68 Shining Moments: Reliving the greatest moments in NCAA tournament history

Get to know Haley Jones, who was the centerpiece in the story of Stanford's national title run, the first for legend Tara VanDerveer since she won in 1992. 

Jeff Goodman rallied together all of the most notable Baylor alumni to get together on a zoom call on Sunday night to celebrate Baylor's national title and the success that coach Drew has had. This is the recording of that call. Buckle up, because things get reckless.

Arkansas legend US Reed joins Jeff Goodman on 68 Shining Moments to discuss his halfcourt buzzer beater to take down Louisville. He reminisces on the Razorbacks' run and how the shot changed his life.

Ray Giacoletti, Leon Rice, Bill Grier and Dan Monson joined our Dan Dickau for 68 Shining Moments this week to put together a ROAST of Gonzaga head coach Mark Few. This is GOLD.

Monte Towe was the star point guard on the 1974 N.C. State team that beat UCLA and one a national title. He joined our Scott Wood to discuss that title run and what it meant for the Wolfpack program. 

Abilene Christian pulled off one of the most surprising upsets in this year's NCAA tournament, knocking off No. 3-seed Texas in a 53-52 bloodbath in the first round. Joe joined 68 Shining Moments to discuss that upset, how he pulled it off and what it means for him and his program moving forward. 

Northern Iowa's had a number of legendary shots over the years, but there may not be any as memorable as the half court that Paul Jesperson hit to beat Texas in 2016, and the pose that he held after banking in an epic game-winner. 

Big Nasty joins 68 Shining Moments today to tell the stories you haven't heard about Arkansas on their run to the 1994 national title! 

Jim Nantz is the most famous man calling sports today. He joined today's episode of 68 Shining Moments to discuss his favorite memories calling the NCAA tournament's biggest games, how he comes up with his most famous calls and the art of giving away a tie.

The greatest college basketball game ever played took place in 1992, when Duke and Kentucky played a 104-103 thriller that ended with Christian Laettner's legendary buzzer-beater. Sean Woods and Bobby Hurley both played in that game. They tell their stories on today's 68 Shining Moments.

Arizona legend Miles Simon joins 68 Shining Moments with Jeff Goodman to talk about the Wildcats' tough path and taking down three 1 seeds along the way and winning Most Outstanding Player of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. 

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That’s right! Hall-of-Fame Coach Jim Boeheim and his son Buddy "Buckets" Boeheim breakdown Syracuse's current run, what's clicked for the Orange, the development in Buddy's game, what they have to do to get past Houston and more. Plus, who wins King of The Court in the Boeheim house? Who’s the biggest trash talker in the family? And much, much more. This one was a blast. Subscribe NOW wherever you get your podcasts and watch all our episodes on the Field of 68 YouTube channel. 

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 Ali Farokhmanesh hit one of the most famous shots in college basketball history that wasn't a buzzer-beater or a game-winner. With 30 seconds left in a game that Northern Iowa led against No. 1-seed Kansas, he buried a three that he had no business taking, turning him into one of the Legends Of March. This is his story.

Florida went on a run back in 2006 and 2007 that may never be replicated again: The Gators won the 2006 national title, returned every one from that team and, as luck would have it, went on to win the 2007 national title as well. Head coach Billy Donovan joined 68 Shining Moments along with his entire coaching staff -- Donnie Jones, Anthony Grant and Larry Shyatt -- to tell the stories you've never heard about that run. 

Ethan Thompson is the star of Oregon State, one of this year's cinderellas and the Pac-12's biggest surprise in this year's NCAA tournament. The Beavers advanced to the Sweet 16 with a win over Cade Cunningham and Oklahoma State this week.

Three members of Boston College's 1994 team joined 68 Shining Moments this week to discuss their upset of North Carolina in the 1994 NCAA tournament!

Jeff Goodman and Mario Chalmers relive the incredible 2008 run for the Kansas Jayhawks, including that unbelievable comeback and finish against Memphis in the National Championship game.

Jayhawks legend Danny Manning joins Jeff Goodman to discuss Kansas's run to take home the 1988 National Championship. They get into Manning's dominance and some of the stories behind winning it all.

Louisville legends Pervis Ellison and Milt Wagner join Jeff Goodman on 68 Shining Moments and look back on the 1986 championship run. What was it like to have a young guy like Ellison and a great crop of vets on the team? Plus, the mentality of knocking off multiple blue bloods along the way and the stories behind the run.

Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy join 68 Shining Moments to reminisce with Jeff Goodman on Virginia's National Championship run after losing to UMBC the season before. The guys go through the pain of losing the season before and nearly losing to a 16 seed again the following season. They also go into the legacy of the Cavaliers' run and the untold stories from the two seasons.

