1996 NCAA Championship Kentucky vs. Syracuse

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  • The 1996 title game between Kentucky and Syracuse. I do not own or profit from this video.
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  • @NotLad_TTV
    @NotLad_TTV 2 місяці тому +73

    Who is here watching the head head coach pope? In 2024!

    • @UKHoopsJeff
      @UKHoopsJeff 2 місяці тому +3

      Yep

    • @Productions-rf5he
      @Productions-rf5he 2 місяці тому +3

      I'm here because I bleed blue because of BBN!

    • @user-ws1mi4nx5r
      @user-ws1mi4nx5r 2 місяці тому +2

      This was my teenage years. Pope was one of my all time favorites. Hopefully the younger generation will come around to him because he loves this program maybe more than any coach in Kentuckys history.

    • @jenniferdrake1370
      @jenniferdrake1370 Місяць тому

      Me

    • @teddystys
      @teddystys Місяць тому +1

      Me

  • @tumbleweedconnection7906
    @tumbleweedconnection7906 3 роки тому +43

    Kentucky from 92-99.. 7 elite 8s, 4 final 4s, 3 title games, 2 championships... that's quite an 8 year run.

    • @brandonmorris92
      @brandonmorris92 2 роки тому +6

      Could've been four titles in the 90s had it not been for two fellas named Latiener (1992) (I think that's how you say his last name) and Simon (1997). This would've given Kentucky 11 titles all time, tying UCLA. Plus, Kentucky (had they not choked against against UConn and Wisconsin) would've been immortal in 2014 and 2015. Title #13

    • @aes1007
      @aes1007 10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks Rick & Tubby

  • @ckludecke
    @ckludecke 4 роки тому +22

    Man do I feel old watching this

    • @virgil5650
      @virgil5650 2 місяці тому +2

      Right there with you

    • @teddystys
      @teddystys Місяць тому +2

      I’m 11 so I am watching this game because I wasn’t even alive!! Go cats

    • @hdhxhebdh
      @hdhxhebdh Місяць тому +1

      Ya i was 11 years old when they won 😊 now im 39. Wow life flys by so fast 😢😅

  • @orangescoop13
    @orangescoop13 Рік тому +10

    RIP Billy Packer. I really enjoyed your call on this game.

  • @jkckmarcumful
    @jkckmarcumful 4 роки тому +56

    The 1996 Kentucky Wildcats had their opponents beat in the warm ups. Arguably, one of the greatest college basketball teams of all time.

    • @donallen5798
      @donallen5798 4 роки тому

      NO THE T5AR HEEL WITH JORDAN WORTH DAUGHTER AND PERKINS AND KEVIN SMITH AT THE POITH GUARD TWO HALL FAMERDS PLUS GUYS WHO HAD VERYDEOUBLE DIGIT YEARS LONG CAREERS AND CHAMPIONS SHIP THIER OWN PERKINS WOINS CHAMPION SHIP EVERY WHERE HE WENT LIKE THREE PLACE3S

    • @amandahouse5622
      @amandahouse5622 4 роки тому +6

      @@donallen5798 Waaa????

    • @Maxbps88
      @Maxbps88 4 роки тому +10

      Not even arguably. Without question better than any unc team (including Jordan-Worthy-Perkins). #1 team in the country on the floor. #2 team in the country on the bench. Deeper than any team in history and most talent. I challenge anyone to name another team with this much talent and as deep with, at the time, one of the best college basketball coaches ever.

    • @Maxbps88
      @Maxbps88 4 роки тому +5

      And the 2nd best in college history is UK 2012.

    • @elliemyers6435
      @elliemyers6435 3 роки тому +1

      @@Maxbps88 This is semantics.....All of these teams are great. Jordan-Worhy-Perkins 1982 UNC is great, this Kentucky team is also great (though this kentucky team didn't have NBA star power. Walker was an all-star, but Delk, Anderson, Mercer, McCarty were all decent to good NBA role players)...2012, also really only has AD in terms of NBA stars (though that team was also terrific)....I also like 1991 Duke, and 1990 UNLV....Also, sometimes the teams with the most talent don't win....A la Kentucky in 2015, UNC in 1995, 1997, and 1998, Duke in 2002, UNC in 1984, and Houston in 1983. All of those teams were loaded with talent, but got knocked off.

