Vocab 1
Division of teams for a tournament?
bracket
A game played by shooting a ball into a basket?
basketball
How many points is a free throw worth?
1 point
Houston, Texas
College teams have two 20-minute halves? (True or False)
True
A person who loves sports?
fan
Person or animal adopted by a team as a symbol?
mascot
Peach basket
Who invented the game of basketball?
James Naismith
How many points do you get from a shot behind the arc?
3 points
A thing you like best?
favorite
A group of people who play together?
team
How many teams does the NCAA tournament start with?
64 teams
Where was basketball invented?
Springfield, MA
Name a team in this year's NCAA tournament?
(many different answers)
Best team in a final game?
champion
The time when games of a sport are played?
season
Teams are chosen on a special day called?
Selection Sunday
What are the 4 regions in the NCAA tournament?
Who was last year's champion?
Kansas Jayhawks
Action that breaks the rules?
foul
Student organization for college sports?
NCAA
Which is a better seed? 4 or 12?
4
What is the level of the NCAA tournament? (grade school, high school, college, or professional?)
College
When is the Final Four this year?
April 1st and April 3rd