Non-UConn CBB memories

[Viet Vet]

December 16, 1967. I am in the stands as Calvin Murphy torches LaSalle for 52 points, setting a Palestra record.

 

[boog204]

Those dudes were superheroes to me. Plasticman and LJ. Especially Tark. Have we ever had another Tark?

Whole team was stupid good and they were even better the following year. Tark's autobiography is an incredibly interesting read including some "dirt" on JC and his recruiting practices. Irony much?

 

[Jaydumo20]

December 16, 1967. I am in the stands as Calvin Murphy torches LaSalle for 52 points, setting a Palestra record.

My Dad says he was there too. But I'm not sure...ha

 

[Viet Vet]

My Dad says he was there too. But I'm not sure...ha

Did your dad live, or go to school, in the Philly area? Having played on Penn's Frosh team a year prior, I was placed on the "pass" list for any and all Palestra games. Nirvana for a hoops junkie.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Did your dad live, or go to school, in the Philly area? Having played on Penn's Frosh team a year prior, I was placed on the "pass" list for any and all Palestra games. Nirvana for a hoops junkie.

I'm sorry, I misread your post. No, he grew up in Norwich, CT. Said he saw Calvin score 50 in a game and he was shocked at how little, yet dominant he was. I assumed this was the game. Should've known by the LaSalle comment.
What an amazing memory for you though.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Arizona blowing a 15 point lead with about 4 minutes left against Illinois in the 2005 Elite 8. I had Arizona winning my bracket and would have sewn it up right there if they held on.

 

[Huskybass]

Keith Lee and Memphis State. Ewing at Georgetown. Mullin at St. Johns. Met Malik Sealy at MSG at a Big East Tourney. Awesome player, was disappointed we were UConn fans, lol

 

[Scottzer]

One of them was definitely when Jason Kidd upset Duke.

 

[Windham4th]

Saw the Fab Four (and Dugan Fife) vs Georgia Tech (Travis Best and James Forest) in Springfield 1993

 

[Yardigan]

Feb 14, '87. Louisville and Purvis Never Nervous Ellison at the 'cuse with Coleman, Seikaly, Triche, Monroe, Douglas. Haven't been to an FF, but at ~30k, that's the largest attended hooper I've been to, great atmosphere back then

 

[Demo Square]

Hey Guys.

As a former Div I player, there are way too many hoops memories to even remember (especially at 75 - Ha!) Here are a couple.

My first college - for a year, was in the deep south. We had a game over at Auburn U. My roommate, Tim & I were the leading scorers on the very balanced, together team. It was the wild 60's & a friend gave us small doses of "something" to try out on the long bus ride over to Alabama. Not too heavy, but fun. We thought it would wear off long before the game.

Perception was definitely different, but it really, really enhanced our game - especially depth perception. Our team was all between 6'3" & 6'5", skinny & could press & run all night long. Auburn was all 6'5" - 6'10". They were built, Slow, all-white & moved like football players - & mean , dirty, & arrogant as heck. We were 'four days & a night."

Tim & I were actually still enjoying the visual effects at game time. We pressed the heck out of them. They chased us all night!nI don't think Auburn got it across 3/4 court but a few times, We fouled most of them out by halftime.

Tim & I could not miss. In fact, we didn't. Tim scored 49 points & I 46. 91 points - two teammates. Neither of us missed a single shot ALL NIGHT. We hit them all. Neither of us wanted to bring the ball in on the rare occasions when they scored, for fear of not seeing it again - with both of us in the zone. Ha! We won 129-29 & enjoyed "the ride."

Afterward, we bused back to our campus in New Orleans our & coach ( a young guy in his 20'a) tells us to follow him. He walks us over to Tulane Stadium & proceeds to run Tim & I up & down the steep stairs for an hour, in the dark. We were SOO sick & tired. He ran with us & got sick too.

I said to him, "THIS is our reward for breaking an NCAA SCORING RECORD?" He told us that when he saw our eyes he knew exactly what was going on with us & he'd have to deal with us later - Seeing that he had tried some of the same the night before. Ha! That's why he ran with us - as part of the punishment.The 60'a were a "try anything" blast! I also liked the scale of the game & our players better back then, even without the shot clock, the three-point line, & no money in it.

SECOND MEMORY - IS a series. It was ALL those great home games I enjoyed playing in Madison Square Garden. NYU played all our homegames at MSG. It was thrilling to hear your name called out over the PA by the legendary announcer John Condon - "That was Father Demo!"

Great Memories from over half a century ago.

Father Demo

 

[alexd]

1985... New London CT, watching my future brother in law play center for the USCGA and scoring 28 pts as they beat Trinity who was ranked #1 in New England at the time.

 

[storrsroars]

Hey Guys.

As a former Div I player, there are way too many hoops memories to even remember (especially at 75 - Ha!) Here are a couple.

