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Answers In what year was the first NCAA Tournament conducted? The first NCAA Tournament was conducted in 1939, sponsored not by the NCAA but by the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches). New York sportswriters organized the first major college tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, in 1938 in New York. But a group of NABC members, felt a national tournament should be sponsored by a collegiate organization. They sponsored the inaugural tournament in 1939, but the event produced debt rather than profit. That's when they turned to the NCAA to fund and sponsor the tournament. In what century is Saint Patrick believed to have been born? Saint Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century, and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ. Which is the only school to win both the NIT and the NCAA titles in 1950? In 1950, City College of New York became the only school to win both titles in the same year. In what year did the NCAA Tournament expand to include four rather than two regions? The NCAA Tournament format included just two regionals (East and West) until going to four in 1956 (East, Midwest, West and Far West). For what act is Saint Patrick most known? Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. While there probably never have been snakes on the island, which was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age, serpents were common pagan symbols and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. In 1967, UCLA set the record for largest average margin of victory for a champion when the Bruins started a streak of 10 consecutive Final Four appearances. They won their 12 NCAA playoff games by an average margin of 21.5 points. In 1967, which famous player began his first varsity season for UCLA? Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul- Jabbar) Who hit the game-winning basked as a freshman in the 1982 national final against Georgetown? Michael Jordan. But, Jordan's final NCAA Tournament game before he left school early for the NBA was nothing to brag about. He was restricted to six points in the first 35 minutes of the 1984 East Regional semifinals against Indiana and finished with 13 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 26 foul-plagued minutes when the top-ranked Tar Heels were eliminated (72-68). True or False: At the vernal equinox, day and night are approximately 12 hours each? True More > Back to Calendar/Trivia > |