National Champs Tournament

[PointGuard]

As part of the testing of an early version of NCAAhoop’s Greatest Teams mod, I selected 16 teams within the mod that were National Champs. He’s since added more national champion teams and also tinkered with individual skill levels and team prestige levels a little since I played this tourney, but the teams and players remain the same. Using CB20 Tournament Maker I simmed the games with the AI running all teams. Setting up the tournament within Tournament Maker was a cinch. The teams were not “seeded” but rather randomly placed in the 1st round games.

Great players turned in some outstanding performances. With all these teams being so good, I think that in any given game the results could be different between any two teams. I was impressed at how well NCAAhoops had tailored the players and coaches so that they were extremely realistic in how they performed.

My impression of the mod is that it is a lot of fun and offers a lot of different ways to play “what if” scenarios. I highly suggest you download and install this mod and do some “road testing” of it. It can be great not only when played with Tournament Maker, but also Exhibition mode and seasonal play.

So now, let me introduce the teams:

ROUND 1
Game #1:
’87 Indiana (Steve Alford, Daryl Thomas, Dean Garrett, Keith Smart)
vs
’08 Kansas (Mario Chalmers, Darnell Jackson, Darrell Arthur)

Game #2:
’00 Michigan State (Morris Peterson, Charlie Bell, Mateen Cleaves)
vs
’07 Florida (Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Marreese Spreights, Corey Brewer)

Game #3:
’13 Louisville (Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Chane Behanan, Gorgui Dieng)
vs
’91 UNLV (Larry Johnson, Stacey Augman, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony)

Game #4:
’97 Arizona (Michael Dickerson, Mike Bibby, Miles Simon, Jason Terry)
vs
’04 UCONN (Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva)

Game #5:
’94 Arkansas (Corliss Williamson, Alex Dillard, Scotty Thurman)
vs
’12 Kentucky (Anthony Davis, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrest)

Game #6:
’89 Michigan (Glen Rice, Loy Vaught, Rumeal Robinson)
vs
’05 North Carolina (Sean May, Rashad McCants, Jawad Williams, Raymond Felton)

Game #7:
’96 Kentucky (Tony Delk, Antoine Walker, Walter McCarty, Anthony Epps)
vs
’03 Syracuse (Carmelo Anthony, Hakim Warrick, Gerry McNamara)

Game #8:
’02 Maryland (Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter, Chris Wilcox)
vs
’92 Duke (Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley)

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ROUND 1 Results

Game 1:
’87 Indiana Fighting Illini—78 (Keith Smart-19 pts; Steve Alford-14 pts; Dean Garrett-6 pts, 15 reb)
’08 Kansas Jayhawks—76 (Mario Chalmers-17 pts, 4 assists; Russell Robinson-14 pts; Brandon Rush-13 pts, 5 reb)

Game 2:
’00 Michigan State Spartans—88 (Morris Peterson-24 pts; Jason Richardson-23 pts, 9 reb; Andre Hutson-10 pts, 6 reb, 4 stl; Charlie Bell-4 pts, 9 assists)
’07 Florida Gators—83 (Joakim Noah-25 pts, 14 reb, 3 blk; Taureen Green-17 pts, 4 assists; Al Horford-11 pts; Marreese Spreights-10 pts)

Game 3:
’91 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels—93 (Stacey Augman-25 pts, 7 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk; Larry Johnson-16 pts, 15 reb, 4 stl, 2 blk; Greg Anthony-11 pts, 13 assists, 3 stl)
’13 Louisville Cardinals—63 (Russ Smith-25 pts; Charlie Behanan-11 pts, 8 reb; Gorgui Dieng-6 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk)

Game 4:
’97 Arizona Wildcats—73 (Mike Bibby-17 pts; Miles Simon-14 pts; A.J. Bramlett-9 pts, 8 reb, 3 assists, 2 stl, 2 blk; Michael Dickerson-9 pts)
’04 UCONN Huskies—58 (Emeka Okafor-14 pts, 15 reb; Charlie Villanueva-12 pts, 4 reb; Ben Gordon-8 pts, 4 reb)

