Ani was a junior basketball champion, but devoted herself to tennis from the age of 14.

For the full history, see List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions.

Together, they were supposed to have more to do with the crowning of this year's national collegiate basketball champion than almost anyone else.

North Carolina's rise to men's basketball national champion came relatively quickly for a team that was 8-20 in 2002.

There will be a new national collegiate basketball champion.

Why not another national basketball champion from the Big East?

The school is well known for its sporting achievements having previously been national schools basketball champions.

They eventually became the basketball champions both men's and women's up until the 2010 season.

The goal of the tournament was to establish a forum for small colleges and universities to determine a national basketball champion.

The man who coached the national collegiate basketball champions last season won't be back to try for a second straight title.