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Two of college basketball's best coaches going at it and Calhoun really outcoached Coach K here, he never let Elton Brand get into any kind of groove, always double teamed and always was subbing to have fresh legs and low fouls on all his guys. Meanwhile Rip Hamilton can run for days and shoot over anyone on that team it was one of the best finals games in NCAA history. Go Uconn and all due respect to Coach K and Duke, it's usually pretty special when they meet up.
I was rooting for UConn the whole year......Duke was the better team without a doubt.....and had they played 10 times I almost certain Uconn will lose 8/10 but this was their day.....and well deserved win coached by a world class coach.....
I was SICK over this game, for I really felt going in that DUKE had the better team. But give credit to UCONN, Hamilton played his guts out and they made the big plays in the final two minutes. While Trajan Langdon was a great shooter, his lack of a handle really killed the Blue Devils in their final two possessions.
@nmcvicker03 Duke hadn't faced anyone with the defense that Uconn possessed until the finals.They weren't prepared for the pressure Uconn could put on a team at any given moment.Uconn went 34-2 that year with the great pressure defense and Rick Hamilton leading the nation in scoring.
@BLACKWALLSTREET98 they actually had already lost 1 x that year to cincinatti they were 5-1 when they lost their first game..trajen also traveled on the posession just prior as well
If u can remember in 99 Duke was stacked regardless of how good their players were in the NBA. They played great defense and they were an offensive powerhouse anyone of 7-8 of their players could've put up double digit numbers in points any game. Duke was stacked at every position that year and with Brand they even had an inside game which was rare for them. That's y no one gave Uconn a chance but that's y they play the game. I wanted Uconn to win but Duke was the better team.
@nintenndo616 Well looking back, UConn had the best player on the floor (Richard Hamilton). They also had the best defender on the floor (Ricky Moore had Trajan Langdon LOCKED UP plus he gave some unexpected offensive porduction). And El-Amin was a better player than William Avery. Brand was good but UConn had enough size to make it difficult on him. Like somebody said, Maggette was still raw and Battier was still young. So yeah, the better team actually did win.
@bigdog1002 Honestly I don't care if you agree w/ me or not UCONN won the game so the better team on that day won. Duke was a unanimous pick and was also favored to win. They went 37-2 that year, had 4 lottery picks in the preceeding NBA draft and your minimizing their players. Regardless of how any of these players turned out after college Duke had more talent on their team at that time/day than UCONN period. If Duke played UCONN 10 times with those teams that year who would win more games?
@nintenndo616 Probably UConn.. Duke's real advantage was Brand, but even though he was good, he's only like 6'7 or 6'8 so UConn's size would give him a problem no matter what. And they still wouldn't have anybody to guard Richard Hamilton. Duke had a lot of talent but it was mostly young talent. If you remember, Hamilton and El-Amin didn't start out so good in that game. I doubt that would happen again if they played.
@bigdog1002 Duke and Uconn both had young talent, college players r picked in the draft based on potential and 4 lottery picks means your team had a lot of potential. Your probably one of the only people who really thought Uconn would win this game in 99 because Duke was a heavy favorite. I'm a giant fan and I thought the Pats would beat them in the 07 superbowl but the Giants won. Dude this was a big upset even if u root for Uconn give Duke a little credit they lost 2 games the whole year.
@nintenndo616 UConn went 34-2 that year. It was an upset but not a huge one. UConn and Duke were 1-2 in the country almost the entire year. Both were 1 seeds. Both were Elite 8 teams in '98. Look past the lottery picks. Avery/Maggette were drafted on potential not achievement. Duke had 2 stars: Brand, Langden. UConn had 2 stars: Hamilton, El Amin. Both had strong supporting casts. You play the game 10 times, I don't think Duke covers the spread (+9.5) once.
@humbaba484 The 9.5 spread in that game proves how good people thought Duke was considering Duke/Uconn were ranked that high all year round. I wouldn't of taken Duke minus 9.5 too many points but I thought Duke would win. It wasn't an upset like Princeton beating UCLA or lets say George Mason making it to the final 4 but most people including myself were surprised Uconn won.
@nintenndo616 It proves Duke was overrated and UConn was underrated. UConn spent 10 weeks at #1, Duke spent 8 weeks at #1. Were we really to think Duke was 10 pts better?! Duke got such a big spread because UConn had never been to a final four and this was Duke's 8th under Coach K. Had we taken the school names off the jerseys, then spread woulda been something more like Duke +1.5. People got caught up in the Duke hype and overlooked a Huskies team that matched up very well against them.
@bigdog1002 Yea I'm aware, thanks. r u aware that Duke was a 9.5 favorite that game? I'm not even a Duke fan I like Rutgers but I can admit that was one of the most dominant college teams I ever saw. Avery, Langdon, Battier, and Brand were great college players. Rip Hamilton was great in college and also in the pros nevertheless I thought Duke was deeper than Uconn back then.
@MattWhite1109 Bullshit he wasn't.. Avery might've had the "name" and more potential but when you look at who the better ball player was, it was clearly El-Amin. Neither one had a good career in the NBA but El-Amin's was a little better than Avery's.
When the game was on the line, El-Amin pretty much always came thru. Avery, not so much.
this is coming from a Duke fan, but i think this Duke team may have been a bit overrated.
they had talent, and they did pretty much dominate during the season, but the ACC was pretty much a 3-team conference that year (only Duke, Maryland and Carolina finished above .500), and even through the NCAA tournament Duke wasn't tested until the Final Four.
their first 4 opponents were Florida A&M, Tulsa, Southwest Missouri State and Temple. no wonder they won those games by an average of 25 points.
@JennyJennyBoomBoom I'm not knocking UCONN but obviously most people thought there was a disparity between these teams since Duke was favored by a whopping 10 points for the title game. But thanks again for the advice instead of answering my question.
@cbhitman1 Because Duke wasn't as loaded as you think. Elton Brand became an NBA All Star but thats about it. Battier was a Soph and just a role player then. Maggette was only a Frosh. Those two combined barely outscored Brand alone. Langden and Avery were good college players but not NBA talent.
