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 Final Four Replay Review

 

HOOP HISTORIANS 2006
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Championship Game:  Florida 73, UCLA 57
National Semifinals:  Florida 73, George Mason 58;
UCLA 59, Louisiana State 45

 

• For the first time since 1980, no number-one seeds made it to the Final Four.

• George Mason was the lowest seed (#11) to make the Final Four since seeded brackets started in 1979.

• The Hoop Historians Welcome Dinner was located at  Champps Americana in the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis.

• The Hoop Historians Headquarters was located at the Hampton Inn Circle Centre on Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis.

• Brian Burmeister was recognized with the Hoop Historians Service Award for attending his 40th consecutive Final Four.

• Hoop Historian Bruce Ziemer established a modern day record by purchasing 24 t-shirts, 11 baseball caps and four hooded sweatshirts.

• Bruce Ziemer consumed a 32-ounce steak during a lunch outing at Saint Elmo's Steakhouse.

• No new members were added to group, as the organization's membership remained at 15 individuals.
  
  
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