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American Athletic Conference
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Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the Ameri-
can Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambi-tious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excel-lence.
With roots that extend to three con-ferences, the American Athletic Confer-ence membership in 2013 – its debut season – consists of 10 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the Univer-sity of Cincinnati, the University of Con-necticut, the University of Houston, the University of Louisville, the University of Memphis, Rutgers Uni-versity, Southern Methodist University, the University of South Florida and Temple University.
In 2014-15, East Carolina University, Tulane Uni-versity and the University of Tulsa come aboard. The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only.
The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, will immediately take a place at the forefront of Division I athlet-ics, with schools that have played in a combined five Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won eight NCAA women’s basketball championships since 1995.
Among the league’s 2013 members, seven of The American’s 10 football teams have been ranked in the top 13 in the BCS since 2006. Eight of the 10 teams have been in the BCS top 25 in that span. The 2013-14 membership will also include the most recent NCAA men’s basketball (Louisville) and women’s basketball (UConn) champions.
The 2013 season will mark the final year of a six-year arrangement with ESPN that gives The American national exposure on ABC television and the ESPN family of networks. ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC
will carry a minimum of 19 American home football games each season. Championship Week in December includes three American games on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. At least four American games are featured on ESPN’s Thursday-night package.
In addition, ESPN Regional Televi-sion will continue to produce and dis-tribute its Game of the Week package to a nationally syndicated audience, reaching more than 30 million homes. Most of these games also will be avail-
able as part of the ESPN GamePlan subscription ser-vice. Finally, a minimum of five home games will be carried on ESPNU.
Following the 2013 football season, the Ameri-can Athletic Conference enters new television part-nerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Ath-letic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.
In men’s basketball, the new television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be car-ried on either national cable, regional sports net-works or ESPN3.
American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s post-season structure, both in the coming season and beyond. In 2013-14, the league champion will re-ceive an automatic bid for the final edition of the Bowl Championship Series, including a spot in the VIZIO National Championship Game if it is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings. Moving forward, The Ameri-can champion would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Confer-ence and the Sun Belt Conference.
The American has additional part-nerships with a number of bowl games that match conference teams against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference, the Big 12 Conference, the Southeastern Conference and Conference USA.
The Russell Athletic Bowl has the first selection of American teams after the conference’s BCS rep-resentative is determined. The Atlantic Coast Con-ference will provide the opposition for the Russell Athletic Bowl, which is played in Orlando, Fla.
The American also is a partner with the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Played in Bank of America Stadium, the Belk Bowl will select its American Ath-letic Conference participant after the Russell Athletic Bowl with the ACC again providing the opponent.
The American and the Big 12 conferences partner for the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York City. In the event that the Big 12 is unable to send an eligible team to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Notre Dame could step in as the American team’s opponent.
An American representative will face either an opponent from the Southeastern Conference or the Conference USA champion as part of arrangements with the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis.
The league also holds a partnership with the Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Pe-tersburg, Fla. The Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl pairs the American representative against an opponent from Conference USA.
The postseason lineup gives American Athletic Conference teams access to at least six postseason games.
The American Athletic Confer-ence administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy ac-cess to its member schools.
The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video pro-duction studio and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
American Athletic Conference15 Park Row West
Providence, RI 02903www.TheAmerican.org
Communications (401) 453-0660Switchboard (401) 244-3278Fax (401) 274-5967
Mike Aresco
A T H L E T I C C O N F E R E N C E
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ConferenceMembers
UCF Cincinnati Connecticut Houston Louisville Memphis Rutgers SMU USF Temple
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American Athletic Conference StaffCommissioner Mike Aresco
Sr. Assoc. Commissioner (Football & Marketing) Nick Carparelli, Jr.
Sr. Assoc. Commissioner (Administration) Donna DeMarco Egan
Sr. Assoc. Commissioner (Men's Basketball) Paul Brazeau
Sr. Assoc. Commissioner
(Broadcasting and Digital Content) Tom Odjakjian
Chief Financial Officer John Larson
Assoc. Commissioner (Compliance and SWA Liason) Jennifer Condaras
Assoc. Commissioner (Women's Basketball) Danielle Donehew
Assoc. Commissioner (Olympic Sports) James Siedliski
Assistant Commissioner
(Women’s Basketball Officiating) Barbara Jacobs
Senior Director of Digital Media Mark Hodgkin
Director of Business Affairs Susan Eaton
Director of Communications Sara Naggar
Director of Communications Chuck Sullivan
Director of Compliance Kenny Schank
Director of Football & Video Administration Michael Costa
Director of Men's Basketball Operations Shawn Murphy
Director of Sport Administration Kristen Brown
Director of Sport Administration Bobby Weygand
Asst. Director of Broadcast Scheduling Michael Coyne
Asst. Director of Sport Administration Patrick Colbert
Coordinator of Football Officiating Terry McAulay
Branding and Event Coordinator Catherine Carmignani
Digital Communications Coordinator Jamie Corun
Assistant to the Commissioner Lisa Zanecchia
Executive Administrative Assistant Lois DeBlois
Administrative Assistants Wanda Factor, Linda Yates
Receptionist Kathy Kirkpatrick
Communications Assistant Megan Erbes
Communications Assistant Jordan Ozer
Digital Network Assistant Allison White
UofL All-Time Series vs. American Athletic Opponents
School Series Record Last Meeting
UCF 1-0 UL 78, UCF 58(12/15/99)
Cincinnati 55-42 UL 67, UC 51 (3/4/13)
Connecticut 8-6 UL 73, UC 58 (1/14/13)
Houston 13-5 UH 70, UL 67 (1/5/05)
Memphis 53-34 UL 87, UM 78 (12/15/12)
Rutgers 11-1 UL 68, RU 48 (2/6/13)
SMU 6-2 UL 87, SMU 79 (12/28/87)
USF 27-4 USF 41, UL 59 (2/17/13)
Temple 1-4 TU 65, UL 62 (3/19/02)
2012-13 BIG EAST Final StandingsSchool BIG EAST All Tourn.Louisville 14-4 35- 5 NCAAGeorgetown 14-4 25- 7 NCAAMarquette 14-4 26- 9 NCAAPittsburgh 12-6 24- 9 NCAA Syracuse 11-7 30-10 NCAANotre Dame 11-7 25-10 NCAAConnecticut 10-8 20-10 Villanova 10-8 20-14 NCAACincinnati 9-9 22-12 NCAAProvidence 9-9 19-15 NITSt. John’s 8-10 17-16 NITRutgers 5-13 15-16 Seton Hall 3-15 15-18 USF 3-15 12-19 DePaul 2-16 11-21
Note: Louisville won the 2013 BIG EAST Tourna-ment, beating Syracuse 78-61 in the title game.
The American Sports SponsoredMen's Sports (11)BaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfSoccerSwimming & DivingTennisIndoor Track & FieldOutdoor Track & Field
Women's Sports (13)BasketballCross CountryGolfRowingSoccerSoftballSwimming & DivingTennisIndoor Track & FieldOutdoor Track & FieldVolleyball
Conference Shifting for the Cards — The University of Louisville will be a member of three different conferences in a short span. The Cardinals were members of the BIG EAST Conference for eight years before the league split, with Louisville moving with four others to form the new American Athletic Conference in 2013. UofL’s association with the American will be short-lived however, as the Cardinals accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Nov. 28, 2012.
