Cormac Ryan’s ‘Steady Buckets’ beginnings set him on surreal NBA journey
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“The Toyota Center in Houston has each of the 18,055 seats occupied”
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— The 2018 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018, and ended on June 8, with the Western Conference cham…
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— The 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is an ongoing event involving 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division I men's college basketball nationa…
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— Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Baske…
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“Cormac Ryan played games at the Dapolito Rec Center on Carmine Street”
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“Cormac Ryan played games at Cameron Indoor, including Coach K’s farewell game”
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Wikipedia entries mention Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Carolina–Duke rivalry, but none specifically reference Cormac Ryan playing there or during Coach K’s farewell game.
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— The 2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by coac…
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— The North Carolina–Duke rivalry, referred to as The Battle of the Blues by some fans and sports commentators,refers to the sports rivalry between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Un…
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— The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is a college basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won six NCAA championships (1957, 1982, 1993, …
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“Cormac Ryan played a couple of Final Four games at the New Orleans Superdome in front of nearly 70,000 fans”
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“Cormac Ryan scored 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting in a game”
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