NCAA Tournament history is filled with great performances that for a few weeks in March captivate us and can place players into the national spotlight. Yet, for every Danny Manning, Steve Nash or Steph Curry who go on to big things at the next level, there are guys whose stars shined brightest during March Madness.
We're talking guys who hit the big shot to stun a heavyweight and keep Cinderella alive. Some who had huge games that carried teams to improbable runs in the Big Dance. Guys who come from nowhere to be household names during the madness.
Let's look back at some of the most memorable NCAA Tournament stars and catch up with what they are doing now.
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Harold Arceneaux, Weber State
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Arceneaux nearly singlehandedly carried Weber State to its upset over North Carolina in 1999. Today, he's the vice president of From The Ground Up Records in Atlanta.
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Armon Bassett, Ohio University
Bassett led his Bobcats to an improbable MAC championship (they were a 9-seed in the MAC Tournament) and then a 2010 upset of Georgetown. His life has hit some hard times. He was arrested in 2016 for possession and dealing marijuana, gun charges, domestic violence, and other charges on several occasions.
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Casey Calvary, Gonzaga
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This was the guy who tipped in the game-winner to beat Florida in the 1999 Sweet 16 and had Gus Johnson going nuts. Today, he runs a medical equipment company back in Spokane, Wash.
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Lorenzo Charles, N.C. State
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It was Lorenzo Charles who made the championship-winning play in 1983 for the Wolfpack, leaving coach Jim Valvano running around looking for someone to hug. Charles passed away in 2011 when a bus he was driving crashed on I-40 near Raleigh, N.C. He is buried just 20 spaces away from his former coach, Valvano. Charles was 47 years old.
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Yinka Dare, George Washington
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Yinka Dare blew onto the scene during the 1993 NCAA Tournament when he led George Washington to the Sweet 16. After a rough NBA career (four assists in 110 career games despite being the overall 14th pick), Dare sadly passed away from a heart attack in 2004. He was 31.
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Fennis Dembo, Wyoming
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Dembo led Wyoming to the Sweet 16 in 1987, dropping 41 points on UCLA along the way. After his playing career ended, he had a difficult time coping with fatally shooting an intruder. After bouncing around jobs, he is attending Texas-San Antonio for a degree in engineering.
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Bryce Drew, Valparaiso
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Drew is most remembered for hitting "the shot" against Ole Miss in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, one of the most famous buzzer-beaters in tourney history. Now he is the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University.
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Edney's layup against Missouri in 1995 vaulted UCLA to its last national championship. Edney has returned to Westwood as UCLA's director of player development.
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Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa
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We all remember Farokhmanesh's shot that toppled top overall seed Kansas in 2010. He is now director of player relations and development for Nebraska's basketball program.
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Richie Frahm, Gonzaga
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Frahm was one of the cogs that introduced the world to Gonzaga's current powerhouse when the 1999 squad soared to the Elite Eight. Frahm is now a realtor in the Spokane area and also competes in cycling events.
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Jimmer Fredette, BYU
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It's impossible to forget Jimmer Fredette's scoring outbursts during the 2011 NCAA Tournament in which he helped lead BYU to the Sweet 16. That led to Fredette being selected 10th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, but he hasn't been able to stick in the NBA. Fredette currently plays in China, where he closed out his season with the Shanghai Sharks with a 50-point game and league MVP honors. Fredette hopes to make it back to the NBA.
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Tate George, UConn
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George is currently serving a nine-year sentence for wire fraud involving his real estate company in New Jersey and must pay $2.5 million as restitution when released.
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R.J. Hunter, Georgia State
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Hunter hit the shot to stun Baylor and knock his coach (who was also his dad) out of his chair in the 2015 tournament. Hunter has appeared in just 36 NBA games and is now in the D-League with the Long Island Nets.
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Bo Kimble, Loyola Marymount
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Kimble and LMU captivated the nation during their 1990 tournament run following the death of Hank Gathers. Since his short NBA career ended, he has been volunteering as an assistant coach at Shoreline Community College with an eye on possibly getting a coaching job at his alma mater.
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Gabe Lewullis, Princeton
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His name may not be recognizable, but his backdoor layup to beat UCLA in 1996 is legendary. Lewullis is now an orthopedic surgeon who has become the chief of sports medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania. He was once a team doctor for the Boston Celtics.
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Ken McFadden, Cleveland State
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"Mouse" McFadden fueled controversial Cleveland State to upset Indiana before finally being stopped by David Robinson and Navy in the 1986 Sweet 16. McFadden would eventually work at his alma mater before suing the university for racial discrimination after his firing. He still lives in Cleveland and is currently a nutritional specialist.
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Maurice Newby, Northern Iowa
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Newby was the most unlikely player to hit the game-winning three-point shot to down No. 3 Missouri in the 1990 NCAA Tournament. After a hoops career overseas, he currently resides in Germany.
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Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State
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Quinn scored 26 points and 14 boards in Norfolk State's stunning upset of No. 2 seed Missouri in 2012. Currently, he is playing for the New York Knicks as a rotation guy with a career average of 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
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Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia
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Over a decade after leading the Mountaineers to a miracle run through the 2005 tournament, Pittsnogle has returned to his West Virginia hometown to become a car dealer.
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Rumeal Robinson, Michigan
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In 2010, Robinson was convicted on 11 counts of bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and others charges. He was trying to start a development business and got into some shady practices to secure funding. He was released from prison in 2016 after serving more than six years.
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Omar Samhan, Saint Mary's
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Samhan was a beast in Saint Mary's 2010 run to the Sweet 16. He's bounced around various basketball leagues since graduating and is currently playing in Belgium for the Leuven Bears.
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T.J. Sorrentine, Vermont
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Sorrentine's huge three-pointer in overtime helped Vermont topple No. 4 Syracuse in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Currently he is the associate head coach at Brown University.