Michigan State 68, Minnesota 52 -- Tom Izzo's 400th Win
by Pete Rossman on Jan 25, 2012 9:53 PM CST
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PrintOne could use many other headlines in that situation, but why? When the BTN cameras caught Izzo near tears towards the end of the game, there's none more appropriate. Especially appropriate was Draymond Green's performance -- 22 points, 14, rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 dawning realization on my part about how much I'm going to miss him when he's gone.
Another thing I'm beginning to realize during the Big Ten season is that Branden Dawson is adapting to Big Ten play. He had 16 points on 7-10 shooting, 4 rebounds, and 4 blocks. If he doesn't break out this season, he will in the next. To conclude this mini recap, the one stat I think is important -- While the Spartans shot 2-11 from three (18.2%), they shot 24-37 from two (64.9%), and that effectiveness from inside made all the difference.
So in this thread, let's celebrate Izzo's 400 victories. I'll start -- the 2009 team defeating a seemingly invincible Louisville team in the Elite Eight with help from three Goran Suton threes in the first half. GO.
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Congrats to Coach Izzo. How cool to see him tear up and mention Jud, as always. Izzo still considers the program in many ways to belong to Jud.
Good win. Green and Dawson led the way. Gotta like the last two games from Dawson.
How about following up that win over Louisville
By owning UConn at the Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit at the most amazing college game environment I’ve ever seen?
This is so awesome
And is why despite how last season turned out, i’ll always have some fond memories of Durrell. He did some unbelievable things as a Spartan
by trivialstuff16 on Jan 26, 2012 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
How about Morris posterizing Ken Johnson...
to beat the Buckeyes at Breslin?
by rook34 on Jan 25, 2012 10:01 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
How about the Cleaves-to-Morris alleyoop in crunch time vs. Iowa State in the 2000 Regional Final
https://twitter.com/#!/SpartanKC
The Florida game after the Nat'l championship season
When Zach Randolph got a little revenge on Cleaves behalf.
by Chitown Spartan on Jan 25, 2012 10:01 PM CST reply actions
Embarrassing Florida in Florida in the NCAA Tourny
when Florida was a 2 seed that was supposed to kill us. Take that anthony roberson.
I'll take the 4/5 game vs. Princeton
2nd round in the 1998 NCAA tourney. I remember being very impressed that Izzo was able to drill his team into keeping their hands down on defense to disrupt bounce passes against the Princeton motion offense. That was when I thought to myself, “Yeah, we’ve got a keeper.”
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
by McGarnagle on Jan 25, 2012 10:04 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Also, beating Syracuse on the championship run
I was at an NHS bowling event during the first half when we were trailing (watching it with no sound on the bowling alley TVs. I arrived to my friends house at half time, just in time to see us dominate the second half.
by Chitown Spartan on Jan 25, 2012 10:04 PM CST reply actions
I was watching that game at an airport bar
I remember MSU being down double digits in the second half and telling the man sitting next to me that MSU would win running away. Never a doubt, and they proved me right.
2005 Elite Eight over Kentucky
Crazy game. Keeping the Final Four streak alive. The team – and the Hill/Torbert/Anderson class – realizing its potential in 48 hours.
That was the one I was gonna say
My freshman year at MSU. things went crazy, we partied in the street. I was magical.
by StickyGreen on Jan 25, 2012 10:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
YOU were magical?
that must’ve been a wild night.
by my2fish on Jan 26, 2012 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Here's when Izzo & MSU put the nation on notice:
12/30/97, MSU at #5 Purdue (led by the lumbering giants Brad Miller & Brian Cardinal). Mateen put up 25 & 8, ’Tone had 13 boards, and the Spartans officially announced to the NCAA that they were here to play ball.
The first really big road win in the Izzo era, IIRC. That was the Sweet Sixteen season that preceded the first run of three straight Final Fours.
UM v. MSU
2000 national championship year. 114-63. I think Mateen had a record number of assists. About as close to a perfect basketball game as I remember seeing. Oh yeah, and it was senior night for Peterson and Cleaves, and it was against Michigan. Perfect.
by BCSpartan on Jan 25, 2012 10:09 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, that's another good one.
