Collegehoopsnet.com's Spirit Awards
The Spirit
Awards is your chance to vote for the very best in college basketball.
College basketball is a lot more than just the game, its the total
experience of being a fan. The arena, the crowd, the band, the
cheerleaders, the coaches and much much more. Vote now for your
favorites in the 16 top categories listed below!
| 2003-04 Spirt
Awards Nominations Press Release |
CollegeHoopsnet.com’s Spirit
Awards Nominations
April 7th, 2004 -
CollegeHoopsnet.com announced the nominees for the inaugural
2004 CHN Spirit Awards. 56 different teams were nominated in
the award's 16 categories, honoring the best of the
complete college basketball experience.
College basketball is about more than just the game itself. The
total experience includes the arena, the crowd, the
cheerleaders, the band and much more. All of these come
together to make college basketball the premier event in NCAA
athletics.
Recently crowned men's national champion UCONN was
nominated in 6 categories, including the Ultimate College
Basketball School. Duke led all schools with 8 nominees,
while Arizona picked up 7. NCAA runner up Georgia
Tech garnered 3 nominees including Favorite Team Mascot, and
Coolest Team of the Year. Louisville and Saint
Joseph's led all non-BCS schools with 4 nominees apiece.
The Big East paced all conferences with 7 different teams
being nominated for a Spirit Award, while 13 different
conferences received multiple nominations.
As a member of the web media, CHN has also added three
categories for college basketball related websites: Best
Conference Website, Best Athletic Department Website, and Best
College Basketball Team Fansite
Fans can visit collegehoopsnet.com and vote in the Spirit Awards
from now until Tuesday April 13th at 11 PM. Winners will be
announced Wednesday April 14th.
A complete list of nominees can be found at
www.collegehoopsnet.com
There are 16 categories in this year's Spirit Awards
1) Best College Basketball Arena
2) Best College Basketball Fans
3) Favorite Team Nickname
4) Favorite Team Logo
5) Favorite Team Mascot
6) Favorite Team Uniforms
7) Favorite Cheerleading Squad
8) Favorite Dance Team
9) Favorite Pep Band
10) Best Athletic Department Website
11) Best Conference Website
12) Best College Basketball Team Fansite
13) Best Game in the 2003-04 Season
14) Favorite Coach in College Basketball
15) Fans Choice: Coolest Team of the Year
16) Ultimate College Basketball School
Selected Category Nominations
Best College Basketball Arena
Butler, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas, Rutgers, St John's (MSG)
Favorite Team Logo
Delaware, FSU, Gonzaga, Iowa, Providence, Richmond, Texas,
Washington State
Best Athletic Department Website
Austin Peay, Connecticut, Kentucky, Kentucky, Notre Dame,
Pepperdine, Vanderbilt
Favorite College Basketball Coach
Jon Chaney, Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Phil Martelli, Lute
Olson, Rick Pitino, Roy Williams, and Jay Wright
Ultimate College Basketball School:
Arizona, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Stanford
Nominees by Conference
Big East (7 teams)
Pac-10 (6)
ACC (5)
Big Ten (5)
Big Twelve (5)
CUSA (5)
SEC (4)
A10 (3)
Big West (3)
MVC (2)
OVC (2)
Sun Belt (2)
WCC (2)
Atlantic Sun (1)
Colonial Athletic (1)
Horizon (1)
Ivy League (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
NEC (1)
Collegehoopsnet.com is a nationally respected college basketball
website, featuring the work of over 30 writers covering dozens
of teams and conferences around the country. Credentialed by
many teams and 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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