  • @Gldtr39
    @Gldtr39 2 місяці тому +6

    The Pope 1:36:35 the play he’s talking about

  • @jordanpope1672
    @jordanpope1672 2 роки тому +6

    for kentucky it was all business. that mentality was building in the program since the haunting losses of ‘92 and ‘93. they weren’t going to be denied. they actually didn’t play a great final four. they missed free throws, easy shots, and the games were called closely. uk got more than their fair share of calls, it just wasn’t conducive to their style.
    but they couldn’t get tired, couldn’t get into foul trouble, and were too athletic. they were a bunch of tweeners. at 34-2, having beat everyone on their schedule, with both losses to eventual final four teams, and being deeper than maybe any team ever, they were one of the most superior teams to ever do it. unselfish and relentless. kentucky’s greatest team.

  • @stevetackett581
    @stevetackett581 Місяць тому +1

    I’ll always appreciate and care for Coach Pitino. He did so much for UK. Everyone is human, so I don’t care about the small stuff. We all have done things we’re not proud of. I was in my early 20’s at the time of this chip, and I was always so proud Pitino was our coach.

  • @GBeret83
    @GBeret83 3 роки тому +17

    This was a good Syracuse team, but they had the misfortune of running into a great, loaded Kentucky team. Delk had a huge shooting night for Kentucky with those seven 3-pointers, but least we forget, freshman Ron Mercer scored 20 points for Kentucky in this game coming off the bench.

    • @showboat92
      @showboat92 11 місяців тому +2

      Agreed. Cuse needed another player or two. Scoring guard.

    • @eveningstar4543
      @eveningstar4543 6 місяців тому +3

      Ky had a really deep roster in 96. I'd wager their 2nd string would beat most top teams.

  • @mitchellwright2943
    @mitchellwright2943 Рік тому +3

    That UK team was a beast in 96,97 and 98.

  • @mrtruthhurts2307
    @mrtruthhurts2307 4 роки тому +12

    1996 Kentucky Wildcats was loaded all those lottery picks they we're basically a NBA team in college

  • @allengreene9954
    @allengreene9954 2 роки тому +8

    Those Kentucky Teams of the late 90s were like the Alabama of College Basketball👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @wramsey2656
    @wramsey2656 2 роки тому +3

    Great teams can have great players with off nights and still dig down the bench to find a way to win. Glad you guys showed the post game activities!!!

  • @roberttaylor914
    @roberttaylor914 2 роки тому +8

    This Kentucky team has been named as the best college team of all time

  • @terrygerych7327
    @terrygerych7327 5 років тому +19

    john wallace's senior year at syracuse, capped off by leading his team to this championship game, turned out to be the highlight of his basketball career. sometimes it's better to stay in school!

    • @jliuatl
      @jliuatl 4 роки тому +1

      I called him John William Wallace - it was close to around the time Braveheart came out. And he played like he was larger than life. Just came up a bit short.

    • @Fultonfalcons86
      @Fultonfalcons86 4 роки тому

      Yeah sadly it is all about the money smh///////

    • @jamesgarner176
      @jamesgarner176 2 роки тому

      As a wildcat fan.. I respected Wallace. Enjoyed watching him play..

    • @Ispeakthetruthify
      @Ispeakthetruthify 2 роки тому +5

      He was a Senior, how could he "stay in school"? He was done as a player.
      And he damn near had a 10 year NBA career. I'd say that's pretty successful and lucrative career. He may have not been a superstar, but that's still pretty good.

    • @mcmorelane3818
      @mcmorelane3818 Рік тому

      This is comment is atrocious

  • @romowasbetterthanaikman3932
    @romowasbetterthanaikman3932 3 роки тому +12

    This SU didn’t have the talent that this UK team did, but they played with a lot of heart.

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr 7 років тому +5

    2:28 for the theme that doubles as an intro to prelude to a championship

  • @bluegrassreb1
    @bluegrassreb1 2 роки тому +8

    MAYBE THE GREATEST TEAM EVER!
    THE NEXT YEAR THEY LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN OT
    THE NEXT YEAR WON IT AGAIN
    THIS TEAM WAS BEYOND!!!