Here’s MSUAndyHRCMB’s video recap of that game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYLgB1wagEM
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
The funny thing about that video
is that is an MSU highlight video and yet it’s completely representative of the actual game.
i get verklempt every time i watch that video.
what a great year to be a senior at MSU.
After the game they cut down the nets for the B10 Championship
They gave Mateen a microphone and he guaranteed a National Championship. I believed every word of it. He simply refused to lose.
by Chris in Kzoo on Jan 26, 2012 8:46 AM CST up reply actions
Senior Day 2002
That was the year after 3 FFs, the year when 4 freshmen had to play a significant role. The only senior on the team was Mat Ishbia, and (to my eye at least) MSU was on the bubble.
Izzo started Ishbia. Even ran a play for him, and Ishbia hit a three and Breslin (appropriately) went crazy. MSU beat Iowa pretty handily in the end, but I’ll always remember that act of loyalty to a beloved walk-on.
Ishbia truly was
The Human Victory Cigar, MSU undefeated in games in which he appeared first three seasons.
by MSUDersh on Jan 25, 2012 10:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The back-to-back Duke/Kentucky take-downs in the '05 NCAA tournament
God bless you, Tom.
Also, Day-Day – I’ll expect to see him back in a few years when we have our own retirement ceremony for a number 23.
2000 Elite Eight, MSU vs. Iowa State
I was a senior at the time. Iowa State had a great team, and Marcus Fizer was a scary MF. Toward the end of that game I just remember having this realization that we might actually win the whole thing.
by Chicago Spartan on Jan 25, 2012 11:17 PM CST reply actions
That game was huge
A lot of people were calling it the de facto title game, bc once Kenyon Martin broke his leg, it was clear that MSU & ISU were the two best teams in the country.
One memory that stands out in my mind was going to the bar twelve freaking hours early for the ISU, Wisc & Fla games. I, too was a senior that season, and I remember getting in line at the Riv at 9 am for the 9 pm games.
The amazing thing is, we got to the bar to stand in line three hours before it opened – and there were a few dozen people ahead of us!
Purdue in the BTT Last Year
The game we needed to keep NCAA streaks alive. It was never in doubt – utter domination.
2nd round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament MSU vs Maryland
the sweetest buzzer beater to spark the most unlikely of final four runs.
The play that inspired my username!
"It was worth it. Every needle, every dose of medicine that I've taken. That's why you play the game. A chance to be on a Final Four team, a chance to win championships." Delvon Roe
by Ducking Delvon on Jan 26, 2012 8:19 AM CST up reply actions
Ending the curse
Alan Anderson is perfect from the field and the line scoring a career high 28 and ending our 6 game losing streak to Bo and the Badgers.
2009 win over UConn.
It was my junior year at MSU and I had tickets in the izzone. I’ve never heard a louder explosion than Ford Field when Durrell slammed it over Stanley Robinson. I relive that moment in dreams sometimes.
Go Green for Life.
The Dunk and the Skirmish
Everyone remembers the Dunk, but to me what spoke the most about the ’09 team was the skirmish in the first half. It happened under the UConn basket after a foul. Stanley Robinison and Hasheem Thabeet decided to puff out their chests and try to intimidate Travis Walton because they were tough guys from the Big East. The next thing they knew they were staring at Marquise Gray who was staring them down and letting them know that no one messed with his teammate. Thabeet and Robinson backed down and the game was over, even with around 28 minutes to play. As Derek Sanderson of the Bruins said of John Ferguson of the Canadiens, “I tried to intimidate him and he intimidated right back.”
Love love LOVED that moment
Say what you will about ‘Quise, but he ALWAYS had his teammates’ backs and was usually the first one to jump in. I remember a nice little skirmish involving him and Air Georgia (Brent Petway) as well.
"It was worth it. Every needle, every dose of medicine that I've taken. That's why you play the game. A chance to be on a Final Four team, a chance to win championships." Delvon Roe
by Ducking Delvon on Jan 26, 2012 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
Most of mine have already been listed.
‘05 vs. Kentucky: I think you can still see the wear marks on the carpet at home (I was home for Easter) from where I was pacing during the review of the Sparks shot.
