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NCAA Tournament: Ali Farokhmanesh and UNI Upset of Kansas Makes ESPN Top 75 Moments of All Time List
Remember when Ali Farokhmanesh and the Northern Iowa Panthers were household names after upsetting the Kansas Jayhawks? Many still remember that game.
Ali Farokhmanesh's basket that gave the Northern Iowa Panthers an upset win over the Kansas Jayhawks and sent UNI to the Sweet Sixteen made ESPN's list of top 75 moments in NCAA Tournament history.
That moment from 2009 came in at No. 38 on the list. Take a look at the YouTube clip for a flash back.
If you're wondering why they picked that number, this is the 75th year of the tournament.
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Here's what ESPN had to say.
To use a Bill Raftery-ism, it might be the most "onions" shot in NCAA tournament history, a pull-up jumper on a two-on-one break by a player who couldn't buy a second-half bucket against one of the bluest bloods in college basketball. Ali Farokhmanesh's dagger was as daring as it was stunning, defying every bit of conventional basketball wisdom, yet somehow it worked. The Northern Iowa senior managed to beat Kansas and put his tiny school on the sports map in one stroke, his 21-footer leading the Panthers to the 69-67 second-round upset of the Jayhawks in 2010. -- Dana O'Neil
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