florida State to 1993 national title by passing for 3,032 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushing for 339 yards and four touchdowns.
• I was a Heisman Trophy winner and consensus All-American quarterback who captured the 1993 Sullivan Award as the nation's premier amateur athlete.

Who am I? CHARLIE WARD

• I was named to All-NCAA Tournament team in 1967 and 1968 as third-leading scorer for national titlists, averaging 13.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg in eight playoff contests.
• I was runner-up in scoring for UCLA as a sophomore in 1965-66 with 16.6 ppg before becoming a two-time All-American under coach John Wooden.
• I am the father-in-law of actress Jessica Alba.
• I am a television actor with numerous credits but known primarily for portraying Officer Bobby Hill on hit series Hill Street Blues.

Who am I? MIKE WARREN

• I averaged 2.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg for Idaho under coach Tim Floyd in 1987-88 after playing two seasons for Texas-El Paso when Floyd was aide under Don Haskins.
• I collected one foul and one turnover in one minute of playing time for UTEP in an 86-73 setback against Jim Valvano-coached North Carolina State in second round of 1985 West Regional.
• I was a defensive end who registered 40 1/2 sacks and 386 tackles with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in 11 NFL seasons from 1989 through 1999 after entering league as sixth-round draft choice.
• I had a team-high 8 1/2 sacks with the Jets in 1992 (including Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino for safety) and career-high 71 tackles with them the following campaign.
• I earned Super Bowl XXXIII ring with the Broncos after securing sack in win against the Miami Dolphins in AFC playoffs following 1998 season.
• In 2017, I was part of a lawsuit filed against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seeking to overturn the classification of cannabis as a Schedule I drug.

Who am I? MARVIN WASHINGTON

• I was Washington's second-leading scorer as a junior forward behind All-American center Jack Nichols in two 1948 NCAA Tournament games.
• I was named to the first five on the All-Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division basketball team as a junior and senior. * My major league baseball teammates included Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, George Kell, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn and Ted Williams.
• I was a catcher who hit .262 in 11 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1951 through 1959), Milwaukee Braves (1961) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962).
• I was a 1953 All-Star who hit over .280 three times with the Red Sox.
• On June 18, 1953, I scored three runs in one inning when the Red Sox tallied 17 in the seventh against the Detroit Tigers.
• A trade including Russ Nixon and Jim Marshall between the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians before the 1960 campaign was cancelled when I announced my retirement.

Who am I? SAMMY WHITE

• I played in the same NCAA tourney as Washington's Reggie Rogers, an All-American defensive tackle and NFL first-round draft choice of the Detroit Lions.
• I scored a team-high 17 points for San Diego in a 65-56 loss to Pete Carril-coached Princeton in the preliminary round of the 1984 NCAA Tournament.
• I set a school DI single-game scoring record with 37 points at Loyola Marymount in 1982-83.
• I was an All-WCAC selection as a junior and senior.
• I was a fifth-round draft choice of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1984 NBA draft.
• I joined Miller Lite/AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Tour in 1989, when I was rookie of the year.
• I aligned with Mike Dodd in 1993 and we subsequently became one of the premier pairs on the volleyball tour before earning a silver medal in the 1996 Olympics when two-man beach volleyball made its debut.

Who am I? MIKE WHITMARSH

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Green Bay Packers linebacker Fred Carr (Texas Western) and major league baseball executive Larry Lucchino (Princeton).
• I was a teammate of Tennessee center Tom Boerwinkle.
• I outscored All-American forward Don May, 20-9, in the NCAA playoffs to become an all-regional selection.
• I was the game-high scorer in the Volunteers' NCAA Tournament debut although it wasn't enough to prevent a 53-52 setback against national runnerup-to-be Dayton in the 1967 Mideast Regional semifinals.
• I was a two-time All-SEC first-team basketball selection and led the league in scoring the season before LSU's Pete Maravich arrived at the varsity level.
• Larry Brown and Doug Moe were two of my ABA teammates with the New Orleans Buccaneers in 1967-68.
• I was the first selection in fourth round of 1967 NFL draft (81st pick overall) by the New Orleans Saints.
• My NFL teammates included former college basketball players Fred Carr (Texas Western), Mike Ditka (Pittsburgh), Pete Gent (Michigan State), Cornell Green (Utah State) and Roger Staubach (Navy).
• I averaged 42 yards per punt in six seasons (1968 through 1973) with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers.
• I posted the longest punt in the NFL in 1968 (84 yards as a rookie).
• I played in the Pro Bowl following the 1971 season and appeared in two Super Bowls with the Cowboys (V and VI).

Who am I? RON WIDBY

• I played in the NCAA playoffs against Arkansas All-American center George Kok.
• I am the only freshman to lead a single NCAA tourney in scoring average (22 ppg).
• I scored a game-high 23 points for Oregon in a 79-76 loss to Arkansas in a 1945 West Regional semifinal before scoring a team-high 21 points in a 69-66 win over Utah in a third-place game.
• The next season, I became the first Oregon player to crack the 1,000-point plateau and repeated as an All-PCC North Division first-team selection.
• I was the leading pass receiver (27 catches for 520 yards and five touchdowns) on the 1948 Oregon team that featured quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, compiled a 9-2 mark and won the Pacific Coast Conference championship. The Ducks lost to SMU, 21-13, in the Cotton Bowl that season despite my four receptions for 57 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass from Van Brocklin.
• I was a 25th-round selection by the New York Giants in 1948 NFL draft (16 picks ahead of eventual LSU/Army/South Carolina coach Paul Dietzel).
• I led the Dallas Texans of the All-America Football Conference with 32 catches in 1952.
  Fellow end and former Great Northwest college basketball player Dale Gentry (Washington State) left the AAFC's Los Angeles Dons the year before I joined the team.
• Quarterbacks on my NFL teams included Don Heinrich and Frank Tripucka.