    • @josepha3805
      @josepha3805 Рік тому

      💪 Time 4 Hulk-A-Mania! 💪

  • @nadams497
    @nadams497 2 роки тому +5

    Pitino look like Al Pacino when he played in Heat 😂

  • @zenoftupac9096
    @zenoftupac9096 4 роки тому +6

    Donovan McNabb was on this Syracuse basketball team. Not sure if it’s mentioned in game & I doubt he played ( end of bench ).

  • @251to502
    @251to502 2 роки тому +3

    A lot of times, title game matchups have a backstory to them.
    In this case, Rick Pitino’s first Final Four (1987 - Providence) came to an end against Syracuse.

  • @Wetrockstah2116
    @Wetrockstah2116 10 місяців тому +1

    Best team in the History of ncaa basketball. Uk went on one of the most dominant 8 year runs in history with multiple final four appearances, eltie 8 appearances and 3 championship games. With an injured derek Anderson they lost to Arizona in OT in 97, which was basically the bench from this 96 squad that went on to win another championship in 98. And what Truly make this impressive is this entire era was probably the strongest era in college basketball history, putting out what was some of the best nba drafts of all time. And 96 UK rolled through that tournament that year with the highest point differential margin in history. And still to this day they still hold that record. This past years uconn team came close to it with their dominant tournament run, but they would have had to beat San Diego state by 30 to break the record. 1996 UK definitely the best college team of all time. Without a shadow of a doubt.

  • @stevenhoneycutt7764
    @stevenhoneycutt7764 3 роки тому +5

    1996 kentucky team best ever

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 3 роки тому

      would love to see the 96 team vs the 2012 team . . . .

    • @brandonmorris92
      @brandonmorris92 2 роки тому

      @@jamedlock83 Imagine what could've been for the 2014 and 2015 teams.....

  • @anthonyrogers6429
    @anthonyrogers6429 5 років тому +5

    I was there. Great, great, great time! Manhattan had Cats all over the place!

    • @TempeSoldier123
      @TempeSoldier123 3 роки тому

      At the game? Wow. What else do you remember about that time? I was a soph in college.

  • @vdubproductions2646
    @vdubproductions2646 Місяць тому

    This was the last time a Final Four was held in an NBA/NHL arena .

  • @tommyland1013
    @tommyland1013 Місяць тому +1

    Here to watch the free throws Pope keeps referring to

  • @user-em1dw3ft6m
    @user-em1dw3ft6m 5 місяців тому

    Wish we got a Georgetown vs Kentucky National title game that year. Watching Iverson going up against Pitino’s full court press would have been something to behold. 🍿😳

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 2 місяці тому

      UK would have kicked their butts

  • @michelletackett9489
    @michelletackett9489 Рік тому +1

    I want to huge the SU players crying. I'm so sorry for them, but they ran into a better team, and they pushed them to the limit for 90% of the game. Be proud of that.

  • @hartsickdisciple
    @hartsickdisciple Рік тому +1

    This Syracuse team really overachieved in 96. John Wallace carried them. The 2003 team was definitely deeper and more talented.

  • @SimonCrowne
    @SimonCrowne 2 роки тому +1

    Walker was always great at turning a simple shot into a WHAT THE PHUCK WAS THAT SHITE kind of shot.

  • @JoeNorthern1
    @JoeNorthern1 7 років тому +3

    Interesting, never seen that CBS Sports ID before.

    • @StFidjnr
      @StFidjnr 6 років тому +1

      and the full intro

  • @Skinnyd4
    @Skinnyd4 Рік тому

    I remember watching that game and the fact that it was *not* a double-digit says more about Syracuse than it does about Kentucky - in a good way.
    The Orange were a good team that came to play and did all they could do, but sometimes - you just pick a bad year to have a great season.

  • @SuperJasondennis
    @SuperJasondennis Місяць тому

    PATINO WAS A GREAT COACH, SHOULD'VE NEVER LET HIM GO

  • @meharinationsportspodcast2582
    @meharinationsportspodcast2582 5 років тому +13

    If Ron Mercer has some work ethic and commitment to being great, he would have been one of all time greats in Kentucky and great NBA career.

    • @Fultonfalcons86
      @Fultonfalcons86 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah his work ethic wasn't all that great no commitment what so ever........