Meanwhile UConn had more talent than you want to recognize. Yes Rip was the star. But Jake Voskuhl had a 9 year NBA career as well. El-Amin and Freeman were good college players but not NBA talent
@humbaba484 U can't compare NBA careers to college because players like langdon and Avery played like they were possessed when they were at Duke. Greatest Duke team that never won a championship their overall record that year was 37-2. Duke was loaded that year 4 of their players were picked in within the first 14 picks of the NBA draft. Nobody thought Connecticut would win that game.
@nintenndo616 My point was the guy was asking how Duke could lose with all the NBA talent so I gave an answer. Maggette and Battier names look more impressive than they were. Battier was a young role player. Maggette was drafted for his potential since he hadn't achieved much in college yet. Now I'm a UConn fan so I may be a bit biased but at the time I picked UConn over Duke in my bracket. I never could figure out why no one gave them a shot. They were the consensus top 2 teams all year
"AND UCONN'S DONE IT!!" I was nine years old when I watched this with my dad in my hometown of West Hartford, Connecticut. This exclamation of joy marked the beginning of my UConn fanhood. Great to relive the moment!!! UConn can win it all this year too if they stay hot!!!
People thought that this was an upset, but I didn't. I felt that these were pretty even teams. Both teams were preseason #1 that year by different sources. This is the title game I expected that year.
@donm454 You said it baby. (a lil Dicky V for ya).. I hate Duke and I want to see them lose ASAP, but I kind of want to see UConn do it to them. Kemba will break Nolan Smith's ankles... literally. There'll be blood and bone fragments all over the floor.... ewww.
@WCatCU Butler losing last year absolutely killed me. I hate Duke more than I hate the Lakers, I hate the Lakers more than I hate the Yankees and I HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTEE the Yankees. UConn 75, Duke 55 Elite 8!! Go Huskies! Go Kemba!
Much as I have always admired Coach K - I thought he rode the wrong horse at the end of this one. Having Langdon go one-on-one with Moore with the championship on the line with all the other available options was puzzling. I remember Moore even saying he was surprised when he realized it was going to be him against Langdon.
@jeepinsane87and89 Even if he tripped him he goes to the line down 3 with no time left it woulda just made the score 77-76 since it was on the floor. Just as a side note, Brand severed his ties completely with Duke after he was sent a letter informing him that he was no longer considered a 'part of the Duke community' for leaving early for the NBA. Brand went on to forever despise Duke as an institution for their lack of understanding and the unprofessional manner in which they handled things.
duke was always a thorn in uconns side til this game, even with this and beating duke in 2004 on our way to that title, i still hate them.. this was an amazing night!
This is what I'm talking about. Jim Calhoun has Coach K's number. Haha, Duke can't beat good teams like UConn in the tourney. Their four championships came against a bunch of joke teams. Butler? Arizona? The Fab Five when they were freshman?
@TheFlipService Dude, El-amin was the man. i remember being so sure he was going to hit both those free throws to basically ice the game. he was just 1 of those players who always stepped up when needed. i see every Uconn game and the 99 and 04 games against Duke were my 2 favorites. what else can you ask for Uconn won and Duke lost in the same game. K must hate Calhoun. They would prob have 2 more championships if it were not for Uconn. go Huskies!!!!
@TheFlipService Seen him play at Minneapolis North in the state tourney...one of the best games I've ever seen as he scored 40pts and had like 8 3pts including the one to take the lead with like 30 seconds left.
I grew up a Duke diehard fan and still am. I was devasted by the loss but from a basketball fan standpoint this is one of the greatest games I have ever seen. Greatest NCAA Title games since 1990:
1. 2010 Duke-Butler (the near halfcourt shot going in).
2. 1999 Duke-UConn (ahead of Kansas-Memphis due to the stakes of Duke being tabbed greatest team ever before game).
@JZ2001JC I am a diehard Uconn fan and i agree that this game was a classic.A very well played game by both teams.Uconn prevailed in the end but it was anybodys game.
UCONN was ranked # 1 all year. They were a #1 seed. Just because degenerates in Vegas bet on Duke setting the odds and just because the shitty national media like Vitale & Jay Bilas are fan boyz doesn't mean it was a real upset!
@jkweddingentrancesux UConn was ranked #1 for the first half of the year, and the season was considered a "cinderella" season for them. I was on a roll as far as shutting your ass down goes, so I decided I'd do it here, as well.
@driver8train. They were not soft Defensively. Thats why al 1998-99 season they scored a lot in transition due to pressure Defense and they usually killed their opponents on the boards with the physical presence of Elton Brand (a double-double machine, Naismith player of the yr, and 1999 #1 overall Draft pick). It wasn't that Duke was soft, it was just that UConn was great and very hot on this night and deservingly won this National Championship.
@Smileyfacedkiller. Exactly. May be the greatest Non-National Championship Team ever. But this is the beauty of the NCAA Tourney, single elimination--no series. If it were Best of 7 like NBA then Duke probably wins over UConn in 6 games.
@SeanWithSticks06. 1999 Duke would have been 38-1 if they won this National Title game, which would have resulted in most wins ever by an NCAA Men's hoops team. They do have the record tied however even without a National Title so thats why they may be the best non-Title team ever. Also they had like 5 lottery picks on this team. Only Will Avery amounted to nothing and even Trajan Langdon did great until a knee injury took him out of the NBA early.
@21fightingillini. LOL Thats some funny crap because by your screenname your obviously being bias. I believe at the Guards and wings the teams are even (I am talking about College play as well---yes I know Deron Williams is a great NBA PG and Williams AVery is an NBA bust) but Duke would kill you in the interior with Elton Brand. I mean Augustine wasn;t even as good as Jake Voskul on UConn (they had more serviceable big men that 05 Illini). Brand would overwhelm yall.
thanks to guys like cliff robinson,scott burrell,chris smith,Ray Allen, and donyell Marshall Uconn is on the map of College basketball. oh I forgot Tate Goerge and EARL KELLY(LOL). Im from Ct but im a die hard Tarheel Fan.