One of the most interesting podcasts that I've ever listened to, Jeff Goodman was joined by the guys that shared a staff with Paul Mills at Baylor for years before he left for Oral Roberts to honor him with a roast that he deserved more than anyone else!

Illinois legend Dee Brown relives the epic Arizona comeback with all-time Illini leading scorer Deon Thomas. What went into the final minutes of the game? Did anyone lose faith in their own huddle? Plus, why the comeback was even more special since it was played in Chicago.

One of the most story book upsets in NCAA tournament history came in 1996, when upstart Princeton knocked off the juggernaut UCLA Bruins a year after they won the national title. It happened to come in the final tournament of Pete Carril's career in front of all the UCLA faithful. Mitch Henderson and Sydney Johnson joined the show to talk about that moment.

Spike Albrecht put together one of the most memorable NCAA tournament performances in recent memory when he scored 17 points in the first half of the 2013 national title game and capped it off with a shoot your shot tweet to Kate Upton. He joined 68 Shining Moments to talk about that performance, that tweet and becoming a celebrity.

One of the most memorable moments in NCAA Tournament history came in the 2015 tournament when R.J. Hunter hit a three to beat No. 3-seed Baylor in the first round, causing his father -- who was on a scooter after tearing his achilles -- to go flying. They joined Rob Dauster on 68 Shining Moments to reminisce. 

Bryce Drew's three to beat Ole Miss in the 1998 NCAA Tournament is one of the most memorable shots in the history fo college basketball. Bryce and his father, head coach Homer Drew, joined 68 Shining Moments to talk with Valpo fan Robbie Hummel about that shot and what it meant to them. 

Jay Williams is one of the best players to ever set foot on the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He joined today's episode of 68 Shining Moments to tell the stories you've never heard about Duke's 22 point come back against Maryland in the 2001 Final Four.

Miami Redhawks legend Wally Szczerbiak joins 68 Shining Moments to relive his Sweet 16 run. He remembers the campus reception and the upset he helped pull off over 7th seeded Washington and 2nd seeded Utah.

Weber State legend Harold "The Show" Arceneaux reminisces on his 1999 NCAA Tournament run when he took down North Carolina. He relives the game and the Tar Heels not having an answer for him all game long.

Lions legend Bo Kimble joins 68 Shining Moments to reminisce on LMU's immaculate Elite 8 run on the heels of the unexpected death of star player Hank Gathers. Kimble reflects on his relationship with Gathers, the emotion of the run and proving the doubters wrong.

UNLV was a program that dominated the sport of college basketball for three years, winning a national title and playing in one of the most memorable games in Final Four history. Greg Anthony joins 68 Shining Moments to talk to us about those memories and how special they were.

Wildcats star guard Scottie Reynolds joined 68 Shining Moments to reminisce on his game-winner to beat top-seeded Pitt and push Villanova to the 2009 Final Four. He also gets into the unheralded members of the team and what the run means to him more than a decade later.

It's the 15 year anniversary of George Mason's improbable Final Four run. Jai Lewis and Tony Skinn discuss the mentality of the run, putting the Patriots on the map and knocking off blue bloods along the way.

Northwestern State Head Coach Mike McConathy joins Jeff Goodman to talk about his shining moment when the Demons, as a 14 seed, knocked off Iowa, the number 3 seed, in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. McConathy talks about the incredible season leading up to the tournament, a game that was taken from them because of a miscalculated score (!), the Iowa game, and more.

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Scott Burrell's pass to Tate George is the play that put UConn basketball on the map. He joined 68 Shining Moments to relive the play that will live on in the memory of UConn fans forever.

The 1999 UConn Huskies are the team that solidified that program as one of America's best. They were a top five team all year long and then knocked off Duke in the national title game. He joined 68 Shining Moments to tell that story.

Luke Hancock was the MOP of Louisville's 2013 national title-winning team. He talked about that run -- Kevin Ware's injury, the passing of his father, the insanity of that year's Final Four -- and why he fought so hard to keep it from getting taken away by the NCAA.

Danny Ainge, then a freshman at BYU, scored one of the most memorable buckets in NCAA tournament history when he went coast-to-coast to beat Notre Dame at the buzzer in the 1981 NCAA tournament. He joined 68 Shining Moments to discuss that shot.

Every one remembers where they were when Da'Sean Butler tore is ACL at the Final Four in 2010. He spent some time with Bob Huggins reliving that moment recently.

On today's episode of 68 Shining Moments, Patrick Ewing joins the show to discuss his Georgetown team's run to the 1984 national title, the disappointments that led to it and what it set the Hoya program up for moving forward.