Who am I? DICK WILKINS

• I played in the same NCAA basketball tourney as 1952 Olympic gold-medal winning high jumper Buddy Davis (Texas A&M).
• I played in the NCAA Tournament against Brigham Young All-Americans Mel Hutchins, Roland Minson and Joe Richey.
• I collected two points and seven rebounds for San Jose State in a 68-61 opening-round loss to BYU in 1951.
• I caught 10 touchdown passes my last three years for the football Spartans after spending 19 months in the Pacific with the Navy.
• I was a 22nd-round selection by the San Francisco 49ers in 1950 NFL draft.
• I was a split end who caught 407 passes for 5,902 yards in 10 seasons (1951 through 1960) with the 49ers.
• I was a Pro Bowl selection six consecutive seasons (1955 through 1960) and named to wire-service All-Pro teams in 1955 and 1957.
• I led the NFL in receptions three consecutive years - 1955 (60 catches), 1956 (60) and 1957 (52).
• I caught passes from NFL standout quarterbacks Y.A. Tittle and John Brodie.
• A fellow receiver with the 49ers was R.C. Owens, who led the nation's small colleges in rebounding in 1953-54 with the College of Idaho.
• I was named player of the game in the 1955 Pro Bowl after catching 11 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown.

Who am I? BILLY WILSON

• I participated in the same NCAA basketball tourney as Hank Nowak (represented Buffalo area in U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms), MLB lefthanded reliever Steve Hamilton and Coppin State President Calvin Burnett.
• I averaged 4.8 points per game for Michigan State from 1954-55 through 1956-57.
• In the Spartans' NCAA playoff debut, I played against celebrated coaches Adolph Rupp, Frank McGuire and Phil Woolpert.
• I collected a total of eight points and five rebounds in two Final Four games in 1957.
• I shared quarterback/defensive back role in the era of single-platoon football with two future NFL signal callers - Earl Morrall and Jim Ninowski.
• I was a three-year football letterman under coach Duffy Daugherty, substituting in as DB for Morrall (my roommate) in 17-14 win against UCLA in 1956 Rose Bowl.
• As a senior, I rushed for four touchdowns and completed 20-of-39 passes (one for TD).

Who am I? PAT WILSON

• I was a Minnesota teammate of All-American forward Jim Brewer under coach Bill Musselman.
• I played the entire game, collecting eight points and eight rebounds against eventual national runner-up Florida State, in the Gophers' first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1972.
• I was named Most Outstanding Player in 1973 College World Series after fanning a total of 29 batters in two pitching starts (14 vs. Oklahoma and 15 vs. USC).
• I didn't play college football, but was chosen in the 17th round of 1973 NFL draft by Minnesota Vikings. That same year, I was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in fifth round of NBA draft (ahead of ABA-bound "Super" John Williamson and Tim Bassett) and by the Utah Stars in sixth round of ABA senior draft (ahead of All-Americans Richie Fuqua and Henry Wilmore).
• My major league baseball teammates included former college basketball players Bill Almon (Brown), Kenny Lofton (Arizona), Graig Nettles (San Diego State) and Dennis Rasmussen (Creighton).
• I was an outfielder who hit .283 with 465 home runs, 1,833 RBIs and 3,110 hits in 22 seasons (1973 through 1988 and 1990 through 1995) with the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians.
• I participated in the World Series with the Yankees (1981) and Blue Jays (1992).
• I am a baseball Hall of Famer who appeared in 12 All-Star Games after never playing in the minors (fourth selection overall in 1973 MLB amateur draft behind David Clyde, John Stearns and Robin Yount).

Who am I? DAVE WINFIELD

• I played against Guy Lewis' Houston squad featuring Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney.
• I was Colorado State's leading scorer for NCAA Tournament teams in 1965 and 1966.
• I was a sixth-round selection by the St. Louis Hawks in 1966 NBA draft (54th pick overall).
• I was a cornerback who had a total of five interceptions in two seasons (1966 and 1967) with the AFL's Denver Broncos although I never played a down of college football.
• One of my teammates with the Broncos was receiver Lionel Taylor, who led New Mexico Highlands' basketball team in scoring average with 13.6 ppg in 1955-56 and 20.3 in 1956-57.
• I became the first player in professional sports history to simultaneously compete in football and basketball (Denver Rockets).

Who am I? LONNIE WRIGHT

San Francisco has made significant strides striving to keep up with gaudy Gonzaga in the WCC. But USF, with the Dons' previous appearance occurring in 1998 after winning their first 11 playoff assignments in the 1950s, was the only one of total of 35 different current NCAA DI schools capturing a national championship never to appear in the playoffs in the 21st Century until securing an at-large bid last year. UNLV is out of the playoffs for the 10th consecutive campaign while 20 of the ex-NCAA titlists were absent from the NCAA playoffs at least 15 consecutive campaigns when institutions were down in their doldrums.

Villanova is one of five different NCAA titlists never to be out of the playoffs at least 10 consecutive campaigns. The longest champ-to-chump stint was endured by Stanford, which captured the 1942 crown before missing the next 46 tournaments. Oklahoma, which has never won an NCAA title, boasts the most tourney losses this century in the tourney against national champion (six; 2003-07-09-13-16-19). The Sooners aren't on the following gory-years list of the longest tourney famines (shortest to longest) for former champions since the inaugural event in 1939:

Years MIA	Previous Titlist	NCAA Debut	Longest NCAA Playoff Drought	Coach(es) During Tournament Dry Spell
3	Kentucky	1942	1939 through 1941	Adolph Rupp
3	Kentucky	1942	1989 through 1991	Eddie Sutton and Rick Pitino
9	Kansas	1940	1943 through 1951	Phog Allen and Howard Engleman
9	Ohio State	1939	1951 through 1959	Floyd Stahl and Fred Taylor
9	Villanova	1939	1940 through 1948	Alex Severance
10	North Carolina	1941	1947 through 1956	Tom Scott and Frank McGuire
10	UNLV	1975	2014 through 2023	Dave Rice, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger and Kevin Kruger
10	Utah	1944	1967 through 1976	Jack Gardner, Bill E. Foster and Jerry Pimm
11	North Carolina State	1950	1939 through 1949	Ray Sermon, Bob Warren, Leroy Jay and Everett Case
11	UCLA	1950	1939 through 1949	Caddy Works, Wilbur Johns and John Wooden
12	Connecticut	1951	1939 through 1950	Don White, Blair Gullion and Hugh Greer
12	Indiana	1940	1941 through 1952	Branch McCracken and Harry Good
12	Louisville	1951	1939 through 1950	Laurie Apitz, John Heldman, Harold Church/Walter Casey and Peck Hickman
12	Texas-El Paso	1963	1951 through 1962	Dale Waters, George McCarty, Harold Davis and Don Haskins
13	Wyoming	1941	1968 through 1980	Bill Strannigan, Moe Radovich, Don DeVoe and Jim Brandenburg
13	Wyoming	1941	1989 through 2001	Benny Dees, Joby Wright, Larry Shyatt and Steve McClain
15	Michigan	1948	1949 through 1963	Ernie McCoy, Bill Perigo and Dave Strack
16	Duke	1955	1939 through 1954	Eddie Cameron, Gerry Gerard and Harold Bradley
16	Marquette	1955	1939 through 1954	Bill Chandler, Tex Winter and Jack Nagle
17	Oklahoma State	1945	1966 through 1982	Hank Iba, Sam Aubrey, Guy Strong, Jim Killingsworth and Paul Hansen
18	Arkansas	1941	1959 through 1976	Glen Rose, Duddy Waller, Lanny Van Eman and Eddie Sutton
18	Michigan State	1957	1939 through 1956	Ben VanAlstyne, Alton Kircher, Pete Newell and Forddy Anderson
18	Michigan State	1957	1960 through 1977	Forddy Anderson, John Benington, Gus Ganakas and Jud Heathcote
18	Syracuse	1957	1939 through 1956	Lew Andreas and Marc Guley
19	Cincinnati	1958	1939 through 1957	Walter Van Winkle, Clark Ballard, Bob Reuss, Ray Famham, Socko Withe and George Smith
19	Maryland	1958	1939 through 1957	Howard Burton Shipley, Flucie Stewart and Bud Millikan
20	Holy Cross	1947	1957 through 1976	Roy Leenig, Frank Oftring, Jack Donohue and George Blaney
20	La Salle	1954	1993 through 2012	Speedy Morris, Billy Hahn and John Giannini
23	San Francisco	1955	1999 through 2021	Philip Mathews, Jessie Evans, Eddie Sutton, Rex Walters, Kyle Smith and Todd Golden
24	Arizona	1951	1952 through 1975	Fred A. Enke, Bruce Larson and Fred Snowden
29	California	1946	1961 through 1989	Rene Herrerias, Jim Padgett, Dick Edwards, Dick Kuchen and Lou Campanelli
31	Georgetown	1943	1944 through 1974	Ken Eagles, Elmer Ripley, Buddy O'Grady, Harry Jeannette, Tommy Nolan, Tom O'Keefe, Jack Magee and John Thompson Jr.
32	Loyola of Chicago	1963	1986 through 2017	Gene Sullivan, Will Rey, Ken Burmeister, Larry Farmer, Jim Whitesell and Porter Moser
33	Oregon	1939	1962 through 1994	Steve Belko, Dick Harter, Jim Haney, Don Monson and Jerry Green
37	Virginia	1976	1939 through 1975	Gus Tebell, Evan "Bus" Male, Billy McCann, Bill Gibson and Terry Holland
46	Stanford	1942	1943 through 1988	Everett Dean, Robert Burnett, Howie Dallmar, Dick DiBiaso, Tom Davis and Mike Montgomery
46	Wisconsin	1941	1948 through 1993	Bud Foster, John Erickson, John Powless, Bill Cofield, Steve Yoder and Stu Jackson
48	Florida	1987	1939 through 1986	Sam McAlister, Spurgeon Cherry, John Mauer, Norm Sloan, Tommy Bartlett and John Lotz

NOTE: UTEP moved up to major-college status in 1951 and UNLV moved up to major-college status in 1970.

Not everyone is like Tobin Anderson, who won his initial NCAA playoff contest as Fairleigh Dickinson's first-year coach. Unrealistic expectations spread like a virus across the country when a young pup such as Brad Stevens becomes a big dawg by winning 11 NCAA Tournament games in his first four seasons coaching mid-major Butler before departing for the NBA's Boston Celtics at the conclusion of the 2012-13 campaign. But many school administrations and boosters, unaware that UCLA legend John Wooden notched only one tourney triumph in his first 13 years with the Bruins, need to exercise a little patience in this era of instant gratification.

As a misguided media surveys landscape seeking another overnight success, they need to take a cue from ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg, who is deemed an expert after winning a grand total of one NCAA playoff game in 22 years as a DI head coach. While ESPN canonizes coaches to secure exclusive interviews and extensive foundation donations, it should be pointed out power-league luminaries John Beilein (formerly West Virginia and Michigan), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Jim Boeheim (formerly Syracuse), Mike Brey (formerly Notre Dame), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Lon Kruger (formerly Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and Oklahoma), Mike Krzyzsewski, (Duke), Bill Self (Kansas) and Jay Wright (formerly Villanova) combined to lose in the NCAA playoffs this century against mid-majors Bradley, Bucknell, George Mason, Lehigh, Maryland-Baltimore County, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Nevada, North Dakota State, Ohio University, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Saint Mary's, Vermont, VCU, Wichita State and Winthrop.

Starter-kit supporters for some schools should take a chill pill if their coach such as K's successor remains winless in NCAA Tournament competition. Krzyzewski was frustrated by the tourney long before losing against Mercer. Impatient supporters should take a long look at how long it took for the following alphabetical list of high-profile coaches, including all-time leader Krzyzewski, to secure their first NCAA playoff victory.