’07 vs. Wisconsin: Beat #1 in a tense game (I still remember the Neitzel 3 that spent about five seconds bouncing on the rim before it dropped) to continue the tournament streak? Yeah, that’s a winner.
‘09 vs. Kansas: The Lucas and-1 to break a late tie and keep the dream alive.
’09 vs. Louisville: You could just see the frustration on the Louisville players’ faces when we kept breaking the press and made them score in the halfcourt instead of on the break. I still remember, quite vividly, two sequences that pretty much broke their spirit in the second half: 1) We turn the ball over and it looks like Louisville is finally going to get their first fast break points, except Travis Walton comes out of nowhere to steal the ball right back; 2) a possession that started with about 6-7 minutes left that lasted about 2 minutes as we took the full shot clock, missed, got the rebound, rinse and repeat before finally getting a put-back to go.
‘09 vs. UConn: Posterville, population: Stanley Robinson.
’10 vs. Maryland: The most frenetic finish I’ve ever seen to any game.
I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.
by SpartanDan on Jan 26, 2012 12:24 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Same here but those KY and Louisville games stand out a bit more for me I guess.
Living halfway between UK and UL I watched both games with the enemy (my buddies) and while the UK game was a thriller to watch, the UL game was demoralizing. How many teams can say they’re pretty confident they have the coaching advantage over Pitino? I recall my buddy saying Pitino got squarely outcoached after that game…quite satisfying. I relish the blue collar wins over the flashy teams quite a bit.
by Drew Perkins on Jan 26, 2012 6:29 AM CST up reply actions
The Louisville game was great. It was a combination of Izzo outcoaching Pitino and players maxing out their potential against the #1 team in the country. Great game. I wish it was on BTN every once in awhile.
by SpartanBoiler on Jan 26, 2012 7:11 AM CST up reply actions
You got that right SB!
Also, I think that game was picture perfect example of how you break the full court press:
We had Raymar (also Green) run down the floor and take the inbounds pass around the FT line area, and be facing the man who threw it in. Then, the inbounder (usually a guard with handle, either Kalin or Walton) would run up & could take a handoff from him and break to midcourt. It worked so well because it allowed the ball handler to get it from Raymar with a head of steam, and use him as an initial screener to get away from his man. The forward covering Raymar had no chance to keep up with a small guard. Also, it gave the guard the chance to choose which side of Raymar to take the ball from, giving him an advantage, because he could see the whole floor behind Morgan & make the best decision.
Sorry to rant about it but I still think that was the best full court press break I’ve ever seen – and we ran it the entire freaking game!
2000 National title game vs. Florida was an absolute clinic on how to break a press.
Very little dribbling in the backcourt, lots of passing.
https://twitter.com/#!/SpartanKC
Amen to that
Moral of the story is: If you dare press an Izzo team, be prepared for him to make you look foolish. Rarely you see a fc press catching our men out of position in traps on the sideline or baseline right after the inbounds.
That whole '09 tournament run was great
Remember also the second-round win from that run against the Taj Gibson/Demar DeRozan USC team that was very erratic throughout the season but playing way above their #10 seed by the time the tourney rolled around. USC made a concerted effort to force Travis Walton to beat them, and Walton obliged them by turning into a mid-range ninja for that one game. It was an absolutely incredible “refuse to lose” performance by Walton.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
by McGarnagle on Jan 26, 2012 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I thought USC was easily as good of a team as Loiusville or Uconn once tournament time rolled around. As I recall – they had all sorts of injuries issues throughout the season that contributed to a record that was much worse than it should have been. MSU ran into them when they were all healthy and clicking and had several NBA players on the team.
2009 Ford Field vs. UConn
Being at that game, when Summers dunked over Robinson, and watching the game on the DVR when we got home, watching how the crowd reaction shook the cameras. Amazing.
Also, same year, watching Korie Lucious put a dagger in to Maryland at the buzzer and watching Coach & Kalin in the longest embrace ever.
But most of all, April 2000, Indianapolis and One Shining Moment.
Congrats to Coach. well-deserved. My heartfelt thanks for building something special we can always be proud of.
