The play you first think about by player...

[David 76]

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Scott Burrell Jumping over a player on an upfake, on the way back down on the other side stealing the ball.

That was about the most athletic thing I ever saw! It was like a standing leap frog over a standing, tall man.

I gotta throw in Chris Smith's 3 to tie the game against Duke and put it into overtime.

Ollie's 3 second drive across the entire court to win the game (Against? Pitt?)

Donyell missing 2 free throws with time expired and the score tied vs Florida. (All the great games he had and this sad moment is stuck in my head)

 

[tcf15]

Jamal Coombs-McDaniel- Rebound vs. Pitt
Gavin Edwards- Forget which game, but he tried to throw down a reverse ally-oop that would've brought the house down
Stanley Robinson- "SIXTEEN BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS"
Scottie Haralson- Always jacking a three in the last 30 seconds of a game

 

[mauconnfan]

Tate George - Not "The Shot" but the next game………Bobby Hurley's pass which Tate had in his hands but bobbled OOB's. What happened right after is easily forgotten, but the look on Tate wishing he had that opportunity back as he could dance to the FF was very memorable.

 

[mauconnfan]

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That was about the most athletic thing I ever saw! It was like a standing leap frog over a standing, tall man.

I gotta throw in Chris Smith's 3 to tie the game against Duke and put it into overtime.

Ollie's 3 second drive across the entire court to win the game (Against? Pitt?)

Donyell missing 2 free throws with time expired and the score tied vs Florida. (All the great games he had and this sad moment is stuck in my head)

KO vs Providence I was there………

 

[GlastonTim]

How about Murray Williams coast to coast at the buzzer for a win.

 

[GlastonTim]

Jeff King and Phil Gamble sitting on the basket at the NIT

 

[djct1999]

what about scottie burrell's block of shaq at lsu that practically landed at midcourt?

 

[Tenspro2002]

So many good one's mentioned so I do not want to repeat…….

How about the 3 FT's for Boat in his first game with no time on the clock down 3?

Excellent pick! I shudder to think what happens to that 2012 team if we lose to Florida State. Probably a listless December (in addition to that already listless January and February) and an NIT appearance in March.

 

[RichZ]

Ed Saunders dunking on AZ while their center (forget who it was) cowered like a kitten under the hoop.

Loren Woods, who from then on was known as Mr. Softee.

 

[RichZ]

I agree about Bazz's rebound/putback/help up Kromah and speed back on D sequence last night. Everything you need to know about Bazz in 3 seconds.

Actually, it turns out it's 5 seconds.

 

[whaler11]

Chad Wise: Banging the three that pushed UConn over 100 against New Hampshire.

 

[champs99and04]

So many good one's mentioned so I do not want to repeat…….

How about the 3 FT's for Boat in his first game with no time on the clock down 3?

My favorite Boat moment was then he rolled his ankle to shreds against MSU last year and then came back and hit the dagger three minutes later.

 

[jleves]

Actually, it turns out it's 5 seconds.

Most amazing part of that video is that he is already running to pick him up before the shot even finishes going down.

 

[joober jones]

I forgot another great Donnell Beverly moment. In the Big East Tournament in 2011, he was trailing (I think) Preston Knowles and inadvertently made contact with him when running by, spinning him in the opposite direction as he tried to dunk. Something about the way the guy calling the game screaming, "He spun him around!" was quite memorable.

 

[ZenConn]

Nadav: Taking verbal garbage (and supposedly anti-Semetic) from Alonzo Mourning only to score 21 points and 2 second half 3's vs Georgetown.

 

[CAHUSKY]

KO vs Providence I was there………

Didn't he do the same thing against st Johns in Gampel in 92/93 season?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The Roscoe Smith heave still makes me laugh when I think of it.
The amazing thing is that he did it twice.

Tate George fumbling the ball out of bounds against Duke instead of just smacking it down court and letting the clock run out.
If you get a chance to watch the replay, K jumped from the sideline and began signalling a travelling call (he evidently had a perfect vantage point to see the Tate was about to pull in the steal and seal the game, then hoped to influence the refs to give Duke another chance) and that distraction caused Taate to lose the ball.

Ollie letting Toby Bailey get behind him on the break over and over.
I seem to remember Ollie spending the entire game chasing Edney while Sheffer spent his time watching Bailey run down the court behind him.

Kemba splitting the double team against Texas and then launching a scoop shot....from 25 feet out and hitting it.
All I could think of then was divine intervention!

Henefeld waiting for a free throw and ignoring Mourning's anti-semitic trash talk and proving it on the floor.
IIRC, when that had no effect Zo started playing with the ear lobes of the UConn guy next to him (Burrell?) in the lane.

Robertson's Tomahawk is still one of the best dunk's I have ever seen.
He had a few. My favorite was over Lonnie Baxter in the 2002 regional finals, where I believe he kneed Lonnie in the nuts.

Saunders stuffing Elton Brand in the Championship game, getting called for the foul despite getting all ball, and staring down Brand who couldn't even look at Saunders because both players knew Saunders got all ball.
One of many beautiful memories from that game!

Denham's 3 in Maui.
Okafor scooping a loose ball up off the floor and putting it in with about 2 minutes left to keep us in the game against Duke in 2004.
Best part of that game was K screaming at the officials after (I believe Horvath, possibly Randolph) fouled out and K realized the game was lost. He was basically saying "you're supposed to give us the game with the calls if it is close".

