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That whole year, we felt overlooked. We were a team that nobody really gave a chance. But we had a secret weapon: the game was in Anaheim. For us, that felt lik

Solomon Hill

One hundred twenty-five games, 4,311 minutes: That’s the amount of official game time I spent giving it my all while at St. Joe’s.

Jameer Nelson

You’ve probably accidentally called me Tyler. It’s O.K. I forgive you. When you come from a family with three brothers who are 7-feet-tall and have all played i

Cody Zeller

Ohio State alumnus Aaron Craft breaks down his 2013 buzzer beater to send Ohio State to the Sweet 16.

Aaron Craft

A lot of people remember me for being a part of that Texas Western team that made history. But now you know how one bad boxing impression almost took it all awa

Nevil Shed

Steve Novak remembers Marquette's magical run to the Final Four in 2003, capped off by an Elite Eight win over heavily favored Kentucky that featured a triple-d

Steve Novak

Brittney Griner recalls Baylor's national championship win over Notre Dame and the Lady Bears' historic 2012 season.

Brittney Griner

The tournament is unforgiving. If you have one bad game, that's it.

Paul Pierce

Jalen Rose remembers the Fab Five's run to the 1993 national championship game.

Jalen Rose

When I arrived to the University of Arizona, the basketball program was in shambles. Today, Arizona is almost always in the top 10 or 15 and we’ve been to 25 co

Steve Kerr

Everything I’ve done since comes from the confidence I built during that run. We may have lost in the end, but that’s when I knew I had it in me to be great.

Draymond Green

That game still haunts me.

Tina Charles

If I missed it, it wouldn’t have mattered. I may have shot the free throw, but it was never about me, and it still isn’t. It’s about Hank.

Bo Kimble

Alonzo Mourning, Jason Collins and Bo Kimble join host Ben Lyons to discuss moments of real strength on and off the court.

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Jason Kidd remembers Cal's unlikely 1993 upset over two-time defending national champion Duke.

Jason Kidd

At the heart of this letter I'm speaking to kids everywhere who have no idea what the future holds or how to take charge of their place in it.

Steve Nash

It’s just one play and it’s just three points, but looking back, it was purely a game of momentum. When we had it, we went up big. When they got it, they took a

Sue Bird

We never dreamed that almost two decades later, people would still be showing highlights of that play.

Bryce Drew

Northern Iowa's Ali Farokhmanesh on the shot that knocked Kansas out of the 2010 tournament.

Ali Farokhmanesh

March Madness has officially begun, and former North Carolina Tar Heel Jerry Stackhouse joined host Ben Lyons and guest co-host Jason Collins to talk all things

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I don’t mind talking about that shot. The beauty of March Madness is that you create memories.

Darius Morris