I Bleed Green.
by eriksmithdotcom on Jan 26, 2012 1:17 AM CST reply actions
Awesome
UConn game is probably my favorite sports moment of all time. My dad passed away this year, and when I remember my dad, I think of putting my daughter in his arms at the hospital and that game. It will always mean more to me than the national championship win.
Best Part of that Weekened
Is metro Detroit is usually dominated by Wal Mart Wolverines and it was a sea of Green and White that whole weekend!
God if we would of ran into any other team but that UNC NBA team we would have won the whole thing. Our ’09 team would have blown threw the ’10 tournament where we lost to Butler.
I remember before that season began
The question wasn’t whether UNC would win it all, but whether they would lose even one game. All five starters, and one reserve from that team, ended up being 1st round picks.
Not only do I agree that the ’09 team would have beaten Butler & Duke in ’10, but I firmly believe that had Lucas not gotten injured, the ’10 team would have won the natty. We lost by two to Butler (and had a last second shot to win it) who lost by two to Duke. And that was without our all conference PG, and with our starting 2 guard & best defensive perimeter player (Allen) hurt & unable to score in the game vs. Butler, not to mention starting center (Roe) hobbled.
Ahh, what could have been . . .
Also 06-07
Freshman Raymar, Sophomore Travis Walton, Junior Drew Nietzel, Fat Goran Suton, Aimless Marquise Gray.
That team made the tournament.
Far and away Izzo’s best coaching job. As much grit and toughness as any squad after Mateen.
Where to start? 1999 Elite 8 vs. Kentucky
It was my freshman year, my roommate and I got tickets and drove to St. Louis, and the stadium was roughly 95% Wildcat blue (and they were the defending national champs). I remember thinking at the time that this was the biggest deal in the history of my life as a sports fan, a game with the Final 4 on the line. We fell behind big early, then made a big run before half, and the 2nd half was the most nerve-wracking half I can remember. When Mo Pete was on the free throw line at the end to clinch it, the realization set in that we were going to the Final 4. While every trip back since then has been awesome, nothing can replace that initial feeling. Like they say, you always remember your first.
"It was worth it. Every needle, every dose of medicine that I've taken. That's why you play the game. A chance to be on a Final Four team, a chance to win championships." Delvon Roe
I was at the Lansing airport when the team returned from that game.
We were roped off outside and when they opened the doors to the plane, everyone disregarded the rope and surrounded the plane. Izzo & Lupe looked terrified (Probably because they were holding Raquel) but the players loved it. I think it was the first time Izzo realized the monster he had created.
by Chris in Kzoo on Jan 26, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
Senior night 2001
Since the pickings are getting slim and that team, which won a share of the Big Ten title and made it to the Final Four is sort of the “forgotten” championship team. We beat Michigan on senior night to secure a tie with Illinois for the Big Ten regular season title (our third straight). We kept the winning streak against U of M alive, and got to see Charlie Bell and Andre Hutson win their last games at the Breslin.
That team would be more fondly remembered if they came along in any other year, but they had the misfortune of following the National Championship team. Still, a Final Four and share of the Big Ten title are nothing to sneeze at in retrospect, and Bell and Hutson are two of our program’s least-sung heros. Both were fantastic collegiate players.
Bell gets something approaching his due
although I still think he’s somewhat under-appreciated, but why Hutson is so forgotten is a mystery to me.
The guy was a 4 year starter on teams that went to 3 straight Final Fours and won 3 Big Ten titles. His senior year he shot 62.4 percent from the floor, over 70 percent from the line, and lead the team in rebounding. Plus he played great defense in the post. His junior year he lead the Big Ten in rebounding, shot 58 percent from the field, and lead the team in double-doubles (third in the Big Ten). His Sophmore and even Freshman stats are impressive. Yet his senior year all anyone wanted to talk about was JRich and Zach Randolph.
by TheCrestedHelm on Jan 26, 2012 9:47 AM CST up reply actions
Hutson was the epitome
of a team player & a champion. He showed up every day, gave high level dependable production, and rarely made glaring errors. I agree that he doesn’t get his due, and also am shocked that he never made an NBA roster. I know he would be a little undersized for the 4 in terms of height, but you could not dispute his athleticism, talent, or drive.
He played overseas...saved up some money..
and I believe now runs the Evergreen Carwashes with Dave Thomas.
