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1982–83 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play; runner-up to UCLA, who they split with in the season series. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted four years later. They had a chance to tie the Bruins for the title, but lost by a point to rival Washington in Seattle to end the regular season. After missing it the previous two seasons, WSU was invited to the 52-team NCAA tournament and were seeded eighth in the West region; they met ninth-seed Weber State, the Big Sky champion, in the first round in Boise. WSU's only two non-conference losses were to Big Sky teams, neighbor Idaho and Monta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Raveling
George Henry Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University the University of Iowa and the University of Southern California Raveling has been Nike's global basketball sports marketing director since he retired from coaching in 1994.Former Iowa coach Raveling among Lapchick winners Associated Press (Newton Daily News), November 21, 2013 |
Montana Grizzlies Basketball
The Montana Grizzlies basketball team represents the University of Montana in men's college basketball. They compete at the NCAA Division I level and are members of the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center. The Grizzlies have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 13 times, most recently in 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2025. Montana's best finish in the NCAA tournament was in 1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1975 when they appeared in the Sweet 16. Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Grizzlies have appeared in 13 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 2–14. #7 Boston College Eagles men's basketball, Boston College , , W 87–79L 56–69 , - , 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2010 , , 14 E , , Round of 64 , , (3) #8 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Dale Sampson (born October 5, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of Houston of the Big 12 Conference. Early life Sampson was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, to parents who were members of the Lumbee Native American community of Deep Branch in Robeson County, North Carolina, in which he was reared. Sampson excelled in the classroom and the athletic arena during his prep days at Pembroke High School, in Pembroke, North Carolina. Sampson was captain of his high school basketball team for two years, and played for his father John W. "Ned" Sampson, who was later named to the UNC Pembroke Athletics Hall of Fame. His father was also one of the 500 Lumbee Native Americans who made national news by driving the Ku Klux Klan out of Maxton, North Carolina in what is annually celebrated by the Lumbee as the Battle of Hayes Pond. Later he played at Pembroke State University (now UNC Pembroke), concentrating on basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 1993–94 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for fourth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002. For the first time in eleven years, WSU was invited to the 64-team NCAA tournament. Seeded eighth in the East region, they met ninth seed Boston College in the first round in Landover, Maryland, but lost by three points. This was Sampson's last season in Pullman; he left in late April for Oklahoma of the Big Eight Conference. The next head coach was Kevin Eastman, who previously led UNC Wilmington. WSU's next NCAA appearance was thirteen years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Ehlo
Joel Craig Ehlo (; born August 11, 1961) is an American former basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with four teams, amassing career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assist (basketball), assists and 3,139 rebound (basketball), rebounds. Playing career A Guard (basketball), guard/Forward (basketball), forward from Odessa College, Odessa Junior College and Washington State Cougars men's basketball, Washington State University, and led the Cougars to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament in his 1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team, senior season. Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the 1983–84 Houston Rockets season, Houston Rockets, and went with the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals in a losing cause to the 1985–86 Boston Celtics season, Boston Celtics. Ehlo spent the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was originally signed when M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 NBA Draft
The 1983 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1983, in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The first overall pick of this draft was 7’4” center Ralph Sampson, predicted as an NBA superstar since high school. The three-time College Player of the Year had spent all four years of his college career at the University of Virginia, and was taken first by the Houston Rockets. Displaying his graceful above-the-rim game and ability to run the court like a guard, he got off to a certain Hall of Fame bound start as an NBA All-Star and NBA Rookie of the Year before injuries several seasons in derailed his career. Sampson was joined in the Hall by University of Houston Cougars standout Clyde “The Glide” Drexler, taken number 14 by the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite there being only 23 teams at the time of the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded the 24th pick out of courtesy. Then-owner Ted Stepien was infamous for repea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA; it is the oldest NCAA Division I conference in the country. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth place. Previous season The Hawkeyes finished the 1982–83 season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed Missouri, they lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen. Following the season, ninth-year head coach Lute Olson left for and was succeeded in April 1983 by Raveling, who had led Washington State for eleven years. Roster Schedule/results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Big Ten regular season Rankings References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lute Olsen
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats men's team for 25 years. He was also head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes for nine years and Long Beach State 49ers for one season. Known for player development and great recruiting, many of his former players have gone on to have impressive careers in the NBA. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching. Olson died on August 27, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 85 years old. Biography Early life Olson was born on a farm outside Mayville, North Dakota on September 22, 1934, and was of Norwegian-American parentage. In 1939, Olson's father, Albert died of a stroke at age 47. There are memories of Albert giving his children haircuts that morning before church before collapsing. Lute's mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press College Basketball Coach Of The Year
The Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award was established in 1967 to recognize the best men's college basketball coach of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). A parallel award for women's coaches was added in 1995. The 2011 women's award, shared by three coaches, was notable as the first shared AP award in any college sport. The men's award saw its first tie in 2025. John Wooden of UCLA and Bob Knight of Indiana have won the most awards on the men's side with five and three, respectively. As of 2025, two active men's coaches have won the award twice each: Bill Self at Kansas, and Kelvin Sampson, first at Oklahoma and then at Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of .... Geno Auriemma of UConn has by far the most awards, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