UofL’s Conference HistoryConference YearsKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic 1925-48Ohio Valley 1948-49Missouri Valley 1964-75Metro 1975-95Conference USA 1995-2005BIG EAST 2005-2013American Athletic 2013-currentAtlantic Coast future
The American postseason tournament will be played at the FedEx Forum in Memphis on March 12-15, 2014.
Louisville finished the regular season as BIG EAST Conference co-champion with its Senior Day victory over Notre Dame and went on to win the postseason tournament too.
The American Composite Schedule
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Friday, Nov. 8Connecticut vs. Maryland
Texas State at Houston
Florida A&M at Rutgers
Tampa at UCF
North Carolina Central at Cincinnati
(Global Sports Shootout)
SMU vs. TCU
(Tip-Off Showcase)
Saturday, Nov. 9College of Charleston at Louisville
Temple at Penn
Tennessee Tech at USF
Monday, Nov. 11Yale at Connecticut
Kent State at Temple
Houston at Texas-Pan American
Rutgers at Alabama-Birmingham
Tuesday, Nov. 12North Carolina State at Cincinnati
(Global Sports Shootout)
Hofstra at Louisville
(Hall of Fame Classic)
Bethune-Cookman at USF
Wednesday, Nov. 13Florida State at UCF
Thursday, Nov. 14Detroit at Connecticut
(2K Sports Classic)
Yale at Rutgers
Temple at Towson
Texas-San Antonio at Houston
Austin Peay at Memphis
Friday, Nov. 15Cornell at Louisville
USF at Bowling Green
Saturday, Nov. 16Appalachian State at Cincinnati
(Global Sports Shootout)
Sunday, Nov. 17Boston University at Connecticut
(2K Sports Classic)
Bethune-Cookman at UCF
Lehigh at Houston
(Legends Classic)
Monday, Nov. 18TBD at Rutgers
(NIT Season Tipoff)
Tuesday, Nov. 19Hartford at Louisville
(Hall of Fame Classic)
Memphis at Oklahoma State
(Old Spice Classic)
TBD at Rutgers
(NIT Season Tipoff)
Wednesday, Nov. 20Campbell at Cincinnati
(Global Sports Classic)
Thursday, Nov. 21Connecticut vs. Boston College
(2K Sports Classic)
Howard at Houston
(Legends Classic)
Temple at Clemson
(Charleston Classic)
UCF at Miami (Fla.)
Friday, Nov. 22Connecticut vs. Indiana/Washington
(2K Sports Classic)
Temple vs. Georgia/Davidson
(Charleston Classic)
Stetson at USF
Saturday, Nov. 23Louisville vs. Fairfield
(Hall of Fame Classic)
William & Mary at Rutgers
Nicholls State at Memphis
Sunday, Nov. 24Arkansas-Pine Bluff at SMU
(Corpus Christi Challenge)
Louisville vs. North Carolina/
Richmond
(Hall of Fame Classic)
Temple vs. TBD
(Charleston Classic)
Monday, Nov. 25Oklahoma State at USF
Houston vs. Stanford
(Legends Classic)
Tuesday, Nov. 26Loyola (Md.) at Connecticut
Sam Houston State at SMU
(Corpus Christi Challenge)
UMass Lowell at Cincinnati
UCF at Valparaiso
Houston vs. Pittsburgh/Texas Tech
(Legends Classic)
Wednesday, Nov. 27Rutgers vs. TBD
(NIT Season Tipoff)
Thursday, Nov. 28Memphis vs. Siena
(Old Spice Classic)
Friday, Nov. 29Southern Mississippi at Louisville
SMU vs. Virginia
(Corpus Christi Challenge)
Kennesaw State at Cincinnati
Memphis vs. LSU/Saint Joseph’s
(Old Spice Classic)
Rutgers vs. TBD
(NIT Season Tipoff)
Saturday, Nov. 30Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Houston
Detroit at USF
SMU vs. Texas A&M/Missouri State
(Corpus Christi Challenge)
Sunday, Dec. 1Memphis vs. TBD
(Old Spice Classic)
Monday, Dec. 2Florida at Connecticut
USC Upstate at Cincinnati
Tuesday, Dec. 3UCF at Florida Atlantic
Wednesday, Dec. 4Missouri-Kansas City at Louisville
Houston at Texas A&M
Saint Joseph’s at Temple
Rutgers at George Washington
USF at George Mason
Friday, Dec. 6Maine at Connecticut
Saturday, Dec. 7Texas at Temple
Northwestern State at Memphis
San Jose State at Houston
Stetson at UCF
Alabama at USF
Cincinnati at New Mexico
Sunday, Dec. 8Seton Hall at Rutgers
Monday, Dec. 9Alcorn State at Houston
Wednesday, Dec. 11Howard at UCF
Princeton at Rutgers
Friday, Dec. 13Arkansas-Little Rock at Memphis
Saturday, Dec. 14Western Kentucky at Louisville
(Billy Minardi Classic)
Cincinnati vs. Xavier
(Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic)
Houston at Louisiana-Lafayette
UNC-Greensboro at Rutgers
Tuesday, Dec. 17Jacksonville at UCF
Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
(Jimmy V Classic)
Florida-Gulf Coast at USF
(Las Vegas Classic)
Memphis vs. Florida
(Jimmy V Classic)
Missouri State at Louisville
Wednesday, Dec. 18Texas Southern at Temple
Stanford at Connecticut
Thursday, Dec. 19Florida A&M at USF
Saturday, Dec. 21Rio Grande at UCF
(Jackson Hewitt UCF
Holiday Classic)
Houston vs. Rice
(Lone Star Showcase)
Louisville at Florida International
Temple at Long Island
Middle Tennessee at Cincinnati
Southeast Missouri State at Memphis
November
December
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Sunday, Dec. 22Army at Rutgers
Valparaiso at UCF
(Jackson Hewitt UCF
Holiday Classic)
Connecticut at Washington
USF vs. TBD
(Las Vegas Classic)
Monday, Dec. 23Chicago State at Cincinnati
USF vs. UNLV/Santa Clara
(Las Vegas Classic)
Saturday, Dec. 28Jackson State at Memphis
Louisville at Kentucky
Nebraska at Cincinnati
Eastern Washington at Connecticut
USF at Bradley
Tuesday, Dec. 31Louisville at UCF
Memphis at USF
Connecticut at Houston
Wednesday, Jan. 1SMU at Cincinnati
Temple at Rutgers
Saturday, Jan. 4Cincinnati at Memphis
Connecticut at SMU
Temple at UCF
Houston at USF
Louisville at Rutgers
Tuesday, Jan. 7Cincinnati at Houston
Wednesday, Jan. 8Harvard at Connecticut
Thursday, Jan. 9Memphis at Louisville
USF at Temple
Saturday, Jan. 11Memphis at Temple
UCF at Connecticut
Rutgers at Cincinnati
Sunday, Jan. 12SMU at Louisvlle
Tuesday, Jan. 14Temple at Cincinnati
Wednesday, Jan. 15USF at SMU
UCF at Rutgers
Thursday, Jan. 16Houston at Louisvlle
Connecticut at Memphis
Saturday, Jan. 18Temple at La Salle
(ESPN College GameDay)
SMU at UCF
Cincinnati at USF
Louisville at Connecticut
(ESPN College GameDay)
LeMoyne-Owen at Memphis
Sunday, Jan. 19Rutgers at Houston
Tuesday, Jan. 21Temple at Connecticut
Rutgers at SMU
Wednesday, Jan. 22Louisville at USF
Thursday, Jan. 23Houston at Memphis
USF at Cincinnati
Saturday, Jan. 25Connecticut at Rutgers
Sunday, Jan. 26USF at Memphis
SMU at Houston
Cincinnati at Temple
Tuesday, Jan. 28SMU at USF
Wednesday, Jan. 29Memphis at UCF
Rutgers at Temple
Thursday, Jan. 30Cincinnati at Louisville
Houston at Connecticut
Saturday, Feb. 1Memphis at SMU
Villanova at Temple
Houston at Rutgers
UCF at Louisville
Sunday, Feb. 2USF at Cincinnati
Tuesday, Feb. 4Rutgers at Memphis
Wednesday, Feb. 5USF at UCF
Louisville at Houston
Thursday, Feb. 6Connecticut at Cincinnati
Temple at SMU
Saturday, Feb. 8Cincinnati at SMU
Rutgers at USF
Gonzaga at Memphis
Sunday, Feb. 9Temple at Houston
Connecticut at UCF
Wednesday, Feb. 12USF at Connecticut
UCF at Memphis
Thursday, Feb. 13Louisville at Temple
