4 stories · about 23 minutes
College Basketball's Big Moments
College basketball's national tournament is single elimination: one bad night and a season is over. That format produces dynasties that seem impossible and upsets that seem even more impossible. This journey covers both, starting with a championship that mattered far beyond the court, moving through the most dominant run in the sport's history, and ending with two of the most famous finishes ever played.
Covers: NCAA Division I men's basketball, 1966 to 1992. The women's game has its own journey.
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- 1Texas Western 1966: The Championship That Changed College Basketball
Five Black starters against Kentucky — a title game remembered for what it changed.
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- 2Ten Titles in Twelve Years: John Wooden's UCLA Dynasty
Ten titles in twelve years and an 88-game winning streak.
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- 3Survive and Advance: NC State's Impossible 1983 Run
A team with ten losses, a coach who believed, and a last-second basket.
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- 42.1 Seconds: Christian Laettner's Shot and the Greatest College Game Ever Played
A perfect shooting night and a full-court pass with 2.1 seconds left.
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