2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection, 2003

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Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University.
Abstract:
Memorabilia and printed materials for the 2003 Men's Basketball Championship collection
Extent:
4 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection is divided into two series.

The Memorabilia series includes banners, buttons, t-shirts and other souvenirs from and relating to the 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship, displaying NCAA championship and SU team logos.

The Printed materials series includes Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and Syracuse University magazines; The Post-Standard, Daily Orange, Syracuse Record and Orange Exclusive newspapers; statistics; programs and more relating to the 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship.

Biographical / historical:

Photograph of 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Team

On April 7, 2003, the Syracuse University men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Championship. They defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 81-78 at the Superdome in New Orleans. The Syracuse Orangemen (as they were still known at the time) began the season unranked, making their victory even more momentous.

Coach Jim Boeheim was instrumental in guiding the team to the championship. Winning the championship title held special meaning for him since in 1987 at the same location -- the Louisiana Superdome -- Syracuse lost the NCAA title game to the Indiana Hoosiers in the last four seconds, 74-73. The 2003 win helped avenge that loss and became a defining moment in Syracuse sports history.

After the 2003 championship win, first-year player Carmelo Anthony was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament. He joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) after that season.

Honors awarded to the team for their achievement included a parade through the city of Syracuse, keys to the city, congratulatory resolutions from the State of New York and a White House reception.

Acquisition information:
The University Archives obtained items in this collection from various sources such as the University Office of Government Relations.
Processing information:

Materials were placed in acid-free housing.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu