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The Final Four Trilogy

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After years of research we are now ready to introduce The Greatest College Basketball Teams Of All-Time.

Every Team In This Collection Was A Final Four Team

Now you can play and coach the Greatest College Basketball Teams & Players ever!

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1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers: Kent Benson, Scott May & Quinn Buckner

1980-81 North Carolina
Tar Heels:
Sam Perkins &
James Worthy

1998-99
Connecticut Huskies:
Richard Hamilton

These 192 Great Teams are packaged in a set of 3, each with 64 teams, all seeded and ready for you to play with the Cactus League College Basketball Tournament Module. Just like all other Cactus League seasons, you

1956-57 Kansas Jayhawks: Wilt Chamberlain

1958-59 Cincinnati Bearcats: Oscar Robertson

decide which teams to coach, which games to play automatically and which games to play manually, so you can enjoy every second. Plus, with the New from Cactus! Cactus League College Basketball Version 6 (you get this New from Cactus! upgrade free when you order The Final Four Trilogy) you can run your tournament any way you want and seed the teams any way you want. We've listed just a few of the Great Teams & Great Players that are included in The Final Four Trilogy.

Plus, with the Cactus League College Basketball AutoEdit Module, you can edit players' personal information, statistics & ratings.

1982-83 North Carolina State Wolfpack: Thurl Bailey, Sidney Lowe & Deeck Whittenburg

1982-83 Houston Cougars: Clyde Drexler & Akeem Olajuwon

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1997-98 North Carolina Tar Heels: Vince Carter & Antawn Jamison

1955-56 San Francisco Dons:
K.C. Jones & Bill Russell
1958-59 West Virginia Mountaineers: Jerry West




1984-85 St John's Redmen: Walter Berry & Chris Mullin

 

1981-82 Georgetown Hoyas: Patrick Ewing & Sleepy Floyd

1971-72 North Carolina Tar Heels: Bob McAdoo

1991-92 Michigan Wolverines:  Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose & Chris Webber

2002-03 Texas Longhorns: T.J. Ford




 

1963-64 Michigan Wolverines: Cazzie Russell

With New from Cactus! Cactus League College Basketball AutoMerge, available now, you can mix & match any of these teams and any seasons, teams & players that you already own.


2000-01 Arizona Wildcats: Gilbert Arenas, Richard Jefferson & Luke Walton


2004-05 North Carolina Tar Heels:
Richard Felton, Sean May, Rashad McCants

1984-85 Georgetown Hoyas: Patrick Ewing & David Wingate

1965-66 Texas Western Miners: Bobby Joe Hill & David Lattin

1965-66 Kentucky Wildcats: Louie Dampier & Pat Riley

All of the Great Duke Teams: Mark Alarie, Tommy Amaker, Elton Brand, Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Mike Gminski, Phil Henderson, Art Heyman, Grant Hill, Thomas Hill, Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner, Jack Marin, Jeff Mullins, Cherokee Parks, Jim Spanarkel, Quin Snyder

1969-70 St. Bonaventure Bonnies: Bob Lanier

1961-62 Wake Forest Deamon Deacons: Len Chappel & Billy Packer

1978-79 Michigan State Spartans: Magic Johnson & Greg Kelser

1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes: John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas & Larry Siegfried





All of the Great UCLA Teams: Lew Alcindor, Lucius Allen, Henry Bibby, Keith Erickson, Gail Goodrich, Walt Hazzard, Marques Johnson, Andre McCarter, Curtis Rowe, Lynn Shackleford, John Vallely, Kiki Vandeweghe, Bill Walton, Sidney Wicks, Keith Wilkes

1966-67 Houston Cougars: Don Chaney & Elvin Hayes 1995-96 Kentucky Wildcats: Derek Anderson, Tony Delk,
Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed & Antoine Walker


1987-88 Arizona Wildcats: Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr & Kenny Lofton


1968-69 Drake Bulldogs: Willie McCarter & Willie Wise

1978-79 Indiana State Sycamores: Larry Bird




1986-87 Syracuse Orangemen: Derrick Coleman,
Sherman Douglas & Rony Seikaly

2002-03 Marquette Golden Eagles: Dwyane Wade


1989-90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels: Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon & Larry Johnson

1980-81 Virginia Cavaliers: Jeff Lamp & Ralph Sampson
1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins: Artis Gilmore

Ordering Information

You must own the complete Cactus League College Basketball game (Version 6, or higher) to play with the Final Four Trilogy teams.

You can order "Download Only," "Download & CD," or "CD Only." The Final Four Trilogy CD will shipped after all 3 installments have been released.

