Template:Did you know nominations/NYU Violets men's basketball

NYU Violets men's basketball

 * ... that the NYU Violets men's basketball program was disbanded in 1971 after appearing in two NCAA Division I Final Fours, and claiming two national championships before the creation of the NCAA tournament (1920 and 1935)?

5x expanded by Kgwo1972 (talk). Self nominated at 01:35, 25 March 2013 (UTC).


 * Can a more interesting hook be found? This really isn't doing it. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:05, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I think the fact is quite interesting, but maybe the wording makes it a bit bland. How about this:
 * ALT1: ... that the NYU Violets men's basketball team, twice national champions before the creation of the NCAA tournament, had to be disbanded in 1971 due to a budget crisis?
 * Chamal T •C 13:25, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Length, history and reference verified. Let's use ALT1. Shame we let it slide till now, when it would have been ideal for the Main Page. Daniel Case (talk) 06:00, 8 April 2013 (UTC)