SMU at Rutgers
Saturday, Feb. 15Memphis at Connecticut
Houston at Cincinnati
UCF at USF
Sunday, Feb. 16SMU at Temple
Rutgers at Louisville
Tuesday, Feb. 18USF at Louisville
Wednesday, Feb. 19Cincinnati at UCF
Houston at SMU
Thursday, Feb. 20Memphis at Rutgers
Connecticut at Temple
Saturday, Feb. 22Louisville at Cincinnati
UCF at Houston
Temple at Memphis
Sunday, Feb. 23SMU at Connecticut
Wednesday, Feb. 26Rutgers at UCF
Connecticut at USF
Thursday, Feb. 27Memphis at Houston
Temple at Louisville
Saturday, Mar. 1Cincinnati at Connecticut
USF at Rutgers
Louisville at Memphis
UCF at SMU
Houston at Temple
Tuesday, Mar. 4UCF at Temple
USF at Houston
Wednesday, Mar. 5Rutgers at Connecticut
Louisville at SMU
Thursday, Mar. 6Memphis at Cincinnati
Friday, Mar. 7Houston at UCF
Saturday, Mar. 8Cincinnati at Rutgers
SMU at Memphis
Temple at USF
Connecticut at Louisville
January
February
March
A T H L E T I C C O N F E R E N C E
American’s First Season — The American Athletic Conference existed as the Big East Conference from 1979 through June 30, 2013. The league formally changed its name on July 1, 2013. A group of teams with the previous Big East alignment purchased the Big East name and formed a new alliance. Six American teams -- Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers and USF -- competed in the Big East last season. Four teams -- UCF, Houston, Memphis and SMU -- participated in Conference USA while Temple was a member of the Atlantic 10 last season. American Has Impressive NCAA
Tournament History — Eight teams in the American Athletic Conference have reached the Final Four in their men’s basketball history and three schools have won NCAA Championships (Cincinnati in 1961, 1962; Connecticut in 1999, 2004, 2011; Louisville in 1980, 1986, 2013). Half of the teams in the American Athletic Conference have at least 25 NCAA Tournament appearances and seven of the 10 have at least 10 appearances. Connecticut and Louisville have won two of the last NCAA Championships. Returning Strength — Four American Athletic
Conference teams were among the leaders in their respective leagues last season. Louisville was the co-champion of the Big East and won the post-season tournament. Memphis won the Conference USA regular season championship with a perfect 16-0 league mark and claimed the post-season tournament, while UCF tied for fourth in C-USA. Temple tied for third in the Atlantic 10 in 2013.
Four American Teams Earned NCAA Bids — Four members of the American Athletic Conference received bids to
the 2013 NCAA Championship, including Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis and Temple. Louisville won the national championship. American Has Two Hall of Fame Coaches
— Two AAC coaches have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Louisville’s Rick Pitino, the first coach in NCAA history to lead three different teams to the Final Four and first to win an NCAA Championship at two different schools, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. SMU’s Larry Brown, who has won more than 1,300 games at all leverls and led Kanas to the 1988 NCAA title, was enshrined in 2002.
Big Market Cities — American Athletic Conference teams are located in cities among the nation’s top television markets. Six American teams are in cities ranked among the top 20 television markets and all 10 teams are in top 50 TV markets. All 90 American Athletic Conference men’s basketball intraconference games will be carried on national television in the 2013-14 season, either by ESPN networks, CBS Sports or CBS Sports Network. American NIT History — An American
Athletic Conference team has won the NIT on five occasions. The national champions include Connecticut (1988), Louisville (1956), Memphis (2002) and Temple (1938, 1969). Louisville, Memphis Among NCAA
Attendance Leaders — Louisville and Memphis ranked third and 11th, respectively, in national attendance last season. Lousville averaged 21,571 fans in 16 home dates in its third season in the KFC Yum! Center. Memphis averaged 16,336 in its 18 home games. Two other American teams ranked in the top 50: Connecticut 34th (10,728) and Cincinnati 48th (9,253).
All-BIG EAST First TeamOtto Porter, GeorgetownGorgui Dieng, LouisvilleRuss Smith, LouisvilleJack Cooley, Notre DameShabazz Napier, ConnecticutBryce Cotton, Providence
Second TeamSean Kilpatrick, CincinnatiVander Blue, MarquetteJerian Grant, Notre DameMichael Carter-Williams, SyracuseC.J. Fair, Syracuse Third TeamMarkel Starks, GeorgetownPeyton Siva, LouisvilleTrey Woodall, PittsburghBrandon Triche, SyracuseJayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova
BIG EAST Honorable MentionDavante Gardner, MarquetteKadeem Batts, ProvidenceJaKarr Sampson, St. John’sFuquan Edwin, Seton Hall
BIG EAST All-Rookie TeamOmar Calhoun, ConnecticutD’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, GtownSteven Adams, PittsburghChris Obekpa, St. John’sJaKarr Sampson, St. John’sRyan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Rookie of the YearJaKarr Sampson, St. John’s
Player of the YearOtto Porter, Georgetown
Coach of the YearJohn Thompson III, Georgetown
Defensive Player of YearGorgui Dieng, Louisville
Most Improved PlayerKadeem Batts, ProvidenceMichael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Sixth Man of the YearDavante Gardner, Marquette
Scholar Athlete of the YearPeyton Siva, Louisville
Sportsmanship AwardJunior Cadougan, Marquette
2012-13 BIG EAST Conference Honors
Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points in the 2013 Big East Championship title
game vs. Syracuse.
School Years Record Best Finish
UCF 4 0-4 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005 First Round
Cincinnati 27 43-26 1961, 1962 Champions
Connecticut 31 52-29 1999, 2004, 2011 Champions
Houston 19 26-24 1983, 1984 National Runner-up
Louisville 39 70-40 1980, 1986, 2013 Champions
Memphis 25 33-25 1973 National Runner-up
Rutgers 6 5-7 1976 Fourth Place
SMU 10 10-12 1956 Fourth Place
USF 3 2-3 2012 Third Round
Temple 31 33-31 1956, 1958 Third Place
American Athletic Conference NCAA Tournament History
The American Facts and Figures
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All-BIG EAST Conference Honors
Taquan DeanSecond Team 05-06
Terrence Williams2nd Team
06-07, 07-08First Team 08-09
Samardo SamuelsAll-Rookie Team 08-09
Third Team 09-10
David PadgettSecond Team 06-07
First Team 07-08
Earl ClarkThird Team
08-09
Edgar SosaAll-Rookie Team
06-07
Preston KnowlesSecond Team 10-11
A Few Notes About the University of Louisville
UofL surgeons performed the first hand trans-plant in the United States and only the second one in the world.
