What is NCAA

NCAA (National Collegiate Basketball Association). For Americans, the NBA is a professional game, and the most authentic basketball is the NCAA. Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay attention to the NCAA tournament and are crazy about it, especially in March and April when the NCAA elimination games start, the whole United States will focus on the NCAA. One thing you may not believe (but it's true) is that the ratings for the NCAA finals are higher than the ratings for the NBA finals, and on the day of the NCAA finals, the NBA has to shut down the tournament as a sign of respect.

So to really understand American basketball, it is necessary to understand the NBA's talent pool (80% of the NBA's players come from the NCAA) - the NCAA.

History:

The NCAA was formerly known as the National Collegiate Basketball Association (NCAA), organized by the National Coaches Council of America in 1939. Committee organized a league with five college teams, and since then the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has taken over the hosting of the league, which has grown in size and become the most influential basketball league in the U.S., even 10 years after the founding of the NBA (1946).The NCAA is generally referred to as a tournament of more than 300 colleges and universities that participate in the stronger league, which is equivalent to the College Division I. The NCAA is the most influential college basketball league in the U.S., and has been the most influential league in the U.S. since its inception. Participation in the NCAA college conditions are more demanding, first of all, the school at least men and women to carry out four major sports and sports teams, and secondly, the players of the SAT and ACT (test test) test scores have a lower limit must be more than 2.0 (Garnett is unable to meet the minimum requirements and was forced to participate in the draft).

Since the 1990s, the main teams to reach the NCAA Final Four have been the University of Maryland (2002 champions), Duke University (1991, 1992, 2001 champions), the University of Kentucky (1996 champions), the University of Arizona (1997 champions), and the University of Kansas.

Race system: Participating in the NCAA universities almost all over the United States, the participating teams are generally divided into leagues according to the region, a league with a dozen or dozens of teams, a home and away regular games. There are currently 31 conferences recognized by the NCAA, and the first place finisher in each conference automatically qualifies for a spot in the NCAA's 64-team field. The other 33 spots are selected by experts based on strength of schedule. 64 teams are then divided into the East, West, Central West and Southeast Regions for a single elimination tournament in a neutral city, with the winners of each region being the final four. The Final Four usually play their semifinals and finals in one city, and the format is still single-game elimination. The NBA does not play any games on the day of the finals as a sign of respect.

NCAA Top Schools:

Duke: Historically Duke has won 3 NCAA championships and reached the Final Four 14 times. In the NCAA league Duke is synonymous with aristocracy. Most of the players graduated from Duke are elegant in their style of play, like the 92 top pick Christian Leitner, the 94 scouting pick Grant Hill, and the 02 top pick Jay Williams are all representatives of Duke. Also Duke abounds in tough inside players, with power forwards Elton Brand, Carlos Boozer and Shane Battier, who have made quite a splash in the NBA in recent years, being among Duke's finest graduates.

University of North Carolina: When you think of Becca University, the first thing that comes to mind is Jordan the Flyer. That's right, it's Jordan who makes us honor and pay attention to this old NCAA powerhouse. Historically, NCU has won 3 NCAA championships, but in recent years NCU has not done so well due to a plague of student-athletes. North Carolina has produced a lot of forward and guard players who can fly and play well. In addition to Jordan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Antoine Jamison, and Rasheed Wallace are all N.C. State representatives.

University of Connecticut: UConn has had a very good record in recent years, having won the '99 Final Four against Duke, which had high hopes of winning the title at the time. UConn has a tradition of producing accurate shooters like Ray Allen in '96 and Richard Hamilton in '99. Also Caron Butler, a hot Heat rookie last year, is an elite UConn player.

University of Arizona: ASU isn't an overmatched team in the NCAA, but the team has repeatedly been on the upswing. '97 was a great year for UConn after freshman Mike? Bibby (the Kings' current starting point guard) won the only NCAA championship in school history. ASU recruits its freshmen with the year's best point guards, so the NBA has a number of outstanding organizational guards who graduated from ASU, such as Mike Bibby and Gilberto Arias in recent years.

University of Kentucky: U of K is a traditional NCAA powerhouse with a history of seven NCAA championships. In recent years KU has sent a number of outstanding players to the NBA, like Anthony Walker and Tony Delk in '96; Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson in '97; and Jamal Magloire in '00.

KANSAS: KU has been good with two NCAA championships, in '52 and '88. KU is known for producing all-around players.Paul Pierce and Reeve Lavrentz, who joined the NBA in '98, Drew Gooden in '02 and Kirk Henrich in '03 all came from KU.

Georgetown: JU is a very distinctive NCAA team that has a tradition of producing good center players. Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, these are great names you must be familiar with. Yes, they all graduated from Joe University. Also, '96 first-round pick Allen Everson, who also graduated from U of J, is considered an order player in U of J's history. But in recent years due to the lack of good center student member (some big potential high school inside player directly joined the NBA), Joe University's performance and fame are synchronized decline, it seems that this trend is difficult to reverse in a short period of time.