The 11-Game Run That Immortalized Kemba Walker and the 2011 UConn Huskies

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  • Kemba Walker and the 2010-11 UConn national championship team will go down as having one of the most improbable title runs in NCAA history. After finishing ninth in the Big East conference, the Huskies went on to win 11 straight postseason games and claim the title.
    Walker was the heart and soul of that team, leading them both on and off the court.
    Relive one the most exhilarating runs in tournament history.
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  • @austinfull8941
    @austinfull8941 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7205

    That stepback was like 4 kilometers.

    • @mayattv4986
      @mayattv4986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Got me spitting my coffee

    • @deutshc8871
      @deutshc8871 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Louie Salvador best comment I’ve seen so far on TH-cam 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @yunan9610
      @yunan9610 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I could heard the Doppler effect between him and the defender

    • @jonmartin2913
      @jonmartin2913 6 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Hands down in my opinion the best step back i ever seen in person it was so so so so so nasty

    • @joshloach9016
      @joshloach9016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂😂

  • @ethanwhite9731
    @ethanwhite9731 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9474

    They're acting like this guy is some shrimp. The man is 6'1

    • @PistolKev
      @PistolKev 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1530

      yea but thats exxagerated height, he is 5 foot 11 withouth shoes and 6 foot with shoes. Wich is small for a basketball player

    • @josephkoh151
      @josephkoh151 7 ปีที่แล้ว +874

      He's DEFINITELY not 6'1. I've seen him in person (many NBA teams practice at my university) and he's a pretty small guy. 5'11 at the most.

    • @ashtonparker8901
      @ashtonparker8901 7 ปีที่แล้ว +321

      Joseph Koh he's 5' 10" or 5' 11" without shoes

    • @rouston3975
      @rouston3975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      He's 6'1 that what google says

    • @ethanwhite9731
      @ethanwhite9731 7 ปีที่แล้ว +622

      freewillracer20 and KD is 6"9 according to google

  • @cxu2014
    @cxu2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    its tradition to come back to this vid every once in a while

    • @kameronmiller2226
      @kameronmiller2226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fax

    • @predalien0207
      @predalien0207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      once every couple months lmao

    • @jjgames746
      @jjgames746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It motivated

    • @resedabeast106
      @resedabeast106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell as college basketball player hell I come every other week for inspiration 💯

    • @i0nknownun
      @i0nknownun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

  • @DingProductions
    @DingProductions ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Whoever edited this did a great job 🔥 ahead of its time

  • @j.walker8874
    @j.walker8874 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5531

    seeing kawhi in his college days is rare lol

    • @moj7870
      @moj7870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +378

      na lebron is more rare

    • @marth3401
      @marth3401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Cres nah kobe is ultra rare

    • @darkblazers8491
      @darkblazers8491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@marth3401 Nah Kemba is legendary rare , lol.

    • @anotherlatenightt
      @anotherlatenightt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ikr! i rewinded it 3 times!

    • @chadm5765
      @chadm5765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Pencil Connoisseur I honestly didn’t even know where he went

  • @nah.4798
    @nah.4798 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6491

    One of the most underrated players in the NBA

    • @brenttaylor2020
      @brenttaylor2020 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      his not underrated he gets the respect he needs

    • @nah.4798
      @nah.4798 7 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      Brent Taylor Not really seeing as he's never been voted as an All-Star...

    • @gfayzo285
      @gfayzo285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Nah. Kyrie , Lowry , wall all better than him // he ain't underrated

    • @blakemorton6715
      @blakemorton6715 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      G Fayzo he's leading his team to a 3rd seed, kyrie and lowry being carried, and wall ain't doing shit

    • @solomonwilliams4072
      @solomonwilliams4072 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      G Fayzo He is way better than Lowry, him n kyrie r pretty even, n wall doesn't have a shot like him

  • @AlexGarcia-yp6ov
    @AlexGarcia-yp6ov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1464

    Anybody here after Kemba's 60 point game ?

  • @RenaldyCalixte
    @RenaldyCalixte 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1043

    Any Celtics fans watching this after Kemba signed his contract with Boston?

    • @jaysontaydumb9662
      @jaysontaydumb9662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeeeeaaaaahh

    • @lancehalljr.3994
      @lancehalljr.3994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup

    • @tighevans6783
      @tighevans6783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      What the Cs are getting is a slightly below Kyrie talent with ALL of IT’s heart. I like this move because it will help Jaylen and Jason grow into what PG and Kahwhi are now

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tighevans6783 Exactly. That's what I'm thinking and they still got cap space to get a great bench PG because Horford left and they got Kanter/Theis for $22 million combined. (Horford made $27 mil last year).

    • @lawrencehackett6479
      @lawrencehackett6479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Brad stevens gordon heyward and kemba unite back together baby!