UofL surgeons at Jewish Hospital in Louisville were the first in the world to successfully implant the first fully implant-able artificial heart.
From 2003 to 2011,
UofL was the nation’s fourth fastest-growing univer-sity in terms of NIH-funded research.
UofL’s Ekstrom Library is home to the world’s largest collection of Edgar Rice Burroughs materials.
The internationally renowned Grawemeyer Awards program celebrates outstanding works and ideas in the areas of music composition, educa-tion, world order, religion and psychology.
UofL doctors developed the Pap smear into an effective diagnostic tool.
UofL heart surgeons are among the first in the world to use a patient’s own stem cells to repair
damage caused by heart attack.
The Thinker statue on UofL’s campus is the first full-scale ver-sion of the sculputure. Its casting
was overseen by Rodin himself.
Chane BehananAll-Rookie Team
11-12
Gorgui DiengFirst Team 12-13
Defensive Player ofthe Year 12-13
Peyton SivaThird Team 12-13 Scholar Athlete ofthe Year 12-13
Russ SmithFirst Team
12-13
Russ Smith
BIG EAST Conference Honors
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Conference USA Honors
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DeJuan WheatAll-Conference USA
First Team1995-96, 96-97
Nate JohnsonFreshman Player
of the Year1996-97
Tick RogersDefensive Player
of the Year1995-96
Reece GainesAll-Conference USA
First Team
2001-02, 02-03
Alvin SimsDefensive Player of Year
All-C-USA 2nd Team1996-97
Francisco GarciaAll-Conference USA
First Team 03-04, 04-05Freshman of Year ‘02-03
Allen Murphy1974-75
Junior Bridgeman1973-74, 74-75
Ron Thomas1971-72
Jim Price1970-71, 71-72
Mike Grosso1969-70
Butch Beard1966-67, 68-69
Wes Unseld1965-66, 66-67, 67-68
John Reuther1964-65
DeJuan WheatAlvin SimsNate JohnsonReece Gaines Tick Rogers
All-Conference USASecond Team Selections1996-97 Alvin Sims2000-01 Marques Maybin
Third Team Selections1998-99 Nate Johnson Alex Sanders Cameron Murray
1999-00 Nate Johnson, Tony Williams Marques Maybin2003-04 Luke Whitehead2004-05 Taquan Dean
Junior BridgemanPlayer of the Year1973-74, 74-75
Missouri ValleyConference Second-Team Selections
Butch Beard 1967-68
Mike Grosso 1968-69
Al Vilcheck 1970-71
Allen Murphy 1972-73
Junior Bridgeman 1972-73
Allen Murphy 1973-74
UofL's All-Missouri Valley Conference HonorsNote: Louisville was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1964 to 1975.
Metro Conference Honors
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Rodney McCray1982-83
Darrell Griffith1977-78, 78-79, 79-80
Jerry Eaves1980-81
Rick Wilson1977-78
Derek Smith1979-80, 80-81
Wes Cox1976-77
LaBradford Smith1989-90
Pervis Ellison1986-87, 87-88, 88-89
Felton Spencer1989-90
Billy Thompson1984-85, 85-86
Herbert Crook1986-87
Milt Wagner1983-84, 85-86
Dwayne Morton1992-93
Clifford Rozier1992-93, 93-94
DeJuan Wheat1994-95
Greg Minor1993-94
Darrell GriffithFrosh of the Year 1976-77Player of the Year 1979-80
Rick WilsonPlayer of the Year
1977-78
Clifford RozierPlayer of the Year1992-93, 93-94
Pervis EllisonCo-Player of the Year
1987-88
Herbert CrookPlayer of the Year
1986-87
Rodney McCrayPlayer of the Year
1982-83
Derek SmithPlayer of the Year
1980-81
1976-77 Larry Williams1978-79 Bobby Turner Larry Williams1979-80 Wiley Brown1980-81 Rodney McCray1981-82 Derek Smith1982-83 Lancaster Gordon1982-83 Milt Wagner1983-84 Lancaster Gordon Charles Jones1985-86 Pervis Ellison1987-88 Herbert Crook1988-89 Kenny Payne1990-91 LaBradford Smith1991-92 Everick Sullivan Dwayne Morton1992-93 Greg Minor1993-94 Dwayne Morton DeJuan Wheat1994-95 Samaki Walker
Metro Conference Second-Team Selections
UofL NCAA Tournament Leaders
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NCAA Scoring (Single Game) 1. Junior Bridgeman (1975 vs. Rutgers) ........................ 36 2. Darrell Griffith (1980 vs. Iowa) ..................................... 34 3. DeJuan Wheat (1996 vs. Tulsa) ................................... 33 Allen Murphy (1975 vs. UCLA) .................................... 33 5. Russ Smith (2013 vs. Oregon) ..................................... 31 Edgar Sosa (2007 vs. Texas A&M)............................... 31 7. Jim Price (1972 vs. UCLA) ............................................. 30 8. DeJuan Wheat (1995 vs. Memphis) .......................... 28 John Turner (1961 vs. Morehead St.) ........................ 28 10. Russ Smith (2013 vs. Colorado State) ...................... 27 Francisco Garcia (2005 vs. La.-Lafayette) ................. 27 John Reuther (1964 vs. Ohio State) .......................... 27
NCAA Scoring (Single Season) 1. Russ Smith (2013)..........................................................134 2. Darrell Griffith (1980) ....................................................116 3. Billy Thompson (1986) .................................................110 4. Don Goldstein (1959) ...................................................107 5. Jim Price (1972) ..............................................................103 6. Junior Bridgeman (1975) .............................................102 Allen Murphy (1975) .....................................................102 8. Herbert Crook (1986) ...................................................... 97 9. Pervis Ellison (1986) ........................................................ 93 10. Milt Wagner (1986) .......................................................... 91
NCAA Scoring (Career) 1. Milt Wagner.........................................................................224 2. Pervis Ellison.......................................................................203 Darrell Griffith .....................................................................203 4. Russ Smith ..........................................................................196 5. Lancaster Gordon .............................................................186 6. DeJuan Wheat ...................................................................155 7. John Turner .........................................................................148 8. Herbert Crook ....................................................................147 9. Billy Thompson .................................................................144 10. Charles Jones .....................................................................141 Allen Murphy ......................................................................141
