Run and Gun NCAA Basketball Champion ... Who Was It?

[legelegel]

Run and Gun NCAA Basketball Champion ... Who Was the First?

What school produced the first NCAA Basketball Champion that was a run and gun offensive team?

Rep awaits for the correct answer.

[PinetarAg]

Unlv?

[whitelightnin_23]

my guess was UNLV also.

[PinetarAg]

wait did unlv even win one..... I don't think they did looking back

[PinetarAg]

it is legel so I'll say osu or ou or something ;)

[legelegel]

Nothing to do with Oklahoma other than this team played in Oklahoma the year before it won the NCAA Championship.

[legelegel]

it is legel so I'll say osu or ou or something ;)

The team had nothing to do with an Oklahoma team other than it played in Oklahoma the year before its championship run. I saw them play in person.

Whoever got the defensive rebound got to shot it at the other end. :)

More hints later if needed.

[legelegel]

UnLV won in 1990 but they were not the first.

[legelegel]

Oh yes, guessing will not win. You must have something to back it up.

[legelegel]

Oh yes, guessing will not win. You must have something to back it up.

[whitelightnin_23]

Here's your answer AND your proof:

runandgunnationalchampions.com (http://plus.maths.org/issue34/outerspace/monkey.jpg)

[legelegel]

Here's your answer AND your proof:

runandgunnationalchampions.com (http://plus.maths.org/issue34/outerspace/monkey.jpg)

Nope, but you had me going before the left click. If you don't get the right answer, I will give a rep for your effort. :)

[hmiles619]

:stupid: who wants to look this stuff up?

[Thisjeffguy07]

:stupid: who wants to look this stuff up?

good call :stupid:

[legelegel]

:stupid: who wants to look this stuff up?

I expected that there would be those that would not care to look it up, but I did not expect someone would admit it. :stupid:

It really should not take much effort with the information available on the Internet.

I am should there will be someone that will not want to continue their ignorance about a team that made basketball history and broke down significant social barriers at the same time.

[Thisjeffguy07]

why can't you just tell us... it seems like a waste of everyone's time to all look it up separately when we have this beautiful thing called the internet where one person can look it up and very quickly tell everyone else what he/she discovered :bored:

[legelegel]

why can't you just tell us... it seems like a waste of everyone's time to all look it up separately when we have this beautiful thing called the internet where one person can look it up and very quickly tell everyone else what he/she discovered :bored:

Don't look it up. I am sure someone will. This is something that most basketball fans know about the history of the game. The one's that don't know should know.

[Mole]

I spent about ten or so minutes looking it up and never found anything.

[legelegel]

The starting point guard for this team was named John.

This team had another first in NCAA Basketball Division I History.

What this team did now occurs daily now on basketball courts everywhere.

[Thisjeffguy07]

sounds like you know the answer... :bored:

[legelegel]

sounds like you know the answer... :bored:

Certainly. Remember I witnessed the first of this team's historical performances. The first took place in Oklahoma City.

[legelegel]

The coach of this team rarely took his starters out of games after the team lost two of their best bench players to academic ineligibility. Sportswriters gave the five starters a nickname for their endurance.

[Foot Wedge]

Bowling Green?

[legelegel]

Bowling Green?

Do you have the year that they won?

[legelegel]

This championship game was one of the most thrilling games in NCAA history.

This team's star player, an All-American, was held scoreless with less than 15 minutes left in the second half.

[legelegel]

All five starters on this team have had their jerseys retired.

[whitelightnin_23]

it's the legelegel show...ba dum dum dum...

hint: no one knows...end it already.

[legelegel]

This up-tempo scoring machine averaged 93 points per game and scored 100 or more points 11 times during the regular season.

[legelegel]

There have been 67 NCAA Basketball Champions since the first in 1939.
13 teams have won this championship two or more times.
This team has won it only once. I believe that narrows it down to just 21 teams.

[whitelightnin_23]

DING! it's 11:37...and no one knows/cares...nor is going to do any research...sorry

[legelegel]

Bill Russell and K.C. Jones accomplished the same thing while playing for the Dons during one of their two championship runs.

[Thisjeffguy07]

DING! it's 11:37...and no one knows/cares...nor is going to do any research...sorry

i think it must be a lawyer... thing... they enjoy looking up pointless bits of info... that's why they're lawyers :laugh:

[legelegel]

i think it must be a lawyer... thing... they enjoy looking up pointless bits of info... that's why they're lawyers :laugh:

This is not pointless information.

If you know or want to know anything about college basketball you should know what this team did.

What they did changed the game forever.

