It is interesting to note the rise and fall of dominant programs. Led by Bill Russell, San Fransisco won back-to-back NCAA championships and won 60 games in a row. Then in the season after Russell left, they went to another Final Four. Through the 1960s and '70s they went to four more Elite Eights and four additional Sweet Sixteens, making them one of the nation's most consistent and dominant teams over a three-decade time span.
Then in 1982, after a period of scandals and recruiting violations that started in the late 1970s, the University President decided to shut down the program completely. It was resurrected in 1985, but has been to the NCAA Tournament only once since that time. Hard times at a once-proud program.
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