By Aron Phillips
Yesterday was my 25th birthday. I know, kinda crazy. So with the National Championship game last night, I figured I’d look back at the past 25 years of the Big Dance. At the end of the Final Four, the Associated Press always selects a Most Outstanding Player (last night being Duke’s Kyle Singler). The MOP need not be a member of the Championship team, but they almost always are. In fact, the last player to win the award in a losing effort was Hakeem Olajuwon back in 1983. But not everyone goes on to have a career like The Dream. With that in mind, I’ve tracked down the MOPs of the past 25 years… Read More »
Tags: Anderson Hunt, Bobby Hurley, carmelo anthony, Christian Laettner, Corey Brewer, Corliss Williamson, Danny Manning, Donald Williams, Ed O'Bannon, Ed Pinckney, Emeka Okafor, Glen Rice, Hakeem Olajuwon, Jeff Sheppard, joakim noah, Juan Dixon, Keith Smart, Kyle Singler, Mario Chalmers, Mateen Cleaves, Miles Simon, Pervis Ellison, Richard Hamilton, Sean May, Shane Battier, Tony Delk, Wayne Ellington
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By Aron Phillips
Known as a basketball institution, the Kentucky Wildcat basketball program is widely regarded as one of the best programs in all of college sports. But it was the 1995-96 men’s team that was arguably the greatest team ever assembled. With nine NBA first round picks, and a 34-2 season that capped off with a NCAA Championship, the facts are hard to argue with. That’s why Derek Anderson has produced a must-see documentary, The Untouchables: The Greatest Team Ever, chronicling that legendary season. Read More »
Tags: Anthony Epps, Antoine Walker, Ashley Judd, Cameron Mills, Derek Anderson, Jared Pricket, Jeff Sheppard, John Calipari, Kentucky, Mark Pope, Nazr Mohammed, Rick Pitino, Ron Mercer, Scott Padgett, Tony Delk, University of Kentucky, Walter McCarty, Wayne Turner
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