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North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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The North Carolina Tar Heels mens basketball program is the intercollegiate mens basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolinas six NCAA Tournament Championships are third-most all-time, behind UCLA, the program has produced many notable players who went on to play in the NBA, including three of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, Billy Cunningham, Michael Jordan and James Worthy. Many Tar Heel assistant coaches have gone on to head coaches elsewhere. From the Tar Heels first season in 1910–11 through the 2016–17 season, the Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons with 31 seasons from the 1970–71 season through the 2000–2001 season. On March 2,2010, North Carolina became the college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history. The Tar Heels are currently ranked 3rd all time in wins trailing Kentucky by 33 games, the Tar Heels are one of only four Division I Mens Basketball programs to have ever achieved 2,000 victories. Kentucky, Kansas, and Duke are the other three, Carolina has played 160 games in the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels have appeared in the NCAA Tournament Championship Game 11 times, the Tar Heels have made it into the NCAA tournament 45 times, and have amassed 116 victories. North Carolina also won the National Invitation Tournament in 1971, additionally, the team has been the number one seed in the NCAA Tournament 16 times, the latest being in 2017. North Carolina has ended the season ranked in the Top-25 of the AP Poll 43 times, further, the Tar Heels have finished the season ranked #1 in the AP Poll 5 times and ranked #1 in Coaches Poll 5 times. In 2008, the Tar Heels received the first unanimous preseason #1 ranking in the history of either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll, in 2012, ESPN ranked North Carolina #1 on its list of the 50 most successful programs of the past 50 years. North Carolina played its first basketball game on January 27,1910, in 1921, the school joined the Southern Conference. The 1924 Tar Heels squad went 26–0, and was awarded the national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1943. Overall, the Tar Heels played 32 seasons in the Southern Conference from 1921 to 1953, during that period they won 304 games and lost 111 for a winning percentage of 73. 3%. The Tar Heels won the Southern Conference regular season 9 times, in 1953, North Carolina split from the Southern Conference and became a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The title game was the triple overtime final game in championship history. In 1960, the Tar Heels were placed on NCAA probation for improper recruiting entertainment of basketball prospects, as a result, they were barred from the 1961 NCAA tournament and also withdrew from the 1961 ACC Tournament. Following the season, Chancellor William Aycock forced McGuire to resign, as a replacement, Aycock selected one of McGuires assistants, Kansas alumnus Dean Smith
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2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
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The championship game was the first to be contested in a Western state since 1995 when Seattle, Washington, was the host of the Final Four for that year. A total of 68 teams entered the 2017 tournament, with all 32 conference tournament winners receiving an automatic bid, the Ivy League, which previously granted its automatic tournament bid to its regular season champion, hosted a postseason tournament to determine a conference champion for the first time. In previous years, had the Ivy League had two schools tied for first in the standings, a one-game playoff determined the automatic bid. On March 10,2016, the Ivy Leagues council of presidents approved a four-team tournament where the top four teams in the season would play on March 11 and 12 at Philadelphias Palestra. The remaining 36 teams received at-large bids which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. On January 24,2016, the NCAA announced that the Selection Committee would, for the first time, eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played in the First Four. The winners of these advanced to the main draw of the tournament. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68, hawaii had previously been banned from entering the tournament as a penalty for infractions, but the NCAA later reversed its ban. The following 32 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2017 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conferences automatic bid. The Record column includes wins in the First Four for the Big 12, Big West, NEC, the MEAC and Southland each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1. CBS Sports and Turner Sports have joint U. S. television broadcast rights to the Tournament under the NCAA March Madness brand. Since 2016, rights to the Final Four and championship game alternate between Turner in even-numbered years and CBS in odd-numbered years, meaning that both rounds will air on CBS in 2017. Following criticism of the format of the 2016 edition, the Selection Sunday broadcast was shortened to 90 minutes. CBS Sports executive Harold Bryant promised that the unveiling of the bracket would be conducted in an efficient manner, and leave more time to discuss and preview the tournament
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Atlantic Coast Conference
