March Madness - Freeform Crossword Puzzle by Kentucky Crosswords

March Madness Freeform Crossword Puzzle
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NCAA Men's Division I Basketball MOP Award Winners

Each year since 1939 the Associated Press has chosen a "Most Outstanding Player", (MOP) from the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. (The tournament that is known informally as "March Madness" or "The Big Dance".) The winners of the MOP award in 1939 and 1951 are not recognized by the NCAA. Also, the player that was chosen in 1971 was later ruled ineligible. To date, (October 2009), UCLA holds the record for the most NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Titles, with 11. The University of Kentucky has won seven title games; Indiana University, five; North Carolina, four; and Duke, three.

In the free form crossword puzzle below, the clues to the right are taken from a selection of players' names that have won the MOP award from the NCAA men's tournament. The answers in the grid are the corresponding names of the players' schools. For example, the clue listed as 2 ACROSS, "Tony Delk, Jack Givens, Alex Groza, and Jeff Sheppard" is answered with the word "Kentucky". The University of Kentucky has four winners of the MOP award, in different years, of course. For more hints, scroll to the bottom of this page where all the past winners, the names of their respective colleges and universities, and the year in which each won, are listed.

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MOP Winners in March Madness

Jimmy Hull, Ohio State Buckeyes, 1939
Marvin Huffman, Indiana Hoosiers, 1940
John Kotz, Wisconsin Badgers, 1941
Howie Dallmar, The Stanford Cardinal, 1942
Ken Sailors, Wyoming Cowboys, 1943
Arnie Ferrin, Utah Runnin' Utes, 1944
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M, 1945 and 1946
George Kaftan, Holy Cross Saints, 1947
Alex Groza, Kentucky Wildcats, 1948 and 1949
Irwin Dambrot, CCNY, 1950
Bill Spivey, Kentucky Wildcats, 1951
Clyde Lovellette, Kansas Jayhawks, 1952
B. H. Born, Kansas Jayhawks, 1953
Tom Gola, La Salle Explorers, 1954
Bill Russell, San Francisco Dons, 1955
Hal Lear, Temple Owls, 1956
Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas Jayhawks, 1957
Elgin Baylor, Seattle, 1958
Jerry West, West Virginia Mountaineers, 1959
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State Buckeyes, 1960 and 1961
Paul Hogue, Cincinnati Bearcats, 1962
Art Heyman, Duke Blue Devils, 1963
Walt Hazzard, UCLA Bruins, 1964
Bill Bradley, Princeton Tigers, 1965
Jerry Chambers, Utah Runnin' Utes, 1966
Lew Alcindor, UCLA (later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), UCLA, 1967, 1968, and 1969
Sidney Wicks, UCLA Bruins, 1970
Bill Walton, UCLA, 1972 and 1973
David Thompson, NC State Wolfpack, 1974
Richard Washington, UCLA Bruins, 1975
Kent Benson, Indiana Hoosiers, 1976
Butch Lee, Marquette Golden Eagles, (former Warriors), 1977
Jack Givens, Kentucky Wildcats, 1978
Earvin Johnson, Michigan State Spartans, 1979
Darrell Griffith, Louisville Cardinals, 1980
Isiah Thomas, Indiana Hoosiers, 1981
James Worthy, North Carolina Tar Heels, 1982
Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Cougars, 1983
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown Hoyas, 1984
Ed Pinckney, Villanova Wildcats, 1985
Pervis Ellison, Louisville Cardinals, 1986
Keith Smart, Indiana Hoosiers 1987
Danny Manning, Kansas Jayhawks 1988
Glen Rice, Michigan Wolverines, 1989
Anderson Hunt, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, 1990
Christian Laettner, Duke Blue Devils, 1991
Bobby Hurley, Duke Blue Devils, 1992
Donald Williams, North Carolina Tar Heels, 1993
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas Razorbacks, 1994
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Bruins, 1995
Tony Delk, Kentucky Wildcats, 1996
Miles Simon, Arizona Wildcats, 1997
Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky Wildcats, 1998
Richard Hamilton, UConn Huskies, 1999
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State Spartans, 2000
Shane Battier, Duke Blue Devils, 2001
Juan Dixon, Maryland Terrapins, 2002
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse Orangemen, 2003 (Posted 53 points and 24 rebounds)
Emeka Okafor, UConn Huskies, 2004
Sean May, North Carolina Tar Heels, 2005
Joakim Noah, Florida Gators, 2006
Corey Brewer, Florida Gators, 2007
Mario Chalmers, Kansas Jayhawks, 2008
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina Tar Heels, 2009

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March Madness Freeform Crossword Puzzle Edited by V A Benge

March Madness Freeform Crossword Puzzle
Edited by V A Benge