UK - Wake Forest. 1993 NCAA. "A withering display of basketball talent."
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'93 and '96 teams are the best offensive teams I've seen my Cat lifetime. That 93 FF run with the shellacking of wake and fsu was crazy good. young folks think nova was special this year, imagine that team with a freak 6'8" 250LB hybrid wing draining 3s
ah, yes.... couldn't see the Forest for the Threes, IIRC
Mash was a beast. We win a natty that year had he not fouled out against Michigan. The fab 5 could not stop him. That UNC Michigan game was the only time I have ever pulled fir UNC.
One of the most fun UK games of all time. I used to watch that sequence over and over back in the VCR days. Mashburn and Ford absolutely destroyed Rodney Roger's and Randolph Childress.
It was nice blowing out both Wake and Florida State in the regional semis and finals. We bought Final Four tickets after the second round that would have been completely worthless had we not made it.
It was also fun taunting the ahole Michigan fans in front of us when Webber called the TO in the championship game.
It was also fun taunting the ahole Michigan fans in front of us when Webber called the TO in the championship game.
We win if Dale Brown doesn't crash into a table diving for a ball he had no chance of saving and separating his shoulder.
Man, that '93 team was something else. The best Pitino coached UK team, outside of the '96 Cats. I'll never forget Jalen Rose running over TD while bringing the ball up court on the last possession of regulation against Michigan. Refs swallowed their whistle and we went to OT. We beat Duke in '92 and Michigan in '93 if Mash doesn't foul out of both games. Absolutely no doubt in my mind.
Edit: The ass whipping we handed Wake Forest is one of the most impressive tournament games in UK history. Top ten easily. That was a good Wake team that we flat out manhandled.
Edit: The ass whipping we handed Wake Forest is one of the most impressive tournament games in UK history. Top ten easily. That was a good Wake team that we flat out manhandled.
That building was shaking at half time because of the UK fans chanting on the concourse. One of favorite live games ever.
And it was one of the few times I've seen a team give up in the first half. You could see it on their faces.
That 93 run, from the SEC Tourney until the disappointment of the Michigan game, was the greatest example of how far ahead Pitino was strategically at that time. In 8 games in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments that year, UK outscored opponents by 165 points from the 3 point line. That's 55 more made 3's in an 8 game stretch, which is just staggering.
Unfortunately, a combination of running into the wrong opponent (an inspired Michigan team that just had too much size and athleticism for UK), and some bad luck (Dale Brown, playing the best game of his life, going out with an injury with about 5 minutes left in regulation) ended that season, but the 7 games before that were magical.
Unfortunately, a combination of running into the wrong opponent (an inspired Michigan team that just had too much size and athleticism for UK), and some bad luck (Dale Brown, playing the best game of his life, going out with an injury with about 5 minutes left in regulation) ended that season, but the 7 games before that were magical.
My favorite UK YT clip, never get tired of watching it. Living in Texas at the time, game wasn't shown down there, only later did I get to witness this marvelous display of Awesomeness!
The banter and astonishment of both Stockton and McQuire is just too fun to listen to.
The banter and astonishment of both Stockton and McQuire is just too fun to listen to.
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Yeah Ford was overwhelmed in that game but kept it respectable. Was a great run though,so much fun.
If we assume it was the refs’ job to hand the game to Michigan, that was the best officiated game I’ve ever seen.
According to Billy Packer there is ZERO chance that UK will destroy Florida State in ths next game. Spot on call...
Wow...I remember that game like yesterday. Between that one and the UT beatdown in the tourney I was just amazed.
I also remember the Sunday in '92 when UK destroyed Alabama in the SEC finals...80-54.
How I miss those teams.
Been a UK fan since 1969. That 1st half of this Wake Forest game was the best half of basketball by a college team I've ever seen. And it wasn't like this Wake Forest team was some 16 seed, they were a 5 seed that UK obliterated.
We have the best fans in college basketball. Amazing.
In all of sports imo.
That 93 team should have won it all that year and we would’ve if Mash hadn’t fouled out against Michigan.
and if um and unc hadn’t cheated. we’d have pounded ku. who was also probably cheating lol.
We made Rodney Rogers look like Mr. Rogers in that game. Spanking Wake Forest and Utah was fun in the 90s.
I was there for both the games that weekend...fun times! Absolute beat downs.
Mashburn is probably my all time favorite player that ever played at UK. He was just a matchup nightmare for any opponent. I was in highschool but remember this run well. Fun basketball to watch as they played like a well oiled machine.
I set in end zone front row for that regional... After destroying Roger's and Wake Forest in semi they demolished an Cassell led Florida State team... Ford was incredible and you would have thought Prickett was the next Larry Bird... With that regional effort against great ACC teams.. (Crowd chanted SEC, SEC) we were overwhelming favorites to win title.... We were 6.5 favorites in FF game against Michigan... Mashburn committed 2 silly reach in fouls right before overtime or we win easy... They had no answer for Mash with us clearing floor for him..
We win the title that year if Dale Brown doesnt injure his shoulder on the scores table against Michigan. He was the leading scorer in the game when it happened.
