The National Collegiate Athletic Association P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222 317/917-6222 www.ncaa.org

January 2009

Researched and Compiled By: gary K. Johnson, Associate Director of Statistics.­

Cover Photography By: Brian Gadbery, Rich Clarkson, Ryan McKee, Chris Stepping and Brett Wilhelm of Clarkson and Associates, NCAA Photos; and the Sports Information Office of La Salle.

ON THE COVER Top Row (left to right): , UCLA; , Memphis; , Kansas; , Kansas. Middle Row: Mark Wade, UNLV and , Indiana. Bottom Row: , Kansas (standing) and Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis; , La Salle; , Memphis; , Michigan.

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Copyright, 2009, by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Printed in the United States of America. ISSN 0267-1017 NCAA 65979-1/09

2 2009 NCAA FINAL FOUR Contents

The Final Four...... 7 The Early Rounds...... 35 The Tournament...... 49 The Coaches...... 97 Attendance and Sites...... 119 The Tournament Field...... 135 Index...... 261

Contents 3 New to this Book

For Individuals ... List of 3-Pointers Made per Game for a Series...... 52 List of Assists per Game for a Series...... 52 List of Blocked Shots per Game for a Series...... 52 List of Steals per Game for a Series...... 52 List of 3-Pointers Made per Game for a Career...... 53 List of Assists per Game for a Career...... 53 List of Blocked Shots per Game for a Career...... 54 List of Steals per Game for a Career...... 54 Year-by-Year Series Leader in 3-Pointers Made per Game.... 59 Year-by-Year Series Leader in Assists per Game...... 61 Year-by-Year Series Leader in to Turnover Ratio..... 61 Year-by-Year Series Leader in Blocked Shots per Game.... 61 Year-by-Year Series Leader in Steals per Game...... 62

4 NEW TO THIS BOOK NAME CHANGE KEY (Listed throughout the book by name on left) PLAYER name changes College name was: Changed to: Lew Alcindor...... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ...... Mahdi Abdul-Rahmad Chris Jackson...... Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Akeem Olujuwon...... Hakeem Olujuwon Keith Wilkes......

SCHOOL name changes Current name is: Changed from: Charlotte...... UNC Charlotte Chattanooga...... Tenn.-Chattanooga Colorado St...... Colorado A&M Detroit...... Detroit Mercy; Detroit Tech La.-Lafayette...... Southwestern La. La.-Monroe...... Northeast La. Loyola (La.)...... Loyola-New Orleans Memphis...... Memphis St. Missouri St...... Southwest Mo. St. Oklahoma St...... Oklahoma A&M UTEP...... Texas Western Towson...... Towson St. Troy...... Troy St.

ARENA name changes Current name is: Changed from: Coleman Coliseum...... Memorial Coliseum Continental Airlines Arena...... Meadowlands Arena Fogelman Arena...... Tulane Gym Hinkle Field House...... Butler Field House Holt Arena...... ISU Minidome Jon M. Huntsman Center...... Special Events Center The Joyce Center...... Athletic & Convocation Center Oakland Arena...... Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Pacific Exposition Center...... Pacific International Livestock Pavilion RCA Dome...... Hoosier Dome; Indiana Hoosier Dome Reed Gym...... ISU Gymnasium Tropicana Field...... Thunder Dome; Florida Suncoast Dome Wachovia Center...... CoreStates; First Union Center Welsh-Ryan Arena/McGaw Hall...... McGaw Hall

TOURNAMENT REGION name changes Current name is: Changed from: East...... Eastern (1939-50) South...... Midwest (1956), Mideast (1957-84), Southeast (1985-97) Midwest...... West (1956) West...... Western (1939-50), Far West (1956) Note: From 2004-06, region names were based on the host cities.

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