Cutting down the nets
In college basketball in the United States, it is usually done after winning a conference tournament, regional title, or national championship game.[1] Sports historians believe the tradition of cutting the nets first started in Indiana high school basketball in the 1920s and 1930s.[2] The tradition first came to men's college basketball in 1947, when the NC State Wolfpack won the Southern Conference Championship.[1] Following the tournament win, Wolfpack coach Everett Case had his players hoist him up so he could cut down the net to keep as a souvenir.[4] 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.
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