MEET THE HOOP HISTORIANS
 
BRUCE ZIEMER
  
Residence:   Chicago, Illinois
Birthday:  May 3
Final Fours Attended: (16) -- 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
 Other Notable Sporting Events Attended:  NASL Soccer Bowl 1981; National League Championship Series 1984; World Cup 1994; Masters Golf Tournament 2007

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A member of the Hoop Historians Board of Directors, Bruce is a retired head librarian at the Chicago Public Library.  Ziemer has been actively involved as a student of sports since his days as an Andy Frain Usher at Wrigley Field during the Cubs pennant runs of the late 1960's.  A graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Kentucky, Bruce has been a devout fan of both team’s programs.  Among his fondest Final Four memories include the Wildcats national championship victories in 1996 & 1998.  Bruce has always found time for sports, as he and his wife Janice enjoyed their Arizona honeymoon with 11 spring training and three NBA games.  Among Bruce's interests include Victorian Literature and Scottish Folk Music, as he is the owner of over 3000 books and an extensive CD collection.  Bruce and Janice share their home with their tomcat, Balzac, their second Kentucky "wildcat" adopted from Lexington, Kentucky.
 

Ted Reineking NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
1987  First / Second Round 6  Rosemont, IL   1991  First / Second Round 6  Louisville, KY
1991  First / Second Round 6  Dayton, OH   1992  First / Second Round 6  Cincinnati, OH
1992  First / Second Round 6  Dayton, OH   1993  First / Second Round 6  Rosemont, IL
1993  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   1994  First / Second Round 6  Lexington, KY
1994  Final Four 1  Charlotte, NC   1997  First / Second Round 6  Pittsburgh, PA
1997  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   1998  First / Second Round 6  Chicago, IL
1998  Regional 3  St. Petersburg, FL   1998  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
1999  First / Second Round 6  Milwaukee, WI   1999  Final Four 3  St. Petersburg, FL
2000  First / Second Round 6  Tucson, AZ   2000  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2001  First / Second Round 6  San Diego, CA   2001  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN
2002  First / Second Round 6  Chicago, IL   2002  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2003  First / Second Round 6  Boston, MA   2003  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
2004  First / Second Round 6  Milwaukee, WI   2004  Regional 3  Phoenix, AZ
2004  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX   2005  First / Second Round 6  Tucson, AZ
2005  Regional 3  Rosemont, IL   2005  Final Four 3  St. Louis, MO
2006  First / Second Round 6  Dayton, OH   2006  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2007  First / Second Round 6  Chicago, IL   2007  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2008  First / Second Round 6  Anaheim, CA   2008  Regional 3  Phoenix, AZ
2008  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX        2009  First / Second Round 6  Dayton, OH
2009  Regional 3  Glendale, AZ   2009  Final Four 3  Detroit, MI
2010  First / Second Round 6  Milwaukee, WI   2010  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN

Total NCAA Tournament Games:  187



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