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  • Williams, who has coached in five Final Fours, is one of only three coaches to lead two schools to the national championship game and is the fastest Division I coach to reach 500 wins.

    Roy Williams 'speechless' at Hall of Fame selection 2007

  • However, the Fours were against harming their own kind and their moral argument caused the merriment to wane.

    365 tomorrows » 2007 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007

  • One day towards the end of the month my companion was taken away, and Lawrence told me that he had been condemned to the prisons known as The Fours, which are within the same walls as the ordinary prisons, but belong to the State Inquisitors.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • Then suddenly he appeared again -- on an evening when the College, having won the "Fours," was commemorating its success by a bonfire in the big quad.

    The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • "Fours" says Lieutenant Trevor at the gate of Bucknam Palace only this morning when we was on duty for a State visit to the Coal

    Press Cuttings George Bernard Shaw 1903

  • In the 15 Final Fours since then including this year's, teams are shooting a mediocre 32% from three-point range and 42% overall.

    It's Hard to Hit Shots in Front of 75,000 2011

  • Getty Kemba Walker Since the NCAA started holding Final Fours exclusively in stadiums in 1997, the shooting at college basketball's premier event has been sub-optimal—possibly because of the pressure and the quality defenses involved, but also because of the unusual shooting background that players must adjust to.

    It's Hard to Hit Shots in Front of 75,000 2011

  • Before then, in the four previous Final Fours that were held in traditional basketball arenas, those figures were 36% and 46%.

    It's Hard to Hit Shots in Front of 75,000 2011

  • Pretty sure songs like “44 Fours” and “Poppin Tags” are gang-related lyrics.

    Bey-Z | My[confined]Space 2009

  • Moore, a four-time All-American who took the Huskies to four Final Fours, is the first athlete in the Cup's 35 years to win the award in consecutive years.

    Eli Manning Favors Burress Over Barber 2011

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