  • @yeahlaxiscool
    @yeahlaxiscool 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3564

    I love kemba, plays with a ton of heart and desire. Ive seen that game winner against Pitt atleast 20 times

    • @apollo1573
      @apollo1573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Same

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Matty Ray for sure

    • @Jordan-jp8pf
      @Jordan-jp8pf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Matty Ray Kemba plays with a ton of heart and a lot of passion.

    • @shanepetagna165
      @shanepetagna165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i was at the garden when he hit that step back

    • @naymiley9782
      @naymiley9782 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      facts he is legendary

  • @KingAndis
    @KingAndis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3127

    College Basketball was so lit back then

    • @prisonmike4566
      @prisonmike4566 7 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Andy Thomas probably because there were so many now big names in the NBA playing at the time

    • @djzanis5220
      @djzanis5220 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Prison Mike SOOO youre saying there is no more big names coming from colleges in next 3 years?

    • @djzanis5220
      @djzanis5220 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      ***** yeah but back then you didn't know who is gonna be a superstar either... "was lit back then"

    • @currybazooka
      @currybazooka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      4355a
      43 5t

    • @TylerJohnson-jp2sh
      @TylerJohnson-jp2sh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andy Thomas 08 was the best tourney year

  • @ItsCioffi
    @ItsCioffi ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Was a freshman at UConn this season. The tourney run was the single craziest thing I’ve ever seen this is the most legendary post season run and the definition of out the team on my back

    • @NikeSocks24
      @NikeSocks24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow man. That must have been crazy times

    • @BradyHaslem
      @BradyHaslem ปีที่แล้ว +4

      to also have Shabazz Napier carry the team to the natty is also crazy

    • @gmoney2.059
      @gmoney2.059 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BradyHaslem AJ comes back for his senior year with the Fab 5 we got coming in UCONN CAN GO DEEP

    • @derrickayala4525
      @derrickayala4525 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now we champs again!!

    • @paddyjames14
      @paddyjames14 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      was in brooklyn for that pitt game, electric

  • @jacksonhall1539
    @jacksonhall1539 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Anyone else come back to this video all the time

  • @sethywethy4734
    @sethywethy4734 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3124

    I think it's funny how lamb and kemba play on the same team again

    • @pancakedude8693
      @pancakedude8693 8 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Yeah #BuzzCity

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SethyWethy ikr

    • @brentandy4233
      @brentandy4233 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      napier picked by charlotte too
      almost a big 3

    • @korieroberts4151
      @korieroberts4151 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      SethyWethy there was 3 UConn players on that same NBA team

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hornetts should add Napier get the trifecta of guards

  • @knee-colayo-kitc104
    @knee-colayo-kitc104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2004

    He has the deadliest mid range step back that I've seen

    • @free2rhymesoshutup
      @free2rhymesoshutup 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Meechy Merc Em MJ? DWade? Kobe? Harden?

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Step backs weren't even done in the 90s lol

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Just cus they're better players don't mean shit

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Maybe D Wade but the rest he'll no, he's much smaller than all those guys the step back is his main move

    • @angelortega2009
      @angelortega2009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Meechy Merc Em I think you watch too many highlight videos

  • @CarsonClaws
    @CarsonClaws 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Damn I had no idea that this was the same year where he hit that buzzer beater over Pitt. Legend

    • @davidgutierrez4606
      @davidgutierrez4606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep crossed that fool up so hard on that last shot I remember every single game from the 2011 March madness

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidgutierrez4606 me too man was a great yr.

    • @ibaIIhog
      @ibaIIhog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cuz you gen z

  • @showtime1235
    @showtime1235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    “I’m not sure if he’s y’all enough to ride the rides when he goes to Disney land”
    Ok calm down he’s not that short jesus

    • @tingispingis
      @tingispingis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @King Nick He's 6'1 not 5'11. That's like average height for a point guard but they talk like he's 5'9 it's not a hard concept to understand

    • @marksuckerburg3051
      @marksuckerburg3051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tingispingis I've seen him in person and he definitely isn't 6'1 he's like 3, 4 inches taller than me. So he's like 5'10, 5'11

    • @tingispingis
      @tingispingis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @King Nick The point is they were acting like he was way shorter than he actually is. Point still stands even if he's 5'11, he still clearly looks taller than a dude like Isaiah Thomas. Stop acting like you're not a waste of life, Nick

    • @drunkentiger5536
      @drunkentiger5536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      King Nick “if u want to meet off the internet” LOL damn you corny as fuck son

    • @drunkentiger5536
      @drunkentiger5536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      King Nick “mind ya business” ...we’re on a TH-cam comment board on a public video...I want you to reread that statement and for good measure read it maybe one or two more times....smh. Corny ass trying to make other people sound stupid...damn

  • @tarawally65
    @tarawally65 7 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    The famous step back , I played that back on my tv about 8 times , never forget that moment

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was insane watching that big east tournament as a new yorker.

