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Monday, April 9, 2012

Did you know that Cheryl & Reggie Miller became the first brother and sister to both be elected to the hall of fame?

Did you know that Cheryl Miller was a  four-year letter winner and led her team to a 132-4 record?

Did you know that Cheryl was the first player, male or female, to be named an All-American by Parade magazine four times?

Did you know that  during Cheryl senior year she scored 105 points in a game against Norte Vista High Schoo?[3]

Did you know that At USC, Miller led the Trojans to a 112-20 record and NCAA titles in 1983 and 1984 and was named NCAA Tournament MVP both years?

Did you know that in November 1996, Cheryl became the first female analyst to call a nationally televised NBA game (TBS)?

 Did you know that she also served as the sidelines reporter in 2K Sports NBA 2K Series?

Did you know that Cheryl Miller led the U.S. team to the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and was also part of the gold medal teams at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela and 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow?

Did you know that Cheryl  & Reggie Miller became the first brother and sister to both be elected to the hall of fame?

Did you know that Reggie Miller  played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers?

Did you know that Reggie Miller made over $105,000,000 in salary, and he  played  in 1,389 games for the Pacers?

Did you know that Reggie Miller made 2,560 3-pointers in his career, which was an NBA record at the time?

Did you know that Ray Allen broke Reggie Miller 3 pointer record?
 
Did you know that Miller is one of only five members in the 50–40–90 Club of players who shot 50% or better from the field, 40% or better from three-point range, and 90% or better from the free throw line in a single season while also achieving the NBA league minimum number of makes in each category. Larry Bird, Mark Price, Steve Nash, and Dirk Nowitzki are the only other players to achieve this feat?


Did you know that Miller is currently a host on TNT's NBA coverage?




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Did you know that Baylor's Lady Bears was the first college team Women or Men to go undefeated and win 40 games?

Did you know that Baylor's Lady Bears was the Baylor is the seventh women's team to go through a season unbeaten?

 Did you know that Baylor's Lady Bears was the first college team Women or Men to go undefeated and win 40 games?

Did you know that Brittney Griner is 6' 8" and on March 20, 2012, she threw down a one-handed dunk against the Florida Gators?

Did you know that Griner became just the second woman to dunk in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament?








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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Did you know that Coach Geno Auriemma, of Connecticuti is the second highest paid Coach in Womans NCAA ball

Did you know that Coach Pat Summitt, of Tennessee is the highest paid coach in Women NCAA College Ball?

Did you know that Pat Summit is Summitt is and one of three college coaches overall, with 1,000 victories?

Did you know that Summit coached and won eight NCAA national championships?


Salary/Bonuses: $1,921,432
Other income: $107,500
Total Compensation: $2,028,932

Did you know that Coach Geno Auriemma, of Connecticut is the second highest paid coach in Women NCAA College Ball?

Did you know that Ge4no Auriemma has led the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, to seven NCAA Division I national championships?


Salary/Bonuses: $1,600,000
Other income: $0
Total Compensation: $1,600,000











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Monday, March 19, 2012

Did you know that since 2008 Calipari has coached over 13 players to the the NBA?

#3 John Calipari, KentuckyDid you know that John Calipari  is the second coaches to direct three different colleges to a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament,and take three different schools to the Final Four: UMass (1996), Memphis (2008) and Kentucky (2011)?

Did you know that John Calipari, the coach for the Kentucky Wild Cats is the third highest paid coach in the NCAA?

 

Did you know that Calipari Midas touch  has helped  him to earn $3,917, 000 per year? 

Did you know that John Calipari has managed to out shine many college coaches with his ability to find players who are ready to go to the NBA?

Did you know that since 2008 Calipari has coached over 13 players to the the NBA?

Did you know that 7 of Calipari recruits were one and done?


Did you know that Calipari not only has a good eye for spotting a good player, but the information that he has given two of his players produced rookie of the year awards?

Did you know that Amaré Stoudemire's committed to play collegiately at the University of Memphis

Did you know that Derek Rose and Tyreke Evans won the Rookie of the Year Awards?

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Did you know that despite all of Calipari ability to find great players he still has not won a NCAA Championship?

Did you know that Calipari went down in NCAA history when all his players were drafted in the first round of the 2010 Draft?







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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Did you know that the holiday of Cinco De Mayo, is The 5th Of May?

Did you know that Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, and Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league?

Did you know that Bill Russel was a five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star?

Did you know that Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career.

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Did you know that Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, and Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league?

Did you know that Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA championships (1955, 1956)?

Did you know that Russell also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team?
 
Did you know that by winning the 1956 NCAA Championship with USF and the 1957 NBA title with the Celtics, Russell became the first of only four players in basketball history to win an NCAA championship and an NBA Championship back-to-back (the others being Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson, and Billy Thompson)?

 
Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlin
Did you know that Russell led the NBA in rebounds four times and tallied 21,620 total rebounds in his career?

Did you know that Russell is one of just two NBA players (the other being prominent rival Wilt Chamberlain) to have grabbed more than fifty rebounds in a game?

Did you know that Russell was the first African American player to achieve superstar status in the NBA?

Did you know that Russell also served a three-season (1966–69) stint as player-coach and won two NBA Championships for the Celtics, becoming the first African American NBA coach?

Did you know that Russell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2011?

Did you know that Russell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame?

Did you know that Russell was selected into NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971, into NBA 35th Anniversary Team in 1980 and named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, one of only four players that selected into all three teams?

Did you know that in 2009, the NBA announced that the NBA Finals MVP trophy would be named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in honor of Russell?

Did you know that Russell wrote 4 books?
  • Russell, Bill; McSweeny, William (1966). Go Up for Glory. Coward-McCann.
  • Russell, Bill; Branch, Taylor (1979). Second Wind. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0394503851.
  • Russell, Bill; Faulkner, David (2001). Russell Rules. New American Library. ISBN 0-525-94598-9.
  • Russell, Bill; Steinberg, Alan (2009). Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend. Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-176614-5.



Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!