NCAA Assists (Single Game) 1. Phillip Bond (1977 vs. UCLA) ....................................... 14 2. Keith Williams (1988 vs. BYU) ...................................... 12 3. Milt Wagner (1986 vs. LSU) .......................................... 11 4. Milt Wagner (1986 vs. Auburn) ....................................... 9 Junior Bridgeman (1975 vs. Syra.) ................................. 9 6. DeJuan Wheat (1997 vs. N. Carolina) .......................... 8 Keith Williams (1990 vs. Ball State) ............................... 8 Pervis Ellison (1989 vs. Arkansas) .................................. 8 LaBradford Smith (1989 vs. Ark.) ................................... 8 Darrell Griffith (1980 vs. Kansas St.) ............................. 8 Phillip Bond (1975 vs. UCLA) .......................................... 8 Phillip Bond (1975 vs. Syracuse) .................................... 8 Wes Unseld (1968 vs. Kansas St.) ................................. 8
NCAA Assists (Single Season) 1. Phillip Bond (1975) .......................................................... 35 2. Milt Wagner (1986) .......................................................... 34 3. Peyton Siva (2012) ........................................................... 31 4. Peyton Siva (2013) ........................................................... 28 5. Junior Bridgeman (1975) ............................................... 27 6. Darrell Griffith (1980) ...................................................... 26 7. Billy Thompson (1986) ................................................... 24 8. DeJuan Wheat (1997) ..................................................... 20 Keith Williams (1988) ...................................................... 20 10. Francisco Garcia (2005) .................................................. 19
NCAA Assists (Career) 1. Milt Wagner........................................................................... 69 2. Peyton Siva ........................................................................... 67 3. Phillip Bond .......................................................................... 49 4. DeJuan Wheat ..................................................................... 44 5. Keith Williams ...................................................................... 41 6. Terrence Williams................................................................ 39 7. Darrell Griffith ....................................................................... 38 8. Peyton Siva ........................................................................... 35 Billy Thompson ................................................................... 35 10. LaBradford Smith ................................................................ 34
NCAA Rebounding (Single Game) 1. Wes Unseld (1968 vs. Houston) ................................. 22 2. Wes Unseld (1968 vs. Kansas State) ......................... 19 3. Bob Lochmueller (1951 vs. Kentucky) ...................... 18 4. Wes Unseld (1967 vs. Kansas) .................................... 17 5. Wesley Cox (1975 vs. UCLA) ........................................ 16 6. Pervis Ellison (1989 vs. Arkansas) ............................... 15 Junior Bridgeman (1975 vs. UCLA) ............................ 15 John Turner (1961 vs. Ohio State) .............................. 15 9. Clifford Rozier (1994 vs. Boise State) ........................ 14 Pervis Ellison (1988 vs. Oklahoma) ............................ 14 Ron Thomas (1972 vs. Kansas State) ....................... 14
NCAA Rebounding (Single Season) 1. Pervis Ellison (1986) ........................................................ 57 2. Don Goldstein (1959) ..................................................... 50 3. Herbert Crook (1986) ...................................................... 49 4. Junior Bridgeman (1975) ............................................... 48 5. Billy Thompson (1986) ................................................... 47 6. Wesley Cox (1975) ........................................................... 46 7. Gorgui Dieng (2013) ....................................................... 44 Gorgui Dieng (2012) ....................................................... 44 Ellis Myles (2005) ............................................................. 44 Bill Bunton (1975) ............................................................ 44 NCAA Rebounding (Career) 1. Pervis Ellison.......................................................................121 2. Rodney McCray ................................................................... 98 3. Gorgui Dieng ........................................................................ 90 4. Charles Jones ....................................................................... 79 Derek Smith ......................................................................... 79 5. John Turner ........................................................................... 78 6. Chane Behanan .................................................................. 77 7. Wesley Cox ........................................................................... 75 8. Earl Clark ................................................................................ 73 9. Billy Thompson ................................................................... 70 Wes Unseld .......................................................................... 70
NCAA Blocks (Single Game) 1. Gorgui Dieng (2012 vs. Michigan State) 7 Pervis Ellison (1989 vs. Illinois) 7 3. Gorgui Dieng (2013 vs. Duke) 4 Gorgui Dieng (2013 vs. Oregon) 4 Gorgui Dieng (2012 vs. Kentucky) 4 Terrance Farley (2007 vs. Texas A&M) 4 Francisco Garcia (2005 vs. Ga. Tech) 4 Clifford Rozier (1994 vs. Minnesota) 4 Tony Kimbro (1989 vs. Illinois) 4 Pervis Ellison (1988 vs. Oklahoma) 4 Charles Jones (1981 vs. Arkansas) 4
NCAA Blocks (Single Season) 1. Gorgui Dieng (2012) 17 2. Gorgui Dieng (2013) 15 3. Pervis Ellison (1989) 13 4. Pervis Ellison (1986) 11 5. Francisco Garcia (2005) 10 6. Billy Thompson (1986) 9 7. Pervis Ellison (1988) 8 8. Earl Clark (2006), Clifford Rozier (1994), 7 Tony Kimbro (1989), Scooter McCray (‘83) 7 Rodney McCray (1980) 7
NCAA Blocks (Career) 1. Gorgui Dieng 34 2. Pervis Ellison 32 3. Charles Jones 16 4. Francisco Garcia 12 Rodney McCray 12 Scooter McCray 12 Billy Thompson 12 8. Tony Kimbro 11 10. Earl Clark 10