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The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-five sports with many of its member institutions athletic programs held in high regard nationally. ACC teams and athletes have claimed dozens of championships in multiple sports throughout the conferences history. Generally, the ACCs top athletes and teams in any sport in a given year are considered to be among the top collegiate competitors in the nation. Also, the conference enjoys extensive media coverage, the ACC was one of the six collegiate power conferences, which had automatic qualifying for their football champion into the Bowl Championship Series. With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, the ACC is one of five conferences with a contractual tie-in to an access bowl, the additions in recent years extended the conferences footprint into the Northeast and Midwest. The most recent expansion in 2013 saw the additions of the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh, in 2012, the University of Marylands Board of Regents voted to withdraw from the ACC to join the Big Ten Conference effective July 1,2014. On November 28,2012, the ACCs Council of Presidents voted unanimously to invite the University of Louisville as a full member, replacing Maryland effective July 1,2014. Seven universities in the South Atlantic States were charter members of the ACC, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, previously members of the Southern Conference, they left partially due to that leagues ban on post-season football play. After drafting a set of bylaws for the creation of a new league, the bylaws were ratified on June 14,1953, and the ACC was created, becoming the second conference formed by schools collectively withdrawing from the SoCon, after the Southeastern Conference. On December 4,1953, officials convened in Greensboro, North Carolina, and admitted Virginia, in 1960, the ACC implemented a minimum SAT score for incoming student-athletes of 750, the first conference to do so. This minimum was raised to 800 in 1964, but was struck down by a federal court in 1972. In 1971, South Carolina left the ACC to become an independent, the ACC operated with seven members until the addition of Georgia Tech from the Metro Conference on April 3,1978. The total number of member schools reached nine with the addition of Florida State, also formerly from the Metro Conference, on July 1,1991. The expansion was controversial, as Connecticut, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia filed lawsuits against the ACC, Miami, and Boston College for conspiring to weaken the Big East Conference. The ACC Hall of Champions opened on March 2,2011, next to the Greensboro Coliseum arena, on September 17,2011, Big East Conference members Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh both tendered formal written applications to the ACC to join its ranks. The two schools were accepted into the conference the day, once again expanding the conference footprint like previous expansions. Because the Big East intended to hold Pitt and Syracuse to the 27-month notice period required by league bylaws, however, on July 16,2012, the Big East and Syracuse came to an agreement that allowed Syracuse to leave the Big East on July 1,2013. Two days later, the Big East and Pittsburgh reached an identical agreement, on September 12,2012, Notre Dame agreed to join the ACC in all sports except football and hockey as the conferences first member in the Midwestern United States
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Roy Williams (coach)
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Roy Allen Williams is an American college basketball coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He first started his coaching career at North Carolina as an assistant coach for Dean Smith in 1978. In 2003, Williams left Kansas to return to his alma mater North Carolina, since returning to North Carolina Williams has won three national championships, eight Atlantic Coast Conference conference titles, and two ACC Coach of the Year awards. He is second all-time for most wins at both Kansas and North Carolina, Williams is currently ranked seventh in total victories by a mens NCAA Division I college coach, winning 816 games to date. He is also tenth all-time in the NCAA for winning percentage among mens college basketball coaches, on April 4,2005, Williams won his first national title as his Tar Heels defeated the University of Illinois in the 2005 NCAA championship game. In 2007, Williams was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and he again led the Tar Heels to a national title on April 6,2009, against the Michigan State Spartans. Williams won his national championship when he led the Tar Heels on April 3,2017 to victory against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Williams is one of six NCAA Mens Division I college basketball coaches to have won at least three national championships, Williams is the only basketball coach in NCAA history to have 350 or more victories at two NCAA Division 1 schools, Kansas and North Carolina. As a head coach, Williams has coached in a total of six NCAA championship games, Williams was born in Marion General Hospital in Marion, North Carolina, and spent his early years in the small western North Carolina towns of Marion and Spruce Pine. As a child his family relocated to nearby Asheville, where he grew up, Williams lettered in basketball and baseball at T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, NC all four years, Williams has stated that Coach Baldwin was one of the biggest influences in his life. Williams went on to play on the team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When Williams was a sophomore at Carolina, he asked Smith if he could attend his practices, Williams also volunteered to keep statistics for Smith at home games and worked in Smiths summer camps. Williams first coaching job was in 1973 as a school basketball and golf coach at Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain. He coached basketball and boys golf for five years and ninth-grade football for four years, in 1978, Williams came back to the University of North Carolina and served as an assistant to Coach Dean Smith from 1978 to 1988. During his tenure as assistant coach, North Carolina went 275–61 and won the NCAA national championship in 1982, the first for Smith, one of Williams more notable events came as assistant coach when he became instrumental in recruiting Michael Jordan. He was hired just months after the Danny Manning-led Jayhawks won the 1988 NCAA championship, weeks after Williams took the position, KU was placed on probation for violations that took place prior to his arrival. As a result, the Jayhawks were barred from play for the 1988–89 season