Game 5:
’12 Kentucky Wildcats—73 (Terrence Jones-14 pts, 10 reb, 9 blk; Darius Miller-14 pts; Marquis Teague-13 pts, 4 assists; Eloy Vargas-8 pts, 8 reb; Michael Kidd-Gilchrest-6 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk)
’94 Arkansas Razorbacks—71 (Scotty Thurman-21 pts; Alex Dillard-11 pts; Darnell Robinson-8 pts, 8 reb, 1 stl, 2 blk; Corliss Williamson-8 pts, 7 reb; Dwight Stewart-8 pts, 6 reb)

Game 6:
’89 Michigan Wolverines—90 (Glen Rice-24 pts, 4 reb; Kirk Taylor-14 pts, 5 assists, 3 stl, 2 blk; Loy Vaught-11 pts, 11 reb, 4 assists, 2 stl, 2 blk; Terry Mills-8 pts, 7 reb, 5 blk; Rumeal Robinson-9 pts, 3 assists)
’05 North Carolina Tarheels—80 (Sean May-25 pts, 7 reb, 3 blk; Raymond Felton-12 pts, 9 assists, 2 stl, 2 blk; Rashad McCants-10 pts; Marvin Williams-9 pts)

Game 7:
’96 Kentucky Wildcats—91 (Tony Delk-27 pts, 7 stl; Anthony Epps-17 pts, 13 assists, 8 stl; Antoine Walker-11 pts, 10 reb, 4 blk; Jeff Sheppard-12 pts; Ron Mercer-10 pts)
’03 Syracuse Orange—67 (Carmelo Anthony-22 pts, 8 reb; Billy Edelin-8 pts, 4 reb; Matt Gorman-8 pts)

Game 8:
’02 Maryland Terrapins—87 (Chris Wilcox-19 pts; Juan Dixon-15 pts, 5 assists, 4 stl; Lonny Baxter-10 pts, 7 reb; Steve Blake-8 pts, 8 assists; Byron Mouton-8 pts)
’92 Duke Blue Devils—72 (Christian Laettner-22 pts, 11 reb, 4 assists; Thomas Hill-12 pts; Brian Davis-9 pts, 4 reb; Marty Clark-8 pts; Cherokee Parks-7 pts, 2 stl, 2 blk)

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ROUND 2 Results

Game 9:
’02 Maryland Terrapins—87 (Lonny Baxter-18 pts, 9 reb, 3 assists, 3 stl, 3 blk; Charlie Wilcox-18 pts, 5 reb; Juan Dixon-16 pts; Steve Blake-13 pts, 4 reb; Byron Mouton-7 pts, 7 reb, 3 assists)
’87 Indiana Fighting Illini—76 (Keith Smart-22 pts; Steve Alford-20 pts; Magnus Pelkowski-11 pts, 5 reb, Brian Sloan-8 pts, Dean Garrett-7 pts, 10 reb, 4 assists)

Game 10:
’96 Kentucky Wildcats—78 (Antoine Walker-18 pts, 9 reb, 5 assists, 3 blk: Tony Delk-13 pts, 3 stl; Mark Pope-12 pts, 7 reb; Walter McCarty-11 pts, 2 stl, 2 blk; Derek Anderson-8 pts, 3 assists)
’00 Michigan State Spartans—59 (Morris Peterson-12 pts, 4 reb; Jason Richardson-10 pts, 4 reb, 4 assists; Charlie Bell-10 pts, 3 assists)

Game 11:
’91 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels—85 (Larry Johnson-18 pts, 10 reb, 4 blk; E Spencer-12 pts, 9 reb, 4 stl, 5 blk; Anderson Hunt-10 pts, 5 assists; Stacy Augman-9 pts, 11 reb; Greg Anthony-8 pts, 6 assists; Eric Gray-9 pts, 4 reb)
’89 Michigan Wolverines—81 (Glen Rice-19 pts, 6 reb; Loy Vaught-17 pts, 17 reb; Rumeal Robinson-16 pts, 3 assists; Terry Mills-11 pts, 8 reb, 4 assists, 10 blk)