  • @mattbogoshian4769
    @mattbogoshian4769 7 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    man Butler really lost two national titles

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Well the fact brad Stevens got their again after losing Hayward is shocking...mack was a beast in college

    • @vincentjames7210
      @vincentjames7210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Jacob Lebeck They got robbed on the one vs Duke tho

    • @nuraby_9228
      @nuraby_9228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Brad Stevens took a team of almost entirely half a star recruits to the national title game twice, that's how good of a coach he is. It's tough cause that UCONN game just showed the absolute limits of a team like Butler could do without having 5 star future-NBA player recruits.

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      1 of the best coaching jobs in college basketball history. Back to back title game appearances with an enrollment of 5000. Fucking silly when you really think about it.

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It should be the fact that Butler being a national runner-up in consecutive years is one of the most underrated and competitive sport accomplishments of the last fifty years or at least during my 48 close to 49 years on this planet! Its a shame they get forgotten as a whole because what they did as a school from an extremely little known conference may not ever be duplicated

  • @Mitch_f_m
    @Mitch_f_m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Man...that stepback...
    Neil Armstrong: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
    Kemba: Hold my beer

    • @thekingmansplainer6813
      @thekingmansplainer6813 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm fucking leaping all the way to Mars with my stepback

  • @bigbadlobo4109
    @bigbadlobo4109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I was heartbroken when we lost in 2008. We were so stacked. I remember being up at 2 in the morning when we went to 6 overtimes with Syracuse. This is one of the greatest seasons I've witnessed to date.

  • @handsomethanos9072
    @handsomethanos9072 7 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Jeremy Lamb was a beast back in 2k13 myteam. budget beast

    • @nestility288
      @nestility288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sirion Heat lmao

    • @lemieuxworldorder3102
      @lemieuxworldorder3102 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tru dat.

    • @seanld444
      @seanld444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Had him too

    • @diegowirz4885
      @diegowirz4885 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sirion didn’t play my team then I do now but his release was money

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lamb taking his game to another level during the NCAA tournament was the most significant contribution to UConn's national championship! Kemba was superb, but Lamb became the difference, especially against San Diego St and Arizona! He'd make big play after big play right at all the precise moments and it was his defensive effort early stages of the second half against Butler that completely switched the momentum! Lamb gets lost because of Kemba, but I think even Kemba would tell you the Huskies don't win in 2011 without Jeremy Lamb

  • @bigshanene4437
    @bigshanene4437 7 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Moral of story don't fuck with kemba and maybe he'll take it easy on you

    • @uselessinformation3634
      @uselessinformation3634 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Big Shanene I would think that "taking it easy" type of talk would apply to a team like the 2014-15 UK team with the platoons.

  • @jakethomas3029
    @jakethomas3029 5 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Kemba, New England, Brad Stevens, Hayward:
    The conditions are set, let's go recreate that magic.

    • @amd_hawk7318
      @amd_hawk7318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Jacob Thomas Kemba has the play for the coach of the dream he ruined

    • @EADAMS_HA
      @EADAMS_HA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Woof

    • @christophermurawski4361
      @christophermurawski4361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This aged well

    • @robertlee3372
      @robertlee3372 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That didn’t work out. It’s Tatum isn’t that good and is difficult guy in locker room. Kemba will be back healthy eventually. Hayward hurt with hornets again but playing well. The thing with Kyrie blew up in our face. Danny had to try with a talent like that. Kemba will be back being Kemba soon. Keep brown trade Tatum for future he isn’t it.

    • @Kevin-it4fh
      @Kevin-it4fh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@robertlee3372 lol, Tatum shows up in the playoffs and already looks like a borderline superstar at the very least. No idea wtf you're talking about, lol

  • @ryandiver2602
    @ryandiver2602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Rewatching this makes me miss the old Big East basketball so much. So many good coaches and talent everywhere

  • @etiwahst
    @etiwahst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1561

    Hard to believe he's not an All Star yet

    • @cheese510
      @cheese510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      It's crowded at the PG position.

    • @valdog1
      @valdog1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Shocka he's really good though

    • @etiwahst
      @etiwahst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      valdog1 too bad he's underrated.

    • @EpicwinFTW27
      @EpicwinFTW27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      He will definitely be one this year. He still has that same motor and love of the game, not to mention he's a killer in clutch-time.

    • @rewind4964
      @rewind4964 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Shocka well he is now

  • @NoahTerranovabball
    @NoahTerranovabball 7 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Kemba and Hayward are the few examples of March madness stars who became NBA stars

    • @tycalvert7322
      @tycalvert7322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Wade, Melo, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, Hakeem and Clyde. It isn't that rare.