    • @GBeret83
      @GBeret83 3 роки тому

      I said something similar about Mercer once, although I didn't know he had a poor work ethic. My comment was if he'd stayed at UK one more season and played with that 98' title team for Tubby that he would be remembered as one of the best wing forwards to ever play at UK.

    • @JokerzGallery
      @JokerzGallery 2 роки тому

      *He is 1 of the all time greats at UK.

    • @mightymacdiesal12
      @mightymacdiesal12 2 роки тому

      Ron Mercer was lazy. Always relied on his natural talent and didn’t work hard. Was never the last to leave the gym.
      All flash, no fire.

    • @GLHS592
      @GLHS592 10 місяців тому +1

      A good friend of mine played against Mercer in high school. He said Mercer was smoking them all night long and wasn't even sweating. He felt like Mercer was loafing. He could tell later on when Mercer was at UK that Mercer was lazy.

  • @rwesterkamp
    @rwesterkamp 4 роки тому +1

    That move and slam by John Wallace at 1:24:35

  • @SimonCrowne
    @SimonCrowne 2 роки тому +1

    Did you know that in the 90's the NCAA outlawed all 12 to 15 foot jump shots? Here just watch Ky play this game.

  • @chadroberts6344
    @chadroberts6344 Місяць тому

    I dont remember the quality being so low lol. HDTV is the truth 😅

  • @alexanderwells4402
    @alexanderwells4402 3 роки тому +2

    That was a great comeback to win the 1996 March Madness tournament.

  • @bmaze35640
    @bmaze35640 3 роки тому +2

    The heavily patterned ties of the 1990s. However, they should have played this at MSG

  • @youtuber3328
    @youtuber3328 Рік тому

    please tell me what years you all feel were the best for carmelo anthony

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr 6 років тому +2

    59:27 a bit of controversy before the 2nd 20 mins

  • @joseyeastwood
    @joseyeastwood 3 роки тому +3

    The game was in New Jersey why are they singing " On Broadway" like the game was at the garden 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jclemons121384
    @jclemons121384 2 місяці тому

    Was this the last final four played in a traditional coliseum?

  • @jclemons121384
    @jclemons121384 Рік тому

    Always wondered why they didn't play in the Garden.

  • @justaddressmeasking6625
    @justaddressmeasking6625 2 роки тому +1

    Omg.... Jim Boeheim was young at some point😮.

    • @allengreene9954
      @allengreene9954 Рік тому

      Looking like Bernie Sanders’s Twin👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @highc6866
    @highc6866 2 місяці тому

    Pitino had them ready to handle that zone

  • @TheOlmonroe1
    @TheOlmonroe1 2 місяці тому

    Was this the last time a Final Four wasn't played in a domed stadium?

  • @oceanthresher6184
    @oceanthresher6184 3 роки тому +2

    The last year the final four was held in a proper arena instead of a football stadium.

    • @walterlv01
      @walterlv01 Рік тому

      They need to get back to that

    • @TheOlmonroe1
      @TheOlmonroe1 2 місяці тому

      I just asked that question

  • @josephkluemper3017
    @josephkluemper3017 3 роки тому +2

    What a team, go cats

  • @scottworley1479
    @scottworley1479 3 роки тому +1

    Kentucky was dominant in the 90s

  • @jamesmorton5182
    @jamesmorton5182 Рік тому

    No doubt when you have TONY from TENN

  • @stevenabitante8750
    @stevenabitante8750 2 роки тому

    YEAH BABY KENTUCKY BROUGHT HOME THE CROWN LETS FUCKING GO UK 1996!

  • @monteconrad3372
    @monteconrad3372 5 місяців тому

    Will this work for chicken livers?

  • @Tyler767
    @Tyler767 Рік тому +1

    @1:41:10 Donovan McNabb sighting 😂

  • @kenscates345
    @kenscates345 4 роки тому +3

    I didn't know the girls were something else on Broadway!🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @robertspies789
    @robertspies789 2 місяці тому

