Sega GAMECUBE GAMES NCAA BASKETBALL 2K3 User Manual

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WARNING - Seizures

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WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries

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CONTROLLER NEUTRAL POSITION RESET

If the L or R Buttons are pressed or the Control Stick or C Stick are moved out of
neutral position when the power is turned ON, those positions will be set as the
neutral position, causing incorrect game control during game play.

To reset the controller, release all buttons
and sticks to allow them to return to the
correct neutral position, then hold down the
X, Y and START/PAUSE Buttons
simultaneously for 3 seconds.

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C Stick

Control

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Playing a Quick Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Selecting Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

On the Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Pause Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Choosing a Game Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Legacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tournament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Gym Rat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Save/Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Roster Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Sega Sports Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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THIS GAME SUPPORTS
SIMULTANEOUS GAME PLAY
WITH ONE, TWO, THREE OR
FOUR PLAYERS AND
CONTROLLERS.

1-4 Player

Simultaneous

EVERYONE

VIOLENCE

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L Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post up

R Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed burst/Turbo

Z Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for pick

START… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pause

C Stick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analog Passing

C Stick or + Control Pad. . . . . . . . Player control

OFFENSE WITHOUT BALL

A Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for a pass

Y Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set pick

B Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for shot

X Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for pick/Release pick

L Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump

R Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed burst/Turbo

START. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pause

C Stick or + Control Pad. . . . . . . . Player control

FREE THROWS

L and R Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aim

A, B, X, orY Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . Shoot

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Note: To see an official diagram of a Nintendo GameCube™
Controller, as well as Nintendo’s official seal and information
on NCAA College Basketball 2K3’s ESRB rating, see pages 1
and 2 of the NCAA College Basketball 2K3 Manual included
with your game.

BEGIN THE GAME

1. Turn OFF/ON the POWER Button on your Nintendo
GameCube™ console.

2. Make sure a Nintendo GameCube Controller is plugged into

the Nintendo GameCube console.

• If you’re playing against friends, plug additional

Nintendo GameCube Controllers into the Nintendo
GameCube console.

• Save your game progress, to a Nintendo GameCube™

Memory Card inserted into the Nintendo GameCube console.

3. Insert the NCAA College Basketball 2K3 game disc into the

Optical Disc Drive.

4. Turn ON the POWER Button. The Nintendo GameCube

screen appears.

• If the Nintendo GameCube screen does not appear, begin

again at step 1.

OFFENSE WITH BALL

A Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass

Y Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call play

B Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shoot

X Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dribble move

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MAIN MENU

PLAYING A QUICK GAME

Play a quick game between any two teams.

TEAM SELECT SCREEN

Select your game’s competitors from over 300 NCAA Teams!

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DEFENSE

A B u tt o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to player closest to ball

Y Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call play

B Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump for rebound/block

X Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steal

L Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Face up defender

R Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed burst/Turbo

START. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pause

C Stick or + Control Pad. . . . . . . . Player control

TITLE SCREEN

Once the introduction sequences are complete, the NCAA 2K3
Title Screen appears. To go directly to the Main Menu, press

START (see Main Menu on page 7)

GENERATED PLAYER NAMES

NCAA College Basketball 2K3 allows you the option to have
the game automatically generate player names for every
player in the nation. After pressing START on the Title Screen,
the game will ask if you wish to Generate player names. If you
select YES, player names will be generated by the game. If you
select NO, the game will refer to each player by his number.

Save/Load

Save/Load Data
See page 47

Roster
Manager

Adjust team
rosters and
playbooks,
see page 48

Sega Sports Challenge

Compete for prizes on
Segasports.com!
See page 51

Quick Play

Playing a Quick
Play game
(exhibition
game), see
below.

Game Modes

Enter Game
Modes, see
page 21

Options

Adjust game
options, see
page 45

Team ratings

Shows team’s
overall strength,
offense and
defense strength

Away T eam

Home T eam

Home ConferenceAway Conference

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BASIC OFFENSE

Dribbling

• To dribble the ball, move the C Stick or + Control Pad in the
direction you want to move.

• To get a speed burst, press and hold the R Button while
moving in any direction. When doing so, you will notice a
green bar appear beneath your player indicator. This green
bar indicates the amount of speed burst you have left at the
moment. When this speed bur st indicator bar is depleted,
you will no longer able to speed burst for a short while.

• To perform a crossover move, press the X Button. This is a
handy move to use when trying to get around a defender.

