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What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 4:47 PM
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Hands down mine is Buckner jams! I was 15 at the time and had only been living in NC for a few years, enough time to develop a hatred for UNC, their fans, and Dean Smith. I was watching the game with my dad and I think I jumped as high as Buckner on that play. That group of guys is still my favorite team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tol_RMq3XNc
A close 2nd would be Booker’s dunk over Duke. But that was more about the a$$ whoopin Coach K and co. took the enitre game, 74-47 and ranked #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThX7dWN7L_4
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 4:57 PM
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That one. I remember someone here saying how much fun it was afterward to ask heel fans if they had tickets for salefor the remaiing games.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 4:59 PM
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I'm still waiting on one.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:20 PM
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You are a young mole.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:04 PM
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6 players on the floor to end the game. The good memories were too long ago.
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Foul on Booker
Jan 9, 2022, 5:09 PM
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ACC refs would call two fouls on him before the game even started.
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Yep getting to ACCT final with win over Duke...
Jan 9, 2022, 5:45 PM
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Special getting back to championship game for only the 2nd time.
Most of those moments are Barnes and OP as coaches.
Here is an Ellis moment. Clinching regular season ACC Championship win over Duke...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EUHBtvswvA8
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?n
Jan 9, 2022, 5:15 PM
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For me was the opportunity my wife, 2 daughters and I had to watch Matthew Lecroy, Kris Benson and Billy Koch play in the 96 Olympics in Atlanta. Koch pitched the game we were lucky enough to get tickets to and being at the Olympics was a once in a lifetime experience.
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Tell 'em u7c coot, no one knows losing better than you
Jan 9, 2022, 7:31 PM
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Re: Clemson vs Duke in the 2008 ACCT semi
Jan 9, 2022, 5:21 PM
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I forget the year, but we beat the crap out of duke by around 30 in the Purnell years at little John. I still like Brownell overall, but loved the relentless press from the purnell years.
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Re: Clemson vs Duke in the 2008 ACCT semi
Jan 9, 2022, 5:29 PM
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Just checked, in 2009 we whooped Duke 74-47. I remember seeing coach K’s face when getting that beating. We had an answer for everything.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:19 PM
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For basketball is was being at Littlejohn in 1990 when we beat Duke to win the ACC regular season championship. Unbelievable how that many people were allowed into the arena and I still my ticket stub. By the way, bball can be either baseball or basketball.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 6:28 PM
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My favorite as well. The fire Marshall was not happy - people were even seated on the steps! But wasn't anything he could do about it! Nobody was leaving that game til it was over!
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The only thing better than Buckner jams is..
Jan 9, 2022, 5:33 PM
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JP on the call. Man I miss that.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:39 PM
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Win over No. 1 Duke on January 9, 1980 in overtime, 87–82. Go Tigers
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This one!!!!!!
Jan 9, 2022, 5:56 PM
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Sat on the steps in Littlejohn because all the seats were taken. We probably had 13,000 there. Back then students were guaranteed entry into all home games.
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For an absolute "tore the roof off the John" moment, mine is
Jan 9, 2022, 7:57 PM
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a relatively meaningless game, last home game of the season for Clemson, either '75 or '76 season, whenever Marvin Dickerson was a Senior.
Dunking was still outlawed, but, right near the end of the last home game, Marvin Dickerson swooped downcourt on a breakaway, and slammed home a THUNDEROUS dunk. The roof nearly came off the John, of course the zebras called a technical foul, but WHO THE HEYALL CARED?
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Against then Baptist College***
Jan 9, 2022, 8:46 PM
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The old joke, (and it was already old, even back then) was
Jan 10, 2022, 6:31 PM
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that Baptist College, religious affiliation and all, was the best source of recreational drugs of all the college campuses in state.
I have NO knowledge of if that was actually true. (What little dabbling I did was sponging off of others, never had the cajones, or money, to buy any. I firmly believe that if I had gotten busted for drugs, I never would have made it to court. My dad would have removed me from this earth. And, I don't think I am kidding.)
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:54 PM
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Some great ones, but mine is Skip Wise running the 4 corners against uncheat. Such a sad story though, talent wasted.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 7:11 PM
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I believe that Wise also stole the ball from Phil Ford also
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 5:57 PM
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Gimme a few days to think about this.
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Being in the Orange Bowl Jan.1, 1982***
Jan 9, 2022, 5:58 PM
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 6:04 PM
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Mine was watching Skip Wise holding the ball out for Monty Towe (Nancy St). When Towe would reach for the ball Skip would jerk it back. He did it 2 or 3 times. Crowd was going wild! Fun team to watch……Wise, Tree, Rome & Abraham. Skip Wise was the best player we ever had.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 6:08 PM
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Cliff Ellis was the coach and we had the twin towers Dale Davis and Elden Chambell. We defeated Duke and win the regular season ACC. I believe their center was Giminski. Littlejohn was sold out and one of the loudest places I had ever been. The play of the twin towers around the goal was unbelievable.
