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One of college basketball's most storied program, USF has won two NCAA Championships (1955 and '56), one National Invitation Tournament title (1949), 15 regular season conference championships and one WCC Tournament title (1998). A total of 36 USF players have been selected in the NBA Draft, including nine first round selections.

USF players and coaches have combined to capture 31 NBA Championships, the most among any team in NCAA history. Former players Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jim Brovelli and Fred Scolari have spent time as NBA head coaches. USF is represented in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by players Bill Russell and K.C. Jones along with legendary coaches Pete Newell and Phil Woolpert.

Tradition Talk connects USF's rich basketball past with present day through a series of conversations between current and former players and coaches.
 
In our second segment of Tradition Talk, freshman Charles Minlend talks to USF legend and three-time NBA champion Bill Cartwright on a wide variety of topics, including USF's glory days of the 70's, adjusting to the college game and what it takes to be a champion. All this and more in this installment of Tradition Talk.