Tag: Jim Valvano

ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: All-time championships by program

What year and team is the greatest in the history of the ACC?

The ACC was the first conference to use a postseason tournament to determine it’s champion and in the time when only conference champions were sent to the NCAA Tournament, the conference started a trend.

Over the years there have been countless basketball legends that have played in the ACC and are responsible for incredible ACC Tournament moments. Michael Jordan, Len Bias, Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, and David Thompson are just a handful of the many.

Duke and North Carolina certainly come to mind first when you think of the ACC Tournament all-time but others have hoisted the trophy after winning the title and created memorable moments themselves.

As the 2023 ACC Tournament gets started this week, here is a look at how every basketball program has performed in ACC Tournament history.

Jerome Bettis finishes degree from Mendoza School of Business

The Bus has come into the graduation station.

The late great Jim Valvano famously said, “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” Years after being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, [autotag] Jerome Bettis[/autotag] decided the time was right to return to Notre Dame and complete his degree. To do so 28 years after leaving the university showed he wouldn’t give up on finishing this journey. Finally, he has, and the Mendoza School of Business now has one of its most famous alumni in recent memory:

Congratulations to Jerome and all of the Notre Dame students as commencement takes part this coming weekend. No matter how old you are or what you’re going to school for, being able to get to the finish line is a big accomplishment. It can be so easy to throw in the towel when the road is tough, but forcing yourself not to is a must on the road to success. With that in mind, here’s to the future.

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Watch: Jim Valvano Gives Memorable 1993 ESPYs Speech

As Notre Dame plays No. 22 Ohio State on ESPN2, we’re reminded that we’re in the middle of V Week.

As Notre Dame plays No. 22 Ohio State on ESPN2, we’re reminded that we’re in the middle of V Week. Every year, ESPN takes time to remember Jim Valvano, the legendary college basketball coach and broadcaster who valiantly fought cancer before succumbing to the dreaded disease. A month before he left us, Valvano delivered his finest moment as he accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 1993 ESPYs. It’s a speech up there with the greatest ever delivered:

There is no reason for anyone not to watch this speech. It captures everything the human spirit strives to be, even as our bodies fail us. Though Valvano no longer is with us, the V Foundation he created along with ESPN has endured. You owe it to yourself to watch this speech and play your part in the fight against cancer so that one day, cancer won’t be a disease that can kill.

The 10 best Cinderella stories from March Madness

In all the magic of the NCAA Tournament, let’s consider the glorious tall-bodied tales that have challenged the imagination which later became animated and then … well, they don’t resemble the titles or stories of fairy tales at all. However, we …

In all the magic of the NCAA Tournament, let’s consider the glorious tall-bodied tales that have challenged the imagination which later became animated and then … well, they don’t resemble the titles or stories of fairy tales at all.

However, we keep calling them Cinderella stories.

Fine.

Sure.

Because you have to admit it, these teams are charming—unless they crush your bracket and bank account and alma mater’s spirit, all at once. And if that’s the case, well then, I understand.

And some of these splendid squads didn’t even reach the Sweet 16. A one-and-done run was fun enough for most of us to remember these teams and their shining moments.

Loyola University Chicago (2018)

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Who can forget Sister Jean, the team’s chaplain who many believe inspired the 11th-seeded Ramblers to reach the Final Four?

Loyola Chicago knocked off Miami, Tennessee, Nevada and Kansas State before losing to Michigan in the Final Four.

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