Richard Washington and AC Green attended the same high school, Benson Polytechnic high school in Portland and were coached by the legendary Dick Gray. I remember seeing a game at Wilson high school in Portland in maybes 1973 if memory serves seeing John wooden in the stands scouting Richard Washington. I guess he was impressed !
A lot of talent on that court and no one and dones... Marques, Goose, Robey, Grevey, Washington but the best player on the court was Dave Meyers, absolute stud. You get the feeling for how Wooden strung together the titles through the years even when he didn't have Kareem or Walton... Meyers the senior All-American, solid role players in Trgovich, McCarter, Drollinger and some super sophomores in Marques and Richard Washington...
I hated UCLA as a kid because I thought they kidnapped Patty Hearst. I later found out it wasn't the basketball team that kidnapped her but something called SLA.
I was ten years old. My sisters wanted to watch something else on our one television so I crawled underneath my parent's four poster bed with a blanket & my little radio and enjoyed that amazing game with Caywood.
These teams had won 1/3 of all the ncaa basketball championships up to that time.
Richard Washington and AC Green attended the same high school, Benson Polytechnic high school in Portland and were coached by the legendary Dick Gray. I remember seeing a game at Wilson high school in Portland in maybes 1973 if memory serves seeing John wooden in the stands scouting Richard Washington. I guess he was impressed !
Last time a team won a national championship in their home state.
Kansas (1988) won the title in Kansas City, Missouri.
A lot of talent on that court and no one and dones... Marques, Goose, Robey, Grevey, Washington but the best player on the court was Dave Meyers, absolute stud. You get the feeling for how Wooden strung together the titles through the years even when he didn't have Kareem or Walton... Meyers the senior All-American, solid role players in Trgovich, McCarter, Drollinger and some super sophomores in Marques and Richard Washington...
Marques turned out to be best NBA player from either team and nobody was close.
Who knew that we would miss those ESPN announcers on SportsCenter and the different shows. Golden Age of sports programming
I hated UCLA as a kid because I thought they kidnapped Patty Hearst. I later found out it wasn't the basketball team that kidnapped her but something called SLA.
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RIP Dan Hall
Dan Hall, Mike Phillips, and Dave Meyers all died between 2013 and 2015. So many sad passings in the futures of players in this game.
The San Diego Sports Arena is that place still open? Last time I was there was back in the 70’s for the Doobie Brothers.
Yes. It's now known as Pechanga Arena. A venue long overdue to be replaced - preferably with a downtown arena, IMHO.
That charging call on Dave Meyers, when he was undercut by a Kentucky player standing under the basket, is an all-time terrible call.
Awesome!
Drollinger was pronounced Drolling-er, not 'drollinjer'. Curt used to drive us crazy.
Two officials then and no three pointers.
No shot clock
This is wrong Walton was gone in 75
Oops second game
Wooden had a great run, but even he knew it was time to leave. Other schools were catching up fast, and he knew it.
65 was mandatory retirement
There was nothing more to accomplish only to gk down just like Brown Koufax and Sanders he left while on top .
Kentucky upset unbeaten Indiana to reach the Finals.
Actually that was in the region finals. Kentucky beat Syracuse in the National semifinals
@@paulsonj72 Thanx John...it has been too long for me to remember.
Had Scott May not gotten hurt, Indiana would have won the National Title in 1975
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I was ten years old. My sisters wanted to watch something else on our one television so I crawled underneath my parent's four poster bed with a blanket & my little radio and enjoyed that amazing game with Caywood.
Refs were bad back then too, I see.
Thank God for the big blue nation. Gave me a distraction all of my 62 years from the fucked up we’re about live
1975?
Yes!
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