College Basketball Season Ticket: The Ultimate Fan Guide
Villanova's Mikal Bridges waves the net in celebration after winning the 2018 men's national title
CHAPTER 1 OPENING TIP The final buzzer sounded The crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas let out a cheer With a 79 62 win over Michigan the Villanova Wildcats had won the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA men’s basketball tournament The celebration was on Finally with the confetti having fallen the interviews wrapped up and the trophies handed out only one task remained As fans cheered them on the Villanova players climbed a ladder One by one they snipped pieces of the basketball net At last junior
guard Mikal Bridges ascended the ladder and with one final cut removed the last piece of the net It’s just the best feeling said Bridges who scored 19 points in the win To an outsider this celebration might seem strange But for college basketball players both men and women there’s nothing quite like cutting down a net College teams have been doing it since 1947 Now this tradition is as much a part of a big win as the final buzzer Whether it’s a conference title a berth in the Final Four or a national championship chances are the night ends with a ladder and scissors When we go into a gym where there is Stanford net-cutting involved said
know Through women’s coach Tara VanDerveer I tell our team right away Look at those nets Do whatever it takes to get those nets because that’s what we’re here for She would 2018 VanDerveer had led her teams to two national titles and 12 Final Fours Basketball is played at all levels from city parks to the pros to the Olympics People around the world play and watch the game whether they’re in Canada or China or Arkansas or Australia Of all the levels of basketball however college basketball is special The traditions such as cutting down the nets after a big win are a big reason
