Down Memory Lane: UConn Old Dominion Game From 2002 Elite 8 Is Available on YouTube

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I was there. Great game. Epic shot to effectively ice the game. Uconn's Stacy Hansmeyer was a first year assistant OU coach as I recall. Ran into her in the elevator, as apparently we were staying at the OU hotel

I always thought it was the greatest compliment ever to DT to give a sophomore the ball on a clear out to win the NC. There were 3 future Olympians on that team and 4 first round draft picks but he chose her.

 

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Alright folks: Let's compare the teams.

Don't forget to think about the opposition.
Lots of similarities too.
UConn style of play. "FastBreak basketball".

Only one thing is obvious when you watch that game. That truly was the best women's college team ever. Their inside game was tremendous and the interior passing by the 3 front court players was just exquisite.

 

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Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV and Thompson at Gtown.

Tark rarely carried the towel, he had his managers place a wet towel on a couple of other towels under his chair. When his throat got dry from his yelling or when he was nervous he would reach for his towel and suck on it. He was asked why he didn't just drink water and stated that there were too many times that he spilled the water all over the place that the towels made it more convenient for him and the managers.