SYNOPSIS: Nearly everyone in the United States is familiar with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, “Selection Sunday”, “March Madness”, and the NCAA tournament office pool. But how many of us are aware of how this tournament actually came to be the great event that we all know and love today? The Game That Changed College Basketball is a feature-length documentary film that tells the amazing story of the historic 1974 ACC Championship game between N.C State and Maryland and how it changed the face of the NCAA Tournament and the game of college basketball forever.
TREATMENT: The 1974 ACC Men’s Basketball Championship between North Carolina State University and the University of Maryland is widely considered one of the greatest college basketball game ever played. Featuring the number #1 ranked NC State Wolfpack and the number #4 ranked Maryland Terrapins, the hard fought, up tempo game was played to flawless perfection (not one turnover was made by either team during 40 minutes of regulation) and showcased the talents of five “All-Americans” and seven future NBA players. NC State, the eventual 103-100 winner in overtime would go on to win the National Championship, while the loser, Maryland, would go home. By today’s standards this would be preposterous but in 1974 the NCAA Tournament restricted its selection to conference champions and independents. In 1975, one year after the historic ACC Championship game, the NCAA added 7 “At Large” bids to the NCAA tournament allowing conferences to send multiple teams to the tournament for the first time. The Game That Changed College Basketball revisits the historic 1974 ACC Championship and examines its overall impact on the NCAA tournament and the game of college basketball as we know it.
STYLE & APPROACH: In the style of ESPN’s popular “30 for 30” series, The Game That Changed College Basketball skillfully intertwines historic photos and video footage from the legendary game with poignant interviews with some of the great players who participated in the game including David Thompson (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame), Len Elmore, John Lucas, Tom McMillen, Maurice Howard, Tom Roy, Billy Hahn, and Monte Towe. Legendary Maryland basketball coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame) provides insight and perspective on what it was like to coach in that historic game, while Legendary sportscaster Billy Packer (who announced the game for the Jefferson Pilot Sports), and Washington Post columnist, sportswriter, and best-selling author John Feinstein place this game in its proper historic context and examine the impact it had on changing the rules of the NCAA and shaping the game of college basketball as we know it.
THE DETAILS: 82 minutes
FORMAT: HD Video
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: LEN ELMORE AND SHUAIB MITCHELL
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: SHUAIB MITCHELL
CABLE/STREAMING NETWORK: TBD
DISTRIBUTOR: UNITED FILMMAKERS, LLC
VIDEO TEASER: https://youtu.be/gWwS3cy1kOw
FOX CHANNEL-5 INTERVIEW: https://vimeo.com/477411486
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