[whitelightnin_23]

Alright you like quizzes:
19/33 what does this represent?

[legelegel]

Alright you like quizzes:
19/33 what does this represent?

.57575757 :D

[Thisjeffguy07]

nope... halftime score of the ku vs ou game??? :undecided

[whitelightnin_23]

.57575757 :D

technically yes...but not the answer I'm looking for.

It's the number of times you replied on your own thread...(at that time) ;)

[Thisjeffguy07]

now that's actually relevant to today's college basketball scene :cool:

[Thisjeffguy07]

lol... i was right... and that's not even what you were talking about :laugh:

[legelegel]

The All-College Basketball Tournament is the oldest Holiday tournament in the nation. It has been held in Oklahoma City since the 1930s.

This team played in this tournament.

[whitelightnin_23]

The All-College Basketball Tournament is the oldest Holiday tournament in the nation. It has been held in Oklahoma City since the 1930s.

This team played in this tournament.

zzzzzzz
:zzz::zzz::zzz:

[Thisjeffguy07]

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more :gig:

[legelegel]

now that's actually relevant to today's college basketball scene :cool:

Are you asking a question?

[Thisjeffguy07]

Are you asking a question?

how do you construe a question from THAT :laugh:

________________________________________

aren't you a lawyer?...

^^^^^
question

[Thisjeffguy07]

i was talking about the halftime score of the ku ou game :bored:

[legelegel]

The answer is right in front of you, if you would just review my clues.

I thought you all knew how to use the Internet. I'm very disappointed.

I thought there would be at least one true basketball fan on this forum.

[Thisjeffguy07]

i haven't read your clues...

i probably have read them one at a time off an on all Gdamn night, but to be honest i don't remember any of them and i'm not going to go back and read them all... the beauty of the internet is that when one person knows something, that person can just share it with everyone else...

i am a true basketball fan... i recognized when i saw 19/33 that that was the halftime score i remembered the refs talking about today... you probably don't even know who played... you're stuck in the past trying to guess ancient facts :mad:

[whitelightnin_23]

The answer is right in front of you, if you would just review my clues. don't care

I thought you all knew how to use the Internet. I'm very disappointed. yeah, I do...just don't care

I thought there would be at least one true basketball fan on this forum. I'm a true Aggie basketball fan...but honestly couldn't give to cents for basketball trivia...but MAYBE there's someone else out there...???

see above.

[whitelightnin_23]

i haven't read your clues...

i probably have read them one at a time off an on all Gdamn night, but to be honest i don't remember any of them and i'm not going to go back and read them all... the beauty of the internet is that when one person knows something, that person can just share it with everyone else...

i am a true basketball fan... i recognized when i saw 19/33 that that was the halftime score i remembered the refs talking about today... you probably don't even know who played... you're stuck in the past trying to guess ancient facts :mad:

of course he knows...it was OU ;)

legel...sorry man, I don't think anyone tonight is going to answer your trivia...

[phatbc]

Texas Western??

[Thisjeffguy07]

i don't understand why you want us to spend 8+ hours trying to guess the useless bits of info you have in your head... i know a lot of useless chit that nobody cares about too... :mad:

[Thisjeffguy07]

trivia isn't fun after nearly 12 f*in hours :mad:

[phatbc]

in case it was missed from the end of the last page,

I said: Texas Western

[Thisjeffguy07]

of course he knows...it was OU ;)

legel...sorry man, I don't think anyone tonight is going to answer your trivia...

i think we've narrowed it down to okie lite...

he's more of a bikerfox kinda guy :laugh:

[Thisjeffguy07]

in case it was missed from the end of the last page,

I said: Texas Western

dude... i wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even know the answer to his own trivia :undecided

[WesTxAg]

i only got the espn college football almanac...no college BBall

[phatbc]

well he said they broke social barriers and what they did was monumental although it happens daily on basketball courts everywhere nowadays.

that would be starting 5 black players.

[legelegel]

i was talking about the halftime score of the ku ou game :bored:


It's sometimes hard to tell what is being said when there is so much sarcasm and lack of punctuation in some posts.

'jeff', did you know that when I spell checked this post, it asks me if a wanted to change your name to "thyself".

[phatbc]

ok again: TEXAS WESTERN

[Thisjeffguy07]

It's sometimes hard to tell what is being said when there is so much sarcasm and lack punctuation in some posts.

'jeff', did you know that when I spell checked this post, it asks me if a wanted to change your name to "thyself".

now there's something interesting...

we don't need punctuation... the flow of the conversation should usually make it quite clear what people are saying... :cool:

[Thisjeffguy07]

ok again: TEXAS WESTERN

i don't think that legelegel even cares anymore :laugh:

but you're probably right

[phatbc]

i mean it has to be right? like what the hell is going on?