NOTE: The victories for retired Greer, McCarthy and Newton were the only one they posted in NCAA playoff participation.

"It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required." - Winston Churchill

The NCAA Tournament spectacle speaks to your sports soul, leaving you sitting on the edge of your seat yearning for more. Perhaps the most amazing stretch in NCAA playoff history was an eight-year span from 1982 through 1989 when seven finals were decided by an average of two points. All of those close title contests, surely measuring up to Churchill's "best" quote, must be included in any celebratory ranking of the most stimulating games in tourney history.

Since some of the most entertaining games are somewhat overshadowed because they came in earlier rounds, it's difficult to decide what were the premier outings in playoff history. There is inspiration everywhere one turns - so many entertaining contests to choose from with so many divergent opinions on a seemingly endless list of stellar candidates.

Nothing provokes disagreements among ardent hoop fans more than healthy what's-the-best-in-history dialogue. In deference to the introduction of playoff parties 84 years ago, following is a ranking of the top 84 games remembered the most. You wouldn't wonder what all the fuss is about if you had the good fortune to witness firsthand or learn from ardent fans about much of the following drama:

1. 1992 East Regional Final (Duke 104, Kentucky 103 in OT)
Duke's Christian Laettner hit a decisive last-second shot near the head of the key against UK in overtime after receiving a long in-bounds pass from Grant Hill in the East Regional final. The game is acknowledged as one of the most suspenseful in NCAA history.
2. 1985 Championship Game (Villanova 66, Georgetown 64)
Villanova became the worst seed (#8 in the Southeast Regional) to win a national championship by shooting a championship game-record 78.6% from the floor against the nation's top-ranked team. The Hoyas, powered by national player of the year Patrick Ewing, had defeated the Wildcats twice by a total of nine points in Big East Conference competition.
3. 1983 Championship Game (North Carolina State 54, Houston 52)
Sophomore forward Lorenzo Charles scored only four points, but two of them came when he converted guard Dereck Whittenburg's off-line desperation shot from well beyond the top of the free-throw circle into a decisive dunk as North Carolina State upset heavily-favored Houston. The Cougars, featuring Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon, entered the final with a 26-game winning streak.
4. 1982 Championship Game (North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62)
North Carolina freshman guard Michael Jordan swished a 16-foot jumper from the left side with 16 seconds remaining to provide the title contest's final points before Georgetown guard Fred Brown's errant pass directly to Tar Heels forward James Worthy prevented the Hoyas from attempting a potential game-winning shot in the closing seconds. Also memorable was was a stream of intimidating goal-tending calls early in the contest against Hoyas freshman center Patrick Ewing.
5. 1987 Championship Game (Indiana 74, Syracuse 73)
Junior college recruit Keith Smart, a guard who was Indiana's fifth-leading scorer for the season, tallied 12 of the Hoosiers' last 15 points, including a 15-foot jumper from the left baseline with five seconds remaining.
6. 1957 Championship Game (North Carolina 54, Kansas 53 in 3OT)
Carolina center Joe Quigg sank two free throws with six seconds remaining in third overtime to tie score and provide decisive point against the Wilt Chamberlain-led Jayhawks. Although Lennie Rosenbluth was the unbeaten Tar Heels' leading scorer in 27 of their 32 contests, they won the NCAA final despite him fouling out with 1:45 remaining in regulation.
7. 2016 Championship Game (Villanova 77, North Carolina 74)
On the heels of a miraculous, double-clutch game-tying three-pointer by Carolina's Marcus Paige with fewer than five ticks remaining, Jenkins nailed a trey off a nifty pass and brush screen by Final Four MOP Ryan Arcidiacono. Unsung hero Phil Booth Jr. led the Wildcats in scoring in the final with 20 points while Jenkins, Nova's #2 scorer on the season (13.6 ppg) behind Josh Hart, chipped in with 14.
8. 1966 Championship Game (Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65)
Texas Western (28-1), featuring an all-black starting lineup with three players 6-1 or shorter in the NCAA final, stunned top-ranked and all-white Kentucky (27-2), putting the finishing touches on dismantling the prejudiced myth that black athletes couldn't play disciplined basketball. Junior college transfer Bobby Joe Hill, one of the tiny trio, converted steals into layups on consecutive trips down the floor by flustered UK guards to give the Miners a lead they never relinquished.
9. 1975 Mideast Regional Final (Kentucky 92, Indiana 90)
Indiana, undefeated entering the tourney (29-0), lost against Kentucky despite center Kent Benson's 33 points and tourney-high 23 rebounds. The Wildcats (26-5) prevailed despite 6-of-19 field-goal shooting by leading scorer Kevin Grevey. UK guards Jimmy Dan Conner and Mike Flynn combined to outscore IU counterparts Quinn Buckner and Bobby Wilkerson, 39-22.
10. 1991 National Semifinals (Duke 79, UNLV 77)
Duke's shocking win over defending champion UNLV (34-1) was the Rebels' lone defeat. Christian Laettner scored 28 points for the Blue Devils (32-7).
11. 1989 Championship Game (Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79 in OT)
Former street urchin Rumeal Robinson sank two pressure free throws against Seton Hall (31-7) with three seconds remaining in overtime to give the win to Michigan (30-7), which was guided by interim coach Steve Fisher.
12. 1957 National Semifinals (North Carolina 74, Michigan State 70 in 3OT)
