OUmillenium
1/13/2007, 02:11 PM
It was almost exactly 20 years ago to the day that OK experienced a terrible ice storm on a Saturday in which #1 ranked UNLV was coming to the Lloyd Noble center. Was the place empty? Hell no it was packed and rocking!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it was the greatest win at that point in OU basketball history. This was one of the funnest days of my childhood/Jr High years.
I was in 9th grade. Began following OU hoops about 3 years before. Really missed Wayman when he did not return for Sr year.
Back to the UNLV game. We were preseason #4 in SI that year(remember the pic of Boz with Choo in a headlock?) so my hopes were way up. OU lost to UNLV at UNLV in the preseason NIT, I remember listening to that one on the radio. Sooners Illustrated had really hyped up incoming Jucos Harvey Grant and Ricky Grace as well as returning big man Stacey King. We had a solid senior cast with Tmac, Choo, DJ, Chuck Watson, and Ron Roberts.
UNLV's studs were Armon Gilliam, Freddie Banks, Gerald Patio(sp?) and maybe a young Stacey Augmon. Also had a good point guard and a few other guys I can't remember.
I acted out the game on the nerf hoop in my hallway all morning waiting for the actual game to come on.
Remember the controversial 3 pointers? Great stuff. Seems like Choo Kennedy or DJ hit the go ahead shot with about 11 secs left. UNLV runs it down takes a shot, then Jarvis Basnight misses the follow in jam(would have been game winner) and OU wins by 1, students rush court, John Brooks screaming Jimminy Christmas. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Think today's game with the whorns will have any such electricity?
I think it was the greatest win at that point in OU basketball history. This was one of the funnest days of my childhood/Jr High years.
I was in 9th grade. Began following OU hoops about 3 years before. Really missed Wayman when he did not return for Sr year.
Back to the UNLV game. We were preseason #4 in SI that year(remember the pic of Boz with Choo in a headlock?) so my hopes were way up. OU lost to UNLV at UNLV in the preseason NIT, I remember listening to that one on the radio. Sooners Illustrated had really hyped up incoming Jucos Harvey Grant and Ricky Grace as well as returning big man Stacey King. We had a solid senior cast with Tmac, Choo, DJ, Chuck Watson, and Ron Roberts.
UNLV's studs were Armon Gilliam, Freddie Banks, Gerald Patio(sp?) and maybe a young Stacey Augmon. Also had a good point guard and a few other guys I can't remember.
I acted out the game on the nerf hoop in my hallway all morning waiting for the actual game to come on.
Remember the controversial 3 pointers? Great stuff. Seems like Choo Kennedy or DJ hit the go ahead shot with about 11 secs left. UNLV runs it down takes a shot, then Jarvis Basnight misses the follow in jam(would have been game winner) and OU wins by 1, students rush court, John Brooks screaming Jimminy Christmas. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Think today's game with the whorns will have any such electricity?