[whitelightnin_23]

It's sometimes hard to tell what is being said when there is so much sarcasm and lack punctuation in some posts.

'jeff', did you know that when I spell checked this post, it asks me if a wanted to change your name to "thyself".

if you so closely edit your posts...you should make sure you don't miss any words ;)

lack of punctuation... ;) I mean, if you're going to throw stones & all...

[legelegel]

Texas Western??

Texas Western was not an up-tempo scoring machine. Remember that their coach played college basketball for Mr. Iba in Stillwater, OK.

[Thisjeffguy07]

Texas Western was not an up-tempo scoring machine. Remember that their coach played college basketball for Mr. Iba in Stillwater, OK.

see like i said... okie lite

[legelegel]

if you so closely edit your posts...you should make sure you don't miss any words ;)

lack of punctuation... ;) I mean, if you're going to throw stones & all...

Corrected. Thanks.

Not throwing stones, just getting a little of tired of being hit.

Good night.

[The Massacre]

i don't understand why you want us to spend 8+ hours trying to guess the useless bits of info you have in your head... i know a lot of useless chit that nobody cares about too... :mad:

wow. this is a nice remark. why not just ignore his posts and move along to something else. wouldn't that be less stressful? :huh:


uh oh. is this me being "hypocritical" again? still waiting to see the posts of mine that you made up.

[legelegel]

After some thought on the matter, I have decided that the reward that I offered was possibly not significant enough for some. Since I am fairly new to the forum, my reps are obviously not worth much in numerically value.

Therefore, the reward for the right answer will be 10 reps from me over an appropriate time period allowed by the forum. I hope this will produce a winner of this "quiz" on the history of NCAA basketball.

Aggies should know something about previous NCAA basketball champions, especially when they will have one of their own soon. :)

More clues later today, if needed.

[aggie1997]

Is it Ohio State?

[legelegel]

This school is one of three champions that have the same background.

[aggie1997]

I researched this for over an hour and thought I had it. OSU put all five starters in their hall of honor, they had a guard named John, and they only won one championship. This sucks.

[legelegel]

Is it Ohio State?

Very good, :rep: but did they play an up-tempo offense.

[Dustin00whoop]

Your thread is stupid. Your clues are pointless. Either just tell us who the hell it is or quit. This has to be the worst thread in the history of this board.

[aggie1997]

Loyola

[legelegel]

In 1961, their coach broke a gentlemen's agreement among college teams limiting how many black players could play during a game.

[aggie1997]

This has already been said, but it still sounds like Texas Western.

[legelegel]

Loyola

I am assuming you are referring to Loyola University Chicago in 1963. Then you are correct.

In 1962, for the first time in NCAA Div I history Coach George Ireland put five black players on the floor in a game in Oklahoma City against Wyoming. When John Egan, the team's 5'11" point guard fouled out and was replaced in this game, all hell broke loose and those present saw a real scoring machine.

Their second round opponent in the 1963 tournament, Mississippi State, was a late addition because sports programs representing Mississippi schools were not allowed to play integrated teams. Coach Babe McCarthy stole his team to the tournament under the cover of darkness before an injunction could be served prohibiting the Maroons from playing the Ramblers.

[legelegel]

Your thread is stupid. Your clues are pointless. Either just tell us who the hell it is or quit. This has to be the worst thread in the history of this board.

I had no idea this would upset someone so much.

Is it that there is no patience or is it the need for immediate gratification of your generation. :undecided

[whitelightnin_23]

die thread die!
the answer is out there...we're done here right?

[Dustin00whoop]

No, its just that people don't care. I thought it was obvious yesterday. You had people throwing out random guesses & one guy doing some research--and even that guy got sick of it.

[legelegel]

die thread die!
the answer is out there...we're done here right?

I'm done, 'lightnin, in more ways than one. :sad:

[aggie1997]

I do believe I deserve major props for finally getting the right answer. Legel got someone to get the answer and the thread is done. Now everyone can be happy again.

[legelegel]

I do believe I deserve major props for finally getting the right answer. Legel got someone to get the answer and the thread is done. Now everyone can be happy again.

9 of 10 reps given to date

[Dustin00whoop]

nice job, '97. Next time to have a trivia question, legel, can it not be near as hard? ;)

[legelegel]

nice job, '97. Next time to have a trivia question, legel, can it not be near as hard? ;)

I will try. I really thought the question would be answered fairly quickly, and then there would be some discussion about what the team had done and how it helped break the soicial barriers of our country.