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Grambling State Tigers Men's Basketball
The Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represents Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They currently play their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. They made their first ever appearance to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2024. History The glory years of the Tigers were led by Fred Hobdy, who led the Tigers to eight SWAC regular season titles (five outright) during his coaching tenure. Hobdy went 572-288 as head coach from 1957 to 1986, which saw them play in NCAA Division II and the NAIA. They reached the Elite Eight of the Division II tournament in 1958 and won the NAIA title in 1961. Notable players during this time were Willis Reed, who was an NAIA All-American before becoming drafted by the New York Knicks; Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. The Tigers advanced to the 1980 SWAC men's basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I for most sports; in College football, football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers Basketball Team
The 2022–23 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1961), Johnny Jones, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14-20, 7-11, in SWAC Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated 2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team, Alcorn State, 2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team, Alabama A&M, and 2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team, Grambling State to become champions of the 2023 SWAC men's basketball tournament, SWAC Tournament for a third straight year. They received the SWAC’s automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA Tournament where they lost to 2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team, Fairleigh Dickin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAIA Men's Basketball Championships
The NAIA men's basketball national championship has been held annually by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics since 1937 to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1944 (due to World War II) and 2020 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Since 2022, the tournament has featured 64 teams, with teams beginning play at one of sixteen regional sites with the winners of those regionals playing at the final venue. From 1992 to 2020, the NAIA sponsored two championships, one for its Division I members and another for those in its Division II. The Division I tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri while the Division II tournament moved locations several times (it finished, in 2020, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
The 1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Puget Sound and Puget Sound's Curt Peterson was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville *Third Place - Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68 New England - Fairfield, Connecticut Location: Alumni Hall Host: University of Bridgeport *Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77 South - Chattanooga, Tennessee Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga *Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91 South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana Location: Stopher Gym Host: Nicholls State University *Third Place - Linc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's basketball in the NCAA College Division, predecessor to today's NCAA Divisions II and III, as a culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of South Dakota, and Ed Smallwood of the University of Evansville was named the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants Regionals Northeast - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Shapiro Gym Host: Brandeis University *Third Place - Brandeis 71, RPI 69 South Central - Grambling, Louisiana Location: Tiger Memorial Gym Host: Grambling College *Third Place - South Carolina State 80, Philander Smith 70 East - Staten Island, New York Location: Sutter Gym Host: Wagner College *Third Place - Buffalo 77, Philadelphia Textile 73 Mideast - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States (plus one school in Canada) that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions grouped in Division I. The tournament, originally known as the NCAA College Division Basketball Championship, was established in 1957, immediately after the NCAA subdivided its member schools into the University Division (today's Division I) and College Division. It became the Division II championship in 1974, when the NCAA split the College Division into the limited-scholarship Division II and the non-scholarship Division III, and added the "Men's" designation in 1982 when the NCAA began sponsoring a Division II women's championship. Like all other NCAA basketball divisions for men and women, the champion is decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Men's Basketball
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, or UTRGV Vaqueros, represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, United States. The school's team competed in the Southland Conference since the 2024–25 season. They play their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The Vaqueros are one of 45 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team's current identity was established after the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) were merged in 2015. The merged university inherited the athletic legacy of UTPA, including its WAC membership. Before the merger, UTPA's teams were known as the “Broncs.” History Beginnings (1952–1958) The Broncs first began play in 1952 under their then-current institutional identity of Pan American College, as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In their first ever season (coached by L.A. Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 CollegeInsider
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1980 National Invitation Tournament
The 1980 National Invitation Tournament was the 1980 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009 11/7/09 * * * |
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country which are selected annually. From its founding in 1938 to 2022, the semifinals and finals were always played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. Predating the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by one year, the NIT was considered the most prestigious post-season showcase for college basketball before its status was superseded in the mid-1950s by the NCAA tournament. A second, much more recent "NIT" tournament is played in November and known as the NIT Season Tip-Off. Formerly the "Preseason NIT" (and still sometimes referred to as such colloquially), it was founded in 1985. Unlike the postseason NIT, its final rounds are played at Madison Square Garden. Both tournaments were operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, who was in his 19th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 14,876 in 16 games in 2023-24. With their win over 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship. Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright for the second consecutive year with their victory over 2023–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Illinois. The team finished the season 34–5, 17–3 in 2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Big Ten play. They defeated Michigan State in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
