He invented the game of basketball
James Naismith
He scored the most points of anyone in NCAA Men's history
Pete Maravich
He coached Connecticut to three national titles
Jim Calhoun
This was the first college to field a basketball team
Vanderbilt
Michigan
He led the "Bad Boy" Pistons
Isiah Thomas
He is the NBA Logo
(H)Akeem Olajuwon
Tournament founded before the NCAA tournament, still exists today, was bigger than the NCAA tournament when it was founded
NIT
Set an NBA record with 100 points in a game
Wilt Chamberlain
He is famous for shooting his free throws granny-style
Rick Barry
Oscar Robertson
He coached Villanova to a championship in one of the biggest title game upsets of all-time
Rollie Massimino
This team won the first NCAA tournament
Oregon
This player was the first to have a 50/40/90 season
Larry Bird
He has the most championships of any coach in NCAA Men's history
John Wooden
He was the coach of Syracuse amassing over 1000 wins
Jim Boeheim
1936
Bob Knight and Branch McCracken
This coach has the record for most wins in NCAA history
Mike Krzyzewski
He has the record for most big ten wins as a coach
Tom Izzo
He coached Texas Western to the National Championship in 1966
Don Haskins
The NBA was founded in this year
1946
This school's team was nicknamed Phi Slama Jama
This player won 6 titles in the 90s after winning a championship in college in 1982
Michael Jordan