Freeman fighting through the taller Gonzaga frontcourt in 1999. It felt like he got blocked 5 times in that game, but the boxscore only had 2 I believe.
That game was the only time during that season when I thought there was a chance we wouldn't win it all. It took the entire game to shake that team.

 

[bobbygt]

So many good ones here, so I'll try to come up with a few by players not mentioned.

King- Putback dunk against Georgetown in the '96 Big East Final

Voskuhl- 1999 NC game where he had a giant block on Brand (I think Brand was sorta stumbling) that sent Billy Packer into a tizzy

Wiggins- Dunk against ND in 2007-08 (I think the play started with a Gavin Edwards block)

 

[Inyatkin]

Jamal Coombs-McDaniel- Rebound vs. Pitt
Gavin Edwards- Forget which game, but he tried to throw down a reverse ally-oop that would've brought the house down
Stanley Robinson- "SIXTEEN BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS"
Scottie Haralson- Always jacking a three in the last 30 seconds of a game

Funny about Edwards. His most memorable play is a non play. For a guy here four years he had about the most forgettable career imaginable.

 

[tcf15]

Funny about Edwards. His most memorable play is a non play. For a guy here four years he had about the most forgettable career imaginable.

Yep, for me it was either that play or the missed three against Kentucky in MSG. I remember after he graduated, Calhoun had said he regretted not redshirting Edwards, which was one of the reasons he decided to redshirt Michael Bradley. Had Edwards been a redshirt, he would've been a senior on the 2011 team. I wonder how he would have fit in.

 

[Inyatkin]

Yep, for me it was either that play or the missed three against Kentucky in MSG. I remember after he graduated, Calhoun had said he regretted not redshirting Edwards, which was one of the reasons he decided to redshirt Michael Bradley. Had Edwards been a redshirt, he would've been a senior on the 2011 team. I wonder how he would have fit in.

Could've gone with the missed layup against Va. Tech that put the 2010 season out of its misery, too.

 

[mauconnfan]

Funny about Edwards. His most memorable play is a non play. For a guy here four years he had about the most forgettable career imaginable.

Why was Edwards career forgettable? That's an ignorant statement……the kid was a nobody coming out of HS and improved into a good basketball player at UConn….. anyone thinking otherwise is not very bright or he banged their chick!

 

[Inyatkin]

Why was Edwards career forgettable? That's an ignorant statement……the kid was a nobody coming out of HS and improved into a good basketball player at UConn….. anyone thinking otherwise is not very bright or he banged their chick!

Oh give it a rest.

 

[mauconnfan]

Oh give it a rest.

Give what a rest? What's your issue with Gavin Edwards to actually say he had a "forgettable career"? You can't make a statement like that about an ex-Husky being a Husky fan without having some reason. Ridiculous statement……..

 

[Inyatkin]

Give what a rest? What's your issue with Gavin Edwards to actually say he had a "forgettable career"? You can't make a statement like that about an ex-Husky being a Husky fan without having some reason. Ridiculous statement……..

You know there's no prize for being dumbest Boneyard poster, right? It's a purely ceremonial title?

 

[mauconnfan]

You know there's no prize for being dumbest Boneyard poster, right? It's a purely ceremonial title?

You mean I can't come pick that trophy up from your house if I happen to suddenly lose my mind? Wow that sucks….

By the way solid answer on gavin……nice follow up

 

[Inyatkin]

You mean I can't come pick that trophy up from your house if I happen to suddenly lose my mind? Wow that sucks….

By the way solid answer on gavin……nice follow up

Among four-year players at UConn, Edwards did not leave much of a mark on the program, even compared to marginal contributors like Beverly. I can think of more memorable plays from Eric Hayward.
Why you're acting like acknowledging this is akin to insulting your family is your own issue.

 

[mauconnfan]

Among four-year players at UConn, Edwards did not leave much of a mark on the program, even compared to marginal contributors like Beverly. I can think of more memorable plays from Eric Hayward.
Why you're acting like acknowledging this is akin to insulting your family is your own issue.

I am not I was asking why his career would be forgettable by any Husky fan unless they're expectations were something other than what they should have been. His contributions were solid off the bench by year 3 and he was a nice player by year 4. Most fans tend to gravitate and root for those types but that's just me…….again "forgettable" is not accurate but maybe you were exaggerating I don't know…….

 

[OkaForPrez]

I am not I was asking why his career would be forgettable by any Husky fan unless they're expectations were something other than what they should have been. His contributions were solid off the bench by year 3 and he was a nice player by year 4. Most fans tend to gravitate and root for those types but that's just me…….again "forgettable" is not accurate but maybe you were exaggerating I don't know…….

Gavin was right there with Hilton as one of the most improved players from Year 1 to Year 4 in the program. I'm ashamed to admit it but the first thing I think of with Gavin was getting yanked with Dyson and Stanley for playing without effort at the end of that lost season. That's probably the reason right there, by the time Gavin was contributing at his highest point, the team was a low.

 

[champs99and04]

Edwards had grown into a good player by year four, with a solid post game. He averaged 11 and 7 on 59% from the field and 78% from the line. He also blocked two shots a game, which surprised me. It's weird, nobody seems to mention him when the 2010 team is brought up - Stanley and Dyson are always the primary culprits, and then people remember Kemba not quite being there yet. I thought Edwards was actually one of the few guys on that team who met our expectations for that season.

Was Edwards one of the guys that hurt us with the APR? If so, that will unfortunately be his legacy here.