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2004 OFFSEASON LISTS...
Two Teams, Same Conference in Final Four
Two teams from the same conference have been in the Final Four for six straight years:
2004 -- ACC
2003 -- Big 12
2002 -- Big 12
2001 -- ACC
2000 -- Big Ten
1999 -- Big Ten
MOST WINS AMONG ACTIVE DIVISION I COACHES
Bob Knight -- 832
Lou Henson -- 775
Eddie Sutton -- 755
Lute Olson -- 711
John Chaney -- 708
MOST COACHING CHANGES BY CONFERENCE
Based on last season's conference alignment:
BIG EAST (3)
St. John's, Georgetown, Miami
MOUNTAIN WEST (3)
Air Force, Utah, UNLV
WAC (3)
Nevada, SMU, UTEP
SUPER SEVEN UNDRAFTED PLAYERS
These are seven super players who went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft:
Andre Barrett -- Seton Hall
David Hawkins -- Temple
Bryant Matthews -- Va. Tech
Darius Rice -- Miami-Fla.
Erik Daniels -- Kentucky
Arthur Johnson -- Missouri
Jaime Lloreda -- LSU
ALL-STAYED IN COLLEGE TEAM
These underclassmen all made wise decisions to withdraw from the NBA draft and stay in college:
Brandon Bass -- LSU
Ryan Gomes -- Providence
Lawrence Roberts -- Mississippi State
Nate Robinson -- Washington
Dijon Thompson -- UCLA
MOST IMPROVED TEAMS
Most improved teams (2003-04 wins compared to 2002-03 wins):
UTEP -- +17
Buffalo -- +11½
High Point -- +10½
Pacific -- +10½
Vanderbilt -- +10
2004 NCAA TOURNAMENT LISTS...
FINAL FOUR LISTS...
Champs By Seed (Past 6 Years)
'04 -- No. 2 -- Connecticut
'03 -- No. 3 -- Syracuse
'02 -- No. 1 -- Maryland
'01 -- No. 1 -- Duke
'00 -- No. 1 -- Michigan State
'99 -- No. 1 -- Connecticut
Last Time In Final Four
Georgia Tech -- 1990
Oklahoma St. -- 1995
Connecticut -- 1999
Duke -- 2001
Most NCAA Tourney Wins (School)
As of Monday, March 29, 2004:
Kentucky -- 92
Duke -- 81
North Carolina -- 81
UCLA -- 80
Most NCAA Tourney Wins (Coach)
As of Monday, March 29, 2004:
Dean Smith -- 65
Mike Krzyzewski -- 64
John Wooden -- 47
Bob Knight -- 43
Most Final Four Coaching Appearances
John Wooden -- 12
Dean Smith -- 11
Mike Krzyzewski -- 10
Adolph Rupp -- 6
Denny Crum -- 6
Final Four Teams By Seed (Since 1990)
No. 1 -- 25
No. 2 -- 13
No. 3 -- 9
No. 4 -- 7
No. 5 -- 3
Other -- 3
Two Schools, Same Conference In Final Four
Since 1987, two schools from the same conference have made the Final Four on 13 occasions, including each of the past six years:
Year -- Conference -- Schools
1987 -- Big East -- Syracuse and Providence
1988 -- Big Eight -- Oklahoma and Kansas
1989 -- Big Ten -- Michigan and Illinois
1990 -- ACC -- Duke and Georgia Tech
1991 -- ACC -- Duke and North Carolina
1992 -- Big Ten -- Michigan and Indiana
1994 -- SEC -- Arkansas and Florida
1996 -- SEC -- Kentucky and Mississippi State
1999 -- Big Ten -- Michigan State and Ohio State
2000 -- Big Ten -- Michigan State and Wisconsin
2001 -- ACC -- Duke and Maryland
2002 -- Big 12 -- Kansas and Oklahoma
2003 -- Big 12 -- Texas and Kansas
2004 -- ACC -- Duke and Georgia Tech
ACC In Final Four
The ACC has had at least one team in the Final Four in 14 of the past 16 years:
'88 -- Duke
'89 -- Duke
'90 -- Duke and Georgia Tech
'91 -- North Carolina and Duke
'92 -- Duke
'93 -- North Carolina
'94 -- Duke
'95 -- North Carolina
'96 -- NONE