Game 12:
’97 Arizona Wildcats—75 (Miles Simon-23 pts, 2 stl, 2 blk; Mike Bibby-11 pts; Donnell Harris-8 pts, 7 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk; A.J. Bramlett-5 pts, 21 reb, 3 assists, 3 blk; Jason Terry-8 pts)
’12 Kentucky Wildcats—65 (Anthony Davis-17 pts, 8 reb, 3 blk; Marquis Teague-16 pts; Doron Lamb-10 pts; Michael Kidd-Gilchrest-6 pts, 7 reb)

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SEMI-FINALS Results

Game 13:
’97 Arizona Wildcats—82 (Miles Simon-33 pts; Mike Bibby-17 pts, 6 assists; Eugene Edgerson-8 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk; Jason Terry-8 pts; A.J. Bramlett-5 pts, 8 reb; Donnell Harris-1 pt, 13 reb, 2 stl, 4 blk)
’02 Maryland Terrapins—74 (Lonny Baxter-18 pts, 5 reb, 3 stl; Charlie Wilcox-13 pts, 9 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk; Steve Blake-9 pts, 5 assists, 3 stl; Juan Dixon-9 pts; Byron Mouton-8 pts, 13 reb; Ryan Randle-8 pts)

Game 14:
’96 Kentucky Wildcats—84 (Tony Delk-17 pts, 3 assists, 6 stl; Antoine Walker-16 pts, 9 reb, 3 stl, 2 blk; Derek Anderson-15 pts; Anthony Epps-13 pts, 6 assists, 5 stl; Walter McCarty-11 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl, 5 blk)
’91 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels—74 (Stacey Augman-18 pts, 4 reb, 4 stl; Elmore Spencer-13 pts, 3 blk; George Ackles-10 pts, 6 reb; Larry Johnson-7 pts, 5 reb, 4 blk)

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CHAMPIONSHIP Result

Game 15:
’96 Kentucky Wildcats—79 (Tony Delk-20 pts, 4 stl, 2 blk; Antoine Walker-15 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk; Anthony Epps-14 pts, 4 reb, 8 assists, 3 stl; Derek Anderson-11 pts, 3 assists, 3 stl; Mark Pope-7 pts, 8 reb)
’97 Arizona Wildcats—60 (Mike Bibby-15 pts, 3 assists; Miles Simon-10 pts; Michael Dickerson-10 pts; A.J. Bramlett-6 pts, 13 reb; Donnell Harris-6 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 4 blk)

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MVP—Antoine Walker, ’96 Kentucky—15.0 ppg, 9.3 ppg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 spg, 3.0 bpg

All-Tourney Team:

PG—Anthony Epps, ’96 Kentucky—12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 7.8 apg, 4.3 spg
SG—Miles Simon, ’97 Arizona—20.0 ppg
SF—Stacey Augman, ’91 UNLV—17.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 apg, 1.7 bpg
PF—Chris Wilcox, ’02 Maryland—16.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg
C—Joakim Noah, ’07 Florida—25.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg

Individual Player Bests:

Best Overall Single Game—Joakim Noah, ’07 Florida—25 pts, 15 reb, 2 assists, 1 stl, 3 blk
Top PPG—25.0 ppg—Russ Smith, ’13 Louisville; Sean May, ’05 North Carolina; Joakim Noah, ’07 Florida
Top RPG—15.0 rpg—Emeka Okafer, ’04 UCONN
Top APG—9.0 apg—Raymond Felton, ’05 North Carolina
Top SPG—5.0 spg—Tony Delk, ’96 Kentucky
Top BPG—7.5 bpg—Terry Mills, ’89 Michigan
Top Points, single game—33—Miles Simon, ’97 Arizona
Top Rebounds, single game—21—A.J. Bramlett, ’97 Arizona
Top Assists, single game—13—Anthony Epps, ’96 Kentucky
Top Steals, single game—7—Tony Delk, ’96 Kentucky
Top Blocks, single game—10—Terry Mills, ’89 Michigan

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That championship game is almost real life, Kentucky and Arizona played in the 1997 championship for real. And Kentucky played in it 95,96, and 97. Fun stuff.