Most "spectacular" plays in UConn histiory

[JustbrewitMan]

Don’t think it was mentioned yet, but end of Washington 1998 NCAA game with Rip finally getting it to fall on a fadeawayhas to make the Top 10 list-


edit-Marat beat me to it!

 

[Huskybass]

Toraino's put back slam.

Bouk rebounding his own mid range miss and flushing it.

The Kemba pass to himself off the backboard against Georgetown.

Ray's game winner against Georgetown in the Big East Tournament.

Shabazz hitting big shot after big shot to lead UConn to the national championship his senior year.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Rip Hamilton "at the buzzer !" in the sweet 16 vs the other Huskies That sequence of misses followed by Rip nailing it as he fell to the floor... and the team mobbing him.

Isn't that funny? One of the great moments in Husky history kind of forgotten by our fans. But not UDub Husky fans!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Phil Nolan's 450° move?
Who has a link? @tcf15?
(I promise to save it this time around)

He needs to teach that move to Josh.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Toraino's put back slam.

Bouk rebounding his own mid range miss and flushing it.

The Kemba pass to himself off the backboard against Georgetown.

Ray's game winner against Georgetown in the Big East Tournament.

Shabazz hitting big shot after big shot to lead UConn to the national championship his senior year.

The Toraino

 

[Martin]

What if it had gone in?

Classic forgot about that one!

 

[UConNation]

The Toraino

The dunk is great. The comment at the end is pure gold though: "Put that in your VCR and keep it." I love stuff like this, because the other day my 7 y/o asked me what a video was and I felt ancient.

 

[uconngb]

I nominate this as the best thread in Boneyard history

 

[Giants2021]

Rip Hamilton vs Washington

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Donyell’s 360 vs Seton Hall

Hobbs shot to beat Georgetown for the first time, that was the start of what we became.

Two pages in, and the only two I didn't see when they first happened, unless someone posts Hobbs and I realize differently. Blessed indeed.
Perfect two-days-before-a-game thread.

 

[Giants2021]

 

[UCLJ0211]

Did anyone mention Jalen Adams’ 75 ft. shot vs. Cinci?

 

[XLCenterFan]

It's late. It's great. It's Tate.

I watched it live. This was when I got bit by the bug. I was 8.

 

[uconnfan68]

tcf15 is the man.

 

[Mike1984]

1. Classic forgot about that one!

   This shot did go in! It was much harder to get it in the cheerleaders tube then the basket. Therefore degree of difficulty is much higher than any other shot on this list!

 

[Palatine]

Isn't that funny? One of the great moments in Husky history kind of forgotten by our fans. But not UDub Husky fans!

It was a great buzzer beater, it was huge, but not really a spectacular play. Sensational, beautiful in a dramatic striking fashion.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I love this. It's between this, The Shot and maybe Langdon falling on his butt.

Kemba essentially did this last week. His stepback is unreal.

 

[AreBee1969]

Every post is giving me goosebumps.

Burrell to Tate gets my vote just for the pure elation after having our hearts momentarily ripped from our chests. Also, the most incredible atmosphere I've ever experienced on campus.

 

[HuskyHawk]

My two favorites are:

• "The Shot" - While my daughter and her friend were jumping around and screaming I sat that emotionless thinking it didn't count. Then everyone started walking off the court . . .
• Burrell's leapfrog steal - I remember seeing it live on TV and the dozen or so replays that followed. The announcers were astounded at his athleticism as was I. Cannot find any video. Scoured the web and my old VCR tapes, but this one remains elusive. Anyone? Wake Forest at Gampel, 12/2/91.

It's these two, in that order, and none of these others are close. The others are all just good basketball plays really. Fantastic dunks are pretty common. These two above should be near impossibilities. Far outside the norm of expected plays.

 

[Shine33]

What about that alley oop to Stanley Robinson from like half court? Or AJ Price buzzer beater to push OT against the Zags in Seattle? Too many to keep track

 

[Tommyboy]

Rip's vs Washington in t

Isn't that funny? One of the great moments in Husky history kind of forgotten by our fans. But not UDub Husky fans!

@McLovin briefly mentioned it early on. I love that play. It's one of my favorites as I vividly remember watching and then jumping around my living room with my dad before he passed.

 

[dtrumpet]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Rip Hamilton "at the buzzer !" in the sweet 16 vs the other Huskies That sequence of misses followed by Rip nailing it as he fell to the floor... and the team mobbing him.

But yes the answer has to be "The Shot". It was Huskymania.

We need to separate the most spectacular plays from Tournaments to regular games I think .

Always loved this one. Plus its a great play by play call with Sean Mcdonough's voice rising "Hamilton at the buzzer....YES!" and wrap up on the replay by the great Raftery.

 

[Marat]

I nominate this as the best thread in Boneyard history

Its hard to top MakersMuppet thread in 2011.

 

[White Dwarf]

I still rock my "it's late it's Tate it's great" t-shirt. Armpits are a little green but whatever

 

[J187Money]

Kemba vs Pitt is the best UConn play I have ever seen. Arguably the best game winner in CBB history, not because of meaning but because of just complete embarrassment to another player. Every time I see that video I rewind it 10 or so times.

And it was memorialized in song...

Kemba Walker, cross 'em over, somebody fallin'
Jump back, I hit the shot, somebody ballin'

- Self Made - Wale (MMG vol 1)

Kemba Walker, cross 'em over, somebody fallin' / Jump back, I hit the shot, somebody ballin'

Reference to Kemba Walker former UCONN Huskie hitting the game winner of the Big East Tournament Quaterfinal.—Meek Mill is ballin' like he was this game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyF6amZw82M As of November 2012, he’s also got one in his NBA career as well. ...

genius.com

 

[J187Money]

Ray’s hanging shot vs. Georgetown in 96’.

The last time I took my dad to the BET.

 

[Obrero]

"... got a mismatch...."

Best game winner in CBB history? You can’t be serious. It was the second round of the big east tournament. The game was tied. Heck, that play was vintage Kemba, brilliantly called by Calhoun, and a great memory because of what followed it, but it doesn’t even make the top three game winners in Uconn history. Tate George, Rip vs. Washington, Shabbaz over Florida, Jalen Adams, and Ray Allen winning the 1996 BET over Georgetown are all better.

 

[uconngb]

Its hard to top MakersMuppet thread in 2011.

That was legendary, no doubt. But this captures our entire history and brings back so many memories.

 

[dennismenace]

 

[Durks07]

Best game winner in CBB history? You can’t be serious. It was the second round of the big east tournament. The game was tied. Heck, that play was vintage Kemba, brilliantly called by Calhoun, and a great memory because of what followed it, but it doesn’t even make the top three game winners in Uconn history. Tate George, Rip vs. Washington, Shabbaz over Florida, Jalen Adams, and Ray Allen winning the 1996 BET over Georgetown are all better.

I think you may have quoted the wrong post...