North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano celebrates his team's victory over No 1-ranked Houston in the 1983 Final Four in Albuquerque, N.M. NC State defeated Houston 54-52 for one of the biggest ...

The Jimmy V Classic will take place in New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. The New York setting is an appropriate one. Valvano was born in Queens, played at Rutgers and coached Iona to ...

And he announced the formation of the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research with the motto “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” Valvano passed away the next month at age 47. But 31 years ...

the late college basketball coach Jimmy Valvano. The positive update comes after Vitale announced his cancer had returned in June. It was the fourth time Vitale had been diagnosed with cancer in ...

named for legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano, annually raises money and awareness for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The men's classic began in 1995 and is in its 30th year ...