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| PRESS RELEASE - April 14th, 2004 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2003-04 CollegeHoopsnet.com Spirit Awards Results
April 14th, 2004 -
CollegeHoopsnet.com announced the winners of the 2003-04 Spirit Awards.
The Spirits honor the total experience of college basketball, both on and off
the court.
The University of Kentucky took home three Spirit Awards, including Best College Basketball Fans and Best Athletic Department Website, www.ukathletics.com. Duke University, which won two Spirit Awards, was voted the nation’s Ultimate College Basketball School.
The most popular winner, with 42% of the vote for Favorite Team Nickname, was the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. The University of Arizona was well represented in The Spirits, as GoAZCats.com was chosen as the Best College Basketball Fansite and Lute Olson was voted Favorite Coach in College Basketball.
In the closest race for a Spirit Award, the University of Southern California barely edged out the University of Kentucky for Favorite Dance Team by just 3 votes.
56 teams, representing 20
conferences, were nominated in The Spirits’ 16 categories. The nominations
were selected through an initial round of voting open to CollegeHoopsnet.com
writers and message board readers. The final round of voting took 7 days,
with fans around the country filling out ballots on CollegeHoopsnet.com.
1) Best Arena for College Basketball
WINNER - DUKE (Cameron Indoor Stadium)
2nd Place - RUTGERS (Louis Brown Athletic Center)
2) Best College Basketball Fans
WINNER - KENTUCKY
2nd Place - RUTGERS
3) Favorite Team Nickname
WINNER - LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE Ragin' Cajuns
2nd Place - UC IRVINE Anteaters
4) Favorite Team Logo
WINNER - GONZAGA
2nd Place - TEXAS
5) Favorite Team Mascot
WINNER - WESTERN KENTUCKY (Big Red)
2nd Place - ST JOSEPH'S (The Hawk)
6) Favorite College Basketball Uniforms
WINNER - NORTH CAROLINA
2nd Place - OREGON
7) Favorite Cheerleading Squad
WINNER - KENTUCKY
2nd Place - ARIZONA
8) Favorite Dance Team
WINNER - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2nd Place - KENTUCKY
9) Favorite Pep Band
WINNER - FLORIDA A&M
2nd Place - STANFORD
10) Best Athletic Department Website
WINNER - KENTUCKY (www.UKAthletics.com)
2nd Place - PEPPERDINE (www.PepperdineSports.com)
11) Best Conference Website
WINNER - BIG TEN (www.BigTen.org)
2nd Place - IVY LEAGUE (www.IvyLeagueSports.com)
12) Best College Basketball Fansite
WINNER - www.GoAZCats.com
2nd Place - www.MiamiHawkTalk.com
13) Game of the Year
WINNER - OKLAHOMA STATE 64 / ST JOSEPH'S 62 - March 27th
2nd Place - STANFORD 80 / ARIZONA 77 - February 7th
14) Favorite Coach in College Basketball
WINNER - LUTE OLSON (Arizona)
2nd Place - BOB KNIGHT (Texas Tech)
15) Fans Choice: Coolest Team of the Year
WINNER - ST JOSEPH'S
2nd Place - UCONN
16) Ultimate College Basketball School
WINNER - DUKE
2nd Place - ARIZONA
Collegehoopsnet.com is a nationally respected college basketball
website, including the work of over 30 writers covering dozens of conferences,
recruiting, and NBA Draft news. Credentialed by many teams and NCAA
conferences, CHN averages over 12,000 page views per day and has
been featured in many national and regional newspapers.
For more info, visit
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com
For Spirit Awards info, visit
http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/specials/spirit/index.htm
Contact Info:
Shawn Siegel
CollegeHoopsnet.com
njhoopsnet@aol.com
201-391-5404
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