Fabulous Freshmen
Champions
Nearly Perfect
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Jump Ball
400

He led Syracuse to its first and only national championship in 2003 before being drafted by the Denver Nuggets

Who is Carmelo Anthony?

400

1973, their 7th straight

What is UCLA?

400

Larry Bird led this school to the national championship game in 1979

What is Indiana State?

400

Since 2001, this city has hosted the play-in games (now the First Four)

What is Dayton?

400

A video montage playing this song airs after the national championship game

What is 'One Shining Moment'?

800

He led Kentucky to the national championship in 2012, 2 months later he was the first pick in the NBA draft

Who is Anthony Davis?

800

2019, they bounced back from disappointment a year earlier

What is Virginia?

800

Duke upset this school in the 1991 Final Four

What is UNLV?

800

The largest on-campus venue, it has hosted regionals 7 times

What is the Carrier Dome?

800

This school won it all as an 8 seed in 1985, the lowest seed ever to do so

What is Villanova?

1200

He was the first overall pick of the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2019 NBA Draft; he looks like he could play linebacker for the Saints

Who is Zion Williamson?

1200

2006 and 2007, a repeat

What is Florida?

1200

This school made the Final Four in 2013; a year later they entered the tournament undefeated but lost in the round of 32

What is Wichita State?

1200

This city knows how to party; it saw Syracuse cut down the nets in 2003

What is New Orleans?

1200

This year was the only time all four #1 seeds reached the Final Four – Kansas, Memphis, UNC, and UCLA

What is 2008?

1600

He only played 11 games his freshman year at Duke due to injury; the Cavs took him first overall anyway

Who is Kyrie Irving?

1600

2011, this school handed Butler its second straight championship game loss; 3 years later they’d win it all again

What is UConn?

1600

This team started the season 38-0 before falling to Wisconsin in the Final Four in 2015

What is Kentucky?

1600

In 1996, this venue was the last non-domed stadium to host the Final Four

What is The Meadowlands/Continental Airlines Arena?

1600

This is the only school to win both the men’s and women’s titles in the same year; they’ve done it twice

What is UConn?

2000

Part of Michigan’s Fab Five, his most infamous college moment came in the 1993 National Championship game when he called a timeout his team didn’t have

Who is Chris Webber?

2000

1987, Keith Smart hit the game-winner in the championship game

What is Indiana?

2000

This Ivy League school entered the 1951 tournament a perfect 21-0; they lost in the first round

What is Columbia?

2000

This city has hosted a record 10 Final Fours; the most recent came in 1988

What is Kansas City, Missouri?

2000

UNC beat Kansas in the 1957 national championship game, the only title game to feature this

What is triple overtime?

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