My first college - for a year, was in the deep south. We had a game over at Auburn U. My roommate, Tim & I were the leading scorers on the very balanced, together team. It was the wild 60's & a friend gave us small doses of "something" to try out on the long bus ride over to Alabama. Not too heavy, but fun. We thought it would wear off long before the game.

Perception was definitely different, but it really, really enhanced our game - especially depth perception. Our team was all between 6'3" & 6'5", skinny & could press & run all night long. Auburn was all 6'5" - 6'10". They were built, Slow, all-white & moved like football players - & mean , dirty, & arrogant as heck. We were 'four days & a night."

Tim & I were actually still enjoying the visual effects at game time. We pressed the heck out of them. They chased us all night!nI don't think Auburn got it across 3/4 court but a few times, We fouled most of them out by halftime.

Tim & I could not miss. In fact, we didn't. Tim scored 49 points & I 46. 91 points - two teammates. Neither of us missed a single shot ALL NIGHT. We hit them all. Neither of us wanted to bring the ball in on the rare occasions when they scored, for fear of not seeing it again - with both of us in the zone. Ha! We won 129-29 & enjoyed "the ride."

Afterward, we bused back to our campus in New Orleans our & coach ( a young guy in his 20'a) tells us to follow him. He walks us over to Tulane Stadium & proceeds to run Tim & I up & down the steep stairs for an hour, in the dark. We were SOO sick & tired. He ran with us & got sick too.

I said to him, "THIS is our reward for breaking an NCAA SCORING RECORD?" He told us that when he saw our eyes he knew exactly what was going on with us & he'd have to deal with us later - Seeing that he had tried some of the same the night before. Ha! That's why he ran with us - as part of theare punishment.The 60'a were a "try anything" blast! I also liked the scale of the game & our players better back then, even without the shot clock, the three-point line, & no money in it.

SECOND MEMORY - IS a series. It was ALL those great home games I enjoyed playing in Madison Square Garden. NYU played all our homegames at MSG. It was thrilling to hear your name called out over the PA by the legendary announcer John Condon - "That was Father Demo!"

Great Memories from over half a century ago.

Father Demo

Drugs are a helluva thing.

 

[uconngb]

Drugs are a helluva thing.

And they apparently effect math skills as well…..

 

[Hey Adrien!]

A recent memory, but a favorite one:

We have friends from Sydney who lived the town over from us for a few years on a work assignment. The husband played low-level pro basketball in Australia and my wife and I brought their whole family to their first cbb game last season at Fairfield. The kids are 8 and 6.

Fairfield’s starting forward Louis Bleechmore is also from Sydney and we all got to meet him at a post-game autograph line. Hearing our friend and family’s accent, he got all excited and it turned out that he and my friend are from the same neighborhood in Sydney. He was so excited that he asked us to take a photo with him on his phone and he shared it with his family/mates back home.

They moved back to Australia in December, but the last week they were in town, they asked if we could again go to a Stags game, so pretty cool one of their last memories in the USA was a college basketball game!

 

[storrsroars]

And they apparently effect math skills as well…..

That's the least of the issues with that flashback.

 

[boog204]

Rumeal Robinson free throws, and I love the Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers LMU teams. The Michigan seton hall was first tournament I watched

I do remember Syracuse and Ronny Seikaly, but more so that tournament run with Steve Fischer.

I was in hard on Michigan in those days. Thought they had the coolest uniforms and vibe. Rumeal Robinson, Sean Higgins, Loy Vaught, Glen Rice, Terry Mills, Gary Grant...

 

[boog204]

Sitting behind the hoop at MSG in 2005 and watching Jared Dudley walk off the court after BC got beat with his head down and a sign above him that said ACC-ya Later.

I loved it at the time. 20 years later it now saddens me thinking of the college sports landscape we’re living in.

He's easy starting 5 on my least liked opponents ever.

 

[boog204]

That's the least of the issues with that flashback.

Dude scored 46.91 points in a game? Legend.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Watching Richmond beat Indiana in the first round of the NCAA tournament @ HCC
Danny Ainge's full court drive to beat ND (I was an ND fan as a kid)
Bird (The hick from French Lick) vs Magic.
Music related, but I remember the year that "This is It" by Kenny Loggins was the TV theme song. May have been the same year as Bird v Magic. I was too young to remember, but the song has always stuck with me.

 

[Hoophound]

His range that night was insane. Absolutely loved it.

His confidence was what made it so great. It was intentional. He just stood there 35-40 feet out dribbling down the clock and then with 7-8 seconds on the shot clock he goes into motion and stuns everybody by just bending his knees and launching a missile. It was awesome. I can only imagine being in a packed little crap bar in Vermont watching that unfold. Must have been incredible.

 

[superjohn]

Dude scored 46.91 points in a game? Legend.

His entire story is made up. Auburn never lost a game that looks anything like that in the 1960's.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Got Calvin Murphy's autograph at a Niagra Fordham game

 

[Chin Diesel]

Louisville vs. Phi Slamma Jamma in the FF.
What a fun game to watch.