I remember reading about that last year
And am glad to see him be succesful post-playing career.
A guy like Hutson, with his level of character & work ethic, you could tell from a mile away would be sucesful in whatever walk of life he ended up in.
Just like Draymond – if he doesn’t have a future playing NBA (and I believe he does, he’s just too much of a winner for someone not to take a chance on even though his measurables aren’t the greatest), you can tell he is a driven leader who could be a CEO somewhere.
Or the flipside of that coin, the actions of dirty Teddy Dupay in the title game to blatantly try to trip Mateen only foreshadowed the life of crime & theivery he got into post playing career.
I was really surprised he didn't make an NBA roster too
But playing overseas has its perks. For example, I don’t think it’s a slight to the great city of Milwaukee (or Cleveland, Sacramento, Orlando, Charlotte, or any NBA city not NY, Miami, Chicago, LA and possibly New Orleans) to say that Athens, Naples, or Rome has more to offer a young man making a decent salary. He’s played in all three cities.
by TheCrestedHelm on Jan 27, 2012 9:03 AM CST up reply actions
Also, a shout out to this year
Specifically January 3, 2012: our first win in Madison, Wisconsin in forever!
Texas on my mind
- Neitzel beating Durant and Texas in the Garden with the lefty lay in.
- Lucas and his mini-fro with the breakout game against DJ Augustin and Texas in the Palace[Augustin is still in the NBA, can’t tell me Lucas wasn’t an NBA player pre injury]
- Summers’ game winner against Texas in Houston
Also the loss in the 03 tourney to Texas after making the unlikely run to the Elite 8 behind AA and the baby twin towers. Simply no answer for TJ Ford but the team had reached its ceiling. Not a win but it made me a bigger fan.
"Long range from the baseline, Swish!"
Here's another favorite
The USC game on the run to the championship game when Travis Walton went off and we defeated a team with two future NBA all-stars. Taj Gibson who is beasting it up for the Bulls had no rebounds! Hard to believe until you look over and see Suton with 10, Summers with 8, Green with 9. We dominated the boards. I was watching with a group of friends who are not Spartan fans, but that game won them over and they rooted for State the rest of the tournament.
Also, the tourney game against Memphis and Derrick Rose. Neitzel’s last game. Not a win, but officially not really a win for Memphis either. I was proud of how hard they fought even though they were outmatched.
by Chitown Spartan on Jan 26, 2012 11:49 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Rose vs Neitzel
I just remember going wow Neitzel is a great 4 year college PG, and watching Rose was like holy shit that is what a #1 NBA draft pick looks like against a great college player…
Heh heh... Jinx
I just posted something about the USC game in ‘09j in reply to Spartan Dan’s post.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
And that should have been a reply to Chitown Spartan
And strike the ‘j’ after the ‘09 while I’m here.
Hey! I'm tryin' to eat lunch here!
So many to choose from
Here’s one that I don’t think has been mentioned though.
The 2000 game against Iowa State at the Palace. Looking back that may have been as good a team as MSU played in the Tournament that year. ISU finished 32-5, 14-2 in the Big 12 and had several future NBA guys on the team.
Game was close into the second half. I believe MSU had built a small lead, ISU was tying to stay in it and a timeout was called. Izzo drew up that lob for MoPete, brought the Palace down and that team was never seriously challenged again throught that tournament.
Some others that come to mind (many have been mentioned).
The consecutive wins over Duke and Kentucky in 05. I was in college then, and it was clear that team had talent and heart, but they took a lot of heat. (Some of it fair, much of it not) Illinois was one of the best teams of the decade and was in the conference. But watching it click for a few weeks in March was awesome. Watched both the Duke and UK games at The Spartan Sports Den (Now Los Tres).
The Gonzaga game in Maui with Ager and the Adam “Mustache Man” Morrison going back and forth. I was at Bdubs, we went to get some food and a couple beers and watch the game. Game kept going, we started doing “ager bombs” and it turned into one of my classic college nights.
The game at Breslin against #1 Wisconsin, which pretty much locked up a tournament bid that was very much in doubt. Was at that game, the crowd was great, and that team always played it’s tail off.
