2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection
An inventory of its collection at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University. |
| Title: | 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection |
| Dates: | 2003 |
| Size: | 4 boxes (4.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Memorabilia and printed materials for the 2003 Men's Basketball Championship collection |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
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.
Scope and Content Note
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.
Restrictions
Access 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.
Use Restrictions
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.
Related Material
The University Archives holds a clipping file related to the 2003 Men's Basketball National Championship as well as photograph files and clipping files related to the Syracuse University men's basketball team.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
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.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Jen Bort
Date: 2016
Revision history: October 2020 - Stickers added (KJ)
Inventory
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Banners | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse basketball NCAA national champions 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | "Welcome to the NCAA final four" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Buttons | ||||||||||
| "NCAA final four" 2003 | |||||||||||
| "NCAA national champions" 2003 | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Framed commemorative collage with Carrier dome court floor
piece 2003 Framed commemorative collage |
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| Box 2 | Golf ball and tees - "Syracuse NCAA champions" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Hat - "NCAA Syracuse orangemen national champions" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | License plate - "Syracuse orangemen NCAA national champions" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Mug - "NCAA national champions Syracuse orangemen" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Pennant - "Syracuse NCAA national champions" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Placards | ||||||||||
| "Let's go orange"/"Final four fever" 2003 | |||||||||||
| "National champions" 2003 | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Stickers - "Syracuse NCAA national champions" 2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | T-shirts | ||||||||||
| "NCAA men's basketball Syracuse orangemen east region champions" 2003 | |||||||||||
| "Syracuse NCAA national champions orangemen" 2003 | |||||||||||