    • @lordlightskin4200
      @lordlightskin4200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Dont forget KD Pierce Timmy D Rose and more

    • @jordancockerall4853
      @jordancockerall4853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noah Terranova now they play together

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tycalvert7322 Your exactly right Ty, but in the case of Hakeem and The Glide, they're most remembered for being on the receiving end of the greatest Cinderella in March Madness history (NC State)! As dominant as Houston was leading up to, the loss to the Wolfpack was their defining college moment! It's unfortunate in their regard! I'm old enough to vividly remember Phi Slama Jama and they, when on their game, we're a sight to behold! As an 11-yr old, I can still picture Lorenzo Charles' dunk off Whittenberg's air ball and Jimmy V running around like a nut! Watched every second of that game! All those others u mentioned we're superb at tourney time, but it gets rendered to the back burner if u don't finish the job! Melo, AD and Kemba all finished their jobs! Houston's case is an exception because they'll always be remembered for the NC State loss!

    • @bigl1445
      @bigl1445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carmelo ?

  • @CTLatteberry
    @CTLatteberry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    its so crazy how 2010-2011 feels like the 90's now wtf

    • @EZYxProven
      @EZYxProven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What

    • @masonherrera6560
      @masonherrera6560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@EZYxProven he got mad likes too

    • @ogloc4478
      @ogloc4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@masonherrera6560 yeah cuz people are stupid, how are the first few years of everyone having their heads buried in their phones ANYTHING like the 90s?

    • @bandoothaguru_3373
      @bandoothaguru_3373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ogloc4478 Technology has increased ten fold since then. Whats stupid about it?

  • @kasenbaker984
    @kasenbaker984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Anyone watching when we don’t even get a tourney this year

    • @allenwarren6063
      @allenwarren6063 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kasen Baker I feel cheated I love March madness it’s a special time

    • @xivfrost563
      @xivfrost563 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😢

    • @macdabluepanther
      @macdabluepanther 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've had this in watch later for a rainy day. It brought back great memories but sad that march maddness was cancelled this season...SMH

  • @roddyr798
    @roddyr798 8 ปีที่แล้ว +827

    this guy won me 260$ that tournament he was a god ik from that big east tourney

  • @jasoncasebolt9990
    @jasoncasebolt9990 8 ปีที่แล้ว +498

    The 1 dislike is the Pitt player who kemba drained the buzzer beater on

    • @PaperStackerJ
      @PaperStackerJ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Don't forget he broke his ankles to

    • @cpa54
      @cpa54 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      His ankles have not returned.

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jason Casebolt is that an ankle I see down the street😏😏😂😂😁

    • @diegowirz4885
      @diegowirz4885 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      W

    • @devvv4616
      @devvv4616 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably on a wheel chair still rn 😂

  • @amiineh7782
    @amiineh7782 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    ALL STAR STARTER 2019!!!!!!
    MY MANS KEMBA MADE IT!!!!!

  • @avzeolla3960
    @avzeolla3960 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When Kemba was a freshman I remember thinking this kids will be an MVP caliber player some day.

    • @omerege3495
      @omerege3495 ปีที่แล้ว

      but you now see he's just another overrated short point guard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @abhaypancharathi3866
      @abhaypancharathi3866 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@omerege3495 in his prime he could go bucket for bucket with anyone

  • @justinknust2395
    @justinknust2395 8 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    I still have that issue of Sports Illustrated shown at 1:05 and when I first got it I remember looking at all 68 teams and not seeing UConn, so I personally filled in their name because I really thought they could surprise some people that season. When the bracket came out, UConn was my Championship team, and the fact that they won it all, made me feel really good about everything that I believed in this team from game 1 of the regular season.

    • @Airportris
      @Airportris 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      so how much money did you win on the future bet?

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember everyone saying bucknell was gonna beat them and many picked against them every round more then picked them to win so seeing them win was funny and great ..underdogs ...

    • @strength45
      @strength45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man best feeling ever I felt that way with the 2011 Dallas Mavs run just amazing time to be a fan

  • @ronigorani6847
    @ronigorani6847 7 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    dude can't go to disney rides because he isn't tall enough? He's fucking 6'1

    • @bundy4559
      @bundy4559 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Roni Gorani he's is taller than average it was just a metaphor saying he was incredibly short compared to most basketball players

    • @realatf1955
      @realatf1955 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Roni Gorani I am 15 and 6"4 so he is pretty small for a baller

    • @ivzr4308
      @ivzr4308 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      GamingHollywood yea just like kd he's listed at 6'9 but is actually 6'11

    • @realatf1955
      @realatf1955 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doritos Mountain Jew cause the shoes add inchs

    • @ivzr4308
      @ivzr4308 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ATG Nba Live Mobile Content shoes add like half an inch or maybe an inch at most lmao

  • @nickmann14
    @nickmann14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    New York WE HERE!