@adawk20 : Duke vs. UK the greatest game of all time??? That shit wasn't even for a title. greatest haha. Maybe to a duke fan. Which makes this classic WIN over Puke much more sweeter
i was in 4th grade and my teacher gave each of us a team in the NCAA to root for that we picked from out of a hat. If our team won we got a prize. I got UCONN, they beat Duke and I have been a fan ever since (im 20 now)
I remember Magette only getting like 9 or 10 mins this game with 8 points. I always kind of thought Magette would've matched up better this game with some dribble penatration to either kick to Langdon or drop offs to Brand. I guess he figured he didn't want to Freshmen to do anything brash. Hats off to UConn though, played a flawless game and Ricky Moore just frusterated the hell out of William Avery all game.
absolutely...they ha d a stacked team built for the next 3 yrs and they all flew to the NBA to be mediocre before they finished the job. they were better than UCONN
@dvpap As a UConn alumni watching this on campus in Storrs it was one of the most exhilarating things I have experienced, ever. The celebration got a bit out of hand but still worth it.
@dvpap As a Connecticut alumnus, this was one of the most beautiful wins one could possibly enjoy. It had nothing to do with Duke nor too many of their pompous, over confident group of fans in St. Petersburg and beyond, and everything to do with the Huskies finally triumphing at the national level. 77-74.
The UConn team with Hamilton, El-Amin, Moore, and Voskuhl. I watched this game and this was probably the most energized national championship I have seen. The 1995 one with Arkansas and UCLA was up there too.
I hate Dook, but the Dookies had better teams...simply because they won national championships. You are most CERTAINLY right that this was Coach K's most talented team. That team would've beaten the Clippers in 1999 (lol...the 9-41 LA Clippers)
probably but this was definitely there most talented team especially with nba talent it seems K forgot how to recruit that elite level talent with athleticism besides 1 or 2 players
I kinda think the wave of high school to NBA players pushed Kryzyzewski away from those AAU gods (lol) and more towards character kids. I give him that much...as much as I HATE the Dookies, I respect the fact that Coach K doesn't sell himself out like Caliperi for a quick fix. You never hear them ever being in the slightest trouble, yet he fields a tough, competitive team year after year. That's the mark of a legendary coach
maybe but I still think there's a in between Calipari and what K is currently doing Roy gets the best talent and character kids and wins on the biggest level pretty consistently as of late. K RECENTLY has not been.
True. But in 28 years, how many times has Dook ever been in any kind of trouble. Being a Fresno State alum, I know ALL about college coaches allowing troubled (and i'm being generous with that word) kids ruining an athletic program and reputation. For every Coach K, Dean Smith or Roy Williams, there are 10 Calipari's, Todd Bozeman's, Jim Harrick's, and Kelvin Sampson's.
I will never forget the emotions I felt this day. I dropped to my knees and screamed "THANK YOU!!!!" It was nice to see UConn finally beat Duke. And for the title in a tourney that many were calling the Duke Invitational Tournament made it that much sweeter.
God as a UCONN fan, Khaled sinking those free throws makes me so emotional, cause that's what really put us on the basketball scene, and made us so well known. This was a fabulous game, in which Duke probably should have killed us, but we fought hard, and we won with a lot of heart. And to the Duke fans who STILL complain about the last foul, please shut up and get over yourselves. It happened, so calm down, that was 10 years ago.
Correction - loss to Arkansas in '94. I do think they should have won in '86. Another heart breaker. Anyways, I haven't watched this game again but I remember being pissed off that Maggette barely played. I know he was a freshman, but he was the most athletic player in the game by far. For God's sake, use him. And Brand didn't get the ball enough. They had no answer for him. Ahhhh, just frustrates me thinking about it. God Dammit...
Absolutely inexcusable for Duke to lose this game. It still makes me angry to this day. How do you lose with Battier, Brand, Maggette, and Langdon? You can't take credit away from UConn but there is no bloody way on earth Duke should have lost. They should have won by at least 10 with that team. I can live with the loss to UNLV in '90 - they had no chance. I can live with the loss to Arkansas in '04 - they weren't really expected to get there, as I recall. But this is just disgusting...
@ladansededuck ...I feel you....definitely duke's best team.........every good team that zoned uconn that year beat them....duke never zoned them, or figured out Uconn's double team on brand........or played Magette......not coach K's finest hour, imo. he's still my dude but he got outcoached and that is why we lost. It happens........it's too bad, probably never see another team like that again.
What was funny to men is that little fat boy they had as a point guard ran his mouth at the start of the game saying "We are going to shock the world tonight!". Did he know something us at home didn't know??? LOL
El Amin was slated to go to Minnesotta but he came to Uconn on a visit and loved the team. He said it them that they were going to win the ship. That's why he came to Storrs.
I'm looking for it too. I'm sure someone had it posted and the NCAA probably claimed copyrights to the video and had it deleted. That's what sucks about youtube nowadays.
UCONN basketball is the most dominant and consistent team in the country and coming off that loss at Pitt, I expect them to go right into Pitt in the last regular season game of the year and punish Blair.
ricky moores defensive stop on langdon was terrific.........both langdon and hamilton had excellent games......not to mention ricky moores suprising offensive showing
Once I saw Khalid's brilliant play at 0:28 I knew this game would be ours.
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seros2010 1 month ago
Two of college basketball's best coaches going at it and Calhoun really outcoached Coach K here, he never let Elton Brand get into any kind of groove, always double teamed and always was subbing to have fresh legs and low fouls on all his guys. Meanwhile Rip Hamilton can run for days and shoot over anyone on that team it was one of the best finals games in NCAA history. Go Uconn and all due respect to Coach K and Duke, it's usually pretty special when they meet up.
GPGHandles11 2 months ago
I have much much much respect for Kimba Walker. But I think Khalid El Amin was the best point guard in UCONN history.
