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Infographic of the Siemens National Association of Basketball Coaches Trophy

The Siemens National Association of Basketball Coaches Trophy The morning after the end of the NCAA's March Madness, a special trophy will be presented to the winning coach, the Siemens National Association of Basketball Coaches Trophy. NCAA Winners of the NCAA basketball championship receive two trophies: • The traditional wooden plaque awarded to national champions of all member sports • The Siemens NABC Trophy. Debuting at the 1994 Final Four, the prize was SEARS sponsored by Sears. First awarded to the Arkansas Razorbacks during a post-game ceremony. Officially, it is given to the team that finishes with the #1 ranking The trophy is now given to the winning coach at a press conference the following morning after many late-night presentations. in the final Coaches' Poll of the season, so it could theoretically end up with any program. UConn has 3 Siemens NABC Trophies, ahead of Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Florida, which all have two, and seven teams with one. At a fan event before the 2006-07 season, the defending champion Florida Gators "accidentally" dropped a replica of the Siemens NABC Trophy as a way to put the previous title behind them. O It worked. They won again in 2007, the only team to repeat as champions O since the trophy debuted. O Thanks to the popularity of the "Big Dance," it is assumed the winner of the championship game deserves the trophy regardless of whether it is the most talented or not. O The Waterford Crystal basketball is nearly the same size as a regulation game ball, o though it weighs significantly more. O The crystal basketball is complemented by a well-polished black base and slender glass pillar O when displayed by the winning university.

Infographic of the Siemens National Association of Basketball Coaches Trophy

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Infographic of the Siemens National Association of Basketball Coaches Trophy - A glass replica of the gameball

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