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Cutting down the nets

Cutting down the nets is a celebratory tradition in basketball wherein a coach or player removes the net from one of the backboards after winning a game. In college basketball in the United States, it is usually done after winning a conference tournament, regional title, or national championship game.

History
(then known as Lew Alcindor) cuts down the nets after winning the 1969 NCAA Championship with UCLA. Sports historians believe the tradition of cutting the nets first started in Indiana high school basketball in the 1920s and 1930s. The tradition first came to men's college basketball in 1947, when the NC State Wolfpack won the Southern Conference Championship. The tradition then began to spread to the rest of college basketball. In the 1980s, NC State coach Jim Valvano was said to have his players practice cutting down the nets in order to mentally condition them to be winners. Valvano's Wolfpack team went on an unlikely run as a 6-seed to win the 1983 NCAA tournament. == In other countries ==
In other countries
Canada The tradition is also practiced in Canadian university basketball. Philippines In the Philippine Basketball Association, the tradition of cutting the nets has been performed since the league's establishment in 1975. This is usually done before the champion team was awarded with the championship trophy. This ritual is also followed by collegiate leagues UAAP and NCAA. == See also ==
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