The lead changed hands 31 times and the score was tied on 21 occasions. The Spartans' Jack Quiggle made a last-second, half-court shot at the end of regulation but it was disallowed. The end-of-game rule at the time was that the ball had to reach the apex of its arc before the buzzer. The officials ruled that the ball was still ascending. Teammate Johnny Green missed a free throw with 11 seconds remaining in the first overtime that would have sealed the verdict. Carolina's Pete Brennan grabbed Green's miss. Rather than tossing the ball out to a guard as Brennan normally would do, he dribbled down-court and hit a game-tying jumper just to the right of the foul line at the buzzer.
13. 1994 Championship Game (Arkansas 76, Duke 72)
The pressure was intense on Arkansas' Scotty Thurman with the shot clock winding down and score tied with 40 seconds remaining when he lofted a three-point attempt over Duke defender Antonio Lang that hit nothing but net.
14. 1974 National Semifinals (North Carolina State 80, UCLA 77 in 2OT)
The final in N.C. State's home state at Greensboro was anti-climatic after the Wolfpack avenged an 18-point loss against UCLA earlier in the season on a neutral court by ending the Bruins' 38-game playoff winning streak. N.C. State erased an 11-point deficit midway through the second half and a seven-point deficit in the second extra session behind David Thompson's 28 points and 10 rebounds to halt UCLA's string of seven consecutive NCAA championships.
15. 1990 East Regional Final (Duke 79, Connecticut 78 in OT)
Two days after UConn escaped Clemson on a controversial last-second shot, Duke turned the tables on the Huskies when Christian Laettner inbounded the ball with 2.6 seconds remaining, received a return pass and sank a leaning jumper from the left side at the buzzer.
16. 1981 Mideast Regional Second Round (St. Joseph's 49, DePaul 48)
St. Joseph's gained its only lead in the second half when inexcusably unguarded Hawks player John Smith sank a layup with three seconds left after DePaul's most accurate foul shooter, Skip Dillard, the guy they called "Money" because when he shot 'em, they were as good as in the bank, missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12 seconds remaining. The top-ranked Blue Demons did not score a point or take a shot in the final 6 1/2 minutes. A stunned Mark Aguirre, the national player of the year, didn't even throw the ball inbounds and finished the game with one rebound, one assist, no blocked shots, no steals and the only single-digit scoring output of his DePaul career (eight points).
17. 1981 Midwest Regional Second Round (Arkansas 74, Louisville 73)
Defending champion Louisville lost when Arkansas' U.S. Reed received an in-bounds pass with five seconds remaining, criss-cross dribbled up the sideline and heaved a mid-court shot from right side that went through the net at the buzzer.
18. 1993 Championship Game (North Carolina 77, Michigan 71)
George Lynch, North Carolina's top rebounder and second-leading scorer, made four big plays in the closing moments of title game. With Michigan leading, 67-66, he and Eric Montross blocked away a driving layup by Jimmy King. That led to a fast-break basket by Derrick Phelps and put the Tar Heels ahead to stay with just over three minutes remaining. After a missed UM shot, Lynch hit a turnaround jumper from the middle of the lane with 2:28 remaining to increase Carolina's lead to 70-67. On an inbounds play after UNC regained possession, Lynch lofted a perfect pass to Montross for a dunk. The Wolverines rallied to trim the deficit to 73-71 before Lynch and Phelps trapped Chris Webber along the right sideline with only 11 seconds remaining and Michigan's consensus first-team All-American called a fateful timeout his team did not have, a "whopper" of a mistake long before his Burger King commercial.
19. 1973 Championship Game (UCLA 87, Memphis State 61)
UCLA's Bill Walton, aided by Greg Lee's 14 assists, erupted for a title game-record 44 points. Walton, the only player to have as many as 20 field goals in an NCAA final, hit all but one of 22 shots from the floor.
20. 1958 East Regional First Round (Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84)
West Virginia, ranked No. 1 in the country at the end of the regular season, was upset at New York when Jack Powers, who went on to become executive director of the NIT, collected 29 points and 15 rebounds for Manhattan (16-10). Jerry West scored just 10 points in his first NCAA Tournament game for the Mountaineers, who finished the season with the best winning percentage in school history (26-2, .929).
21. 2021 National Semifinals (Gonzaga 93, UCLA 90 in OT)
Freshman guard Jalen Suggs banked in a long heave at the buzzer near the Final Four logo to elevate the Zags to within one win of an unbeaten campaign. The contest featured 15 ties and 19 lead changes as the Bruins halted streak of 27 straight double-digit triumphs by nation's top-ranked team.
22. 1983 Mideast Regional final (Louisville 80, Kentucky 68 in OT)
The first meeting between in-state rivals Kentucky and Louisville in more than 24 years was memorable as the Cardinals outscored the Wildcats in overtime, 18-6, to reach the Final Four.
23. 1963 Championship Game (Loyola of Chicago 60, Cincinnati 58 in OT)
Forward Vic Rouse leaped high to redirect center Les Hunter's shot from the free-throw line into the basket to climax the Ramblers' first year in the playoffs. Loyola, using its starting lineup the entire final, overcame 27.4% field-goal shooting by committing just three turnovers. The Ramblers trailed the defending NCAA champion by 15 points in the second half before knotting the score at 54-54 when Jerry Harkness hit a 12-foot jumper with four seconds remaining in regulation.
24. 1988 Championship Game (Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79)
The two Big Eight Conference members were deadlocked, 50-50, at intermission in the highest-scoring first half in title game history. The Jayhawks' Danny Manning poured in 31 points.
25. 1979 Championship Game (Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64)
Undefeated Indiana State lost against Michigan State when the Sycamores' Larry Bird, who hit 53.2% of his field-goal attempts on the season, made just one-third of his shots from the floor (7 of 21) as a sore thumb limited his shooting effectiveness. Magic Johnson scored a game-high 24 points for the Spartans. The ballyhooed matchup between icons Bird and Magic failed to live up to billing but aroused fans and generated the largest-ever TV share for an NCAA final.