NCAA Steals (Single Game) 1. Russ Smith (2013 vs. North Carolina A&T) 8 2. Andre McGee (2008 vs. Oklahoma) 5 DeJuan Wheat (1996 vs. Tulsa) 5 Charles Jones (1982 vs. Minnesota) 5 5. 13 tied at 4 latest: Peyton Siva (2013 vs. Michigan)
NCAA Steals (Single Season) 1. Russ Smith (2013) 15 2. Peyton Siva (2013) 14 3. Lancaster Gordon (1983) 11 4. Andre McGee (2008) 10 Tick Rogers (1996) 10 6. Charles Jones (1984) 9 Charles Jones (1982) 9 8. Pervis Ellison (1986) 8 9. Gorgui Dieng (2012), Russ Smith (2012), 7 Ellis Myles (2005), Alvin Sims (1996), 7 Scooter McCray (1983), Jerry Eaves (1982) 7
NCAA Steals (Career) 1. Charles Jones 24 2. Russ Smith 22 3. Andre McGee 20 4. Peyton Siva 19 Lancaster Gordon 19 6. Milt Wagner 17 Tick Rogers 17 8. Jerry Smith 15 Rodney McCray 15 LaBradford Smith 15
Cardinals onNCAA All-Final Four TeamsDon Goldstein 1959Jim Price 1972Allen Murphy 1975Darrell Griffith* 1980
Rodney McCray 1980Milt Wagner 1983Pervis Ellison* 1986Billy Thompson 1986Luke Hancock* 2013Peyton Siva 2013 *Most Valuable Player
Cardinals on NCAA All-Region TeamsDon Goldstein 1959 (Southeast)John Turner 1961 (Southeast)Wes Unseld 1967 (Midwest)Butch Beard 1968 (Midwest)Wes Unseld 1968 (Midwest)Jim Price* 1972 (Midwest)Ron Thomas 1972 (Midwest)Allen Murphy 1974 (Midwest)Phil Bond* 1975 (Midwest)Junior Bridgeman 1975 (Midwest)Rick Wilson 1978 (Midwest)Darrell Griffith* 1980 (Midwest)Wiley Brown 1980 (Midwest)Lancaster Gordon 1982 (Southeast)Charles Jones 1982 (Southeast)Derek Smith 1982 (Southeast)Lancaster Gordon 1983 (Southeast)Scooter McCray 1983 (Southeast)Lancaster Gordon 1984 (Southeast)Herbert Crook 1986 (West)Pervis Ellison 1986 (West)Billy Thompson 1986 (West)Alex Sanders 1997 (East)Larry O’Bannon* 2005 (Albuquerque)Taquan Dean 2005 (Albuquerque)Francisco Garcia 2005 (Albuquerque)Earl Clark 2008 (East)Jerry Smith 2008 (East)Earl Clark 2009 (Midwest)Chane Behanan* 2012 (West)Peyton Siva 2012 (West)Gorgui Dieng 2012 (West)Russ Smith* 2013 (Midwest)Peyton Siva 2013 (Midwest)Gorgui Dieng 2013 (Midwest) *Most Valuable Player
Points103 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (UL 103, Arizona 64)98 vs. Oklahoma, 3/24/88 (Okla. 108, UL 98)97 vs. BYU, 3/19/88 (UL 97, BYU 76)96 vs. Maryland, 3/22/75 (UL 96, Maryland 82)96 vs. Syracuse (ot), 3/31/75 (UL 96, SU 88)
Field Goals40 vs. Oklahoma, 3/24/88 (40/69)39 vs. DePaul (2ot), 3/17/78 (39/79)39 vs. Syracuse (ot), 3/31/75 (39/72)39 vs. Maryland, 3/22/75 (39/73)38 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (38/66)38 vs. LSU, 3/29/86 (38/68)38 vs. Kansas St., 3/16/68 (38/69)38 vs. Morehead St., 3/18/61 (38/81)
Field Goal Attempts85 vs. Kentucky, 3/20/51 (31/85)81 vs. Morehead St., 3/18/61 (38/81)80 vs. Houston, 3/15/68 (32/80)79 vs. DePaul (2ot), 3/17/78 (39/79)78 vs. North Carolina, 3/25/75 (32/78)
Field Goal Percentage.604 vs. UAB, 3/20/82 (29/48).600 vs. Middle Tennessee St., 3/13/82 (30/50).597 vs. Drexel, 3/13/86 (37/62).596 vs. Iowa, 3/20/80 (28/47).596 vs. Kentucky (ot), 3/26/83 (34/57)
Three-Point Field Goals14 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (14/29)12 vs. Boise State, 3/21/08 (12/24)11 vs. West Virginia, 3/26/05 (11/28)11 vs. Washington, 3/24/05 (11/26)11 vs. Butler, 3/23/03 (11/25)11 vs. Minnesota, 3/20/94 (11/24)11 vs. North Carolina, 2/23/97 (11/34)
Three-Point Field Goal Att.34 vs. North Carolina, 3/23/97 (11/34)32 vs. Xavier, 3/19/04 (10/32)31 vs. Memphis, 3/17/95 (10/31)29 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (14/29)28 vs. West Virginia, 3/26/05 (11/28)28 vs. Villanova, 3/17/96 (7/28)
Three-Point Field Goal Pct..529 vs. Oklahoma, 3/23/08 (9/17).500 vs. Michigan, 4/8/13 (8/16).500 vs. Boise State, 3/21/08 (12/24).500 vs. Delaware, 3/19/93 (5/10).483 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (14/29)
Free Throws28 vs. North Carolina, 3/20/86 (28/33)27 vs. North Carolina, 3/25/72 (27/37)27 vs. Tulsa (ot), 3/15/96 (27/37)26 vs. Davidson, 3/15/12 (26/36)26 vs. LSU, 3/16/80 (26/39)26 vs. St. John’s, 3/12/78 (26/31)26 vs. Kentucky, 3/13/59 (26/33)
Free Throw Attempts39 vs. LSU, 3/16/80 (26/39)37 vs. Tulsa (ot), 3/15/96 (27/37)37 vs. Arkansas, 3/17/89 (24/37)37 vs. North Carolina, 3/25/72 (27/37)37 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 3/10/59 (21/37)
Free Throw Percentage.929 vs. Arizona, 3/27/09 (13/14).913 vs. Oklahoma St., 3/21/93 (21/23).905 vs. Duke, 3/31/86 (19/21).895 vs. South Alabama, 3/10/79 (17/19).895 vs. Rutgers, 3/15/75 (17/19)
Rebounds53 vs. Syracuse (ot), 3/31/7550 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 3/10/5950 vs. Houston, 3/15/6849 vs. Morehead St., 3/18/6148 vs. Kentucky, 3/20/51
Assists (since 1975)32 vs. Syracuse (ot), 3/31/7529 vs. Arizona, 3/27/0929 vs. BYU, 3/19/8828 vs. Arkansas, 3/18/8926 vs. LSU, 3/29/86
Fewest Turnovers (since 1975)5 vs. Illinois, 4/2/056 vs. Florida, 3/24/126 vs. BYU, 3/19/886 vs. Wake Forest, 3/21/968 vs. Villanova, 3/17/968 vs. Duke, 3/31/13
Blocked Shots (since 1980)13 vs. Illinois, 3/24/899 vs. Duke, 3/31/138 vs. Southern Miss, 3/13/948 vs. Arkansas, 3/17/898 vs. Tulsa, 3/18/848 vs. Arkansas, 3/14/81
Steals (since 1980)20 vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/21/1318 vs. Tulsa (ot), 3/15/9614 vs. Morehead State, 3/17/1113 vs. Duke, 3/31/8612 vs. Austin Peay, 3/21/0312 vs. North Carolina, 3/23/9712 vs. Minnesota, 3/18/8212 vs. Middle Tennessee State, 3/13/82
Fewest Points46 vs. Georgetown, 3/27/82 (GU 50, UL 46)52 vs. Michigan State, 3/29/09 (MSU 64, UL 52)55 vs. Ohio State, 3/17/61 (Ohio St. 56, UL 55)56 vs. Memphis, 3/17/95 (Memphis 77, UL 56)57 vs. Michigan State, 3/22/12 (UL 57, MSU 44)57 vs. Illinois, 4/2/05 (Illinois 72, UL 57)
Fewest Field Goals16 vs. Minnesota, 3/20/94 (16/39)18 vs. Michigan State, 3/29/09 18/47)19 vs. New Mexico, 3/16/97 (19/49)19 vs. UMass, 3/14/97 (19/42)19 vs. Georgetown, 3/27/82 (19/48)
Fewest Field Goal Attempts39 vs. Minnesota, 3/20/94 (16/39)42 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/20/05 (22/42)42 vs. UMass, 3/14/97 (19/42)43 vs. Minnesota, 3/18/82 (25/43)45 vs. Tulsa, 3/18/84 (23/45)45 vs. Texas A&M, 3/17/07 (19/41)
Lowest Field Goal Pct..317 vs. Ohio St., 3/17/61 (20/63).333 vs. Wake Forest, 3/21/96 (23/69).345 vs. Memphis, 3/17/95 (20/58).365 vs. Kentucky, 3/20/51 (31/85).373 vs. Arizona, 3/24/94 (25/67)