• To dribble with your back to the basket, press and hold the

L Button.

Passing

• To pass the ball to the nearest player, simply press the A
Button. This will initiate a pass to your nearest teammate.

•To pass the ball to a teammate of your choice, press the C
Stick or + Control Pad in the direction of the teammate you
want to pass to and then press theA Button. This will initiate a
pass to the nearest teammate in the direction you pointed to.

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To Select the Teams:

1. Move the Controller Icon to the side you wish to control
during the match.

2. Before selecting your team, you may want to select the

conference your team plays in first. To select your
conference, move the highlight down to the conference
section and press the L or R Buttons. If you prefer to cycle
through all of the included NCAA teams in alphabetical
order, highlight NCAA in the conference section.

3. After selecting your conference, move the highlight up to

the team section of the Team Select Screen and press the L
or R Buttons to cycle through the teams.

4. Alternatively, you can choose random team matchups by

pressing theY Button. Each press of theY Button will
randomly select a new team matchup.

5. With your team(s) selected, press START to continue.

ON THE COURT

As the players perform their warm up drills, ESPN’s John
Ireland and Tim Neverett welcome you to the game and send
you courtside for the player introductions.

The Tip-Off / Jump Ball

When the player introductions conclude, it’s on to the tip-off!
Once the players line up at center court, the referee will
initiate the tip-off by tossing the ball in the air. When the ball is
near the top of its upward travel, press the X Button to jump.
The winner of the tip-off will start the game with possession of
the ball.

Player Control
Indicator

Time Remaining in Half

Shot Clock

A shot clock
timer will
appear and
count down
when only
5 seconds
remain on the
shot clock.

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• With strong post player s, you may be able to get closer to
the basket by backing the defender in towards the basket.
To do this, move the C Stick or + Control Pad in the direction
of the basket while you hold down the L Button. However,
be careful of the Closely Guarded Rule: If you spend too
much time posting up, you will be called for a penalty and
turn the ball over to the defense.

There are a few ways you can score with the post up.

• One way to score from the post is by shooting a face-up
jumper or a fade-away jumper. To shoot a face-up jumper,
press and hold the L Button, then, while holding the L
Button, press the C Stick or + Control Pad to the right of the
defender and press the B Button to shoot. To shoot a fade­away jumper, press and hold the L Button, and, while
holding the L Button, press the C Stick or + Control Pad
away from the defender and press the B Button to shoot.

• The drop step move is the most effective way to score from
the post up. To perform a drop step, fir st post up your
defender by pressing and holding the L Button. At any time
during your post up (with the L Button still held down),
move the C Stick or + Control Pad in the direction you want
to drop step to and then release the L Button. Y our player
will drop step and spin towards the basket in the direction
you selected. If the move is successful, you will be able to
get past your defender and are now free to shoot a pull-up
jumper or take it all the way to the basket for an easy layup.

Advanced Passing

• Analog passing is the fastest way to pass to an open man.
While controlling the ball-handler, move the C Stick in the
direction that you want to pass and your player will
automatically pass to a teammate in that direction.

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Shooting

• To shoot a jump shot, press the B Button and release the
Button at the top of your jump. The type of shot is
determined by your current position on the court.

• To attempt a layup or dunk, dribble into the painted area of
the court and then press the B Button with the C Stick or +
Control Pad pointed towards the basket. The type of layup or
dunk performed is determined by the layup and dunk rating
of the player. Keep in mind that using Turbo (R Button) will
increase the range of your lay-ups and dunks.

• To pump fake a shot, quickly tap the B Button. The player will
make a quick shooting motion to fake out the defender, but
will hold onto the ball.

• To pass out of a shot, press the B Button to shoot and,
without letting go of the B Button, quickly press the A Button
to pass while in the middle of your jump. Your player will
now pass while in midair.

ADVANCED OFFENSE

Advanced Dribbling

• To fake a defender and perform a special crossover move,
hold left/right on the C Stick or + Control Pad after you tap X.

• To spin past a defender, run towards the defender, press the
R Button to speed boost and quickly press the X Button. If
done properly, your player will perform a spin move.

Post Up Moves

• To initiate a post up move, first start by pressing and holding
the L Button. Your ball handler will turn his back to the basket
and initiate a protect-the-ball style of dribble. Keep holding
the L Button and push the C Stick or + Control Pad towards
the defender. As soon as you mak e contact with the
defender, your ball handler will initiate the post up.

