Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much.
- Top 25 Jim Valvano Quotes: Jimmy V Quotes
- Watch the Full Game
- 1983 NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracket (52 teams & top 16 teams have 1st round bye)
ACC Tournament
- Quarterfinals #4 NC State 71 #5 Wake Forest 70
- Semifinals #4 NC State 91 (1 OT) #1 North Carolina 84
- Final #4 NC State 81 #2 Virginia 78
NCAA Tournament
- 1st Round NC State (W6) 69 Pepperdine 67 (W11) (double OT)
- Round of 32 NC State (W6) 71 UNLV 70 (W3)
- Sweet 16 NC State 75 (W6) Utah 56 (W10)
- Elite 8 Regional Finals NC State 63 (W6) Virginia 62 (W1)
- Final Four / Semifinals: NC State (W6) 67 Georgia 60 (E4)
- Championship NC State (W6) 54 Houston 52 (ME1)
ESPN Description: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE Directed by Jonathan Hock In 1983, the late Jim Valvano led the NC State Wolfpack through a series of nine overtime and 1-point games. But one game and one play will be remembered forever. (IMBD Review 8.5/10)
What an amazing season that is captured in ESPN’s 30 for 30 Survive and Advance. This is an incredible documentary about the North Carolina State “Cardiac Pack” Wolfpack, which had one of the most amazing runs to a NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
The documentary also recounts the rise of the charismatic coach, Jim Valvano. Unfortunately Jimmy V’s is diagnosed with terminal cancer. His courageous battle with cancer, his Arthur Ashe Award “Don’t Give up. Don’t Ever Give Up!” speech, and the creation of the VFoundation for Cancer Research are all explained in detail.
ESPN celebrates the life and dream of Jim Valvano every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. His iconic speech is shown, top collegiate basketball teams compete in the Jimmy V Classic, and people are encouraged to donate to the VFoundation for Cancer Research. The goal for Jimmy V Week 2022 is 1.6 million dollars. (November 29th – December 11th)
Some of the themes in the documentary are:
One championship moment. The play will be relived each March as so many teams try to capture that “One Shining Moment” like the one celebrated by N.C. State.
Athletes linked together forever. Dereck Whittenburg and Lorenzo Charles are the bookends to that magical play. That last-second desperation shot found its way to Lorenzo’s hand to complete the magical Cinderella story of the 1983 N.C State Wolfpack team. (Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are another pair historically linked by an NCAA championship game and so much more.)
Glory Days: The discussions around the lunch table can be found in communities all across America and the world. Any former athlete can relate to the season and stories of the former players, though few can match the success and excitement.
Busting Chops: “Earl you got skinnier baby.” This is part of the chemistry developed on teams between teammates over years and careers.
Being Part of a Moment: There is no way of telling when a “moment” will happen, but each night, there is a chance for that magical moment.
Dreams: Many times throughout the documentary individuals share personal dreams. The NC State program’s collective dream of cutting down the nets is the heart of this documentary.
High School Coaches & Fundamentals: Morgan Wooten’s (Red on Roundball) influence on Sydney Lowe and Dereck Whittenburg is significant. Most of us are influenced by coaches, teachers, and mentors in high school.
Team Chemistry: “I coached 46 years at DeMatha high school and I don’t think I ever saw two fit together any better than Sydney and Witt.” Morgan Wooten
High School All-Americans: Players are recognized for excellence, today more than ever. Social media shares stories of so many rising stars and very young ages, but even in the 1980s, the best players were acknowledged.
Dilemmas & Choices. We are all faced with choices. This looks at career choices of coaches and players. Choosing the right job or school is as important today as it ever was.
Relationships & Coach K: The transition from adversaries to special friends happens so often in life. It is nice to know that close relationships can develop at all stages and ages of life.
Career Pressure: In coaching and so many jobs there is pressure to perform. We all must try to rise to the occasion.
Dream Big “I Know”: Have dreams and don’t stop dreaming. “I know I am going to win a National Championship.” Jimmy V
Vision: The vision of cutting down the nets. Practice cutting down the nets.
Time Flies: The 1st 3 years at N.C. State are not what the seniors have hoped for. This season is it. All or nothing.
Dickie V: He is AWESOME, BABY! Dickie V is college basketball and certainly was a huge part of the 1980s and ESPN. His insights are great!
STUDS played 4 years of College Basketball: Legends. Absolute legends. My how the times have changed with the ear of the “one and done.” It was a great time to be a college basketball fan.
The Evolution of College Basketball: Isn’t that ACC 3-point line incredib? And the absence of a shot clock? My how the times have changed. It great to appreciated the history of college basketball.
Injuries: Always part of a season and a career.
The ACC Tournament: There is always something exciting and amazing at an ACC tournament, no matter what the year there will be moments that will live on.
Survive and Advance: Amazing. Phrases stick. The motto of any team, in any sport, playing in a single elimination tournament.
Words of Inpiration: It is always a challenge to stay motivated. Words have a way of pushing us to achieve our goals. “Nothing great has ever been accomplished without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. EVERYDAY!” Reverend Bob Richards
Cinderella Teams: Every year there are lower seeded teams that advance.
Pressure Situations: With 5 seconds to go, on the line to win or lose a game. These are defining moments for players and teams.
A Game of Inches: “Sam Perkins, was a quarter of an inch from sending his home. That much.”
Overtime Games:
Rivalries and Upsets:
Win or Go Home:
Game Plans:
The Diagnosis:
Trash Talk and the Need to Prove it! Sydney Green “punks” Thurl Bailey. It is important to do your talking int the court.
“Team of Destiny.” Cardiac Pack.
This is about hope. Sports are so much more than the games:
WORST SHOT EVER!
Heart and Character:
March 4, 1993 ESPY Greatest Speech Ever:
Three Things:
The Speech: He gave us every bit of ammunition he had to put us in that mindset that it’s now or never. I’ve never talked about that speech and got through it. That’s how good it was. He took those kids from here and took him right to here. Just like that. And they didn’t go through the door, they ran through the brick wall on the court.
Halftime: We go into halftime up 8. I guess the power 50 million people watching us. And we got 20 minutes, and we got a chance to win the national championship.
Start of 2nd half.
We woke up Phi Slamma Jamma. Boy, they woke up. We woke up Phi Slamma Jamma. We woke ‘em up.
Big, Big Free Throw (1:05):
The Hot Hand:
Adjustment at Timeout:
Not Taking the Shot:
Fundamentals: Benny Anders reaches with one hand and I reach with two. Thank goodness for DeMatha High School Morgan Wooten. The fundamentals of teaching needs to catch the basketball with two hands.
I didn’t even I look your way.
Dead Silence:
It was magical. I feel to my knees. I saw the wave of fans rushing down on the floor. It was magical.
All the Above:
What can I say?
Meeting the President:
All the Time: On that note, let’s give a toast to Lorenzo Charles. Who is not long with us. This is a great reunion. Guys I love you guys. I think about you all the time.
The Legacy of the Underdog:
Bigger than life:
The Last Time:
I Love You:
Lessons from a Season / Team / Coach:
Moved to Tears: Whitt: It is hard to think that he is not here.
He always had little notecards. Amnd he would write down his dreams in his notecards. And I took the coats to the dry cleaners.
“Win the National Championship” V Bucket list 5 new items Goal
“Beat Cancer”
Ending.
Sports Illustrated NC State Championship as the
Greatest College Basketball moment of the 20th century.
That is Why You Play the Game!