  • @puddlespuddles5208
    @puddlespuddles5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That Kemba step back in the best east game to win it against Pittsburgh is one of my all time fondest sports memories as a basketball fan. I will never forget it and after that game I told myself that I felt like they could win it all at the end of the season and they actually did. Epic run.

  • @sidneypratt8552
    @sidneypratt8552 7 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    5 games in 5 days. Wow

    • @elijahshannon6403
      @elijahshannon6403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sidney Pratt 5 wins triple wow

    • @youtubehollywoodhank
      @youtubehollywoodhank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And totaled 11 to close it out.

    • @dizzy.m2
      @dizzy.m2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      and they didnt get paid a penny

    • @LakersFanSinceJulyst
      @LakersFanSinceJulyst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +shush actually so fucked when you think about it.

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@youtubehollywoodhank and 3 titles that year maui invitational, big east champs, ncaa champs. Crazy just crazy time in college basketball.

  • @sidepiecebo
    @sidepiecebo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Growing up in CT, I was in like fifth grade, I remember me and my friends would stay in the gym after rec practice and try to recreate the "Cardiac Kemba" shot. Always will be one of the best NCAA shots ever.

    • @ilovebasketball666
      @ilovebasketball666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where you from in CT?

    • @jackiemoon8686
      @jackiemoon8686 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, I was a little older at this time but when me and my friends played basketball during this run we didn’t yell “Kobe” after a crazy shot we yelled “KEMBA” lol

  • @user-ew5hv1kd7m
    @user-ew5hv1kd7m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Who’s here after Kemba signed with the Knicks

  • @BlyGuy
    @BlyGuy ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just a reminder, UConn is the most successful basketball program in college the last 25 years.
    Hurley is cut from the same cloth as Coach Cal and has a legit 4 NBA prospects on the roster in Hawkins, Clingan, Jackson & Sanogo, to go along with really solid role players.
    Jackson and Sanogo are amazing leaders and super mature. This year, we get one for the thumb!

    • @scrubcity
      @scrubcity ปีที่แล้ว

      agreed, love this this years team. kinda interesting how similar the season has gone to the 2011 team peaking at 2 then hitting a rough stretch of Big East games. very excited to see how the rest of the season plays out

    • @awaisakhtar8838
      @awaisakhtar8838 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This aged well

    • @BlyGuy
      @BlyGuy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To lose 3 of those 4 players and being on the verge of back to back titles just goes to show how great Hurley is and how important building a great culture is.
      Can't wait for tonight!!!

  • @dylanmauga
    @dylanmauga 8 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    this video makes it sound like he's 5'10 or something but 6'1 isnt that little for a point guard

    • @mikekortedijk1658
      @mikekortedijk1658 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      This is 4 years ago so he prolly grew an inch or two

    • @WeAreSoBackBros
      @WeAreSoBackBros 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      he probably was 5'10

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      The average is 6'2.5

    • @armin38822
      @armin38822 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He can't be 6'1. CP3 is 6'0 and Kemba looks smaller then him.

    • @dialgalim7850
      @dialgalim7850 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +armin38822 u kidding bruh how can kemba be smaller than chris

  • @dantaffe6761
    @dantaffe6761 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Kemba has been my favourite player ever since college and have been a hornets fan since he joined Charlotte. I am the biggest kemba walker fan ever and I watch every single game no joke he is my idol. My dream is to be like kemba and one day to meet kemba he is the most underrated player ever he is the GOAT.

    • @dooder6755
      @dooder6755 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      thats whats up

    • @kezo_fps
      @kezo_fps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How do you feel now that he’s going to the Celtics ?

    • @blackchicken4922
      @blackchicken4922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan Taffe he is on the Celtics

    • @shiromkumar6616
      @shiromkumar6616 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol he went to the celtics and didn't even make the all star team this year. How do you feel 😂😂😂

  • @noahrubenstein1109
    @noahrubenstein1109 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the best basketball videos on youtube. Come back to this every march

  • @Jeremy_Superior
    @Jeremy_Superior 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I watch this every year

  • @rfritz901
    @rfritz901 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I remember that I was in 5th grade when this happened and I watched the DePaul and Pitt game in my class because my teacher was a huge UConn huskies fan

    • @cheryldragunoff4129
      @cheryldragunoff4129 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too man not even that much of uconn fan but that run iconic
      And that crossover death to his ankles

  • @keeksmarone818
    @keeksmarone818 7 ปีที่แล้ว +697

    loud ass bass i can barely hear

  • @theminifoo2856
    @theminifoo2856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The fact that Kemba played agaisnt Brad Stevens team in college now on his team in the NBA is so cool

  • @5crewItUp
    @5crewItUp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Who’s here right before we make this 2021 run

  • @tonysnell9565
    @tonysnell9565 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Man I got chills watching this video man , got abit emotional, towards the end

    • @TheMinecraftJones
      @TheMinecraftJones 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tony Snell Same

    • @bignips95
      @bignips95 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tony Snell Are you the real Tony Snell?

