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Tulane's Points Shaving Scandal, Nova's Buzzer Beater Championship Winner, and Sam Snead the oldest to win - This DiSH for April 4
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1985, the Tulane Men's Basketball Program was shut down due a points shaving scandal and direct payments to players by the coaching staff.
In 2016, Villanova's Kris Jenkins hit a buzzer beating 3 to lift the Wildcats to the National Championship over the North Carolina Tar Heels.
In 1983, NC State's Lorenzo Charles slammed through the game winner to beat the Houston Cougars and win the National Championship.
In 1988, Kansas' Danny Manning scored 31 against the Oklahoma Sooners to win the National Championship.
In 2021, the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team beat Arizona to win their first National Championship since 1992.
In 1898, the Stanford women beat the Cal women's basketball team 2-1 in the first women's intercollegiate basketball game.
In 1965, Sam Snead won his 82nd and final golf tournament to set the record for most wins by a PGA tour player, the oldest to ever win, and the greatest gap between first and last wins.
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