RiqMilla 3 months ago
I was rooting for UConn the whole year......Duke was the better team without a doubt.....and had they played 10 times I almost certain Uconn will lose 8/10 but this was their day.....and well deserved win coached by a world class coach.....
tuluvota 3 months ago
I was SICK over this game, for I really felt going in that DUKE had the better team. But give credit to UCONN, Hamilton played his guts out and they made the big plays in the final two minutes. While Trajan Langdon was a great shooter, his lack of a handle really killed the Blue Devils in their final two possessions.
raiderdanCA 3 months ago
I am still shocked duke lost this game, glad because i'm a terp, but in shock. That duke team was one of the best teams i've ever seen to date.
nmcvicker03 5 months ago
@nmcvicker03 Duke hadn't faced anyone with the defense that Uconn possessed until the finals.They weren't prepared for the pressure Uconn could put on a team at any given moment.Uconn went 34-2 that year with the great pressure defense and Rick Hamilton leading the nation in scoring.
FeanorLives 4 months ago
i cant believe im friends with one of those uconn players and i had no idea he even played at that game..... lol wow
john5743 6 months ago
@john5743 which one?
heyarnoldfan12 1 month ago
@heyarnoldfan12 e.j. harrison
john5743 4 weeks ago
Brand had a bad game. Uconn did a great job on Brand thats why Uconn won.
WHALEDOGS9111 7 months ago
Coach K 0-2 vs Calhoun in Final Four.Coach K 4-8 in Championship games.Calhoun 3-0.
Zeke4TV 7 months ago 5
@Zeke4TV soon to be 4-0
seanceltics15 2 months ago
@jooljetkmae
Wasn't Shane Battier guarding Rip? I know he was technically at the PF position in college, but he has SG/SF size at 6'8'' and 225.
realrocky8591 7 months ago
Anybody else remember Khalid El-Amin shouting out "we shocked the world" in to the camera right after the final buzzer?
drumass666 7 months ago 2
@jooljetkmae you mean TravelOn Lameden?
Byronscoolvideos 9 months ago
Eat shit DUKE
ImHansHi 9 months ago 2
You give the ball to Landon to win the game?!?!? WTF COACH K?!?!?!?! TWO POINTS FROM BEING UNDEFEATED THAT YEAR!!! Oh well..
BLACKWALLSTREET98 9 months ago
@BLACKWALLSTREET98 they actually had already lost 1 x that year to cincinatti they were 5-1 when they lost their first game..trajen also traveled on the posession just prior as well
sciontcdude 7 months ago
@sciontcdude I meant 5 points from being undefeated. Yea, i remember Cincy beating us.
BLACKWALLSTREET98 7 months ago
If u can remember in 99 Duke was stacked regardless of how good their players were in the NBA. They played great defense and they were an offensive powerhouse anyone of 7-8 of their players could've put up double digit numbers in points any game. Duke was stacked at every position that year and with Brand they even had an inside game which was rare for them. That's y no one gave Uconn a chance but that's y they play the game. I wanted Uconn to win but Duke was the better team.
nintenndo616 10 months ago
@nintenndo616 Well looking back, UConn had the best player on the floor (Richard Hamilton). They also had the best defender on the floor (Ricky Moore had Trajan Langdon LOCKED UP plus he gave some unexpected offensive porduction). And El-Amin was a better player than William Avery. Brand was good but UConn had enough size to make it difficult on him. Like somebody said, Maggette was still raw and Battier was still young. So yeah, the better team actually did win.
bigdog1002 9 months ago
@bigdog1002 Honestly I don't care if you agree w/ me or not UCONN won the game so the better team on that day won. Duke was a unanimous pick and was also favored to win. They went 37-2 that year, had 4 lottery picks in the preceeding NBA draft and your minimizing their players. Regardless of how any of these players turned out after college Duke had more talent on their team at that time/day than UCONN period. If Duke played UCONN 10 times with those teams that year who would win more games?
nintenndo616 9 months ago
@nintenndo616 Probably UConn.. Duke's real advantage was Brand, but even though he was good, he's only like 6'7 or 6'8 so UConn's size would give him a problem no matter what. And they still wouldn't have anybody to guard Richard Hamilton. Duke had a lot of talent but it was mostly young talent. If you remember, Hamilton and El-Amin didn't start out so good in that game. I doubt that would happen again if they played.
bigdog1002 9 months ago
@bigdog1002 Duke and Uconn both had young talent, college players r picked in the draft based on potential and 4 lottery picks means your team had a lot of potential. Your probably one of the only people who really thought Uconn would win this game in 99 because Duke was a heavy favorite. I'm a giant fan and I thought the Pats would beat them in the 07 superbowl but the Giants won. Dude this was a big upset even if u root for Uconn give Duke a little credit they lost 2 games the whole year.
nintenndo616 9 months ago
@nintenndo616 UConn went 34-2 that year. It was an upset but not a huge one. UConn and Duke were 1-2 in the country almost the entire year. Both were 1 seeds. Both were Elite 8 teams in '98. Look past the lottery picks. Avery/Maggette were drafted on potential not achievement. Duke had 2 stars: Brand, Langden. UConn had 2 stars: Hamilton, El Amin. Both had strong supporting casts. You play the game 10 times, I don't think Duke covers the spread (+9.5) once.
humbaba484 9 months ago
@humbaba484 The 9.5 spread in that game proves how good people thought Duke was considering Duke/Uconn were ranked that high all year round. I wouldn't of taken Duke minus 9.5 too many points but I thought Duke would win. It wasn't an upset like Princeton beating UCLA or lets say George Mason making it to the final 4 but most people including myself were surprised Uconn won.
nintenndo616 9 months ago
@nintenndo616 It proves Duke was overrated and UConn was underrated. UConn spent 10 weeks at #1, Duke spent 8 weeks at #1. Were we really to think Duke was 10 pts better?! Duke got such a big spread because UConn had never been to a final four and this was Duke's 8th under Coach K. Had we taken the school names off the jerseys, then spread woulda been something more like Duke +1.5. People got caught up in the Duke hype and overlooked a Huskies team that matched up very well against them.
humbaba484 9 months ago
@nintenndo616 Are you not aware that UConn only lost 2 games that season as well?
bigdog1002 9 months ago
@bigdog1002 Yea I'm aware, thanks. r u aware that Duke was a 9.5 favorite that game? I'm not even a Duke fan I like Rutgers but I can admit that was one of the most dominant college teams I ever saw. Avery, Langdon, Battier, and Brand were great college players. Rip Hamilton was great in college and also in the pros nevertheless I thought Duke was deeper than Uconn back then.
nintenndo616 9 months ago
@bigdog1002 El Amin was not better than Avery my man.
