College Kris Jenkins Buzzer Beater for Villanova Voted Sports Moment of the Year for 2016 by Scott Rogust January 5, 2017 Kris Jenkins (Photo by John Jones – Double G Media) The March Madness Tournament always provides a month’s worth of exciting action. So much so, that it even surpasses the excitement of an NBA game. It’s rare that the National Championship Game comes down to the final buzzer. This year was different, however. The 2016 National Championship game between North Carolina and Villanova will go down as one of the greatest college basketball games of all time. With Villanova leading 74-71 in the dying seconds of the game, North Carolina point guard launched a three point shot to tie the game at 74. With six seconds left on the clock, the game looked destined to head into overtime, but Villanova had other plans. After calling a timeout, Villanova junior forward Kris Jenkins inbounded the ball to senior point guard Ryan Arcidiacono. With a timely set pick by senior forward Daniel Ochefu, Arcidiacono threw an underhanded pass to Jenkins behind the arc, where Jenkins made history. With one second remaining on the clock, time stood still as Jenkins shot the three pointer and watched the ball enter the basket with a clean swish, giving the Villanova Wildcats a 77-74 victory. Pandemonium ensued at NRG Stadium in Houston as the Villanova Wildcats players rushed onto the court in celebration and fans in attendance and around the world jumping up and down. Even North Carolina alum Michael Jordan, who was in attendance for the game, smiled and nodded, where you can see him say, “Good shot, good shot.” This was Villanova’s first Men’s Basketball Championship since 1985. It truly was a great moment in not only college basketball, but also all of sports this year. That is why it was voted as the Double G Sports 2016 Moment of the Year. Post Views: 1,237 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Scott Rogust General Editor and New York Giants Lead Writer. Latest posts by Scott Rogust (see all) Giants Select Georgia OT Andrew Thomas in First Round of NFL Draft - April 24, 2020 Giants Free Agency Report Card - March 29, 2020 Giants Hiring Jason Garrett as Offensive Coordinator - January 17, 2020 Giants Hiring Dolphins’ Patrick Graham as Defensive Coordinator - January 13, 2020 Related TopicsDouble G Sports AwardsKris JenkinsNCAA TournamentVillanova Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 Tim Capstraw reflects back on path to becoming Brooklyn Nets radio color analyst by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 20, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Giants Focus is on Green Bay, Not Miami Villanova Basketball wins 2016 Double G Sports Award for College Men’s Team of the Year