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Andy Russo
Andy Russo (born May 26, 1948) was a college basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and at Washington. He compiled a 60–61 record through four seasons at Washington, and resigned at the end of the 1988-89 season after he led the Huskies to a pair of NCAA post season appearances and one NIT tournament during his tenure. Russo enjoyed greater success at Louisiana Tech. In 1983, Russo's Bulldogs team ended Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, t ...'s home game winning streak, thus earning the university's first NCAA men's bid to the "Big Dance." During the 1984 season, Louisiana Tech went 29–3, and had the best season in school history. His overall record at Louisiana Tech was 122–55. As a collegiate player, Russo co-captained the Lake Forest College basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Forest Foresters Men's Basketball
Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts institution since 1903. Lake Forest enrolls approximately 1,500 students representing 43 states and 80 countries. Lake Forest offers 32 undergraduate major and minor programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and features programs of study in pre-law, pre-medicine, communication, business, finance, and computer science. The majority of students live on the college's wooded 107-acre campus located a half-mile from the Lake Michigan shore. Lake Forest is affiliated with the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The college has 23 varsity teams which compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference. History Lake Forest College was founded in 1857 by Reverend Robert W. Patterson as a Presbyterian alternative to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 30, 1981, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 63–50 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. Rule Changes * On free throw attempts, players can now enter the free-throw lane after the foul shooter releases the ball. Previously, players had to wait until the ball touched either the rim or backboard before entering the lane. * The time allotted to replace a disqualified (fouled out) player was reduced from 60 to 30 seconds. * Starting in the 1981–82 season, the national third-place game was abolished. * Conferences were allowed to experiment with the three-point shot in conference games only. The Southern Conference was the first to use the shot in their conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986–87 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987. Major rule changes Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented: * The three-point field goal was introduced and set at 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket. * A television replay could be used to prevent or rectify a scorer’s or timer’s mistake or a malfunction of the clock. Season outlook Pre-season polls The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.* Regular season Conference winners and tournaments Statistical leaders Conference standings Postseason tournaments NCAA tournament Final Four - Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National Invitation tournament NIT Semifinals and Final Award winners Consensus All-American teams Major player of the year awards * Wooden Award: David Robinson, Navy * Naismith Award: David R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas. A total of 63 games were played. Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 72–69 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Pervis Ellison of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Louisville became the first team from outside a power conference to win the championship since the expansion to 64 teams, and remains one of only two teams to do so (the other team was UNLV in 1990). The 1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament was the first tournament to use a shot clock limiting the amount of time for any one offensive possession by a team prior to taking a shot at the basket. Beginning with the 1986 tournament, the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1985–86 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, runner-up in the standings, a game behind champion Arizona. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted the following year. Washington went to the 64-team NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeded twelfth in the Midwest regional, they lost to Michigan State in the first round in Dayton, Ohio. Following Marv Harshman's retirement in March 1985, Russo was hired a few weeks later; he was formerly the head coach at Postseason results , - !colspan=6 style=, References External linksSports Reference– Washington Huskies: 1985–86 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
Season headlines * Blocked shots and steals both became official statistics tracked by the NCAA. David Robinson of Navy became the first national blocked shot champion, averaging 5.91 per game for the season. The first steals champion was Darron Brittman of Chicago State, with 4.96 per game. Major rule changes Beginning in 1985–86, the following rules changes were implemented: * The 45 second shot clock was introduced. * With the shot clock's introduction, the so-called "lack of action" count (when the offense fails to attempt a shot in a five-second timeframe) was abolished. * If a shooter was fouled intentionally and the shot was missed, the penalty was two shots and possession of the ball out of bounds to the team who was fouled. * Conferences were permitted to experiment with a three-point field goal, provided the distance was set to at least 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket. Season outlook Pre-season polls The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-10 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the highest level of college football in the nation. The conference's 12 members are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. They include each state's flagship public university, four additional public universities, and two private research universities. The modern Pac-12 conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), whose principal members founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of Colorado and Utah. Nicknamed the "Conference of Championships", the Pac-12 has won more NCAA nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began on March 14, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky. A total of 63 games were played. Eighth-seed Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, won their first national title with a 66–64 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by John Thompson. Ed Pinckney of Villanova was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The game, often cited as "The Perfect Game", is widely considered among the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the second biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. This Villanova team remains the lowest-seeded team to win the tournament. The Wildcats are also notable as the last Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Team
The 1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1984–85 season. Although other players on the team as well as head coach Andy Russo were well in the spotlight, the real star of the show for the Bulldogs that season was Karl Malone. Malone would lead the Bulldogs to their best season to date in program history as well as earning himself All-American honors. Following the season, Malone would enter the NBA draft, being selected 13th overall by the Utah Jazz. Spending the majority of his career with Utah, Malone would be named an NBA All-Star fourteen times, NBA Most Valuable Player twice, and be inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 2010. Roster Source Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Southland Conference tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, Rankings Awards and honors *Karl Malone – All-American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1984 and ended with the Final Four in Lexington, Kentucky on April 1, 1985. The Villanova Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 66–64 victory over the defending champion, top-ranked Georgetown Hoyas. It was the second time in three seasons that the national champion had 10 losses. Season headlines * The 1985 NCAA Tournament was the first to feature a 64-team field. * Georgetown was the first defending champion to return to the Final Four since the 1975–76 UCLA Bruins. Major rule changes Beginning in 1984–85, the following rules changes were implemented: *The coaching box was introduced, whereby a coach and all bench personnel had to remain in the 28-foot-long coaching box unless seeking information from the scorers’ table. Season outlook Pre-season polls The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.* {, , - style="vertical-align:top;" , {, class="wikitable" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle. A total of 52 games were played. This was the last tournament in which some teams earned first-round byes as the field expanded to 64 teams beginning in the 1985 tournament when each team played in the first round. It was also the second year with a preliminary round; preliminary games would not be played again until 2001. Georgetown, coached by John Thompson, won the national title with an 84–75 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the third time in school h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Team
The 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1983–84 season. Led by head coach Andy Russo, the Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. After finishing 3rd in the conference regular season standings, Louisiana Tech won the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. After an opening round win over Fresno State, the team was beaten by eventual National runner-up Houston, 77–69. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a 26–7 record (8–4 Southland). Roster Source Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Southland Conference tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, References {{DEFAULTSORT:1983-84 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball seasons Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
