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All Americans on and off the court
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The following is a list of 26 student-athletes who earned
Academic All-America honors the same season they participated in the Final Four:
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| Player |
School
| Season(s) |
| Kent Benson* | Indiana |
1976 |
| Bill Bradley* | Princeton |
1965 |
| Jay Buckley | Duke | 1963 and 1964
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| Jimmy Dan Conner | Kentucky
| 1975 |
| Jim Counce | Arkansas | 1978
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| Louie Dampier | Kentucky |
1966 |
| Michael Doleac | Utah |
1998 |
| Ralph Drollinger | UCLA |
1975 |
| Mike Gminski | Duke | 1978
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| Steve Grote | Michigan |
1976 |
| Bob Guyette | Kentucky |
1975 |
| Ken Heitz | UCLA | 1969
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| Bill Hosket | Ohio State |
1968 |
| Greg Kelser | Michigan State
| 1979 |
| Tom Kivisto | Kansas | 1974
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| Jeff Lamp | Virginia | 1981
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| Greg Lee | UCLA | 1972, 1973 and 1974
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| Lee Raker | Virginia | 1981
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| John Ritter | Indiana | 1973
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| Jim Spanarkel | Duke | 1978
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| Bud Stallworth | Kansas |
1971 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | UCLA |
1980 |
| Bill Walton* | UCLA | 1972, 1973 and 1974
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| Mike Warren | UCLA | 1967
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| Sidney Wicks | UCLA | 1971
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| Keith Wilkes | UCLA | 1972, 1973 and 1974
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*Benson ('76), Bradley ('65) and Walton ('72 and '73) were named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
Freshman of influence
Here is a list of the 13 first-rate freshmen to score more than 25 points in two Final Four games in the last 25 years (parentheses with Final Four point total shows figures for national semifinal game and championship or third-place game, respectively):
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Freshman, School
(Team Finish) |
Season
Average |
Final Four
Point Total |
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Mark Aguirre, DePaul '79 (3rd) |
24.0 ppg |
53 (19/34) |
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Mike O'Koren, North Carolina '77 (2nd) |
13.9 ppg |
45 (31/14) |
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Gene Banks, Duke '78 (2nd) |
17.1 ppg |
44 (22/22) |
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Mike Bibby, Arizona '97 (1st) |
13.5 ppg |
39 (20/19) |
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Pervis Ellison, Louisville '86 (1st) |
13.1 ppg |
36 (11/25) |
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Chad Kinch, UNC Charlotte '77 (4th) |
15.4 ppg |
34 (4/30) |
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Michael Jordan, North Carolina '82 (1st) |
13.5 ppg |
34 (18/16) |
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Jack Givens, Kentucky '75 (2nd) |
9.4 ppg |
32 (24/8) |
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Patrick Ewing, Georgetown '82 (2nd) |
12.7 ppg |
31 (8/23) |
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Chris Webber, Michigan '92 (2nd) |
15.5 ppg |
30 (16/14) |
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Ron Mercer, Kentucky '96 (1st) |
8.0 ppg |
29 (9/20) |
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Toby Bailey, UCLA '95 (1st) |
10.5 ppg |
28 (2/26) |
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Phil Hubbard, Michigan '76 (2nd) |
15.1 ppg |
26 (16/10) |
Two way players
Here are the four active Division I coaches with minor league baseball
playing experience and at least one NCAA appearance:
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Coach
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Current School
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Organized Baseball Career
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| Dick Davey
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Santa Clara
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Catcher in San Francisco Giants farm system in 1964-65
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| *Lon Kruger
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Illinois
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Pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals farm system in 1974
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| Tom Penders
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George Washington
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Infielder-outfielder in Cleveland Indians farm system in 1968
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| Norm Stewart
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Missouri
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Pitcher in Baltimore Orioles farm system in 1957
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