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No that was the Duke Latener team...
Jan 9, 2022, 6:33 PM
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We did beat #1 Duke at Littlejohn with Geminski. We had a high number of big wins over Duke in this list...
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Gminski was much earlier than that.
Jan 9, 2022, 8:38 PM
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He graduated in 1980. Our 1980 Elite Eight team coached by Bill Foster had two great games against Gminski. The first was an upset of #1 Duke in Littlejohn. They beat us to end the regular season with a double OT win in Cameron.
We didn’t win the ACC regular season that year. That was 10 years later, in 1990.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 6:08 PM
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The night that Ricky Hunt clocked Len Elmore
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Beating Duke at Littlejohn
Jan 9, 2022, 6:26 PM
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For the ACC regular season championship back in 90, I think. The place was packed and it was a great game! Will never forget that one.
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Re: Beating Duke at Littlejohn
Jan 9, 2022, 6:30 PM
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I’m young so Duke at home in 2020. After losing the football natty the night before, to beat them like we did was awesome. John Newman 3-pointer after the poster dunk the previous possession was the loudest I’ve ever heard that place. Tevin Mack had a heck of a game too from what I can remember
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 6:36 PM
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Beating UNC 52-50 at Littlejohn. Had my chemistry 101 book in my lap.
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Chris Michael with the game winner***
Jan 9, 2022, 8:48 PM
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Our win in 1980, vs #1 Duke at Clemson with Mike Giminski
Jan 9, 2022, 6:36 PM
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Biggest crowd ever in Littlejohn by far.
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And loudest. My MIL insisted her hearing was damaged
Jan 9, 2022, 7:16 PM
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that night. She may have been right.
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Buckner jams for me as well
Jan 9, 2022, 7:03 PM
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2. Beating #1 Duke in 1980 with 13,500 packed in to LJ
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The 1980 Duke game in LJ was scary, claustrophobic crowded!
Jan 10, 2022, 6:37 PM
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I remember the excitement, but also recall being a bit anxious for my 6-year old son who was on my shoulders in the midst of that huge mass of people.
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Beating Duke for ACC regular season championship
Jan 9, 2022, 7:37 PM
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1990. Littlejohn was packed / rocking.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 7:38 PM
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The fans will respond to great Tiger BB. Cliff Ellis, Rick Barnes, snd Oliver Prenell were our best BB coaches ever.
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Yes. 100% the will but sadly the coaches who produce will
Jan 10, 2022, 6:39 PM
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not stay at Clemson for the long haul.
We’re viewed as a stepping stone job at best.
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 7:51 PM
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 8:00 PM
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When we knocked Duke out of the 2008 ACC tournament. My mom was dying with cancer and remember watching the game with her and my dad in her hospital room. We were all excited. Was hoping we would dispatch of North Carolina shortly thereafter. We played them tough but ultimately that Gumby kid with the name that sounded like the toy manufacturer was too good.
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Beating #1 Duke
Jan 9, 2022, 8:02 PM
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By 20 points when they had Banks, Gminski, Spanarkle etc
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It was in the late vs. Maryland
Jan 9, 2022, 8:35 PM
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Cheerleaders were handing little slips of paper, “Silent treatment, no noise until our team is introduced .” LJ was really quite except for someone slowly beating a bass drum, boom…boom… boom. Our players knew the plan and they were loose and happy during warm ups. Maryland players were tense, looking around, missing layups. When the teams came back out for intros, still boom… boom… boom. The introduced the first Terp and one Maryland fan stood up and shouted for about half a word and sat back down. Even when they introduced hated coach Lefty Drisel… boom… boom… Then the announcer said “And now your Cle” and a wall of noise as we all cheered. Clemson jumped out to a massive lead and held on to win.
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Re: It was in the late ‘70s
Jan 9, 2022, 8:39 PM
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Fat fingers and I got excited.
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That was Tree's senior year
Jan 9, 2022, 8:54 PM
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arguably our best team ever. Too bad they were on probation from the Tates years.
Tree, Stan Rome, Colon Abraham, Dave Brown, Jimmy Howell, Derek Johnson, Greg Coles, Chubby Wells. 22-6
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Re: What’s your favorite/most memorable moment in CU bball?
Jan 9, 2022, 9:16 PM
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1967 the Randy Mahaffey team beat NC State SouthCarolina, Maryland, Wake, Duke, UNC all back to back to back etc Pretty much had 5 guys that played most of the minutes.
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Feb. 2001... #1 UNC comes to town, Tigers are a 20pt dog...
Jan 11, 2022, 9:57 AM
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we win by 10. Tony Stockman gets the ball with just over a minute left, tigers up by 5, and pulls up for 3 at the tip of the paw. the whole crowd sighs... shot goes down... the crowd erupts. Tigers hang on for the win.
Dale Earnhardt also died that day. So the tigers got no news coverage
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