'97 -- North Carolina
'98 -- North Carolina
'99 -- Duke
'00 -- North Carolina
'01 -- Duke and Maryland
'02 -- Maryland
'03 -- NONE
'04 -- Duke, Georgia Tech
Lowest Seeds In Final Four
Lowest seeds in Final Four since seeding began in 1979:
School/Year -- Seed/Region -- Result
LSU (1986) -- #11 Southeast -- Lost-Semis
Pennsylvania (1979) -- #9 East -- Lost-Semis
North Carolina (2000) -- #8 South -- Lost-Semis
Wisconsin (2000) -- #8 West -- Lost-Semis
Villanova (1985) -- #8 Southeast -- Won National Title
UCLA (1980) -- #8 West -- Lost-Finals
Virginia (1984) -- #7 East -- Lost-Semis
Only once since seeding began have all four No. 1 seeds missed Final Four (1980: Louisville, Purdue, UCLA and Iowa)
Since 1990, only six teams seeded lower than No. 4 have reached the Final Four, and three of those came in one year (2000):
Team -- Year (Seed)
Indiana -- 2002 (5)
North Carolina -- 2000 (8)
Wisconsin -- 2000 (8)
Florida -- 2000 (5)
Mississippi St. -- 1996 (5)
Michigan -- 1992 (6)
OTHER NCAA TOURNEY LISTS...
LOWEST SEEDED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Lowest seeded national champs since 1979:
School/Year -- Seed/Region
Villanova (1985) -- #8 Southeast
Kansas (1988) -- #6 Midwest
NC State (1983) -- #6 West
Arizona (1997) -- #4 Southeast
Indiana '81 and Michigan '89 were No. 3 seeds
CINDERELLAS in Elite Eight
In 16 of 19 years since the field was expanded to 64 teams, at least one team seeded 6th or worse has reached the Elite Eight. And in each of the past six years, at least one team seeded 8th or worse has advanced to the Elite Eight. SEVERAL CANDIDATES WHO COULD JOIN THIS LIST THIS SEASON:
Team (Seed)
'03 Michigan State (7)
'02 Missouri (12)
'02 Kent State (10)
'01 Temple (11)
'00 Wisconsin (8 -- reached Final Four)
'00 North Carolina (8 -- reached Final Four)
'99 Gonzaga (10)
'98 Rhode Island (8)
'97 Providence (10)
PRESEASON TOP 25 (COACHES POLL) IN SWEET 16
ONLY 10 FROM PRESEASON TOP 25 MADE IT:
1-CONNECTICUT
2-DUKE
5-KANSAS
7-SYRACUSE
11-TEXAS
13-ILLINOIS
18-ST. JOSEPH'S
21-WAKE FOREST
22-PITTSBURGH
24-OKLAHOMA STATE
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES-XAVIER
THAT MEANS 5 TEAMS IN THE SWEET 16 DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE A VOTE -- ALABAMA, NEVADA, UAB, GEORGIA TECH, VANDERBILT
5 FORMER CHAMPIONS IN SWEET 16
Connecticut
Duke
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Syracuse
3 FORMER CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES IN SWEET 16
JIM CALHOUN
JIM BOEHEIM
MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
SWEET 16 REPEATS
ONLY 6 OF LAST YEAR's 16 ARE BACK:
Connecticut
Duke
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Texas
LAST TIME IN SWEET 16 (till now)
Nevada -- first time
UAB -- 1982
Xavier -- 1990
Alabama -- 1991
Vanderbilt -- 1993
Wake Forest -- 1996
Georgia Tech -- 1996
St. Joe's -- 1997
Oklahoma St -- 2000
Illinois -- 2002
Pittsburgh -- 2003
Texas -- 2003
Connecticut -- 2003
Duke -- 2003
Kansas -- 2003
Syracuse -- 2003
CLOSE IS GOOD ENOUGH
MARGIN OF VICTORY IN FIRST TWO TOURNEY GAMES:
UAB -- 3
ALABAMA -- 4
WAKE FOREST -- 5
SYRACUSE -- 7
GEORGIA TECH -- 8
DOUBLE-FIGURE MADNESS
SIX TEAMS WON EACH OF FIRST TWO GAMES BY DOUBLE FIGURES:
DUKE -- 35 and 28
ILLINOIS -- 19 and 24
XAVIER -- 10 and 15
UCONN -- 17 and 17
OKLAHOMA ST. -- 17 and 19
KANSAS -- 25 and 15
CURRENT STREAKS IN SWEET 16
DUKE -- 7
KANSAS -- 4
UCONN -- 5th time in past 7 years
SWEET 16 BY CONFERENCE
Big East -- 3 (Pittsburgh, Syracuse, UConn)
Big 12 -- 3 (Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma State)
ACC -- 3 (Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech)
SEC -- 2 (Alabama, Vanderbilt)
A-10 -- 2 (St. Joe's, Xavier)
C-USA -- 1 (UAB)
Big Ten -- 1 (Illinois)
WAC -- 1 (Nevada)
The ACC has put at least two teams in the Sweet 16 every year since 1979 (that year, in the second round, Penn stunned North Carolina and St. John's upset Duke, a day referred to as Black Sunday on Tobacco Road)
LOWEST SEEDS IN SWEET 16
LOWEST SEEDS IN SWEET 16 EACH YEAR SINCE SEEDING BEGAN:
Year -- School -- Seed
'04 Nevada -- 10
'03 Butler -- 12
'02 Missouri -- 12
'01 Gonzaga -- 12
'00 Gonzaga/S Hall -- 10
'99 Oklahoma -- 13
'98 Valparaiso -- 13
'97 Chattanooga -- 14
'96 Arkansas -- 12
'95 Tulsa/Memphis/Georgetown -- 6
'94 Tulsa -- 12
'93 George Washington -- 12
'92 New Mexico State -- 12
'91 Eastern Michigan -- 12
'90 Ball State -- 12
'89 Minnesota -- 11
'88 Richmond -- 13
'87 Wyoming -- 12
'86 Cleveland State -- 14
'85 Kentucky -- 12
'84 Dayton -- 10
'83 Utah -- 10
'82 Boston College -- 8
'81 St. Joseph's -- 9
'80 Lamar -- 10
'79 St. John's -- 10
DOUBLE-DIGIT FUN
Here's a look at the double-digit seeds that have made the Sweet 16 (7 straight years with at least 2)
2004 (1): Nevada (10)
2003 (2) : Auburn (10), Butler (12)
2002 (3): Kent State (10), S. Illinois (11), Missouri (12)
2001 (3): Georgetown (10), Temple (11), Gonzaga (12)
2000 (2): Gonzaga (10), Seton Hall (10)
1999: (5): Gonzaga (10), Miami-Ohio (10), SW Missouri State (12), Oklahoma (13), Purdue (10)
1998: (3): West Virginia (10), Washington (11), Valparaiso (13)
1997 (3): Texas (10), Chattanooga (14), Providence (10)
1996 (1): Arkansas (12)
1995 (0)
1994 (2): Tulsa (12), Maryland (10)
1993 (1): George Washington (12)
1992 (1): New Mexico State (12)
1991 (3): UConn (11), Eastern Michigan (12), Temple (10)
1990 (3): Ball State (12), Loyola Marymount (11), Texas
(10)
1989 (1): Minnesota (11)
1988 (2): Richmond (13), Rhode Island (11)
1987 (2): Wyoming (12), LSU (10)
1986 (3): LSU (11), DePaul (12), Cleveland State (14)
1985 (3): Kentucky (12), Boston College (11), Auburn (11)
1984 (1): Dayton (10)
1983 (1): Utah (10)
1982 (0)
1981 (0)
1980 (1): Lamar (10)
1979 (1): St. Johns (10)
ALL-BROWN TEAM in FIELD of 65
ANDRE BROWN -- DEPAUL
DEE BROWN -- ILLINOIS
DEMON BROWN -- CHARLOTTE
DENHAM BROWN -- CONNECTICUT
JARON BROWN -- PITTSBURGH
KERBELL BROWN -- SOUTH CAROLINA
TALIEK BROWN -- CONNECTICUT
LONG TIME NO SEE in TOURNEY (with last NCAA berth)
AIR FORCE (1962)
NEVADA (1985)
LEHIGH (1988)
NORTHERN IOWA (1990)
UTEP (1992)
LIBERTY (1994)
NORTH CAROLINA in TOURNEY (when seeded below a No. 3)
Year | Seed | Result
'04 | No. 6 | lost in 2nd round
'00 | No. 8 | lost in Final Four
'96 | No. 6 | lost in 2nd round
'92 | No. 4 | lost in Sweet 16
'90 | No. 8 | lost in Sweet 16
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2003-04 SEASON LISTS...
