Sixty years ago, Mississippi State and Loyola met in the second round of the 1963 NCAA Tournament. The journey to that matchup, however, was anything but easy in a nation and in a sport still battling with racial segregation. “The Game of Change” required two competitive, daring programs, a cunning escape from Mississippi, and a willingness to challenge convention. The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, dives into this historic matchup.

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This season marks the 35th anniversary of Kansas’ unexpected march to the 1988 NCAA title. Now, what could be so shocking about a blueblood program led by that summer’s #1 NBA draft pick and a Hall of Fame coach winning it all? Well, that’s the story of Danny & the Miracles and the most unlikeliest of titles from a college basketball blueblood. The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, explains.

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Twenty-five years ago, the Big Ten finally launched a post-season conference tournament. After years of rejecting the move for an assortment of reasons ranging from academics to regular season integrity, the conference switched course and installed the Big Ten Tournament to cap to the 1997-1998 season. The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, explains the Big Ten’s long road to creating a post-season tournament and the 450,000 reasons the conference and its member institutions eventually reconsidered and relented.

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Travis Diener’s rise to basketball stardom wasn’t supposed to happen. He wasn’t gifted athletically, pushed by trainers growing up, or born into a hotbed of basketball talent. He was average. At every level, critics rightly questioned everything that he wasn’t but forgot about everything that he was. From Marquette University to the NBA to the Italian League, Travis Diener was going to make it; he was going to be successful.

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While Thor might have created thunder and lightning, Harlem Globetrotter Thunder Law brings the modern-day hammer every time he dunks. A high-flyer with a healthy disregard for gravity, Thunder has the hops to touch the sky and the power to rattle the rim every time he steps on the court. While you would be forgiven for thinking Thunder only means power, in this case, he also brings touch and aim as a master of several long-distance trick shots.

Thunder has been a record-breaking machine since landing with the Globetrotters, currently owning 11 Guinness World Records titles.

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This is the full interview covering the scope of Georgetown Basketball History. If you liked the short podcast on Wednesday you're going to love this deep dive.

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Welcome to an attempt to chronicle the rich and varied history of Georgetown University basketball and place it online.

The site was begun in 2003 as a means of compiling an accurate historical and statistical record of the men's basketball program in advance of the 100th anniversary of the program during the 2006-07 season. It continues as an online archive of these statistics with additional feature content meant to further illustrate the history it has built over the years.

This iteration of the Basketball History Project contains a variety of facts, details, and trivia of interest to any Georgetown fan. Within these pages, you will find:

• Dates and locations for over 2,800 games played by the school since it began the sport;
• A complete list of all alumni who have played on the varsity, with position, jersey number, hometown, and high school information where available;
• A series of feature articles on the program, from jersey styles and game programs to key figures and moments in its development;
• Photos and bios of all former head coaches;
• Details on former Georgetown players that played in the National Basketball Association; and
• A series of game, season, and career records currently in force.

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In the early 1980s, an unlikely program commanded the nation’s college basketball
consciousness. An elite, exclusive Catholic institution in the nation’s capital better known for
churning out attorneys and politicians and with nary a trace of hardwood pedigree was suddenly at the center of the college basketball universe. The Georgetown Hoyas’ relentless and assertive brand of basketball, carefully choreographed by a Black coach in John Thompson and an all-Black roster, made them heroes in inner cities around the country and a target for a mostly white media. And unapologetically, Thompson did it his way and became the first Black basketball coach to win an NCAA title when his Hoyas defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle’s Kingdome on April 2, 1984.

“I know I’m going to upset some people, but I can live with that,” Thompson said in a 1984
interview.

Check back on Friday for our full interview with John covering the entire scope of Georgetown Basketball History. 

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When did the Fab Five become Michigan’s starting five?

Almost as soon as the Fab 5 arrived on the University of Michigan campus as the most heralded recruiting class in the history of college basketball, Wolverines head coach Steve Fisher began fielding questions about starting all five freshmen. But Fisher resisted until he no longer could. The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, explains. 

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The perfect podcast. Playground stories, basketball history, legendary coaches, and AI. What else could you want.

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The Pioneers collection is a celebration of black excellence in college basketball during Black History Month, featuring teams such as Texas Western who won the national championship in 1966 with five all-black starters, 1984 Georgetown led by coach John Thompson and star center Patrick Ewing, UNLV led by coach Jerry Tarkanian and players Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, and Greg Anthony who won the title in 1990, and the Fab Five, a highly-recruited class of five freshmen who changed the game on and off the court in the early 1990s.

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Ahead of this weeks match up between UK and Kansas get yourself prepped to enter one of the most storied buildings in college basketball. You will also learn about the progenitors of Rupp arena in the process.