 ALL 192 TEAMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW

When you order The Final Four Trilogy, you get a total of 192 Final Four Teams, set up in 3 tournaments:

  • 1989-90 thru 2004-05
  • 1973-74 thru 1988-89
  • Pre-1973

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Look What Happened In A Tournament We Played

Most of you know that we are constantly playing our games. We are always fine-tuning and finding ways to make it more fun and accurate for you. This tournament was so amazingly exciting that we wanted to share the Final Four with you. This tournament was played using the 64 Final Four Trilogy Teams in Installment II (1973-74 thru 1988-89).

National Semi-Final #1
Virginia [1981] (29-4) vs. North Carolina State [1974] (30-1)

Each of these teams faced brutal matchups to get to the National Semi-Final. Virginia beat Duke [1978] (Mike GMINSKI), Villanova [1985] (Ed PINCKNEY), DePaul [1979] (Mark AGUIRRE) and Louisville [1986] (Billy THOMPSON). The DePaul game was particularly exciting. Jeff JONES made an incredible steal with less than 20 seconds left, with Virginia up by 1. But, he threw it away, giving the Blue Demons life. Mark AGUIRRE drove the lane with time expiring and threw up a 10-footer for the win for DePaul. But, it was ruled that the shot came after the buzzer and Virginia survived and advanced.

North Carolina State defeated LSU [1986] (John WILLIAMS), UNC-Charlotte [1977] (Cornbread MAXWELL), Michigan [1976] (Rickey GREEN & Phil HUBBARD) and Georgetown [1984] (5 NBA players on that team, including Patrick EWING) to reach The Final Four.

In the semi-final, North Carolina State [1974] started strong and took a 15 point lead into intermission. Virginia [1981] fought back in the second half, but the rally fell short and State won by 6. David THOMPSON had 23 points and 5 steals before fouling out late in the game. Young Ralph SAMPSON had 15 and 2 blocks in defeat. double-click on the thumbnails for larger images.

National Semi-Final #2
Indiana State [1979] (33-1) vs. Indiana [1976] (32-0)

What an amazing matchup! Larry BIRD and a bunch of guys you'd never hear from again against the undefeated Hoosiers, with Scott MAY, Kent BENSON, Quinn BUCKNER and more.

The Sycamores reached the Final Four by downing UCLA [1980] (They won by 2 in overtime, after BIRD fouled out. What a first round game!), Kentucky [1984] (Sam BOWIE & Melvin TURPIN), UNLV [1977] (The highest scoring team in the tournament) and Memphis State [1985] (They won by 1 when Keith LEE missed at the buzzer). One shot made here or there at various points in this tournament would have sent Indiana State home early. But, this is the way tournaments work and the Sycamores survived.

Indiana had one close call (beating Oklahoma [1988] by 2 in the 3rd round) on their way to The Final Four. They also beat Iowa [1980] (Ronnie LESTER), UCLA [1976] (Richard WASHINGTON & Marques JOHNSON) and St. John's [1985] (Chris MULLIN).

In this game, BIRD scored 29, including 18 in the second half, but it wasn't enough to beat the undefeated Hoosiers. Scott MAY took over late and scored 4 of his game high 37 in the last minute to give Indiana a 70-66 win and a shot at the Trilogy-2 National Championship.

National Championship Game
North Carolina State [1974] (30-1)  vs. Indiana [1976] (32-0)

Scott MAY started where he left off in the semi-final, scoring 16 points in the first half to give Indiana a 13 point lead. The Hoosiers shot 50% from the field in the first half, had 7 steals and only 3 turnovers, while holding the Wolfpack to 35% from the floor. David THOMPSON was held in check, shooting only 2-7, with 5 points.

THOMPSON and Tommy BURLESON came alive in the second half, totally dominating the game. North Carolina State scored 44 points, while holding the Hoosiers to only 23. THOMPSON and BURLESON each played every minute in the second half, scoring 15 and 12 points, respectively. Scott MAY, who had dominated the tournament, was held to 3 for 7 by the stifling Wolfpack D. This one stat says it all: in the second half, North Carolina State outrebounded Indiana 22-7. Here is the final box score from this great game:  Did you happen to see the future Major League pitcher who played in this game?

This National Championship Game featured two of the very best College Basketball teams ever (UCLA fans don't get upset, please :)) While UCLA had several teams in this Trilogy Installment II, most of their All-Time best teams are in Installment III, featuring Final Four Teams from pre-1973.

College Basketball Is Very Unpredictable

Will your tournament be this exciting? We don't know, but there is a good chance. Just like Real-Life, when you throw the ball on the floor with Cactus League College Basketball, you never know what might happen! And, who knows? Your coaching could make the difference!

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