How cutting down nets became a March Madness tradition
Before this year's college basketball champions cut down the nets, let's look back at how the March Madness tradition began.
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How cutting down nets became a March Madness tradition
At the end of NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, players and coaches climb a ladder and cut off a piece of the net for themselves. The tradition isn't only for national champions ...
Nothing but net: What does a head coach do with them after they get cut down?
Sometime on Saturday afternoon at Chase Center, a ladder will be hauled out, and one by one, members of the winning team will ...
Explaining the Tradition of College Basketball Teams Cutting Down Nets During March Madness
College basketball teams cutting down the net after a momentous victory is an iconic March Madness tradition. Players, coaches and everyone else who helped a program reach a new mountaintop get to ...
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7-foot-9 Florida center Olivier Rioux goes viral after unique approach cutting down net
Olivier Rioux, who hit the 7-foot mark in the summer before seventh grade, didn't need a ladder to cut the net after Florida ...
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Florida’s 7’9 center didn’t need a ladder to cut down the nets
On Sunday this really hit home as 7’9 Florida center Oliver Rioux cut down the net without even needing ... curiosities than actually being an elite basketball player. At the 2024 FIBA Under ...
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College Hoops Coach Cut Down Conference Tournament Net With Symbolic Pair of Scissors
You could say it was a goal for the school since 2008, when they made the jump to D1 play—every team in college basketball ... towards the nets they would eventually cut down.