Tournament Records
DJ Diesel in the house! This LSU great broke the record for most blocks in a tournament game with 11.
Who is Shaquille O'Neal
Duke owns the record for most Wooden award winners. Their most recent winner is this current New Orleans Pelican
Who is Zion Williamson?
The JMA Wireless Dome is the largest basketball arena in the nation with a maximum capacity of over 42,000, giving this University's Orange a huge advantage.
What is Syracuse?
"Why is the ball going to the 18 year old Skinny Freshman" asks Matt Damon in "Air" upon viewing this player hitting the game winning shot in the 1982 National Championship game.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This UCLA Bruin soared to the silver screen in the 1980 hit movie Airplane! exclaiming to a little boy ""Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes."
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
This former UMass head coach holds the record for most tournament wins by an active head coach
Who is John Calipari?
When Zach Edey won the Wooden Award in 2024, he joined this former Virginia Cavalier and Houston Rocket as the only players to win it twice.
Who is Ralph Sampson?
The University of Louisville's arena is fittingly sponsored by this Kentucky based brand
What is KFC?
Talk about a bracket breaker! The #16 seed UMBC Retrievers shocked the nation when they beat the #1 seed Virginia Cavaliers in this year.
What is 2018?
It was "Training Day" for this two time Oscar winner when he walked on at the University of Fordham. The experience would help him play Jake Shuttlesworth in "He Got Game"
Who is Denzel Washington?
While he may currently play for the lowly Rio Grande Vipers, this K-State alum can go to sleep happy knowing he set the single-game record for tournament assists in 2019.
Who is Markquis Nowell?
The accolades didn't stop for this Tennessee Lady Volunteer as she won the WNBA MVP in the same calendar year that she won the Wooden Award.
Who is Candace Parker?
The NCAA will look to break the attendance record set for a national championship game set by this Houston venue when it goes to the Alamodome in 2025.
What is NRG stadium?
The 1979 matchup between these teams drew a record of 35 million viewers setting the stage for one of the biggest rivalries in NBA history.
What is Indiana State vs Michigan State?
Former Georgia Bulldog Anthony Edwards was no stranger to the NBA combine when he shot scenes as this antagonist for the Netflix hit movie "Hustle"
Who is Kermit Wilts?
Before becoming an iconic cinderella story, this Midwestern school set the record for biggest tournament blowout in 1963, beating Tennessee Tech by 69 points. Nice!
What is Loyola-Chicago?
This first Wooden award winner actually played under John Wooden during his four years at UCLA.
Who is Marques Johnson?
What is Villanova?
While Geneva College was home to the first ever college basketball game, the first ever 5v5 college basketball game occurred when the University of Chicago played this Big Ten staple.
What is the University of Iowa?
This Good Morning America and Sportscenter host named one of the 100 Most Influential Student Athletes by the NCAA, thanks to her time at the University of Southeastern Louisiana where she scored 1,446 points.
Thanks to a vacated win in 1980, this team holds the record for most losses without a tournament win at 0-16.
Who is Iona?
While John Wooden may not have won a Wooden Award, he did win the Helms Player of the Year award while playing for this college.
What is Purdue?
The NCAA and the US Navy revived the Carrier Classic when Gonzaga and Michigan State played on this presidential watercraft in 2022.
What is the USS Abraham Lincoln?
This Oklahoma State head coach made history when he started five black players in the 1966 National Championship game against Kentucky. It paid off in a 72-65 win.
Who is Don Haskins?
Before winning an Academy Award for Moonlight or playing the antagonist in Luke Cage, Mahershala Ali was putting up 3.6 Points Per Game for this West Coast Conference school.
What is Saint Mary's College