MattWhite1109 9 months ago
@MattWhite1109 Bullshit he wasn't.. Avery might've had the "name" and more potential but when you look at who the better ball player was, it was clearly El-Amin. Neither one had a good career in the NBA but El-Amin's was a little better than Avery's.
When the game was on the line, El-Amin pretty much always came thru. Avery, not so much.
bigdog1002 9 months ago
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humbaba484 10 months ago
#3!!! GO HUSKIES!
jgfunk 10 months ago
and uconn will win the title again in 2011 monday night over butler
swishtrack 10 months ago
Greatest day for the UConn Nation...the first NCAA championship...very special memories of this team.
ElenaRN1 10 months ago 5
Along with Ali's KO if Big George in Zaire, my personal Greatest Sports Moment.
uncjim 10 months ago
Someone please tell dick vitale to get off dukes dick.
WHALEDOGS9111 10 months ago
this is coming from a Duke fan, but i think this Duke team may have been a bit overrated.
they had talent, and they did pretty much dominate during the season, but the ACC was pretty much a 3-team conference that year (only Duke, Maryland and Carolina finished above .500), and even through the NCAA tournament Duke wasn't tested until the Final Four.
their first 4 opponents were Florida A&M, Tulsa, Southwest Missouri State and Temple. no wonder they won those games by an average of 25 points.
makeitrain47 10 months ago
thumbs up if uconn beats duke in the elite 8!!!1 go huskies
sink3131 10 months ago
How did Duke lose? Their team was loaded with NBA talent and UConn only had Hamilton.
cbhitman1 10 months ago
@cbhitman1 might wanna educate yourself better on Uconn's performance during the regular season.
JennyJennyBoomBoom 10 months ago
@JennyJennyBoomBoom I'm not knocking UCONN but obviously most people thought there was a disparity between these teams since Duke was favored by a whopping 10 points for the title game. But thanks again for the advice instead of answering my question.
cbhitman1 10 months ago
@cbhitman1 it's a pointless question - Uconn won. Game over. That's why they call it "March Madness".
JennyJennyBoomBoom 10 months ago
@cbhitman1 Because Duke wasn't as loaded as you think. Elton Brand became an NBA All Star but thats about it. Battier was a Soph and just a role player then. Maggette was only a Frosh. Those two combined barely outscored Brand alone. Langden and Avery were good college players but not NBA talent.
Meanwhile UConn had more talent than you want to recognize. Yes Rip was the star. But Jake Voskuhl had a 9 year NBA career as well. El-Amin and Freeman were good college players but not NBA talent
humbaba484 10 months ago
@humbaba484 U can't compare NBA careers to college because players like langdon and Avery played like they were possessed when they were at Duke. Greatest Duke team that never won a championship their overall record that year was 37-2. Duke was loaded that year 4 of their players were picked in within the first 14 picks of the NBA draft. Nobody thought Connecticut would win that game.
nintenndo616 10 months ago
@nintenndo616 My point was the guy was asking how Duke could lose with all the NBA talent so I gave an answer. Maggette and Battier names look more impressive than they were. Battier was a young role player. Maggette was drafted for his potential since he hadn't achieved much in college yet. Now I'm a UConn fan so I may be a bit biased but at the time I picked UConn over Duke in my bracket. I never could figure out why no one gave them a shot. They were the consensus top 2 teams all year
humbaba484 10 months ago
"AND UCONN'S DONE IT!!" I was nine years old when I watched this with my dad in my hometown of West Hartford, Connecticut. This exclamation of joy marked the beginning of my UConn fanhood. Great to relive the moment!!! UConn can win it all this year too if they stay hot!!!
tpstrat14 10 months ago 2
People thought that this was an upset, but I didn't. I felt that these were pretty even teams. Both teams were preseason #1 that year by different sources. This is the title game I expected that year.
sptrfn 10 months ago
It's gonna be fun when UConn beats Duke to go to the Final Four this year.
donm454 10 months ago
@donm454 You said it baby. (a lil Dicky V for ya).. I hate Duke and I want to see them lose ASAP, but I kind of want to see UConn do it to them. Kemba will break Nolan Smith's ankles... literally. There'll be blood and bone fragments all over the floor.... ewww.
tpstrat14 10 months ago
@dvpap same here. I was so certain Duke would win. This absolutely killed me.
WCatCU 10 months ago
@WCatCU Butler losing last year absolutely killed me. I hate Duke more than I hate the Lakers, I hate the Lakers more than I hate the Yankees and I HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTEE the Yankees. UConn 75, Duke 55 Elite 8!! Go Huskies! Go Kemba!
tpstrat14 10 months ago 3
1:32 if you look hard you just might see an invisible mask! Its always been his secret weapon!
despie22 10 months ago
I miss what Uconn had - Moore and guys like Freeman and Wane who just worked real hard and made games fun to watch.