My All-Connecticut Team under Jim Calhoun
Ray Allen
Richard Hamilton
Donyell Marshall
Emeka Okafor
Clifford Robinson
My All-Syracuse Team under Jim Boeheim
Carmelo Anthony
Derrick Coleman
Sherman Douglas
Billy Owens
Pearl Washington
My All-Big Ten Team from ESPN's 25 Years
G: Mateen Cleaves
G: Steve Alford
F: Jim Jackson
F: Calbert Cheaney
C: Joe Barry Carroll
My All-ACC Team from ESPN's 25 Years
G: Jay Williams
G: Michael Jordan
F: Len Bias
F: Christian Laettner
C: Tim Duncan
Top Five Nonconference Rivalries
1. Kentucky-Louisville
2. Missouri-Illinois
3. Kentucky-Indiana
4. Xavier-Cincinnati
5. Marquette-Wisconsin
Top 5 Best Backcourts (point guard listed first)
1. Saint Joseph's -- Senior Jameer Nelson and junior Delonte West
2. Duke -- Senior Chris Duhon and sophomore J.J. Redick
3. Stanford -- Sophomore Chris Hernandez and senior Matt Lottich
4. North Carolina -- Sophomores Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants
5. Pittsburgh -- Sophomore Carl Krauser and senior Julius Page
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2003-04 PRESEASON LISTS...
ALL-SUPER SOPHS TEAM
(FIVE PRIMED FOR BREAKOUT SEASONS)
Paul Davis | power forward | Michigan State
Billy Edelin | point guard | Syracuse
John Gilchrist | point guard | Maryland
Andre Iguodala | small forward | Arizona
Shavlik Randolph | power forward | Duke
ALL-SLAM-BAM-JAM TEAM
(BEST DUNKERS)
Keith Langford -- Kansas
David Lee -- Florida
Julius Page -- Pittsburgh
Rob Sanders -- Providence
Hakim Warrick -- Syracuse
ALL-WINDEX TEAM
(BEST REBOUNDERS)
Ryan Gomes -- Providence
Arthur Johnson -- Missouri
Emeka Okafor -- Connecticut
Wayne Simien -- Kansas
James Thomas -- Texas
ALL-MAGELLAN TEAM
(BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS)
Nate Daniels -- Louisville
Julian Sensley -- Hawaii
Marcellus Somerville -- Bradley
Robert Whaley -- Cincinnati
Nick Williams -- Cincinnati
ALL-VELCRO TEAM
(BEST DEFENSIVE STOPPERS)
Romain Sato -- Xavier
Tim Pickett -- Florida State
Royal Ivey -- Texas
Kenneth Lowe -- Purdue
Tony Dobbins -- Richmond
ALL-HUMAN ERASERS TEAM
(BEST SHOT BLOCKERS)
Kyle Davis -- Auburn
Channing Frye -- Arizona
David Harrison -- Colorado
George Leach -- Indiana
Emeka Okafor -- Connecticut
ALL-MARCO POLO TEAM
(BEST TRANSFERS)
Will Bynum -- Arizona to Georgia Tech
Jason Conley -- VMI to Missouri
Errol Knight -- Washington to Gonzaga
Lawrence Roberts -- Baylor to Mississippi State
James White -- Florida to Cincinnati
ALL-AT&T TEAM
(BEST LONG-DISTANCE SHOOTERS)
Demon Brown -- Charlotte
Steve Novak -- Marquette
J.J. Redick -- Duke
Jeff Schiffner -- Penn
Blake Stepp -- Gonzaga
ALL-RIP VAN WINKLE TEAM
(GUYS WHO NEED MORE EXPOSURE)
Tony Allen -- Oklahoma State
Luis Flores -- Manhattan
Craig Smith -- Boston College
Kirk Snyder -- Nevada