    • @Huntre
      @Huntre 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Bailee Shuey .....

    • @raphaelsanzio8534
      @raphaelsanzio8534 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Bailee Shuey Please tell me you're joking…

    • @bignips95
      @bignips95 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raphael Sanzio I'm a Bulls fan just wondering

  • @VeDanteee
    @VeDanteee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    I thought I was watching a movie

  • @heso504
    @heso504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    And now Brad Stevens is coaching him. Funny how everything comes back full circle

  • @EtoGenesis
    @EtoGenesis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There still hasn’t been a team to pull of something as incredible as they did. The greatest run in NCAA history

  • @ownedweezybaby
    @ownedweezybaby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was one of most magical things I've watched as a fan

  • @mortalkombat2101
    @mortalkombat2101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Why is he the "Little guy" he is 6'1? Isaiah thomas is like 5'8-5'9? and i barley her "Little guy"

    • @_Maxten
      @_Maxten 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Josh Cooper I think He's actually closer to 5'11 without shoes and then they rounded up to 6'1.

    • @_Maxten
      @_Maxten 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      +Josh Cooper and idk what you're talking about, Isaiah thomas does get called "little guy" all the time. lmao The announcers always say "big things come in small packages" for him and nate robinson lmao

    • @Matt_Laine
      @Matt_Laine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Josh Cooper Average height for point guards in college is getting towards 6'3-6'4"...

    • @courage2002
      @courage2002 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think they ment as he was growing up

    • @SidyWidy
      @SidyWidy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Josh Cooper he was like 5'10 in college and now he's 5'11 without shoes on

  • @tylerrussell7776
    @tylerrussell7776 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the best years of my life.

  • @raghu9364
    @raghu9364 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    if only the music was less loud i could properly enjoy the video

  • @MrJbreezy8
    @MrJbreezy8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    kawhi leonard will always hate jamal franklin

    • @austindean4604
      @austindean4604 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrJbreezy8 why?

    • @MrJbreezy8
      @MrJbreezy8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Jamal franklin fueled kembas rage which caused kemba to go off, and there neutralizing kawhi leonards chance of getting a ncaa championship

    • @ilovenickbutidontlikeyou
      @ilovenickbutidontlikeyou 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      MrJbreezy8 well that don’t matter anymore now kawhi is a nba champ and finals mvp

    • @juniorflores4542
      @juniorflores4542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I love Nick But I don’t like you you act like players don’t take pride in winning a national championship too. Maybe less than others, but competitors like to win.

    • @nuraby_9228
      @nuraby_9228 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The refs would have never let San Diego State win anyways

  • @psychothof
    @psychothof 7 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    this team had Kemba, Shabazz and Jeremy Lamb? Sheesh

    • @isaacschaaf9652
      @isaacschaaf9652 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      psychothof not better than the Kentucky teams that had
      John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe, Patrick Patterson
      And then there was a team with Karl Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, Willie Cauley Stein, Harrison Brothers, Tyler Ulis, Trey Lyles

    • @huey1153
      @huey1153 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      KJ THA GAWD no one asked

    • @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh
      @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      CONNECTICUT HUSKIES TOP 5 STARS OF ALL TIME 1-KEMBA WALKER 2-GREG ODEN 3 - RICHARD "RIP" HAMILTON 4-KHALID EL-AMIN 5-SHABAZZ NAPIER and of course the biggest star in HUSKIES History is none other than coach CALHOUN! A LEGEND

    • @X2Finest23
      @X2Finest23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mister Captin America Ray Allen?

    • @jalintroutman4164
      @jalintroutman4164 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Mister Captin America Greg Oden didn't go to UCONN...

  • @ripmxrcus
    @ripmxrcus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    MY GOD TH-cam ILL WATCH IT AFTER YEARS OF YOU RECCOMENDING IT DAMN.

  • @michaelhornung2641
    @michaelhornung2641 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tradition as the tournament starts this year to come back and watch this.

  • @isaacschaaf9652
    @isaacschaaf9652 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Coach Calhoun seems like he would be a great coach to play for.

  • @Matt_Laine
    @Matt_Laine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the greatest March Madness performances of all time. College basketball legend.
    Even crazier he did all this when the Big East was still the BIG East

    • @colexovitch
      @colexovitch ปีที่แล้ว

      Man, the Big East was ELITE Basketball when Uconn went on this legendary run. Still sour that it got broken when Pitt, Cuse, and Lville left.

  • @r.a.8407
    @r.a.8407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every good uconn team has a great guard that can be clutch & shoot.

