1983 NCAA Basketball Championship: Reliving Historic March Madness Moments
When the final horn sounded at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983, college basketball witnessed one of its most improbable championship moments. NC State’s Jim Valvano ran frantically across the court looking for someone to hug, having just guided his underdog Wolfpack to one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The 1983 NCAA Basketball Championship remains etched in March Madness lore as the tournament where a team that nearly didn’t make the field cut down the nets—a Cinderella story that continues inspiring basketball programs four decades later.
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