Derrick Tarver -- Akron
ALL-WORLD B. FREE TEAM
(BEST NAME CANDIDATES)
Seamus Boxley -- Portland State
Pee-Wee Gash -- Tennessee
Lucious Lenear -- Arkansas State
Xavier Whipple -- LSU
Kodiak Yazzie -- Northern Arizona
ALL-IMPACT DIAPER DANDIES TEAM
(SUPER, SCINTILLATING, SENSATIONAL FRESHMEN)
Shannon Brown -- Michigan State
Brandon Bass -- LSU
Luol Deng -- Duke
Leon Powe -- California
Mustafa Shakur -- Arizona
Note: Brian Butch of Wisconsin was one of the original five, but the Badgers decided to redshirt him this year (he was replaced by Bass)
ALL-COMEBACK TEAM
(FROM INJURIES OR OFF-COURT PROBLEMS)
Ilian Evtimov -- N.C. State
Chris Hernandez -- Stanford
Sean May -- North Carolina
Todor Pandov -- Western Kentucky
Pierre Pierce -- Iowa
ALL-ALCATRAZ TEAM
(BREAKOUT FROM ROLE PLAYER TO STAR)
D'Angelo Alexander -- Oklahoma
Alan Anderson -- Michigan State
Christian Drejer -- Florida
Demetrius Hunter -- UNLV
Scooter Sherrill -- N.C. State
ALL-SPORTSCENTER TEAM
(COACHES WHO NEED MORE PR)
Joe Cravens -- Weber State
Bobby Gonzalez -- Manhattan
Bruce Pearl -- Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bo Ryan -- Wisconsin
Joe Scott -- Air Force
MOVIN' to the BIG EAST
These 5 C-USA schools are slated to move to the Big East conference in 2005-06
Cincinnati
DePaul
Louisville
Marquette
South Florida
Preseason ALL-ROLLS ROYCE TEAMS
All-Rolls Royce FIRST TEAM
Point guard -- Chris Thomas | Junior | Notre Dame
Shooting guard -- Rickey Paulding | Senior | Missouri
Small forward -- Julius Hodge | Junior | N.C. State
Power forward -- Ike Diogu | Sophomore | Arizona State
Center -- Emeka Okafor | Junior | Connecticut
All-Rolls Royce SECOND TEAM
Point guard -- Jameer Nelson | Senior | St. Joseph's
Shooting guard -- Romain Sato | Senior | Xavier
Small forward -- Luke Jackson | Senior | Oregon
Power forward -- Darius Rice | Senior | Miami
Center -- Arthur Johnson | Senior | Missouri
All-Rolls Royce THIRD TEAM
Point guard -- Raymond Felton | Sophomore | North Carolina
Shooting guard -- Ben Gordon | Junior | Connecticut
Small forward -- Hakim Warrick | Junior | Syracuse
Power forward -- James Thomas | Senior | Texas
Center -- Channing Frye | Junior | Arizona
All-Rolls Royce FOURTH TEAM
Point guard -- Bracey Wright | Sophomore | Indiana
Shooting guard -- J.J. Redick | Sophomore | Duke
Small forward -- Matt Freije | Senior | Vanderbilt
Power forward -- Wayne Simien | Junior | Kansas
Center -- Sean May | Sophomore | North Carolina
All-Rolls Royce FIFTH TEAM
Point guard -- Chris Duhon | Senior | Duke
Shooting guard -- Rashad McCants | Sophomore | North Carolina
Small forward -- Josh Childress | Junior | Stanford
Power forward -- Jason Maxiell | Junior | Cincinnati
Center -- David Harrison | Junior | Colorado
Vitale's V-Lists: 2003-04
