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In Dick Vitale's Fabulous 50 Players and Moments in College Basketball: From the Best Seat in the House During My 30 Years at ESPN, America's self-confessed number one college basketball junkie will go on the record, ranking his players and moments from 1 to 50. His personal pantheon might surprise you. The legends are here, of course. And they deserve to be. Consensus is that these are the greatest of the great. But some of his rankings may be unexpected. Kansas guard Mario Chalmers' three-point shot to force overtime against Memphis in the 2008 national championship game. Ralph Sampson of Virginia vs. Patrick Ewing of Georgetown in a 1983 reprise of the great showdown between Lew Alcindor and Elvin Hayes in the '60s. UCLA guard Tyus Edney's length-of-the-floor dash to glory against Missouri in the 1995 tournament. Michael Jordan's game winning shot against Georgetown in 1982 during his freshman year at North Carolina. Kentucky's 31point comeback against LSU in 1994. Cinderella George Mason upsetting Connecticut to make the Final Four in 2006. Every basketball fan has his or her favorites: the perfect player, the magical moments. But only Dick Vitale will go on the record, ranking them 1 through 50, and he'll do it as much as a fan as a commentator. This is from his heart, naming the top 50 players and moments in the wonderful world of college hoops. It's awesome, baby.
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Dick Vitale has been an integral part of ESPN since the network's early days in 1979. He has served as a head coach on the scholastic, collegiate and professional level and was enshrined as a member of the Class of 2008 in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, the highest honor in the sport. He was previously honor by the Hall with its Curt Gowdy Media Award, the Hall's highest honor for a journalist outside enshrinement. Vitale was also inducted this year in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. All told, he is a member of nine halls of fame for his outstanding contributions to the game he loves. Among his numerous other prestigious awards are the Black Coaches Association honor award and the NABC Cliff Wells' Appreciation Award for outstanding service to college basketball. Vitale and his wife Lorraine reside in Florida and have two daughters, two granddaughters and three grandsons.
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