Nottanemc 10 months ago
this video does not do ricky moore justice. maybe the best first half in championship history.
rizarisa 11 months ago
Much as I have always admired Coach K - I thought he rode the wrong horse at the end of this one. Having Langdon go one-on-one with Moore with the championship on the line with all the other available options was puzzling. I remember Moore even saying he was surprised when he realized it was going to be him against Langdon.
walterlv01 11 months ago
he tripped langdon
jeepinsane87and89 11 months ago
@jeepinsane87and89 Even if he tripped him he goes to the line down 3 with no time left it woulda just made the score 77-76 since it was on the floor. Just as a side note, Brand severed his ties completely with Duke after he was sent a letter informing him that he was no longer considered a 'part of the Duke community' for leaving early for the NBA. Brand went on to forever despise Duke as an institution for their lack of understanding and the unprofessional manner in which they handled things.
djkags90 10 months ago
@jeepinsane87and89 77-76. Feel better, crybaby?
sieffron 9 months ago
duke was always a thorn in uconns side til this game, even with this and beating duke in 2004 on our way to that title, i still hate them.. this was an amazing night!
lethrneck4 1 year ago 3
huge upset. amazing win. hamilton was a beast. GO UCONN
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tonawaldschmidtnmd 1 year ago
This is what I'm talking about. Jim Calhoun has Coach K's number. Haha, Duke can't beat good teams like UConn in the tourney. Their four championships came against a bunch of joke teams. Butler? Arizona? The Fab Five when they were freshman?
cschnei08 1 year ago
THUMBS U if you remembered el-amin before this video
TheFlipService 1 year ago 39
@TheFlipService Dude, El-amin was the man. i remember being so sure he was going to hit both those free throws to basically ice the game. he was just 1 of those players who always stepped up when needed. i see every Uconn game and the 99 and 04 games against Duke were my 2 favorites. what else can you ask for Uconn won and Duke lost in the same game. K must hate Calhoun. They would prob have 2 more championships if it were not for Uconn. go Huskies!!!!
caseman357 1 year ago 2
@TheFlipService Seen him play at Minneapolis North in the state tourney...one of the best games I've ever seen as he scored 40pts and had like 8 3pts including the one to take the lead with like 30 seconds left.
hotmodel1234 6 months ago
Langdon was a lottery pick Why is he had such a short career in the NBA? Same for Will Avery.
Lorenshyne 1 year ago
I grew up a Duke diehard fan and still am. I was devasted by the loss but from a basketball fan standpoint this is one of the greatest games I have ever seen. Greatest NCAA Title games since 1990:
1. 2010 Duke-Butler (the near halfcourt shot going in).
2. 1999 Duke-UConn (ahead of Kansas-Memphis due to the stakes of Duke being tabbed greatest team ever before game).
3. 2008 KU-Memphis (buzzer beater for OT).
4. 1997 Zona-UK (OT).
5. 2005 UNC-ILL (Came down to the wire).
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
@JZ2001JC I am a diehard Uconn fan and i agree that this game was a classic.A very well played game by both teams.Uconn prevailed in the end but it was anybodys game.
chrismat1000 1 year ago 2
@joeyates11 WAAAHHHHHH. Langdon "golden boy" chocked.
FanOfPopCulture 1 year ago
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visionquest16 1 year ago
This was actually the biggest upset in Championship Game history.
1999 Connecticut +9.5 over Duke
1985 Villanova +9 over Georgetown
1988 Kansas +8 over Oklahoma
1983 N.C. St. +7.5 over Houston
1966 Texas Western +6.5 over Kentucky
DanielSong39 1 year ago
@DanielSong39
you are wrong asshole.
UCONN was ranked # 1 all year. They were a #1 seed. Just because degenerates in Vegas bet on Duke setting the odds and just because the shitty national media like Vitale & Jay Bilas are fan boyz doesn't mean it was a real upset!
jkweddingentrancesux 1 year ago 2
@jkweddingentrancesux UConn was ranked #1 for the first half of the year, and the season was considered a "cinderella" season for them. I was on a roll as far as shutting your ass down goes, so I decided I'd do it here, as well.
tehwarlockuser 1 year ago
This was actually played in Tropicana Field home of the Tampa Bay Rays
ThomasOverMany 1 year ago
he was tripped
collegebasketballfan 1 year ago
this duke team could shoot...but defensively they were a little soft
driver8train 1 year ago
@driver8train. They were not soft Defensively. Thats why al 1998-99 season they scored a lot in transition due to pressure Defense and they usually killed their opponents on the boards with the physical presence of Elton Brand (a double-double machine, Naismith player of the yr, and 1999 #1 overall Draft pick). It wasn't that Duke was soft, it was just that UConn was great and very hot on this night and deservingly won this National Championship.
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
this duke team was one of the most dominant teams in college basketball history.
Smileyfacedkiller 1 year ago
@Smileyfacedkiller. Exactly. May be the greatest Non-National Championship Team ever. But this is the beauty of the NCAA Tourney, single elimination--no series. If it were Best of 7 like NBA then Duke probably wins over UConn in 6 games.
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
@JZ2001JC I wouldn't say that. Georgetown in 1985. Not even close. Phi Slamma Jamma is up there as well.
SeanWithSticks06 1 year ago
@SeanWithSticks06. 1999 Duke would have been 38-1 if they won this National Title game, which would have resulted in most wins ever by an NCAA Men's hoops team. They do have the record tied however even without a National Title so thats why they may be the best non-Title team ever. Also they had like 5 lottery picks on this team. Only Will Avery amounted to nothing and even Trajan Langdon did great until a knee injury took him out of the NBA early.
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
@JZ2001JC 04-05 illini might have you beat there
21fightingillini 1 year ago
@21fightingillini. LOL Thats some funny crap because by your screenname your obviously being bias. I believe at the Guards and wings the teams are even (I am talking about College play as well---yes I know Deron Williams is a great NBA PG and Williams AVery is an NBA bust) but Duke would kill you in the interior with Elton Brand. I mean Augustine wasn;t even as good as Jake Voskul on UConn (they had more serviceable big men that 05 Illini). Brand would overwhelm yall.
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
@JZ2001JC. I meant to say *They have more serviceable big men than 05 Illini.