Fewest 3-Point Field Goals1 vs. Davidson, 3/15/12 (1/5)1 vs. Arkansas, 3/18/89 (1/5)1 vs. Arkansas Litle Rock, 3/16/89 (1/3)1 vs. Oregon State, 3/17/88 (1/7)2 vs. Duke, 3/31/13 (2/13)2 vs. Southern Miss, 3/13/94 (2/15)2 vs. Gonzaga, 3/16/00 (2/17)2 vs. Idaho, 3/15/90 (2/7)
Fewest 3-Point Field Goal Attempts3 vs. Arkansas Little Rock, 3/16/89 (1/3)5 vs. Arkansas, 3/18/89 (1/5)7 vs. Idaho, 3/15/90 (2/7)7 vs. Oregon St., 3/17/88 (1/7)9 vs. Colorado State, 3/23/13 (5/9)9 vs. BYU, 3/19/88 (4/9)
Lowest Three-Point Field Goal Pct..118 vs. Gonzaga, 3/16/00 (2/17).143 vs. Oregon St., 3/17/88 (1/7).154 vs. Duke, 3/31/13 (2/13).158 vs. Wake Forest, 3/21/96 (3/19).188 vs. Ball St., 3/17/90 (3/16)
Fewest Free Throws4 vs. Butler, 3/23/03 (4/4)5 vs. California, 3/19/10 (5/9)5 vs. Oklahoma, 3/23/08 (5/15)5 vs. Creighton, 3/11/99 (5/9)5 vs. Arkansas, 3/24/83 (5/10)5 vs. SMU, 3/17/67 (5/14)
Fewest Free Throw Attempts4 vs. Butler, 3/23/03 (4/4)9 vs. California, 3/19/10 (5/9)9 vs. Creighton, 3/11/99 (5/9)9 vs. Memphis, 3/17/95 (6/9)10 vs. Arkansas, 3/24/83 (5/10)11 vs. Michigan State, 3/22/12 (6/11)11 vs. Morehead State, 3/20/09 (6/11)11 vs. Kansas St. (ot), 3/8/80 (9/11)
Lowest Free Throw Percentage.333 vs. Kentucky, 3/20/51 (6/18).357 vs. SMU, 3/17/67 (5/14).462 vs. Siena, 3/22/09 (6/13).500 vs. Arkansas, 3/24/83 (5/10).520 vs. Delaware, 3/19/93 (13/25)
Fewest Rebounds24 vs. Arkansas, 3/24/8324 vs. Middle Tennessee State, 3/13/8225 vs. New Mexico, 3/17/1225 vs. Villanova, 3/17/9625 vs. Creighton, 3/16/74
Fewest Assists (since 1975)5 vs. St. John’s, 3/112/785 vs. Texas A&M, 3/17/078 vs. Duke, 3/31/138 vs. Davidson, 3/15/129 vs. New Mexico, 3/17/129 vs. Memphis, 3/17/959 vs. Arizona, 3/24/949 vs. Georgetown, 3/27/82
Most Turnovers (since 1975)33 vs. Syracuse (ot), 3/31/7525 vs. South Alabama, 3/10/7924 vs. Duke, 3/31/8622 vs. Oklahoma, 3/24/8822 vs. Tulsa, 3/18/8422 vs. UAB, 3/20/82
UofL NCAA Tournament Team Leaders
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Year Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Fourth Place Site of Final Four Coach of Championship Team Outstanding Player Award1939 Oregon 46-33 Ohio State *Oklahoma *Villanova Evanston, Ill. Howard Hobson, Oregon None Selected1940 Indiana 60-42 Kansas *Duquesne *Southern Cal Kansas City, Mo. Branch McCracken, Indiana Marvin Huffman, Indiana1941 Wisconsin 39-34 Washington St. *Pittsburgh *Arkansas Kansas City, Mo. Harold Foster, Wisconsin John Kotz, Wisconsin1942 Stanford 53-38 Dartmouth *Colorado *Kentucky Kansas City, Mo. Everett Dean, Stanford Howard Dallmar, Stanford1943 Wyoming 46-34 Georgetown *Texas *DePaul New York City Everett Shelton, Wyoming Ken Sailors, Wyoming1944 Utah 42-40 + Dartmouth *Iowa State *Ohio State New York City Vadal Peterson, Utah Arnold Ferrin, Utah1945 Oklahoma State 49-45 New York U. *Arkansas *Ohio State New York City Henry Iba, Oklahoma State Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State1946 Oklahoma State 43-40 North Carolina Ohio State California New York City Henry Iba, Oklahoma State Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State1947 Holy Cross 58-47 Oklahoma Texas CCNY New York City Alvin Julian, Holy Cross George Kraftan, Holy Cross1948 Kentucky 58-42 Baylor Holy Cross Kansas State New York City Adolph Rupp, Kentucky Alex Groza, Kentucky1949 Kentucky 46-36 Oklahoma State Illinois Oregon State Seattle, Wash. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky Alex Groza, Kentucky1950 CCNY 71-68 Bradley N. Carolina St. Baylor New York City Nat Holman, CCNY Irwin Dambrot, CCNY1951 Kentucky 68-58 Kansas State Illinois Oklahoma State Minneapolis, Minn. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky None Selected1952 Kansas 80-63 St. John’s Illinois Santa Clara Seattle, Wash. Forrest Allen, Kansas Clyde Lovellette, Kansas1953 Indiana 69-68 Kansas Washington Louisiana State Kansas City, Mo. Branch McCracken, Indiana B.H. Born, Kansas1954 LaSalle 92-76 Bradley Penn State Southern Cal Kansas City, Mo. Kenneth Loeffler, La Salle Tom Gola, La Salle1955 San Francisco 77-63 LaSalle Colorado Iowa Kansas City, Mo. Phil Woolpert,San Francisco Bill Russell, San Francisco1956 San Francisco 83-71 Iowa Temple Sou. Methodist Evanston, Ill. Phil Woolpert,San Francisco Hal Lear, Temple1957 North Carolina 54-53 $ Kansas San Francisco Michigan State Kansas City, Mo. Frank McGuire, N. Carolina Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas1958 Kentucky 84-72 Seattle Temple Kansas State Louisville, Ky. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky Elgin Baylor, Seattle1959 California 71-70 West Virginia Cincinnati Louisville Louisville, Ky. Pete Newell, California Jerry West, West Virginia1960 Ohio State 75-55 California Cincinnati New York U. San Francisco, Ca. Fred Taylor, Ohio State Jerry Lucas, Ohio State1961 Cincinnati 70-65 + Ohio State St. Joseph's ** Utah Kansas City, Mo. Edwin Jucker, Cincinnati Jerry Lucas, Ohio State1962 Cincinnati 71-59 Ohio State Wake Forest UCLA Louisville, Ky. Edwin Jucker, Cincinnati Paul Hogue, Cincinnati1963 Loyola (Ill.) 60-58 + Cincinnati Duke Oregon State Louisville, Ky. George Ireland,Loyola(Ill.) Art Heyman, Duke1964 UCLA 98-83 Duke Michigan Kansas State Kansas City, Mo. John Wooden, UCLA Walt Hazzard, UCLA1965 UCLA 91-80 Michigan Princeton Wichita State Portland, Oregon John Wooden, UCLA Bill Bradley, Princeton1966 Texas El-Paso 72-65 Kentucky Duke Utah College Park, Md. Don Haskins, Texas-El Paso Jerry Chambers, Utah1967 UCLA 79-64 Dayton Houston North Carolina Louisville, Ky. John Wooden, UCLA Lew Alcindor, UCLA1968 UCLA 78-55 North Carolina Ohio State Houston Los Angeles, Calif. John Wooden, UCLA Lew Alcindor, UCLA1969 UCLA 92-72 Purdue Drake North Carolina Louisville, Ky. John Wooden, UCLA Lew Alcindor, UCLA1970 UCLA 80-69 Jacksonville New Mexico St. St. Bonaventure College Park, Md. John Wooden, UCLA Sidney Wicks, UCLA1971 UCLA 68-62 Villanova ** Western Kentucky** Kansas Houston, Tx. John Wooden, UCLA ***Vacated1972 UCLA 81-76 Florida State North Carolina Louisville Los Angeles, Calif. John Wooden, UCLA Bill Walton, UCLA1973 UCLA 87-66 Memphis State Indiana Providence St. Louis, Mo. John Wooden, UCLA Bill Walton, UCLA1974 N. Carolina St. 76-64 Marquette UCLA Kansas Greensboro, N.C. Norm Sloan, N.C. State David Thompson, N.C. State1975 UCLA 92-85 Kentucky Louisville Syracuse San Diego, Calif. John Wooden, UCLA Richard Washington, UCLA1976 Indiana 86-68 Michigan UCLA Rutgers Philadelphia, Pa. Bobby Knight, Indiana Kent Benson, Indiana1977 Marquette 67-59 North Carolina Nev.