If you missed it learn about The Phog where the latest version of rivalry started the home and home (The Phog Episode) 

•  Big Blue Nation, this time with Kevin Cook, author of House of Champions: The Story of Kentucky Basketball's Home Courts.
• Released last year, Kevin’s book is an artful, spirited, and deep look at the venues that have hosted Wildcat hoops, including the Cats’ current home of Rupp Arena. Kevin’s book also offers rich insight into the stature of UK basketball in and around Lexington.
• We’re going to talk with Kevin about his motivations to explore Kentucky’s home courts, the little-known details he uncovered in his research, and why a comprehensive review of Kentucky’s home courts is a worthwhile pursuit.
• Kevin Cook, thanks for joining us here on the 19nine podcast. 

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This is our full conversation with Eric Gordon Sr. He takes us through what brought him to the game of basketball and the foundations that helped him guide his sons to basketball glory and successful lives as men. He still contributes to the game via E3 Basketball Training and the EG10 AAU Team. He is really excited about this years team. If you liked the shorter podcast focused on Eric Gordon Jr.  you'll love the wisdom and insights EG Sr. brings in this episode. 

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Get excited for this heated rivalry game between Illinois and Indiana. The current heat in the rivalry owes some of its origins to EG Jr.'s recruitment and the Illinois fanbases reaction to his decision to attend Indiana. Learn why he chose Indiana over Illinois and how a freshman was able to navigate such a tumultuous transition to college and lead his team and dominate the conference with his outstanding play.  

You can listen to the full interview with  Eric Gordon Sr. on Friday. In the long form interview he goes into more detail about the recruitment and talks about his other sons who played at the college level and professionally. He also talks about E3 Training which helps to prepare the next generation of college and pro hoopers. 

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Today we’ve got Mike Seilski Author. Sports Columnist. Radio host and host of my favorite sports podcast this year I Am Kobe. I know because I was reminded that I apparently listened to 31 days of podcasts last year.

Mike Sielski is a sports journalist and author. He has been a sports columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2013 and was named the top sports columnist in America by the Sports Editors of the Associated Press.  He writes columns and deeper stories and books in my spare time. My latest, "The Rise," is about Kobe Bryant. 

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There are rivalries, and then there is the Crosstown Classic. 

The annual showdown between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University is one of the most heated and contentious matchups in all of sports.

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From the Huggins handshake-less finish to a cowbell from the stands, I don’t think that’s what SNL Skit meant when they were asking for more cowbell. There is nothing quite like the rivalry between the two schools separated by a mere 2.7 miles.

It is my favorite rivalry in college basketball (sorry, UNC-Duke) and it returns on December 10th when the Cincinnati Bearcats battle the Xavier Musketeers in the 90th edition of the Crosstown Shootout. And while Cincinnati holds the 51-38 series lead. Xavier has won 11 of the past 15 contests.

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When it comes with multi-sport athletes there are a few names that come to mind there's Bo Jackson Deion Sanders and even Charlie Ward. Deion Sanders is the only player to play in both a Super Bowl and the World Series while Bo Jackson is the only player to play in both the NFL and MLB all-star game winning the MVP in the MLB game and Charlie Ward he's the only Heisman winner to ever play in the NBA but there is one guy that many people never seem to talk. Danny Ainge a complementary piece on two NBA championship teams. A title-winning NBA executive. Danny Ainge is more than that. Much more. 

On this edition of 19nine SHORTS, The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, dives into Ainge’s standout collegiate career at BYU and why Ainge might be the best three-sport athlete in modern sports history

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This week we are recapping Davidson’s run to the Elite 8. We zoom In specifically to breakdown their victory and Steph’s dynamic performance in The Sweet 16. Let us know what you think about Davidson or Wisconsin who was 31-4 coming into this game. 

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In the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Davidson, a school of fewer than 2,000 students, embraced its role as David against college basketball’s Goliaths. Led by Dell Curry’s son, a thin sharpshooting sophomore named Steph, Davidson surged into the Elite Eight. In this edition of 19nine SHORTS, The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, revisits a March Madness run no one saw coming. 

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This Friday, Veterans Day 2022, college basketball returns to an aircraft carrier when Gonzaga meets Michigan State on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the San Diego harbor. On this edition of 19nine SHORTS, The Chucker, 19nine’s resident historian, revisits the inaugural Carrier Classic in 2011. He explains how – over the course of a decade – this novel event transitioned from a crazy idea into one of the most distinctive college basketball games ever played.

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On this week's episode, we talk to Leigh Ellis. Leigh has been covering basketball for the past decade-plus working in Toronto at The Score, NBA TV with The Starters, and The Athletic with No Dunks. His new venture sees him striking out on a new path playing pickup basketball in 20 Different Countries and Cities. There is so much to unpack. Join us as we talk to Leigh about this new adventure and prepare yourself to follow along.

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