JZ2001JC 1 year ago
This is what happens when Duke does NOT get the late crucial calls their way.
gfscarface13 1 year ago
haha that court that there playing on is at our school now they donated it to us:]
xReFlexiTyx 1 year ago
thanks to guys like cliff robinson,scott burrell,chris smith,Ray Allen, and donyell Marshall Uconn is on the map of College basketball. oh I forgot Tate Goerge and EARL KELLY(LOL). Im from Ct but im a die hard Tarheel Fan.
rickunc 1 year ago
Hey there lil' buddy, here's a kleenex.
sieffron 1 year ago
The greatest game of all time...
512thc 1 year ago 4
@512thc bullshit...Duke-UK in 1992...nothing will ever top that
adawk20 1 year ago
@adawk20 : Duke vs. UK the greatest game of all time??? That shit wasn't even for a title. greatest haha. Maybe to a duke fan. Which makes this classic WIN over Puke much more sweeter
512thc 1 year ago
@adawk20 Remember Kansas-Memphis in 2008? I think that might've topped it.
DanielSong39 1 year ago
This was a heart breaking loss for duke....and for me.
shawtyjo85 1 year ago 2
classic duke choke. (im a duke fan)
Th3GrammarPolice 1 year ago
Duke sucks I hate them so much
MrJoshandemily4 1 year ago
Why, Josh?
lumpagogo 1 year ago
One of the best moments in my life! Thanks for the upload!
glassprison1974 1 year ago 3
UCONN! UCONN! UCONN!
orangefunkfan 1 year ago 3
i was in 4th grade and my teacher gave each of us a team in the NCAA to root for that we picked from out of a hat. If our team won we got a prize. I got UCONN, they beat Duke and I have been a fan ever since (im 20 now)
Countrygirltori24 2 years ago
wow i was 10 years old and i watched this game....
tommykuang 2 years ago 2
Go DUKE! :)
jdfox1 2 years ago
shoulda woulda coulda DIDNT
512thc 2 years ago 4
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duke sucks but they should have won this game. they were the best team of all time.
qukarlz 2 years ago
as a duke fan obviously this was painful. but it really was one of the best championship games in recent memory. back and forth the whole time.
i wish maggette and avery had stayed.
camroncrzy51 2 years ago 4
I remember Magette only getting like 9 or 10 mins this game with 8 points. I always kind of thought Magette would've matched up better this game with some dribble penatration to either kick to Langdon or drop offs to Brand. I guess he figured he didn't want to Freshmen to do anything brash. Hats off to UConn though, played a flawless game and Ricky Moore just frusterated the hell out of William Avery all game.
Ninety2q 2 years ago
Greatest ncaa championship game ever...LOL @Trajan Langdon last secs of game
512thc 2 years ago
As a duke fan.. this is the most devastating loss I have ever watched :(
dvpap 2 years ago 21
aww poor baby
qukarlz 2 years ago
lol they won 2 years later so i got over it :P
dvpap 2 years ago 4
@dvpap good
Byronscoolvideos 1 year ago
@Byronscoolvideos they won it all 2 years later soooo take that :)
dvpap 1 year ago
@dvpap
absolutely...they ha d a stacked team built for the next 3 yrs and they all flew to the NBA to be mediocre before they finished the job. they were better than UCONN
Dkouts57 1 year ago
@dvpap as a Husky Alumni and RIp Hamilton's roommate it was great to see go down in person
3dellis 10 months ago
@dvpap As a UConn alumni watching this on campus in Storrs it was one of the most exhilarating things I have experienced, ever. The celebration got a bit out of hand but still worth it.
cactaceous 10 months ago
@dvpap i hope uconn plays duke this year in the tourney!!! go huskies, sry
sink3131 10 months ago
@dvpap it was bad especially seeing how good duke was that year
cbone72 10 months ago
@dvpap as a Uconn Alumn and HUGE fan ... this was one of the BEST moments I've ever watched. :-)~
JennyJennyBoomBoom 10 months ago 2
@dvpap As a Connecticut alumnus, this was one of the most beautiful wins one could possibly enjoy. It had nothing to do with Duke nor too many of their pompous, over confident group of fans in St. Petersburg and beyond, and everything to do with the Huskies finally triumphing at the national level. 77-74.
staatsoper 10 months ago
@dvpap as a uconn fan.. this is the most beautiful win i have ever watched :)
sciontcdude 9 months ago
The UConn team with Hamilton, El-Amin, Moore, and Voskuhl. I watched this game and this was probably the most energized national championship I have seen. The 1995 one with Arkansas and UCLA was up there too.
Grapes428 2 years ago 3
funny things is in this loss that was dooks best team
verbalhigh 2 years ago
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1 duke had better teams. and 2 u spelled duke wrong dipshit
chicagofan1234567890 2 years ago
1 I think this was dook's best team and probably the most talented as well,
2 spelling is fine just because you have problem wit it is not my problem.
verbalhigh 2 years ago
I hate Dook, but the Dookies had better teams...simply because they won national championships. You are most CERTAINLY right that this was Coach K's most talented team. That team would've beaten the Clippers in 1999 (lol...the 9-41 LA Clippers)
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago
probably but this was definitely there most talented team especially with nba talent it seems K forgot how to recruit that elite level talent with athleticism besides 1 or 2 players
verbalhigh 2 years ago
I kinda think the wave of high school to NBA players pushed Kryzyzewski away from those AAU gods (lol) and more towards character kids. I give him that much...as much as I HATE the Dookies, I respect the fact that Coach K doesn't sell himself out like Caliperi for a quick fix. You never hear them ever being in the slightest trouble, yet he fields a tough, competitive team year after year. That's the mark of a legendary coach
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago
maybe but I still think there's a in between Calipari and what K is currently doing Roy gets the best talent and character kids and wins on the biggest level pretty consistently as of late. K RECENTLY has not been.
verbalhigh 2 years ago
True. But in 28 years, how many times has Dook ever been in any kind of trouble. Being a Fresno State alum, I know ALL about college coaches allowing troubled (and i'm being generous with that word) kids ruining an athletic program and reputation. For every Coach K, Dean Smith or Roy Williams, there are 10 Calipari's, Todd Bozeman's, Jim Harrick's, and Kelvin Sampson's.