-Las Vegas UNC-Charlotte Atlanta, Ga. Al McGuire, Marquette Butch Lee, Marquette1978 Kentucky 94-88 Duke Arkansas Notre Dame St, Louis, Mo. Joe B. Hall, Kentucky Jack Givens, Kentucky1979 Michigan State 75-64 Indiana State DePaul Penn Salt Lake City,Utah Jud Heathcote, Michigan St. Earvin Johnson, Michigan St.1980 Louisville 59-54 UCLA ** Purdue Iowa Indianapolis, Ind. Denny Crum, Louisville Darrell Griffith, Louisville1981 Indiana 63-50 North Carolina Virginia Louisiana State Philadelphia, Pa. Bobby Knight, Indiana Isiah Thomas, Indiana1982 North Carolina 63-62 Georgetown *Louisville *Houston New Orleans, La. Dean Smith, North Carolina James Worthy, North Carolina1983 N. Carolina St. 54-52 Houston *Louisville *Georgia Alburquerque, N.M. Jim Valvano, N.C. State Akeem Olajuwon, Houston1984 Georgetown 84-75 Houston *Virginia *Kentucky Seattle, Wash. John Thompson, Georgetown Patrick Ewing, Georgetown1985 Villanova 66-64 Georgetown *Memphis State ** *St. John’s Lexington, Ky. Rollie Massimino, Villanova Ed Pickney, Villanova1986 Louisville 72-69 Duke *Kansas *Louisiana St. Dallas, Texas Denny Crum, Louisville Pervis Ellison, Louisville1987 Indiana 74-73 Syracuse *Nev.-Las Vegas *Providence New Orleans, La. Bobby Knight, Indiana Keith Smart, Indiana1988 Kansas 83-79 Oklahoma *Duke *Arizona Kansas City, Mo. Larry Brown, Kansas Danny Manning, Kansas1989 Michigan 80-79 + Seton Hall *Illinois *Duke Seattle, Wash. Steve Fisher, Michigan Glen Rice, Michigan1990 Nev.-Las Vegas 103-73 Duke *Georgia Tech *Arkansas Denver, Colo. Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV Anderson Hunt, UNLV1991 Duke 72-65 Kansas *Nev.-Las Vegas *North Carolina Indianapolis, Ind. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Christian Laettner, Duke1992 Duke 71-51 Michigan *Indiana *Cincinnati Minneapolis, Minn. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Bobby Hurley, Duke1993 North Carolina 77-71 Michigan *Kansas *Kentucky New Orleans, La. Dean Smith, North Carolina Donald Williams, N. Carolina1994 Arkansas 76-72 Duke *Arizona *Florida Charlotte, N.C. Nolan Richardson, Arkansas Corliss Williamson, Arkansas1995 UCLA 89-78 Arkansas *North Carolina *Oklahoma State Seattle, Wash. Jim Harrick, UCLA Ed O'Bannon, UCLA1996 Kentucky 76-67 Syracuse *Massachusetts ** *Mississippi State East Rutherford,N.J. Rick Pitino, Kentucky Tony Delk, Kentucky1997 Arizona 84-79 + Kentucky *Minnesota ** *North Carolina Indianapolis, Ind. Lute Olsen, Arizona Miles Simon, Arizona1998 Kentucky 78-69 Utah *Stanford *North Carolina San Antonio, Texas Tubby Smith, Kentucky Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky1999 Connecticut 77-74 Duke *Michigan State *Ohio State St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Richard Hamilton, Connecticut2000 Michigan State 89-76 Florida *Wisconsin *North Carolina Indianapolis, Ind. Tom Izzo, Michigan State Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State2001 Duke 82-72 Arizona *Maryland *Michigan State Minneapolis, Minn. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Shane Battier, Duke2002 Maryland 64-52 Indiana *Kansas *Oklahoma Atlanta, Ga. Gary Williams, Maryland Juan Dixon, Maryland2003 Syracuse 81-78 Kansas *Marquette *Texas New Orleans, La. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse2004 Connecticut 82-73 Duke *Oklahoma State *Georgia Tech San Antonio, Texas Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Emeka Okafor, Connecticut2005 North Carolina 75-70 Illinois *Louisville *Michigan State St. Louis, Mo. Roy Williams, North Carolina Sean May, North Carolina2006 Florida 73-57 UCLA *LSU *George Mason Indianapolis, Ind. Billy Donovan, Florida Joakim Noah, Florida2007 Florida 84-75 Ohio State *Georgetown *UCLA Atlanta, Ga. Billy Donovan, Florida Corey Brewer, Florida2008 Kansas 75-68 + Memphis ** *UCLA *North Carolina San Antonio, Texas Bill Self, Kansas Mario Chalmers, Kansas2009 North Carolina 89-72 Michigan State *Villanova *Connecticut Detroit, Mich. Roy Williams, North Carolina Ty Lawson, North Carolina2010 Duke 61-59 Butler *Michigan State *West Virginia Indianapolis, Ind. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Kyle Singler, Duke2011 Connecticut 53-41 Butler *Va. Commonwealth *Kentucky Houston, Texas Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Kemba Walker, Connecticut2012 Kentucky 67-59 Kansas *Louisville *Ohio State New Orleans, La. John Calipari, Kentucky Anthony Davis, Kentucky2013 Louisville 82-76 Michigan *Syracuse *Wichita State Atlanta, Ga. Rick Pitino, Louisville Luke Hancock, Louisville*Tied for third place +Overtime $Three overtimes **Later vacated
Date Round Site Facility HostMarch 18/19 First Four Dayton, OH UD Arena University of DaytonMarch 20/22 2nd/3rd Rounds Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMarch 20/22 2nd/3rd Rounds Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center Marquette UniversityMarch 20/22 2nd/3rd Rounds Orlando, FL Amway Center Stetson UniversityMarch 20/22 2nd/3rd Rounds Spokane, WA Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Washington State UniversityMarch 21/23 2nd/3rd Rounds Raleigh, NC PNC Arena North Carolina State UniversityMarch 21/23 2nd/3rd Rounds San Antonio, TX AT&T Center University of Texas-San AntonioMarch 21/23 2nd/3rd Rounds St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Missouri Valley ConferenceMarch 21/23 2nd/3rd Rounds San Diego, CA Viejas Arena San Diego State UniversityMarch 27/29 East Regional New York, NY Madison Square Garden St. John’s UniversityMarch 27/29 South Regional Memphis, TN FedEx Forum University of MemphisMarch 28/30 West Regional Anaheim, CA Honda Center Big West ConferenceMarch 28/30 Midwest Regional Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium IUPUI/Horizon LeagueApril 5/7 Final Four Arlington, TX Cowboys Stadium Big 12 Conference
Future Final Four Sites
2014Cowboys Stadium (Big 12 Conference)Arlington, TexasApril 5 and 7, 2014
2015Lucas Oil Stadium (Butler Univ./ IUPUI/Horizon League)Indianapolis, INApril 4 and 6, 2015
2016Reliant Stadium (Univ. of Houston, Rice University)Houston, TexasApril 2 and 4, 2016
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