Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, December 13, 2012
The NCAA is celebrating 75 years of March Madness by naming the top 75 all-time March Madness players, 25 all-time March Madness teams and 35 all-time Madness Moments. The Big Ten is well-represented. And yes, there is a fan vote component coming soon.
Players like Ohio State?s Jerry Lucas and Indiana?s Scott May, among others, are honored. The 1959-60 Ohio State, 1975-76 Indiana, 1978-79 Michigan State teams also are honored. That Spartans team was coached by the legendary Jud Heathcote (see the video in this post). Also, the Hoosiers? unbeaten run in 1975-76 and the Bird-Magic battle in 1978-79 are mentioned as two memorable March Madness moments. Check it all out.
Anyone missing? Sound off in the comments below.
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According to the NCAA.com story, starting in early January at www.NCAA.com/MarchMadness, fans can vote to help determine the top 15 All-Time March Madness Players, the single best All-Time March Madness Team, and the single best All-Time March Madness Moment in NCAA tournament history.
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