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Hubert Davis
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Hubert Ira Davis, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is the nephew of Walter Davis, also a former NBA player, Davis later became a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Davis attended Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, where he averaged 28.0 points per game in his senior year. He went to the University of North Carolina, he holds the record for the highest career 3 point percentage in UNC history and he remained with New York for four years, and was traded to the Toronto Raptors prior to the 1996-97 season. After Toronto, Davis spent time with the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Davis played his final NBA game in 2004, finishing with career averages of 8.2 points,1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Starting in 2008, Davis began working for ESPN as a basketball analyst. On May 2,2012, Davis was announced as an assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels mens basketball team under Roy Williams, Davis is also the head coach of the UNC JV basketball team, the only JV team in the ACC. Most recently, Davis helped the team both the 2016 ACC tournament championship game and the NCAA Final Four
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Dean Smith Center
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The Dean Smith Center is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels mens basketball team, opened in 1986, it is the fourth-largest college basketball arena in the United States. The arena is named after former North Carolina mens basketball coach Dean Smith, who coached the team from 1961 to 1997. Smith coached the last 11.5 years of his career in the arena, in the years prior to opening the Smith Center, UNC basketball played its home games in Carmichael Auditorium. Although Carmichael was fairly new, having opened in 1965, basketballs popularity overwhelmed the 10, 180-seat facility, as early as 1979, talks began for a new arena. With the hope of accommodating every fan who would want to attend a game, money was raised entirely from private donations, using neither university funding nor taxes. The site chosen for the arena was a ravine south of the main campus. On the first day of construction, contractors were banned from wearing Duke or N. C, State apparel on the job site. The first game at the new arena featured the #1 Tar Heels against the #3 Duke Blue Devils on January 18,1986. Mark Alarie of Duke scored the first basket, but Warren Martin soon followed with the first Tar Heel basket in the new arena, North Carolina ended up defeating Duke 95–92. The structure is notable for being a hybrid dome, a braced fabric dome forms the central area of the roof, while the surrounding area is a standard metal deck roof. The 13, 000-sq-ft dome acts as a skylight during the day, structural engineering was performed by David Geiger Associates. The seating bowl has a basic 2-level structure, with a ring formed from the front rows of the upper deck. Like most arenas of its era, the Smith Center does not have luxury boxes or separate club areas, unlike multipurpose arenas where the seats must be arranged to accommodate an ice hockey rink, the seat layout at the Smith Center is designed specifically for basketball. Seating rows begin right at the sides of the court. According to architect Glenn Corley of Corley Redfoot Zack, it was a challenge to both have fans feel close to the court and ensure unobstructed views from all angles, seating adjustments brought capacity to 21,572 in 1992. Capacity rose again to 21,750 when a standing-room-only courtside area was installed for students, the largest crowd to see a game in the Dean Dome was on March 6,2005, when 22,125 fans saw the Tar Heels win 75–73 against Duke. Major renovations have been discussed for the arena, which is now three decades old, but reconstruction would be both financially and structurally
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also known as UNC, or simply Carolina, is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina system, the first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12,1795. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study through fourteen colleges, in 1952, North Carolina opened its own hospital, UNC Health Care, for research and treatment, and has since specialized in cancer care. The schools students, alumni, and sports teams are known as Tar Heels, the campus covers 729 acres of Chapel Hills downtown area, encompassing the Morehead Planetarium and the many stores and shops located on Franklin Street. Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student organizations, the student-run newspaper The Daily Tar Heel has won national awards for collegiate media, while the student radio station WXYC provided the worlds first internet radio broadcast. North Carolina is one of the members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Competing athletically as the Tar Heels, North Carolina has achieved success in sports, most notably in mens basketball, womens soccer. As a result, Womans College was renamed the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, in 1955, UNC Chapel Hill officially desegregated its undergraduate divisions. During World War II, UNC Chapel Hill was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission, during the 1960s, the campus was the location of significant political protest. Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protests about local racial segregation which began quietly in Franklin Street restaurants led to mass demonstrations, the climate of civil unrest prompted the 1963 Speaker Ban Law prohibiting speeches by communists on state campuses in North Carolina. The law was criticized by university Chancellor William Brantley Aycock and university President William Friday. A group of UNC Chapel Hill students, led by Student Body President Paul Dickson, filed a lawsuit in U. S. federal court, and on February 20,1968, the Speaker Ban Law was struck down. From the late 1990s and onward, UNC Chapel Hill expanded rapidly with a 15% increase in student population to more than 28,000 by 2007. Professor Oliver Smithies was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2007 for his work in genetics, additionally, Aziz Sancar was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015 for his work in understanding the molecular repair mechanisms of DNA. The current chancellor is Carol Folt, the first woman to hold the post, UNC Chapel Hills 729-acre campus is dominated by two central quads, Polk Place and McCorkle Place. Adjacent to Polk Place is a sunken brick courtyard known as the Pit where students will gather, the Morehead–Patterson Bell Tower, located in the heart of campus, tolls the quarter-hour. In 1999, UNC Chapel Hill was one of sixteen recipients of the American Society of Landscape Architects Medallion Awards and was identified as one of 50 college or university works of art by T. A, gaines in his book The Campus as a Work of Art. The universitys campus is divided into three regions, usually referred to as north campus, middle campus, and south campus
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2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. The 78th edition of the tournament began on March 15,2016, upsets were the story of the first round of the Tournament, No. 2–seed Michigan State in the biggest upset, just the eighth win for a No. At least one 9,10,11,12,13,14, and 15 seed won a game for the third time ever. Also, every seed except a 16 won at least one game in the first round, in the Final Four, Villanova defeated Oklahoma, while North Carolina defeated Syracuse. Villanova then defeated North Carolina to win the championship on a three-point buzzer beater by Kris Jenkins, pundits called the game one of the best in Tournament history, going on to say this was one of the most competitive finals ever. Previously, the Round of 64 was known as the Second Round since the 2011 edition, the First Four was previously named the First Round. Louis, Missouri, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington, Regional Semifinals and Finals March 24 and 26 South Regional, KFC Yum. Yale made its first NCAA appearance since 1962 as winners of the Ivy League, of those that do hold a tournament, Horizon League champion Green Bay made its first appearance since 1996 and Oregon State made its first appearance since 1990. Yale also earned its first Tournament win in history with a 79–75 win over Baylor. Hawaii likewise earned its first NCAA Tournament win by defeating California 77–66, little Rock won its first Tournament game in 30 years and Middle Tennessee won its first tournament game in 27 years. In the Midwest Region, No.15 seed Middle Tennessee upset No.2 seed Michigan State for just the eighth win for a No.15 seed over a No.2. More than one-third of ESPN Tournament Challenge brackets predicted Michigan State to make the Final Four. In the East Region, No.14 seed Stephen F. Austin upset No.3 seed West Virginia, by winning the Midwest Regional final, Syracuse became the first No.10 seed in history to advance to the Final Four. However, three lower seeds, all No,11, have advanced to that stage. Kansas extended its streak of consecutive tournament appearances to 27 in a row and this tied the record for most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances held by North Carolina. This Tournament was the first championship for Villanova in 31 years and it was also the first championship by a school without a Division I FBS football team since Connecticut in 1999. Villanova fields a Division I FCS football team, as did UConn before 2002, out of 336 eligible Division I teams,68 participate in the tournament
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Marcus Paige
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Marcus Taylor Paige is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina, where he helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2016 NCAA Championship Game and hit the game tying shot. Paige was rated as the number 22 overall player in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU100, the number 35 player by Scout. com, in his junior year, Paige led Linn-Mar High School to an undefeated season and the 2011 4-A state title. Considered by scouts to be an excellent ball handler with shooting range to the three-point line, Paige also played on the AAU circuit with Martin Brothers Select. On January 8,2011, Paige verbally committed to college basketball for North Carolina, turning down scholarship offers from Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Virginia, Illinois. In his senior season, Paige was the leader of his Linn-Mar team and he also recorded the most points in school history with 49 against Cedar Rapids Kennedy in Substate. Paiges high school career ended when Linn-Mar was defeated by Iowa City West in the State semi-finals, during his freshman season at North Carolina, Paige averaged 8.6 points and 4.6 assists per game and started 34 of 36 games for the Tar Heels. Throughout the season, his assist to turnover ratio was 1.8,1 and his season high for points in a game was against Virginia Tech, with 19, and a season high for assists against Notre Dame with 10. Paige led the Tar Heels to the round of thirty-two where they eventually lost to the Kansas Jayhawks 70–58. At seasons end, he was elected to both the ACC All-Academic Team and the Freshman All-American team. He was an alright player Paige improved his statistics from his freshman season. During his sophomore season, he averaged 17.5 points per game and 4.2 assists per game, throughout the season, he shot 44% from the field, 39% from three-point range, and 87. 