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Chris Chiozza’s ‘Madison Square Miracle’ gave Florida a magical March Madness moment

As March Madness is almost here, we take a trip down memory lane and look back at some of the best viral moments in NCAA tournament history. Here is Alligator Army’s take on Chris Chiozza’s epic buzzer-beater over Wisconsin in 2017:

By the 2017 NCAA Tournament, the Florida Gators men’s basketball program had accomplished just about everything there was to accomplish in the sport — and in the span of about 25 years.

After only making the Tournament for the first time in 1987 — and making a Sweet Sixteen run that would later be wiped out by the NCAA because Vernon Maxwell got a free ticket to a basketball camp — the Gators would make their first Final Four in 1994 under Lon Kruger, their first Tournament final in 2000 under Billy Donovan, and win their first national title under Donovan in 2006.