The 09 run was awesome. It was mentioned above, but I was in Detroit all weekend. Didn’t have tickets to the Uconn game but was hanging out downtown. Hell I went to the practice on Friday, and there were 15-20 thousand people at that. It was awesome. So much energy, so many people who told me “I’ve never been a big MSU fan but this run has converted me.” I was in a bar for the Summers dunk, and I thought the city was going to explode.
Two days later I forked over a few hundred bucks 8 hours before tipoff even though I knew we were huge underdogs to UNC. I didn’t want to miss it if we did the improbable. Despite the outcome it was still well worth it. Walkign into Ford Field to see 65-70 thousand people largely there to cheer for MSU was awesome. The crowd stayed in the game despite the score, at one point in the second half the lead got cut to 3, and someone (Allen, Lucas, Lucious?) took an open 3. If that shot had gone in to cut it to 10 I think the roof would have come off and the game could really have gotten interesting.
Those are just a few. Not to get all sentimental, but this realy is a reminder of what a big part MSU basketball has had in some really awesome memories. Thanks to Coach Izzo and all the players past and present for that.
lead got cut to 13*
Don’t think it as within 3 after the 40 second mark. lol
by trivialstuff16 on Jan 26, 2012 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
Damned Tar Heels
If it wasn’t for them, 400 would’ve happened a while ago and there’d be another banner hanging.
So how about this one:
Dec. 1999 @ UNC – 86-76 with Cleaves in a cast hopping around like a mad man on the bench.
31 big ones from MoPete that night.
"Long range from the baseline, Swish!"
Has every great game been covered?
This list of amazing moments in recent Spartan basketball history further emphasizes how great it is to be a Spartan basketball fan. Big thanks to Coach Izzo! Congrats on #400!
No way
There is:
-The beatdown of UCONN in the non-con during the championship year with Ali’s pregame speech
-Mo Pete going off on North Carolina in 1999 in there building
-Cleaves game winners in ’99 – coast to coast vs. Minn. in the barn and a jumper vs. PSU
-’99 tournament where Cleaves collides with Najera
What was the game where Mateens jumping around in his boot on the sideline with that crazy sweater on and that big gold cross necklace?
A couple more
—Kalin Lucas, assassin. Not just against Kansas in 09, but also in Big Ten play against Minnesota and Michigan in 2010.
—Madhouses on the road against mid-majors. Izzo’s 400 include wins at Bradley, at The Citadel, at IPFW. Those were the biggest games ever on those campuses, and the last one might even have been a factor in bringing MSU its newest assistant coach.
The Matteen game with the Cosby sweater was the game at UNC in Nov./Dec. 1999.
by SpartanBoiler on Jan 26, 2012 9:51 PM CST up reply actions
Reading everyone's comments was great
This thread has brought back so many good memories.
My favorite game was the one against Maryland. I was in Vegas with 4 of my best friends from MSU. Watching that game with them and 2000 other people in the sports book was amazing. If you remember it was basically a pick’em game so the swings of emotion from the crowd during those last three possessions is something I’ll never forget.
Remember MoPete as "The Club"
When he had the cast on his hand due to the broken thumb? I searched long & hard on google but couldnt’ find a pic of it. He couldn’t really dribble, or shoot with it, but he could go sky high & throw down lobs from Mateen!!
We are truly blessed
I sat up in the upper deck at Jenison and watched the likes of Ken Redfield, and Mark Brown and Darryl Johnson as we went .500 every year in the Big 10. It was really 10 teams in those days. Year after year.. once in a while a Skiles or a Steve Smith would come along and we’d go into the tourney… but not that often. It was fun to watch for the most part.
Now… we have a great program.. a GREAT coach, great players.. not just on the floor but off the floor too (for the most part)… enjoy every win.. every title.. every game where we have enough talent on the team to compete with the best teams in the country. With players who graduate and behave (for the most part)
There was an off the backboard dunk to Marquis Gray
From Travis Walton. I can’t find video anywhere but I KNOW it happened.
This one is a personal favorite of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5by6jaqkkQ
Most unexpected game winner ever?
by Respert's Elbow Pad on Jan 27, 2012 12:07 PM CST reply actions
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