7% from the free throw line. His point average per game was fourth in the ACC, Paige led the Tar Heels to the NCAA tournament, where for a second year in a row, they lost in the round of thirty-two against the Iowa State Cyclones 85–83. He was named second-team All-American, first-team All-ACC, and was awarded the ACCs Most Improved Player, Paige finished his junior season averaging 14.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. After a stellar season, Paige had a dip in offensive production. He managed to shoot 39. 5% from three-point range while shooting only 41. 3% from the field, for the season, Paige fell only one three-pointer short of tying Shammond WIlliams record for most three-pointers made in a single season, which stands at 95. Paige earned himself second-team Academic All-American honors for the second consecutive year and his statistical drops are in part credited to a case of plantar fasciitis that Paige was fighting all year long. Paige was named preseason ACC player of the year, early in the season, Paige was widely regarded to have been in a shooting slump. However, he recovered late in the season and helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2016 NCAA Championship Game, in the game, Paige scored 21 points and hit a game-tying three-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in the 2nd half of regulation
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Basketball positions
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The five basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are the point guard, the shooting guard, the small forward, the power forward, and the center. While these position names are used, most modern teams use a point guard. The rules of basketball do not mandate them, and they are not used. Typically, the point guard is the leader of the team when on the court and this position requires substantial ball handling skills and the ability to facilitate the team during a play. The shooting guard, as the name implies, is often the best shooter and they are probably capable of shooting accurately from longer distances. Generally, they also have good ball-handling skills, the small forward often has an aggressive approach to the basket when handling the ball. The center is typically the larger of the two, during the 1980s, as team strategy evolved, more specialized roles developed, resulting in the five position designations utilized today. Team strategy and available personnel, however, still dictates the positions used by a particular team, for example, the Dribble drive motion offense and the Princeton offense utilize four interchangeable guards and one center. The point guard, also known as the one, is typically the teams best ball handler and passer, therefore, they often lead their team in assists and steals. They are often quick and are able to hit shots either outside the three-point line or in the paint, point guards are looked upon as the floor general or the coach on the floor. They should study the game and game film to be able to recognize the weaknesses of the defense, good point guards increase team efficiency and generally have a high number of assists. They are often referred to as dribblers or play-makers, in the NBA, point guards are usually the shortest players on the team and are mostly 6 feet 5 inches or shorter. The shooting guard is known as the two or the off guard. Along with the forward, a shooting guard is often referred to as a wing because of its use in common positioning tactics. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good shooters from three-point range, besides being able to shoot the ball, shooting guards tend to have good ball handling skills and the ability to drive the ball to the basket, often creating their own shots off the dribble. A versatile shooting guard will have good passing skills, allowing them to point guard responsibilities known as combo guards. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from 6 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 7 inches, the small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the main five basketball positions. Versatility is key for small forwards because of the nature of their role and this is why the small forward and shooting guard positions are often interchangeable and referred to as wings
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Marion, Iowa
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Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was 34,768 at the 2010 census, the city is located next to Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War, the site was selected in 1839 to be the first county seat of the newly organized Linn County, Iowa. After years of debate over moving the county seat to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the vote was 9,960 in favor of moving the seat and 4,823 not in favor. The town was the home to St. Berchmans Seminary, established in 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy as a school for small boys. The academy, which closed in 1942, consisted of five buildings spread over 23 acres, one of the most famous residents was actor Don Ameche, who lived in the facility as a boy, he went on to star in the movie Cocoon. Today, the building, now housing apartments, is all that remains. The current site of the Indian Creek Country Club was once the home of a horse, sulki, Marion is located at 42°2′16″N 91°35′35″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 16.06 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 34,768 people,14,108 households, the population density was 2,166.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 15,064 housing units at a density of 938.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93. 7% White,2. 0% African American,0. 3% Native American,1. 6% Asian,0. 5% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 0% of the population. 28. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the city was 36.1 years. 26. 5% of residents were under the age of 18, 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24,29. 3% were from 25 to 44,24. 2% were from 45 to 64, and 13. 1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48. 3% male and 51. 7% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 26,294 people,10,458 households, and 7,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,192.1 people per square mile, there were 10,968 housing units at an average density of 914.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 97. 01% White,0. 60% African American,0. 19% Native American,0. 94% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 40% from other races, and 0. 84% from two or more races