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DEFENSE

Stealing

• To attempt to pick the ball handler’s dribble, press the X
Button. Be careful not to overuse the steal or to lunge for a
steal attempt when not in proper position. The referee will
call a reach-in foul if you overuse the steal and the defense
will find ways to burn your defender if you lunge and get
too far out of position.

• To steal a pass, press the B Button when the pass is on the
way. If you time it right, your defensive player will intercept
the pass in midair.

• For situations where you want to steal a pass but your
closest defenders is still too far away, you can try a lunging
pass steal. While running towards the passing lane, press
and hold the R Button for a speed boost and then press the
B Button. Your defender will lunge for the steal. Be careful
though, if you miss the steal, your defender will be out of
position and unable to defend his man.

Shot Blocking

To block a shot, press the B Button as the ball handler
releases his shot.

Rebounding

• A fundamental part of good rebounding is boxing out your
opponent. To box out an opponent, position your rebounder
close to the basket and then press and hold the L Button. By
doing so, your player will extend his arms to the side in an
effort to keep any nearby opponents behind him.

• To jump for a rebound, press the B Button after the ball has
bounced off the rim.

• Once you have possession of the rebound, a useful strategy
is to perform a clear out move. In order to clear out the
opponents around you, jump and gain possession of the

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Play calling

Each team has twenty-one plays in its offensive playbook and
fifteen plays in its defensive playbook. Of these, four offensive
plays and four defensive plays can be accessed during gameplay
via the In-game Play Call Menu. If you’d like to customize the four
plays currently in use, select Coaching from the Pause Menu, and
select Offensive Plays or Defensive Plays (you can also set your
Offensive and Defensive Plays in Customize Mode).

• To bring up the Play Call Menu during gameplay, tap the
Y Button. Then press the corresponding button to run a
specific play.

• To call an intentional foul while on defense, select Intentional
Foul as one of your Offensive Plays in the Coaching Menu,
and then call it in the game by using the Play Call Menu. The
defender closest to the opposing ball handler will
intentionally foul him. Intentional fouls are useful in end of
game situations where you’re team is behind and you want
to stop the opposing team from running out the clock.

FREE THROW SHOOTING

Most games are won or lost at the free throw line. To shoot a
successful free throw, you’ll need to line up both green arrows
directly over the basket. To do so, press the L Button and the R
Button to line up the arrows, then press the A, B, X, orY
Buttons to release the shot. Keep in mind that it’s best to
move both the arrows at the same time, as they are hard to
keep over the basket.

Also, remember that you don’t have all day to shoot the free
throw. A clock will appear in the upper right corner of the
screen to tell you exactly how many seconds you have
remaining. If you’re having trouble shooting free throws, go
to Practice Mode: Free Throw to hone your free throw skills.
(See page 44)

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• To return to the game from the Pause Menu, press

START again.

REPLAY

Step into the broadcast booth to run the film on the last
play and view the action from virtually every possible angle.
To return to the Pause Menu from the Replay Screen,
press START.

CONTROLLER

You can access the Controller Assign Screen during a game
to switch control from one team to the other or to allow
newcomers to join the game in progress.

OPTIONS

(See Options on page 45)

TIME OUT

You can take a Timeout if you need to make any substitutions
or give your players a breather.

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rebound and just as your player is landing from his jump, tap
the X Button repeatedly. As you tap the X Button, your player
will swing his elbows in an effort to clear out. The clear out
move is a very useful move when rebounding because it
minimizes the chance of the ball being stolen from you.

Switching to the Player Closest to Ball

While on defense, press the A Button to switch to the player
closest to the ball.

Switching to the Last Available Defender

While on defense, pressing the C Stick down at any time will
put you in control of the defender closest to the basket. This is
a particularly useful button when you need to defend against
the fast break and is also helpful when you need to get control
of one of your low post defenders in a hurry.

Using the Defensive Stance

To prevent a perimeter ball handler from dri ving past you,
the most effective way to stay in front of your opponent is
by using the Defensive Stance. The Defensive Stance causes
your defender to crouch down in front of the offensive player
with your arms and legs spread, making your defender
tougher to get around. While in the Defensi ve Stance,
your lateral (side to side) movement will be more precise,
but slower.

• To assume the Defensive Stance, press and hold the

L Button.

PAUSE MENU

You can pause the game at any time to access the Pause Menu
options or just take a break from the action.

• To pause the game, press START at any time. The Pause
Menu appears.

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