26. 1989 East Regional First Round (Georgetown 50, Princeton 49)
No. 16 seed Princeton pushed No. 1 seed Georgetown to the limit in the East Regional before the patient and precise Tigers bowed when a last-second shot was blocked by All-American center Alonzo Mourning.
27. 1996 Southeast Regional First Round (Princeton 43, UCLA 41)
Princeton coach Pete Carril bowed out in style with a decisive perfectly executed back-door layup reminiscent of how many games were played several decades ago. It was UCLA's lowest-scoring output in 99 playoff outings, and the lowest score for a Bruins team in a regulation game in more than 55 years.
28. 1977 Championship Game (Marquette 67, North Carolina 59)
Tears of joy flowed for coach Al McGuire when Marquette won the championship in his farewell. McGuire, leaving the bench before the game was even over with tears running down his cheeks, pulled away from a hug by long-time assistant Hank Raymonds and made his way to the silence of the locker room. "I want to be alone," McGuire said. "I'm not afraid to cry. All I could think about at the end was - why me? After all the jocks and socks. All the odors in the locker room. All the fights in the gyms. Just the wildness of it all. And to have it end like this ..."
29. 1971 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Western Kentucky 107, Kentucky 83)
WKU, long regarded as poor country cousins by Kentucky, whipped the Wildcats in their first-ever meeting when All-American Jim McDaniels poured in 35 points for the Hilltoppers.
30. 1975 National Semifinals (UCLA 75, Louisville 74 in OT)
Three Louisville regulars shooting better than 50% from the floor for the season (swingman Junior Bridgeman, center Ricky Gallon and guard Phillip Bond) combined to hit 25% (6 of 24) in a loss against UCLA. Adding insult to injury for the Cardinals was reserve guard Terry Howard missing the front end of a one-and-one free-throw opportunity in the closing seconds of overtime after he converted all 28 of his previous foul shots that season.
31. 1997 Championship Game (Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 in OT)
Arizona, the only team to win an NCAA crown after finishing as low as fifth place in its league, capitalized on a 34-9 edge in free throws made to upend favored Kentucky although Zona did not make a field goal in the extra session.
32. 1995 West Regional Second Round (UCLA 75, Missouri 74)
Playmaker Tyus Edney played the role of Wizard of Westwood II with a series of breathtaking drives and baskets in UCLA's first five playoff games, including a length-of-the-court game-winner against Mizzou.
33. 1990 East Regional Semifinals (Connecticut 71, Clemson 70)
It was difficult for Clemson fans to fathom how UConn's Tate George had sufficient time with one second on the clock to receive a full-court pass, come down, square up and get off a game-winning jumper from the right baseline.
34. 1990 West Regional Second Round (Loyola Marymount 149, Michigan 115)
The record for most three-point field goals in a playoff game was set by Loyola Marymount senior guard Jeff Fryer with 11. Fryer (41) and Bo Kimble (37) became the only set of teammates to score more than 35 points in the same tourney game when they combined for 78 vs. Michigan in the highest-scoring game in NCAA playoff history.
35. 1981 East Regional Semifinals (Brigham Young 51, Notre Dame 50)
BYU's Danny Ainge went coast-to-coast driving through the heart of No. 2 seed Notre Dame's defense for a layup at the buzzer to give the Cougars the victory.
36. 1983 West Regional First Round (N.C. State 69, Pepperdine 67 in 2OT)
NCAA champion-to-be North Carolina State (26-10) defeated Pepperdine (20-9) in two extra sessions after trailing by six points with 24 seconds remaining in regulation.
37. 1978 Championship Game (Kentucky 94, Duke 88)
Jack Givens sank 18 of 27 field-goal attempts against upstart Duke's zone defense and scored Kentucky's last 16 points of the first half en route to a 41-point performance.
38. 2001 National Semifinals (Duke 95, Maryland 84)
The Blue Devils (35-4) overcame a 22-point deficit against the Terrapins (25-11), the biggest comeback in Final Four history. Mike Dunleavy Jr. hit three consecutive three-pointers in a 45-second span of the second half after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told his squad to quit calling plays and just go out and play the game.
39. 2003 West Regional Second Round (Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 in 2OT)
Gonzaga's Tony Skinner and Blake Stepp tied for game-high scoring honors with 25 points but each of them missed an open shot in the last four seconds of the second overtime for the Zags (24-9) against No. 1 seed Arizona (28-4). Wildcats standout guard Jason Gardner contributed a pair of three-pointers after missing 17 consecutive shots from beyond the arc in his previous three outings.
40. 1970 Mideast Regional First Round (Notre Dame 112, Ohio University 82)
Guard Austin Carr became the only player to score more than 60 points in a single playoff game. Carr tallied 35 of Notre Dame's 54 first-half points en route to a school-record 61 against OU.
41. 1952 East Regional Final (St. John's 64, Kentucky 57)
St. John's (25-6), sparked by center Bob Zawoluk's 32 points, avenged a 41-point rout at UK (29-3) earlier in the season (81-40) by ending the 23-game winning streak of the nation's No. 1 team.
42. 1969 National Semifinals (UCLA 85, Drake 82)
Guard John Vallely, averaging a modest 10.2 points per game entering the Final Four, erupted for 29 points and the Bruins (29-1) needed all of them. They had a nine-point lead with 70 seconds remaining dwindle to one before defeating Drake (26-5) after the Bulldogs missed a go-ahead basket in the waning moments. UCLA star center Lew Alcindor grabbed 21 rebounds.
43. 1945 National Semifinals (New York University 70, Ohio State 65 in OT)
NYU (14-7), featuring just one senior on its roster, erased a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation against Ohio State (15-5).