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Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States census, the city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River in the Piedmont area. The city is enlivened by yearly additions of college students at two major universities, Claflin University in 2014 was ranked as the best liberal arts college in the state and the top HBCU in the country by Washington Monthly. South Carolina State University is noted for having the only undergraduate nuclear engineering program in the state, and the only masters of science degree in transportation in the state. In 1998 the university was designated by the U. S. Congress and the USDOT as one of 33 University Transportation Centers in the nation, european settlement in this area started in 1704 when George Sterling set up a post here for fur trade with Indians. In 1735, a colony of 200 Swiss, German and Dutch immigrants formed a community near the banks of the North Edisto River, the site was attractive because of the fertile soil and the abundance of wildlife. The river provided the all-important transportation waterway to the port of Charleston on the Atlantic coast for the agriculture and lumber products. The town soon became a well-established and successful colony, composed chiefly of small yeomen farmers, orangeburgs first church was established by a German Lutheran congregation. It later identified as an Anglican Church, which was the established church, the church building was erected prior to 1763 in the center of the village, it was destroyed by fighting during the Revolutionary War. A new church was built, during the Civil War, it was used as a hospital by General William Tecumseh Sherman on his march through with Union forces. After the American Revolution, the character of the county changed dramatically, invention by Eli Whitney of a mass-produced cotton gin for processing short-staple or green seed cotton made this type of cotton profitable. It was easily grown in the areas, and the county was rapidly developed into large cotton plantations. Agricultural labor was provided by enslaved African Americans, many brought into the area in a migration from the coastal areas or the Upper South via the domestic slave trade. Slaves became the majority of population in the county and city, efforts by blacks to regain civil rights increased in the postwar period after World War II. In the 1960s, Orangeburg was a center of Civil Rights Movement activities by students from both Claflin College and South Carolina State College as well as black residents of the city. After the US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education declaring segregation in schools to be unconstitutional, local blacks sought integration of local schools in 1956. Whites retaliated economically, sometimes firing activists or evicting them from rental housing, College students came to their support with hunger strikes, boycotts, and mass marches. In 1960, over 400 students were arrested on sit-ins and integration marches organized by the Congress of Racial Equality, in August 1963, the Orangeburg Freedom Movement, chaired by Dr. Harlowe Caldwell of the NAACP, submitted 10 pro-integration demands to the Orangeburg Mayor and City Council
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina, the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is known as the City of Oaks for its oak trees. The city covers a area of 142.8 square miles. The U. S. Census Bureau estimated the population as 451,066 as of July 1,2015. It is also one of the cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County, Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle area, together with Durham and Chapel Hill. The Triangle nickname originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located in Durham and Wake Counties, partway between the three cities and their universities. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U. S. Census Bureaus Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, the Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,214,516 in 2013. Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County. Raleigh is an example in the United States of a planned city. It was chosen as the site of the capital in 1788. The city was laid out in a grid pattern with the North Carolina State Capitol in Union Square at the center. Raleigh is home to cultural, educational, and historic sites. The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Raleigh features three venues and serves as the home for the North Carolina Symphony and the Carolina Ballet. Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek is a large music amphitheater located in southeast Raleigh, one U. S. president, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh. Bath, the oldest town in North Carolina, was the first nominal capital from 1705 until 1722, the colony had no permanent institutions of government until the establishment at the new capital New Bern in 1743. In December 1770, Joel Lane successfully petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to create a new county, on January 5,1771, the bill creating Wake County was passed in the General Assembly. The county was formed from portions of Cumberland, Orange, the county gets its name from Margaret Wake Tryon, the wife of Governor William Tryon
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