50th Anniversary of 1957 UNC vs. Kansas in 2007

By Dunkadelic University on Mon Mar 12, 2007 at 02:00:15 AM EST

N. Carolina and Kansas could meet in the 2007 National Championship game a "Phat 5" vs. "Phat 5" historical match-up.

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The N. Carolina Tar Heels and Jayhawks met 50 years ago (1957) in the first ever head-to-head meeting of two "Phat 5" programs for the National Championship. It was the 1st and only 3OT game in NCAA Championship history.

UNC and KU could meet one another again in Atlanta for the NCAA crown. N. Carolina the #1 seed in the east and Kansas the #1 seed in the west.

Roy Williams coached Kansas for 15 seasons and left KU in 2003 to return home to UNC.  won his 1st National Championship. Dean Smith the legendary coach of UNC went to Kansas. Kansas was 1st coached in 1899 by Dr. James Naismith the inventor of the game of basketball.

N. Carolina and Kansas will face one another April 2 for the  2007 NCAA National Championship game and celebrate their 50th Anniverasry of 1957.


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Wilt (4.00 / 1)

Wilt Chamberlein was so upset about losing this game and disappointing Kansas fans that he never came back to Lawrence because he felt like a failure.  Until a couple years ago he came back for a halftime ceremony in Allen Fieldhouse where he was honored.  Great ceremony where Wilt cried and explained all of this to the sold out crowd.  

by wsloan311 on Mon Mar 12, 2007 at 05:15:26 PM EST
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