44. 1968 Midwest Regional First Round (Houston 94, Loyola of Chicago 76)
UH's Elvin Hayes became the only player in tournament history to collect more than 40 points and 25 rebounds in the same game when he garnered 49 points and 27 rebounds. Hayes led the tournament in scoring and rebounding by wide margins for the fourth-place Cougars (31-2), but he wasn't named to the all-tournament team.
45. 1998 Midwest Regional First Round (Valparaiso 70, Mississippi 69)
Valpo's Jamie Sykes, an outfield prospect late for spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks, inbounded from the opposite baseline with 2.5 seconds remaining. He hurled a baseball pass that Bill Jenkins leaped to catch. Jenkins delivered a touch pass to guard Bryce Drew on the right wing, and the son of coach Homer Drew drilled a game-winning three-pointer for the Crusaders (23-10).
46. 1970 Mideast Regional Final (Jacksonville 106, Kentucky 100)
JU's Artis Gilmore collected 24 points and 20 rebounds to help eliminate the nation's top-ranked team. Teammate Rex Morgan contributed 28 points while outshining UK's backcourt.
47. 1951 East Regional First Round (Illinois 79, Columbia 71)
Columbia, undefeated entering the tourney (21-0), blew a seven-point, halftime lead and lost to eventual national third-place finisher Illinois (22-5). The Lions' John Azary was outscored by the Illini's Don Sunderlage (25-13) in a battle of All-American candidates.
48. 1965 National Third-Place Game (Princeton 118, Wichita 82)
Princeton's Bill Bradley set the mark for most points in a single Final Four game with a school-record 58. He scored 39 of them in the second half of the consolation contest.
49. 1971 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Ohio State 60, Marquette 59)
Marquette, undefeated entering the tourney (26-0), lost against Ohio State (20-6) after the Warriors' playmaker, unanimous first-team All-America Dean "The Dream" Meminger, fouled out with five minutes remaining. Teammate Allie McGuire, the coach's son, committed a costly turnover in the closing seconds before Buckeyes guard Allan Hornyak converted a pair of crucial free throws to end Marquette's 39-game winning streak.
50. 2005 Midwest Regional Final (Illinois 90, Arizona 89 in OT)
Illini (37-2) overcame a 14-point deficit with just over three minutes remaining in regulation and nine-point deficit in the last 1 1/2 minutes before defeating Arizona (30-7) in an extra session.
51. 1999 West Regional First Round (Weber State 76, North Carolina 74)
No. 3 seed North Carolina (24-10) lost its playoff opener for the first time in 19 years when the Tar Heels succumbed against No. 14 Weber State (25-8). Junior college transfer Harold Arceneaux contributed five three-pointers en route to 36 points for the Wildcats. His output matched the highest ever in the playoffs against Carolina.
52. 1965 Championship Game (UCLA 91, Michigan 80)
UCLA's Gail Goodrich became the only guard to score more than 35 points in an NCAA final, erupting for 42 points on 12 of 22 field-goal shooting and 18 of 20 free-throw shooting. His free throws made and attempted remain championship game records.
53. 1976 West Regional Semifinals (Arizona 114, UNLV 109 in OT)
Each team had four players score at least 18 points as UNLV (29-2), ranked third by AP and fourth by UPI entering the tourney, was eliminated by Arizona (24-9) when Jim Rappis had more assists (12) than the Rebels' entire team.
54. 1981 West Regional Second Round (Kansas State 50, Oregon State 48)
K-State (24-9) upset second-ranked Oregon State (26-2) on Rolando Blackman's 17-foot buzzer beater from the right baseline.
55. 1959 Mideast Regional Semifinals (Louisville 76, Kentucky 61)
Second-ranked Kentucky (24-3) hit less than one-third of its field-goal attempts in blowing a 15-point lead against intra-state rival Louisville (19-12).
56. 1976 Championship Game (Indiana 86, Michigan 68)
Trailing Michigan (25-7) by six points at intermission and playing without Bobby Wilkerson after the starting guard sustained a concussion early in the game, the Hoosiers shot 60% from the floor in the second half to come from behind and earn recognition as the nation's last undefeated team. Scott May, Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner collaborated for 36 of IU's first 38 second-half points.
57. 2005 West Regional Final (Louisville 93, West Virginia 85)
West Virginia set a regional final record with 18 three-pointers but still lost against Louisville.
58. 1977 West Regional Semifinals (Idaho State 76, UCLA 75)
The visiting Bruins, ranked fourth by UPI entering the tourney, finished with a 24-5 record when guards Roy Hamilton and Brad Holland combined to hit just 8 of 24 field-goal attempts. Idaho State (25-5), prevailing despite shooting a modest 40.6% from the floor, received 27 points and 12 rebounds from center Steve Hayes.
59. 1981 Midwest Regional Second Round (Kansas 88, Arizona State 71)
Third-ranked Arizona State (24-4), featuring four upperclassmen who combined for a total of more than 35 seasons in the NBA (guards Fat Lever and Byron Scott, center Alton Lister and forward Sam Williams), was clobbered by Kansas (24-8) when Tony Guy poured in 36 points for the Jayhawks. The Sun Devils fell behind by 16 points at intermission.
60. 1979 Midwest Regional Final (Indiana State 73, Arkansas 71)
Larry Bird-led Indiana State became the only school to reach the Final Four in its one and only NCAA Tournament appearance in the 20th Century when the Sycamores' Bob Heaton shifted the ball from his normal right hand to his left for a short shot that bounced twice on the rim before going down.
61. 1971 West Regional Final (UCLA 57, Long Beach State 55)
The closest result for UCLA (29-1) during the Bruins' 38-game playoff winning streak from 1967 through 1973 came when they had to erase an 11-point deficit despite 29% field-goal shooting to edge Jerry Tarkanian-coached Long Beach State (24-5).
62. 1977 National Semifinals (North Carolina 84, UNLV 83)
Mike O'Koren became the first freshman to score more than 30 points in a national semifinal or championship game when the UNC forward tallied 31. O'Koren and his teammates enjoyed a 28-5 edge over the Rebels in free-throw attempts.
63. 1978 Midwest Regional Semifinals (DePaul 90, Louisville 89)
DePaul center Dave Corzine tallied 46 points in double overtime game to become the only individual to score at least 45 in the NCAA playoffs and never be an NCAA first- or second-team consensus All-American or Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
64. 1959 Championship Game (California 71, West Virginia 70)
Two-time first-team All-American swingman Jerry West of West Virginia (29-5) was denied an NCAA championship ring when California (25-4) junior center Darrall Imhoff, West's teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers for four seasons in the mid-1960s, tipped in a basket with 17 seconds remaining.
65. 2006 East Regional Final (George Mason 86, Connecticut 84)
The #11 seed Patriots (27-8) advanced to the national semifinals with overtime win against UConn (30-4), which was their third victim featuring a coach who previously won an NCAA title.
66. 1979 East Regional Second Round (Penn 72, North Carolina 71)
No. 1 seed Carolina (23-6) lost its opener in the Tar Heels' home state (Raleigh, N.C.) when Penn's Tony Price poured in a game-high 25 points for the Quakers (25-7).
67. 1984 East Regional Semifinals (Indiana 72, North Carolina 68)
Many observers predicted Georgetown would meet the top-ranked Tar Heels in the national final, but they were upset by IU when national player of the year Michael Jordan was limited to 13 points, one rebound and one assist.
68. 1993 West Regional First Round (Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61)
In terms of point spreads, No. 2 seed Arizona's defeat against 20-point underdog Santa Clara (19-12), a No. 15 seed, was the biggest upset in NCAA playoff history. The Wildcats (24-4), ranked fifth by AP entering the tournament, lost although they scored 25 consecutive points in a 10-minute span bridging the first and second halves.
69. 2004 St. Louis Regional Second Round (UAB 76, Kentucky 75)
UAB (22-10), after outlasting Washington (102-100) in first round, used its frenetic pressure defense to frustrate No. 1 seed Kentucky (27-5).
70. 1956 East Regional Semifinals (Temple 65, Connecticut 59)
Guard Hal Lear manufactured 61.5% of Temple's offense by scoring 40 points. The most rebounds ever in a playoff game were grabbed by teammate Fred Cohen, who retrieved a school-record 34 missed shots.
71. 2005 Second Round (West Virginia 111, Wake Forest 105 in 2OT)
Mike Gansey scored 19 of his 29 points after the end of regulation when West Virginia (24-11) outlasted #2 seed Wake Forest (27-6) in double overtime.
72. 1975 Championship Game (UCLA 92, Kentucky 85)
Coach John Wooden's farewell resulted in his 10th NCAA title for the Bruins.
73. 1981 Midwest Regional Semifinals (Wichita State 66, Kansas 65)
Mike Jones hit two long-range baskets in the last 50 seconds for Wichita State (26-7) in the first duel between the intrastate rivals in 36 years.
74. 1980 Midwest Regional Second Round (Missouri 87, Notre Dame 84 in OT)
Mizzou (25-6) backup swingman Mark Dressler, entering the NCAA playoffs with an eight-point scoring average, erupted for 32 points on 13 of 16 field-goal shooting against the 22-6 Irish (ranked No. 9 by AP).
75. 1989 Southeast Regional First Round (South Alabama 86, Alabama 84)
In an exciting intrastate battle, South Alabama (23-9) erased a 16-point halftime deficit. Jeff Hodge and Gabe Estaba combined for 55 points to lead USA against 'Bama (23-8).
76. 1980 Mideast Regional First Round (Virginia Tech 89, Western Kentucky 85 in OT)
Virginia Tech, sparked by Dale Solomon's 10-of-13 field-goal shooting, became the only school to erase a halftime deficit of at least 18 points to win a playoff game in the 20th Century. The Hokies, Metro Conference runner-up to eventual NCAA champion Louisville, trailed WKU at intermission, 48-30, in a duel between two 21-8 teams.
77. 2008 Midwest Regional Second Round (Davidson 74, Georgetown 70)
Stephen Curry, a son of former NBA standout Dell Curry, poured in 25 of his 30 points in the second half as Davidson (29-7) erased a double-digit deficit to upset the Hoyas (28-6).
78. 2016 West Regional Second Round (Texas A&M 92, Northern Iowa 88 in 2OT)
In perhaps the most remarkable comeback in tourney history, A&M rallied from 12 points down with 44 seconds remaining in regulation and 10 down with less than 30 seconds. UNI committed four turnovers in that 44-second span.
79. 1978 West Regional First Round (Cal State Fullerton 90, New Mexico 85)
Cal State Fullerton (23-9) had four players score from 18 to 23 points and made 62.1% of its field-goal attempts to erase a six-point, halftime deficit and upend fourth-ranked New Mexico. Future Lakers standout Michael Cooper had an off-game for the Lobos (24-4), sinking just six of 15 field-goal attempts.
80. 1986 Midwest Regional First Round (UALR 90, Notre Dame 83)
UALR, a 17 1/2-point underdog, shocked No. 3 seed Notre Dame by shooting 62.3% from the floor. Pete Meyers scored 29 points in 29 minutes for the Trojans.
81. 1984 East Regional First Round (Virginia Commonwealth 70, Northeastern 69)
Jim Calhoun-coached Northeastern hit 75% of its field-goal attempts (33 of 44), including 15-of-17 by freshman Reggie Lewis, but still bowed to VCU.
82. 1967 Midwest Regional Semifinals (SMU 83, Louisville 81)
Charles Beasley was limited to nine points, but fellow SWC first-team selection Denny Holman took up the slack with 30 points, including a decisive basket with three seconds remaining, to spark SMU (20-6) past second-ranked Louisville (23-5).
83. 1991 East Regional First Round (Richmond 73, Syracuse 69)
No. 15 seed UR stunned No. 2 seed Cuse to help Spiders coach Dick Tarrant enhance his reputation as a giant killer.
84. 2002 West Regional Second Round (UCLA 105, Cincinnati 101 in 2OT)
The Bruins, powered by Dan Gadzuric's career-high 26 points and game-high 13 rebounds, overcame an 11-point deficit midway through the second half. The two teams combined for an NCAA playoff-record 66 three-point field-goal attempts - UCLA (36) and UC (30).