Cutting down the nets

Brice Johnson cuts down the nets after winning the 2016 ACC tournament with North Carolina.

Cutting down the nets is a celebratory tradition in basketball wherein a coach or player removes the net from one of the backboards after winning a game. In college basketball in the United States, it is usually done after winning a conference tournament, regional title, or national championship game.[1]

  1. ^ Tracy, Marc (March 29, 2017). "A Ladder, Sharp Scissors and a Basketball Net. What Could Go Wrong?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2020.