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UConnPuneet said:
'99 title game:

The mad scramble with Khalid passing it from the floor to Rip for 2
Saunders and Wane trapping/stripping Brand and Wane getting the bucket
Freeman's three amazing blocks in the first half
Ricky sidestepping Battier, then flipping it off the glass off balance
Freeman's one-handed putback just when Duke was going on a mini-run
Mouring's and-one
Voskuhl clobbering Brand and Duke going crazy over the no-call
Rip taking a charge from Carrawell and slapping the floor
Rip's three to go up 73-68, final points of his career
And of course, Langdon travels while Ricky snarls

Also from the Ohio St game, Khalid behind the back to Freeman
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as most of the others have been said, i'll add in Ray Allen's baseline driving dunk versus Villanova that was postponed a day b/c of snow in Storrs
 
KEA against Pitt. Down by 4, Albie hits a long 3 and Pitt throws away the inbound pass with about 4 secs left. KEA does his magic and hits a 15 footer to win it. He then jumps on the scorers table and gives the Pitt fans what they deserved for taunting him the whole game. Loved it.
 
Kemba's off the backboard shot against Georgetown.
Kemba stealing the ball from Siva and then dunking it.
Andre Drummond stealing the ball from Fairfield at halfcourt twice in one half and slamming it home both times.
Drummond's one handed rebound and dunk from Syracuse BET game.
Buzzer beater against Nova from Shabazz.
DeAndre Daniels dunk against MSU.
 
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Ray Allen's twisting/kicking shot versus Georgetown in the Big East tourney.
Tate George's shot (I was off campus at Knollwood at the time)
Tate George not keeping the ball in bounds versus duke (I was at the Meradowlands for that)
Sadly, Laettner hitting the shot. I hate it, but it's stuck in my brain because I was there.
Not a play, but Jeff King sitting on top of the backboard after winning the NIT.
 
Taliek Brown's and1-esque crossover to bullet pass in transition in the OU blowout at Gampel in 04.
The Hilton rebound to Ben Gordon to Rashad Anderson dunk where the ball never touched the ground as featured in Marat's just one.
Amida Brimah's 3 pt challenge to fast break dunk to fast break block (bs foul) career debut.
 
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How about those 3 pointers that Arizona missed in the elite 8 in 2011?

My buddies friend from home and his gf I don't think have ever looked at me the same!
 
ConnHuskBask said:
How about those 3 pointers that Arizona missed in the elite 8 in 2011?

My buddies friend from home and his gf I don't think have ever looked at me the same!
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For sure man, I was 100% sure they were both going in as I gasped and jumped around the hotel room I was in, I am glad I was wrong.
 
Then there was a time when Boo Willingham got some garbage minutes and made a layup. He then proceeded to low five the official and run up the court with his arms out like the wings of a plane.
 
There are a ton of 'em, many of which have already been mentioned. But for me, as old as I am, for some reason, the more recent one of Kemba/McGee really sticks in my mind.

Also though, there's Saunders dunking on Loren Woods. The play that got them both their nicknames -- Edzilla and Mr. Softee.


About 10 of Emeka's many blocks. Ones where there was no way he could reach the shot and did. Funny, but I don't have any mental highlight reels of Hasheem's blocks like I do of so many of 'mek's.

Ricky repeatedly driving to the iron in the first half against duke.

Emeka walking the length of the court saying, "just need one".
 
I'll remember this because it was funny but how about Drummond dunking all over a 'very dominant' defensive center in fab melo. God espn loved that kid
 
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Emeka Okafor blocking Randy Foye's shot at the end of regulation and overtime against Villanova.
 
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We can go on and on... There have been so many memorable moments in UConn basketball, and we are lucky to have witnessed these in person or on TV. I have been fortunate to have been following the Huskies for the past 25+ years, and looking forward to seeing MANY NEW memorable UConn plays that can be added to this list.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Rashad Anderson's ONIONS against Washington.
Denham Brown's rim-hugging layup to send the following game to OT.

Both of those plays would be better remembered if followed up by, in fantasy-land, Denham Brown's step-back game-winning 3 to send us to the Final Four. Out of his hand I swore it was going in.
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I still for the life of me can't understand why he didn't drive on that play. Best case scenario he makes the shot and gets fouled. More likely that he gets fouled and shoots 2. If I remeber correctly, he was perfect from the stripe that day. Se la vie... they were an amazing team.

1) Kemba breaks GM's ankles in the BE tourney
2) Rashad's ONIONs shot. I was a sophomore that year. I was in a dorm room in Hilltop Suites watching that game with my friends. When that shot went in the hallways flooded with people and everyone was hugging and high fiving everyone. Whether you knew them, hated them, drank with them. Great great night.
3) End of the 1999 National Championship game
4) End of the 2004 National Championship game
5) End of the 2011 National Championship game
 
Cliff Robinson giving the crowd the finger when they yelled for him to sit down at the old field house
 
joober jones said:
Then there was a time when Boo Willingham got some garbage minutes and made a layup. He then proceeded to low five the official and run up the court with his arms out like the wings of a plane.
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I believe it was a dunk versus Pitt at the civic center. I still have that game on vhs. There were some great dunks by Donyell and Donny in that game as well.
 
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tcf15 said:
Emeka Okafor blocking Randy Foye's shot at the end of regulation and overtime against Villanova.
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How about the three by Rashad to send that one into OT as well? Loved his reaction (as one would expect) afterwards.
 
Huskies4ever said:
How about the three by Rashad to send that one into OT as well? Loved his reaction (as one would expect) afterwards.
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I was at that Nova game and was going crazy, high fiving any UConn fans near by especially when Rashad hit that shot and on the Okafor block.
 
2009 seems underrepresented, so I'll give a few from that season.

AJ Price hits the game-tying 3 against Gonzaga to send it to overtime, with Gus Johnson on the dramatic call.

AJ's ankle breaker and 36 points against Marquette, giving Calhoun his 800th win.

Going into South Bend, with ESPN touting it a matchup of the two big men, and Hasheem Thabeet dominating what's his name on ND.

The six OT game (I was there, unfortunately)

Kemba's coming-out party against Missouri in the Elite 8.
 
Devendorf jumping on the table after hitting what he thought was a game winner in the 6 OT game, only to have it waved off.
Lamb's posterizing of some poor Columbia kid.
Sticks' putback dunk against MSU in the 09 F4.
Kemba's game winner against Nova.
The potentially game winning 3 pointer at the end of the Arizona elite 8 game in '11 that looked good the whole way but was just a touch too long.
 
Emeka going up to block an Alabama player with one hand and then actually getting the block with the other in the 04 Elite 8. Also, Anderson's jumper at the first half buzzer of the 04 championship game. It was over right there.
 
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