    If KY could hit there free throws they would of had 3 consecutive Championships

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 2 місяці тому +2

      That didn't cost them. It's because Derek Anderson didn't play

  • @RoadTripTelevision
    @RoadTripTelevision 3 місяці тому

    That opening was such a scam and a huge slap in the face to the citizens of the State of New Jersey, by CBS and the NCAA. They put a short Broadway interlude and show mid court the Statue of Liberty.
    The former Continental Airlines, Inc. Arena was PHYSICALLY LOCATED in the Borough of East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey - NOT NEW YORK CITY.
    Still to this day, New Jersey still has a image problem.
    The New York Jets and the New York Giants play at MetLife, Inc. Stadium, which is PHYSICALLY LOCATED in the Borough of East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    The MSL New York Red Bulls play at Red Bull Arena, which is PHYSICALLY LOCATED in the Town of Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey - NOT NEW YORK. 😡
    FACTS: There is only ONE NFL football team that plays in New York. The Buffalo Bills.
    There is only one MSL soccer team that plays in New York. The New York City Football Club.

  • @spurseagles1786
    @spurseagles1786 6 місяців тому

    Kentucky first but just looking at McNabb knowing he never wins the big one kid 😢

  • @beckypatrick7811
    @beckypatrick7811 Місяць тому

    The quality is terrible! I watched this game when it happened and the quality wasn't even 1/2 this bad!

  • @bmaze35640
    @bmaze35640 3 роки тому +1

    King of Burgen County! Lol

  • @cherylwhite2189
    @cherylwhite2189 22 дні тому

    I am. Go Blue

  • @rj8836
    @rj8836 9 місяців тому

    Kentucky was LOADED

  • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
    @manuginobilisbaldspot424 2 роки тому +2

    "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky it will probably slap another two years probation on Cleveland State."--Jerry Tarkanian. No way this Kentucky team was put together on the level...

    • @prestochange-oh9243
      @prestochange-oh9243 Рік тому +1

      This team was chock full of upperclassmen. Mercer and turner were the only stand out freshmen and d.a. was an upper classman transfer. Its not like they were all bought frosh like say..the fab five. So..to you i say..sour grapes.

  • @khaledgee
    @khaledgee 2 місяці тому

    Syracuse and Kentucky, UConn are always my favorite

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 2 місяці тому

      stfu. . . Your comment makes no sense at all. . . . . . Use proper grammar. "UConn will always be my favorite team" is the proper way to say it. . . You are only here because you hate UK. . .. idiot

  • @TempeSoldier123
    @TempeSoldier123 3 роки тому +1

    This was my soph more in college. I was a HUGE Syracuse fan. I was cheating on my main girl with a girl from Texas.I ended up cheating on my side girl too. THEN I cheated on the OTHER woman with another girl.
    I'm happily married now.

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 3 роки тому

      ONCE A CHEATER, ALWAYS A CHEATER

    • @roberttaylor914
      @roberttaylor914 2 роки тому

      So, you are basically a lowlife. Congrats

  • @matthewvincent1966
    @matthewvincent1966 2 місяці тому +1

    Who is here after Kentucky lost to Oakland?

  • @SimonCrowne
    @SimonCrowne 2 роки тому +1

    As a hugh Wildcat fan I almost forgot how absolutely useless Mark Pope was. Sometimes you will hear it said of a bench player that at least he won't hurt you as a team. Pope was not that guy. He was a walking Phuck Up.

    • @roberttaylor914
      @roberttaylor914 2 роки тому

      One of the dumbest statements ever made. You know nothing

    • @jordanpope1672
      @jordanpope1672 2 роки тому +2

      kentucky shot under 70% from the line at the final four and missed 6 front ends. pope was 8-8, and 6-6 against umass. if you watch that game and all the free throws uk missed you may notice they possibly lose if he didn’t make all of his. also his two against syracuse were the biggest of the game.

    • @beckypatrick7811
      @beckypatrick7811 Місяць тому

      @SimonCrowne ~ As I recall Coach Pitino would use Pope in the game for about ~30 mins. Pope was a tall player and could make buckets well in the front court was good at getting rebounds too! Also, he was a great free throw shooter which proved essential with this game! Pope was a key player who contributed a lot to this team! He was a transfer from the Washington Huskies where he was Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors in '92. Your comment saying he was useless shows your ignorance!

  • @Fultonfalcons86
    @Fultonfalcons86 4 роки тому +2

    Ah yes the Cuse wasn't even worthy of being this game UK all the way............

  • @prestochange-oh9243
    @prestochange-oh9243 Місяць тому

    I hate billy packer.