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Sixth man (fans)

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In college, high school and NBA basketball, the sixth man is the fans attempting to influence the game by cheering and chanting for their team of choice. [1]

16 relations: Basketball, Bullshit, Cameron Crazies, Chant, Cheering, College basketball, Double dribble, Free throw, National Basketball Association, Orange Krush, Secondary school, Student, Student section, Underdog, United States, 12th man (football).

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bullshit

Bullshit (also bullcrap) is a common English expletive which may be shortened to the euphemism bull or the initialism BS.

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Cameron Crazies

The Cameron Crazies are the student section supporting the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.

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Chant

A chant (from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones.

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Cheering

Cheering involves the uttering or making of sounds and may be used to encourage, excite to action, indicate approval, or welcome.

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College basketball

College basketball today is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).

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Double dribble

In basketball, an illegal dribble (colloquially called a double dribble), occurs when a player ends his/her dribble by catching or causing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands and then dribbles it again with one hand or when a player touches it twice before the ball hits the ground.

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Free throw

In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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Orange Krush

Orange Krush is a branch of the registered student organization (RSO), Illini Pride, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Secondary school

A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place.

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Student

A student is a learner or someone who attends an educational institution.

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Student section

A student section or student cheering section is a group of student fans that supports its school's athletic teams at sporting events; they are known for being one of the most visible and vocal sections of a sports crowd as well as for their occasionally raucous behavior.

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Underdog

An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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12th man (football)

The 12th man or 12th player is a term for fans of teams in eleven-a-side sports games, particularly association football (soccer) or American football.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_man_(fans)

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