  • @PunkThrashMetal
    @PunkThrashMetal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i was a sr in highschool in ct when this happened and it was like boston and ny sports just evaporated. no one cared at all about any other sport except the uconn men. it was a magical time, and an amazing run

  • @956Roo
    @956Roo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Them UCONN days were crazy i remember watching espn everyday after school and Kemba was all over the Highlight reel that year

  • @landonx1x
    @landonx1x 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Should do one for Shabazz Napier and the 2014 Uconn team

  • @markfoley6280
    @markfoley6280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Butler made it to the finals when there a 8 seed, that’s impressive.

  • @Prettyboysad
    @Prettyboysad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "nobody was looking at UCONN saying there they go"... I WAS! The minute I saw that step back game winner I knew immediately who I was picking to win it all and that I was a fan of the now 3 time all star Kemba Walker for life.

  • @mynickuhh410
    @mynickuhh410 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I still remember watching that step back live.. that was insane

  • @jonsnow8766
    @jonsnow8766 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I miss the old bigEast

    • @mabobber7408
      @mabobber7408 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jon snow what happened. im not familiar with ncaa

    • @jonsnow8766
      @jonsnow8766 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well now they split most of the old bigeast they now play in either the ACC or American conference they did this in 2012.

    • @jakemcgovern5692
      @jakemcgovern5692 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mabobber alot of teams left for other conferences, big east is soft as fuck now just a bunch of 3 point shooters and mostly boring teams

    • @Ho11is2Ho11ywood
      @Ho11is2Ho11ywood 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Mabobber Football ruined it. They basically broke it up because of football

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a near-lifelong ACC fan sans the Tar Holes and besides stating the obvious, the '80s Big East was close behind throughout that entire era! UConn was the bottom feeder in those days until Jim Calhoun's arrival in the spring of 1987 (greatest rebuild in D-I history in my opinion, Scott Drew with Baylor #2)! I vividly remember games on the old Big East Network (Bill Raftery and Mike Gorman) from grade school into junior high! When the heated Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry began it's ascent! Great time period! I'm 49 now and the memories never fade

  • @mr.nobody9697
    @mr.nobody9697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kemba gets the glory and deservedly so but the most underrated thing about that team that absolutely nobody talks about is the defense that team played. We gave up less than 60 points in 4 out of the 6 games in the tourney against some high powered offenses.

  • @BlizzyEditz
    @BlizzyEditz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who here after he signed with the Knicks 🔵🟠

  • @bassboy2772
    @bassboy2772 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Although they beat my Butler Bulldogs, you can;t deny how incredible this UConn postseason run was.

    • @SupremeSupport
      @SupremeSupport 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nobody will ever deny that though.. they went on that insane run as heavy underdogs in most matchups.

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was an incredible postseason run by both squads! Butler getting back to the final was way more remarkable than what they'd accomplished the year before! Their 2011 team was an 8 seed for God's sake and they weren't as talented off the bench without Veasley and Jukes from the 2010 squad

  • @seanconnolly6007
    @seanconnolly6007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm a Pitt fan and man i remember the step back like it was yesterday

  • @donsolos
    @donsolos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    it was pretty obvious something special was going on with this team during the big east tourny. definitely one of the best runs by a team i have ever seen in my 28 years. kemba walker was absolutely locked in for this team, was really something special to watch

  • @taylortrantham5622
    @taylortrantham5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    kemba will get his NBA championship one day

    • @jackknight4020
      @jackknight4020 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Taylor Trantham you can only hope, but with the Celtics? That’s a big ask. Then again he prove the haters in college, so can only hope he proves everyone wrong in the nba. Definitely someone who has always been a favourite player of mines.

  • @natewright4540
    @natewright4540 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Butler heartbreak 2 years in a row :(

    • @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh
      @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nate Wright BUTLER should've defeated DUKE the year before when they had the chance to do it. That was their best chance to win it all as that was their year. They came so close to do it but that last shot went half way in but came out. A total heartbreaker. Didn't have a chance against a determed and way much better CONNECTICUT team.

    • @ronaldomendoza7578
      @ronaldomendoza7578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Captain America Not to mention that one floater Hayward shot, which ironically, he made years later against the Celtics

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It seems like everybody is oblivious to the one main fact being overlooked here! This is Butler being discussed! BUTLER! A school which had only ever been to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament twice in their history before Brad Stevens! Granted, to lose consecutive championship games is gut-wrenching, but at the same time we also in hindsight need to remember Butler making it to the national final twice in a row was an extraordinary accomplishment! They were the standard setter for the mid majors and the Horizon League had never even had a school make the league relevant on the D-I as a whole landscape! More credit should be given to Butler's amazing success than any what-if's!