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago
other then the Magette issue not much I can recall there is something to be said for winning cleanly......
verbalhigh 2 years ago
fuck u pussy
ktow324 2 years ago
I'm glad UCONN won, I hate Duke with a passion. UNC baby!!!!!!
liketohavefun2007 2 years ago 10
Amen brother!
ABGA8 2 years ago 2
@liketohavefun2007 I hate UNC and Duke with a passion.
Ty4thek0 1 year ago
@liketohavefun2007 LETS GO DUKE
cbone72 10 months ago
langdon was fouled on the travel call
badboymad1 2 years ago
What does that matter? he wasn't in a shooting motion so it would have been a 2 shot foul still leaving DOOK with no chance to win.
ABGA8 2 years ago
@badboymad1 Ok, fine. 77-76. Does that make you feel better, crybaby?
sieffron 9 months ago
Khalid El-Amin is built like a NFL running back 5'10" 225
bs20sanders 2 years ago
freakin rip dawg. yeeh yeeh just imagine if rip was a lil older and played wit rayray. i wud crap myself.
kevinlangeballer 2 years ago
Ray Allen left after his jr. season, the following year Rip was a freshman at Uconn.
JohnEnright33 2 years ago
nnnno
kevinlangeballer 2 years ago
WE SHOCKED THE WORLD!!
FairBolFL 2 years ago
No. Allen was in the NBA when this game happened
Randomeone01 2 years ago
Another funny thing is...this happened exactly 10 years ago...and UCONN coming out of the West Regional....we will see
ByronS360 2 years ago
I will never forget the emotions I felt this day. I dropped to my knees and screamed "THANK YOU!!!!" It was nice to see UConn finally beat Duke. And for the title in a tourney that many were calling the Duke Invitational Tournament made it that much sweeter.
knp278 2 years ago 2
God as a UCONN fan, Khaled sinking those free throws makes me so emotional, cause that's what really put us on the basketball scene, and made us so well known. This was a fabulous game, in which Duke probably should have killed us, but we fought hard, and we won with a lot of heart. And to the Duke fans who STILL complain about the last foul, please shut up and get over yourselves. It happened, so calm down, that was 10 years ago.
segarocks31 2 years ago 3
looks like uconn will miss the ncaa next year since they will be suspended for next seasons ncaa tournament they are under investigation right now.
jayfey77 2 years ago
Correction - loss to Arkansas in '94. I do think they should have won in '86. Another heart breaker. Anyways, I haven't watched this game again but I remember being pissed off that Maggette barely played. I know he was a freshman, but he was the most athletic player in the game by far. For God's sake, use him. And Brand didn't get the ball enough. They had no answer for him. Ahhhh, just frustrates me thinking about it. God Dammit...
ladansededuck 2 years ago
Absolutely inexcusable for Duke to lose this game. It still makes me angry to this day. How do you lose with Battier, Brand, Maggette, and Langdon? You can't take credit away from UConn but there is no bloody way on earth Duke should have lost. They should have won by at least 10 with that team. I can live with the loss to UNLV in '90 - they had no chance. I can live with the loss to Arkansas in '04 - they weren't really expected to get there, as I recall. But this is just disgusting...
ladansededuck 2 years ago
@ladansededuck ...I feel you....definitely duke's best team.........every good team that zoned uconn that year beat them....duke never zoned them, or figured out Uconn's double team on brand........or played Magette......not coach K's finest hour, imo. he's still my dude but he got outcoached and that is why we lost. It happens........it's too bad, probably never see another team like that again.
TheWakeup011 10 months ago
wow duke lost alot of championship games.
sandeecha 2 years ago
Ripcity
superbad205 2 years ago
I hate when whining ass duke fans complain that they got screwed here and in 04, shut up
Ninety2q 2 years ago 2
What was funny to men is that little fat boy they had as a point guard ran his mouth at the start of the game saying "We are going to shock the world tonight!". Did he know something us at home didn't know??? LOL
TeamDVS 2 years ago
El Amin was slated to go to Minnesotta but he came to Uconn on a visit and loved the team. He said it them that they were going to win the ship. That's why he came to Storrs.
tamapalagi 2 years ago
is there video on here of the game where Hamilton hits the foul line jumper falling down to win the game??..Can't find it anywhere
peej2223 2 years ago 2
Same can anyone find the video?
jrcjoseph 2 years ago
I'm looking for it too. I'm sure someone had it posted and the NCAA probably claimed copyrights to the video and had it deleted. That's what sucks about youtube nowadays.
f1tony2003 2 years ago
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burddog4 2 years ago
No, that was from Uconn vs Washington from a 1998 game... it was a gamer winner by hamilton...
Gnomestone 2 years ago 2
Duke was killing everybody and everybody hated them. I was a freshman in college and this was one of the happiest moments of that year
mjhplhlhh 2 years ago
i remember watching this game as a kid. ahh the good old days.
Mewstor151 2 years ago
amen to that! LETS GO UCONN!
lethrneck4 2 years ago
UCONN basketball is the most dominant and consistent team in the country and coming off that loss at Pitt, I expect them to go right into Pitt in the last regular season game of the year and punish Blair.
UCONN = '08 - '09 Champions
dmh416 2 years ago
nope
SFFOOL76 2 years ago
Yes. dmh416 is correct.
stjimmy061892 2 years ago
Well see on saturday, they're equals at this point
SFFOOL76 2 years ago
You are smoking some strong stuff.
TeamDVS 2 years ago
ricky moores defensive stop on langdon was terrific.........both langdon and hamilton had excellent games......not to mention ricky moores suprising offensive showing
illflip 2 years ago
go heels? only thing i have to say is......Kansas: the birthplace of north carolina basketball
rocchalk12 2 years ago
How the fuck is KU the birth of UNC basketball dumbass???
3rdCoastpimpin 2 years ago
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