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No western team has won an NCAA men's basketball championship since 1997, but Gonzaga providing new hope
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University Of Arizona Miles Simon, 1997 Ncaa National Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated
![Remembering Arizona's maddest of March runs en route to the 1997 national championship | Sporting News Remembering Arizona's maddest of March runs en route to the 1997 national championship | Sporting News](https://library.sportingnews.com/styles/twitter_card_120x120/s3/2022-03/Arizona-champs-getty-323.jpg?itok=RfGz4nv9)
Remembering Arizona's maddest of March runs en route to the 1997 national championship | Sporting News
![25 years ago today - March 31, 1997 - Arizona defeats 1-seed Kentucky to get their 3rd win over a 1 seed in the tournament and to claim the national title. Simon says Championship. : r/CollegeBasketball 25 years ago today - March 31, 1997 - Arizona defeats 1-seed Kentucky to get their 3rd win over a 1 seed in the tournament and to claim the national title. Simon says Championship. : r/CollegeBasketball](https://preview.redd.it/25-years-ago-today-march-31-1997-arizona-defeats-1-seed-v0-x4qld589nnq81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=43a007b58caf8b2d2aa8245ed7d24312e053f57b)