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VIDOES: Top 5 college basketball plays of the year

Joe Maiorana / USA TODAY Sports

College Basketball had an exciting 2014 season, there were so many moments that defined the spirit of the game and the competition within it.

These are the top five plays that made the year so memorable.

Ohio State's Sam Thompson's one-handed alley-oop

Ohio State forward Sam Thompson erupted for a monster dunk off an inbounds pass against Morehead State.

The reaction of the Buckeyes bench and the crowd adds to the excitement of this play.

Sam Thompson alley-oop + crowd reaction shots = always satisfying #GoBucks

North Carolina's J.P. Tokoto puts Providence's Fortune through the spin cycle

North Carolina forward J.P. Tokoto embarrassed Providence guard Josh Fortune with this nasty spin move. It was so disheartening that it may have contributed in Fortune's decision to transfer to Colorado in the offseason.

Tokoto finished the game with 10 points and 6 assists, while Fortune had just two points to go with two turnovers.

jp tokoto my god

Oregon's Elgin Cook serves as the clean-up man

Oregon forward Elgin Cook stayed true to one of the game's oldest fundamentals by sticking with a play and finishing up a Johnathan Loyd missed layup for an emphatic put-back dunk against BYU.

Cook kept the Cougars at bay with his 23 points and 8 rebounds en route to an 87-68 win.

Elgin Cook HELLO.

UConn's Ryan Boatright's no-look pass

UConn guard Ryan Boatright showed off some finesse, mixed with a little bit of magic for this no-look pass to center Amida Brimah.

It was one of the three assists that Boatright contributed in the game, along with 17 points, to top Saint Joseph's 89-81.

Ryan Boatright Blind Over Shoulder Lane Pass

Wichita State's Early jams it on Kentucky's Cauley-Stein 

Wichita State forward Cleanthony Early was the star of the Shocker's game against Kentucky during March Madness.

Early threw down a monstrous dunk over Wildcats forward Willie Cauley-Stein to close a solid first half. Early finished with a game-high 31, but none more memorable than these two points.

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