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1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup

Simmenthal defeated Slavia PRague 77–72 in the final of the first ever Final four held in the competition, with two venues used:a venue in Milan and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna, Italy.

2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

On Friday, April 3, Alfred Aboya will play in the Hershey's all-star game, which is part of the kickoff celebration to Final Four weekend at Ford Field.

2010–11 Eurocup Basketball

It began with qualifying round matches on September 29, 2010, and ended on April 16-17, 2011, with the 2010–11 Eurocup Finals, which was played at the Arena Palaverde, in Treviso.

Bobby Fong

Butler advanced to the Final Four, beating Michigan State before losing to Duke in the championship game.

Dana Schoenfield

Afterward, retiring from swimming, she was selected to the 1975-76 UCLA Spirit Squad as a Songgirl/Dance Team member, where she performed at the 1976 Rose Bowl and the NCAA men's basketball Final Four.

Francisco García

He averaged 15.7 points per game as a junior and, along with teammate and best friend Taquan Dean, led his 4th-seeded team to the 2005 Final Four in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball

In the 1990 tournament, the trio of Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scott, & Brian Oliver (nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3") carried the Yellow Jackets all the way to the Final Four, where they lost to eventual champion UNLV in the national semi-finals.

J. A. Adande

Adande's assignments at the Los Angeles Times included the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the NBA, Major League Baseball and World Cup 2006.

James Enright

After retiring in 1964 from a refereeing career that saw him officiate the 1954 NCAA tournament Final Four and the 1948 and 1952 Olympic basketball qualifying tournaments, Enright resumed a career he had abandoned for refereeing in 1930 and covered basketball and baseball for such publications as The Sporting News and the Chicago Evening American.

John Giannini

His 1992-93 team, lead by Terrence Stewart, went to the Final Four.

Jones Angell

In 2005, after Mick Mixon became the play-by-play man for the Carolina Panthers, Angell succeeded him as longtime announcer Woody Durham's partner, and was on hand for two Final Fours and the Tar Heels' most recent national championship, in 2009.

Kenny Lofton

The Wildcats made it to the Final Four in 1988.

Kevin Kugler

In 2008, Kugler replaced Kevin Harlan as Westwood One's lead play-by-play voice for the Final Four and has called the games ever since alongside John Thompson and Bill Raftery.

Oscar Furlong

He graduated in 1956 after reaching the Final Four, while playing alongside All American and future NBA player Jim Krebs.

The Battle of I-10

The programs both experienced their greatest national prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when both schools were led by young up-and-coming coaches who would eventually win more than 700 games (Don Haskins at UTEP, Lou Henson at NMSU) and appeared in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four within four years of each other.

THG Sports

It has organised hospitality functions at distinguished events such as the US Grand Prix, World Cup Soccer, Masters, US Open and the Final Four.

Tim Stoddard

He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship .


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