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CaptainAmerica-jw2xh and it wasn't that they didn't have a chance! They just happened to pick the worst possible time to have their worst perimeter shooting performance (13-64)! In the title game! The final was 53-41 and had Butler been able to hit the barn broadside, it would have been either teams' game to win! Most sloppy NCAA final of all-time! Connecticut wasn't that superb and their defense did force some of the issue, but it was mostly a case of Butler uncharacteristically missing shots they normally made

  • @joshuaellison5984
    @joshuaellison5984 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    cardiac kemba

  • @MrYS-eo5zw
    @MrYS-eo5zw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kemba one of my favorite UCONN players of ALL TIME

  • @matsalvatore9074
    @matsalvatore9074 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the greatest basketball run of my life n shout out to Napier too

  • @tr3ybucks287
    @tr3ybucks287 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Kemba stepback J is unforgettable 💘😻

  • @jasperantonio6790
    @jasperantonio6790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm here for the 1000th time because Kemba Walker is a New York Knick. 🧡💙🗽

  • @dannyzep92
    @dannyzep92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the greatest runs to a championship I've ever seen. I tuned into almost every game of that run when I was living in the area. It had everyone gripped because no one thought they could make that run through the big east tournamemt

  • @jaxonvadori3157
    @jaxonvadori3157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Who's watching this after Kemba just dropped 60 vs 76ers

    • @nilodelfin4030
      @nilodelfin4030 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      AnlamcaMCma abla abla nsmKw snowMAn qllanoQaKlQal SnowBALLs wowmlwAmlak anlqQnlqAown

  • @janeiltanggaan6427
    @janeiltanggaan6427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can't wait for kemba to play in Boston let's goo my man!!!!!

  • @colexovitch
    @colexovitch ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greatest tournament run i have ever seen. I still can't believe Kemba didn't get the player of the year award. That kid from BYU, Jimmer Fredette got it! Unbelievable, Kemba put a group of freshmen on his back and ran through the Big East tournament and straight to a National Title and got snubbed! Still makes me sick to my stomach when I think about it.

    • @mrmojorisin8752
      @mrmojorisin8752 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are entirely correct .

  • @kyleschultz9795
    @kyleschultz9795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    kemba man hes so good bro STOP SLEEPING ON MY BOI

  • @jck1794
    @jck1794 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    yo I didn't even realize we went up against Kawhii Leonard. I had no idea he was on the 2011 SDSU squad.

    • @ItsJimdevera
      @ItsJimdevera 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      where?

    • @jjhaya
      @jjhaya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ItsJimdevera 5:16 I think

    • @ItsJimdevera
      @ItsJimdevera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jjhaya thats him, thanks man👌🏻 "what it do baby?"

  • @Nyfancam01
    @Nyfancam01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am a HUGE UNC Basketball fan but i respect KEMBA!!!! I have a really cool Full Sized basketball from 2019 Upper deck buckets signed by him and inscribed "BUZZ CITY" limited to 50 made. Keep Ballin Kemba! !!

  • @mrmojorisin8752
    @mrmojorisin8752 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Of all of UConn’s MVPs, Kemba Walker in 2011 is by far #1. He was UConn. Without him, they don’t even make the tournament. With him, that are champions. No other player in UConn history had such an impact on his team.

    • @rainmaker3700
      @rainmaker3700 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Rip Hamilton, he was the MVP of the college NC and the NBA title-MVP.

    • @mrmojorisin8752
      @mrmojorisin8752 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rainmaker3700 NBA is off the question. Kemba was also NC MVP. RIP had a vastly superior supporting cast compared to Kemba’s.

    • @rainmaker3700
      @rainmaker3700 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mrmojorisin8752 What about Shabazz?? Not only did he help Kemba win it in 2010, he won his own in 2014.

  • @trenta13
    @trenta13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember seeing that step back and what Kemba was doing and that has always stuck with me as one of the best performances I have ever seen in college basketball (and it helps that I picked them to win my bracket)

  • @Muneeb08
    @Muneeb08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That is the most beautiful step back I've seen to date.

  • @Wcoble21
    @Wcoble21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Who didn’t know kemba, shabazz napier, and Jeremy lamb played together in college

  • @jonathansingh1758
    @jonathansingh1758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Any Knicks fan here???

  • @WillieTrueGoat
    @WillieTrueGoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Had to come back because it’s that time of the year🙏🏾

  • @carlosbautista668
    @carlosbautista668 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    kemba in my top 15 favorite players

  • @Prosopagnosia11
    @Prosopagnosia11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ironically, Kemba now plays with Coach Stevens and Gordon Hayward.

    • @nickfisher8569
      @nickfisher8569 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not so much Hayward because he had already been drafted

  • @JJ-nh9jx
    @JJ-nh9jx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is so inspiring. Watch it before every major game❤️

  • @tempurraaa
    @tempurraaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:35 when he bumped into Kemba it reminded me of when Japan attacked the US in WWII even though they weren’t in the war

  • @mattprssmn4
    @mattprssmn4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Welcome to Boston, Kemba!!!