Advertisement
Advertisement
March 14, 2007
Kansas University's Maurice King stretches for a ball headed out of bounds late in the 1957 national championship game in Kansas City, Mo.
Most people can't envision a national collegiate basketball title game with no three-point arc, no shot clock, players in boy-cut shorts, high-top Chuck Taylor-style shoes, only two African-Americans in the action, no national television - and a fairly unheralded 5-11 kid jumping center against a 7-foor All-American. That guard not only was featured in the game's opening play but the very last one.
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Commenting has been disabled for this item.