Buzzer Beaters Define March Madness Legends
Lamont Butler’s buzzer beater for San Diego State last year looms in memory as the tournament opens. FAU’s Nick Boyd and TCU’s Jakobe Coles also thrived on late winners, highlighting how clutch shots shape careers and campus lore.
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Lamont Butler
San Diego State
Butler
Florida Atlantic
Nick Boyd
TCU
Jakobe Coles
Darrion Trammell
Creighton
Aztecs
Boyd
Owls
Coles
Horned Frogs
Midwest
Villanova
Kris Jenkins
Luke Maye
North Carolina
FAU
Memphis
Duke
Christian Laettner
Matt Howard
Laettner
Dusty May
Elijah McCadden
Vladislav Goldin
Chandler Lawson
Tigers
Nathan Mensah
Smart
Godofredo A. Vasquez
San Diego State Guard
March Madness 2024: Madness, Brackets and Coaching Narratives
The piece muses on March Madness as a universal sports fixture from 1939 to 2024. It notes Dick Vitale’s enduring optimism, critiques selection alignments including LSU Iowa and UCLA, and highlights women’s bracket tensions and Cinderella hopes. It references Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley, Sister Jean, and Loyola Ramblers with a mix of humor and opinion about the tourney field and the NIT.
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Henry V. Porter
Illinois High School Association
Porter
Dick Vitale
Kentucky
America
LSU
Iowa
Caitlin Clark
UCLA
Kansas State
Jim Larranaga
Miami
FAU
San Diego State
ESPN
Katie Meier
NC State
Uconn
Florida Gators
Joakim Noah
Houston
Purdue
North Carolina
Caitlin
Dawn Staley
South Carolina
Loyola Ramblers
Sister Jean
Loyola
Grand Canyon
Samford
Colgate
Duke
Oregon
James Madison
Duquesne
Dukes
Ducks
Peacocks
St. Peter’s
Lopes
Jackra
CBI
WBIT
NCAT
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Connecticut
Max Abmas
Arkansas
Indianapolis
Oral Roberts
Abmas
Texas
Keith Smart
Indiana
Syracuse
Superdome
Bob Knight
NBA
Ron Felling
Arizona State
Desmond Cambridge Jr
Warren Washington
Vitale