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3 BasketballBasketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing the ball through a basket. Basketball is highly suited to viewing by spectators, as it is primarily an indoor sport, played in a relatively small playing ar
- Wilt ChamberlainWilton Norman Chamberlain ( August 21, 1936 October 12, 1999) is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, though he only won two NBA championships. Basketball career The 7-foot 2-inch (2. 18 m) Chamberlain, known as Wilt the Stilt ( is elected to the Basketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown extreme skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. A few entire teams have been inducted as well, including the Buffalo Ge, along with coaches Sam BarryJustin McCarthy "Sam" Barry ( December 17, 1892 September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate athletic coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports. He remains one of only three coaches to lead teams to both the Final Four and the, Eddie Hickey , John McLendon , Ray Meyer and Pete Newell , and referee Jim Enright
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship commonly known as March Madness or the Big Dance is held each year to determine the NCAA Division I college basketball champion in the United States. See also Division II, Division III Past winners of the:
- Kentucky wins 94-88 over Duke
- NBA FinalsNBA redirects here, as it is the most common usage of the abbreviation; for more uses, see NBA (disambiguation). The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA is the premier professional basketball league i:
- Washington BulletsThe Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D. Founded 1961 Formerly known as Chicago Packers, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets Home Arena MCI Center Uniform colors Blue, Wh won 4 games to 3 over the Seattle SuperSonics
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