Getting to watch him, Mercer, Maglore, Muhammad, Delk, Walker and all the other boys at Rupp Arena back in the day was a true experience. I swear, back then, in the SEC, Derek and Ron Mercer were very much the Jordan/Pippen tandem. Before tearing his ACL, Derek was freakishly athletic in terms of leaping ability. He could jump out of the gym. The fact that he was able to come back from that injury, which was devastating and still be a contributor and star in the NBA is just a testament to how good he was. UK basketball in the 90s under Pitino was like mecca. It just felt right.
Thank you 😊
Miss those unis
Getting to watch him, Mercer, Maglore, Muhammad, Delk, Walker and all the other boys at Rupp Arena back in the day was a true experience. I swear, back then, in the SEC, Derek and Ron Mercer were very much the Jordan/Pippen tandem. Before tearing his ACL, Derek was freakishly athletic in terms of leaping ability. He could jump out of the gym. The fact that he was able to come back from that injury, which was devastating and still be a contributor and star in the NBA is just a testament to how good he was. UK basketball in the 90s under Pitino was like mecca. It just felt right.
Such a driven and talented player
They beat my beloved orangeman in the natty in ‘06 .. broke my heart.
In the way that Ron Harper was 1A to MJ’s 1, DA was 1A to Kobe’s 1.