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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  • @yeahlaxiscool
    @yeahlaxiscool 8 років тому +3581

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

    • @apollo1573
      @apollo1573 8 років тому +20

      Same

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 років тому +2

      Matty Ray for sure

    • @Jordan-jp8pf
      @Jordan-jp8pf 7 років тому +5

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

    • @shanepetagna165
      @shanepetagna165 6 років тому +5

      i was at the garden when he hit that step back

    • @naymiley9782
      @naymiley9782 6 років тому +3

      facts he is legendary

  • @austinfull8941
    @austinfull8941 8 років тому +7248

    That stepback was like 4 kilometers.

    • @mayattv4986
      @mayattv4986 6 років тому +250

      Got me spitting my coffee

    • @deutshc8871
      @deutshc8871 6 років тому +68

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

    • @yunan9610
      @yunan9610 6 років тому +95

      I could heard the Doppler effect between him and the defender

    • @jonmartin2913
      @jonmartin2913 6 років тому +159

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

    • @joshloach9016
      @joshloach9016 6 років тому +6

      😂😂😂😂

  • @nah.4798
    @nah.4798 8 років тому +6496

    One of the most underrated players in the NBA

    • @brenttaylor2020
      @brenttaylor2020 8 років тому +53

      his not underrated he gets the respect he needs

    • @nah.4798
      @nah.4798 8 років тому +158

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

    • @gfayzo285
      @gfayzo285 8 років тому +14

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

    • @blakem380
      @blakem380 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +28

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

  • @DingProductions
    @DingProductions Рік тому +127

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

  • @cxu2014
    @cxu2014 3 роки тому +217

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

  • @ethanwhite9731
    @ethanwhite9731 8 років тому +9485

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

    • @PistolKev
      @PistolKev 8 років тому +1542

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

    • @tommimommi
      @tommimommi 8 років тому +879

      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 8 років тому +322

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

    • @rouston3975
      @rouston3975 8 років тому +78

      He's 6'1 that what google says

    • @ethanwhite9731
      @ethanwhite9731 8 років тому +627

      freewillracer20 and KD is 6"9 according to google

  • @j.walker8874
    @j.walker8874 8 років тому +5544

    seeing kawhi in his college days is rare lol

    • @moj7870
      @moj7870 6 років тому +376

      na lebron is more rare

    • @marth3401
      @marth3401 6 років тому +206

      Cres nah kobe is ultra rare

    • @darkblazers8491
      @darkblazers8491 6 років тому +46

      @@marth3401 Nah Kemba is legendary rare , lol.

    • @anotherlatenightt
      @anotherlatenightt 6 років тому +16

      ikr! i rewinded it 3 times!

    • @chadm5765
      @chadm5765 6 років тому +8

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

  • @tarawally65
    @tarawally65 8 років тому +502

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

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @bigbadlobo4109
    @bigbadlobo4109 4 роки тому +96

    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.

  • @knee-colayo-kitc104
    @knee-colayo-kitc104 8 років тому +2002

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

    • @ducky_cheese
      @ducky_cheese 8 років тому +13

      Meechy Merc Em MJ? DWade? Kobe? Harden?

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 8 років тому +72

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

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 8 років тому +64

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

    • @knee-colayo-kitc104
      @knee-colayo-kitc104 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +2

      Meechy Merc Em I think you watch too many highlight videos

  • @sethywethy4734
    @sethywethy4734 8 років тому +3123

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

    • @pancakedude8693
      @pancakedude8693 8 років тому +136

      Yeah #BuzzCity

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 років тому +4

      SethyWethy ikr

    • @brentandy4233
      @brentandy4233 7 років тому +61

      napier picked by charlotte too
      almost a big 3

    • @korieroberts4151
      @korieroberts4151 6 років тому +16

      SethyWethy there was 3 UConn players on that same NBA team

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 років тому +10

      Hornetts should add Napier get the trifecta of guards

  • @KingAndis
    @KingAndis 8 років тому +3122

    College Basketball was so lit back then

    • @prisonmike4566
      @prisonmike4566 8 років тому +134

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

    • @djzanis5220
      @djzanis5220 8 років тому +51

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

    • @djzanis5220
      @djzanis5220 8 років тому +49

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

    • @currybazooka
      @currybazooka 8 років тому +1

      4355a
      43 5t

    • @TylerJohnson-jp2sh
      @TylerJohnson-jp2sh 8 років тому +1

      Andy Thomas 08 was the best tourney year

  • @CarsonClaws
    @CarsonClaws 3 роки тому +200

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

    • @davidgutierrez4606
      @davidgutierrez4606 3 роки тому

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

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 3 роки тому +1

      @@davidgutierrez4606 me too man was a great yr.

    • @fhoeschasepape
      @fhoeschasepape 9 місяців тому

      Cuz you gen z

  • @Mitch_f_m
    @Mitch_f_m 5 років тому +437

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

  • @justinknust2395
    @justinknust2395 8 років тому +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 років тому +4

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

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +2

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

  • @handsomethanos9072
    @handsomethanos9072 8 років тому +308

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

    • @nestility288
      @nestility288 8 років тому +2

      Sirion Heat lmao

    • @lemieuxworldorder3102
      @lemieuxworldorder3102 7 років тому +2

      Tru dat.

    • @seanld444
      @seanld444 7 років тому +1

      Had him too

    • @diegowirz4885
      @diegowirz4885 7 років тому

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

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 роки тому +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

  • @sidepiecebo
    @sidepiecebo 6 років тому +64

    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 роки тому

      Where you from in CT?

    • @jackiemoon8686
      @jackiemoon8686 Рік тому +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

  • @jacksonhall1539
    @jacksonhall1539 Рік тому +7

    Anyone else come back to this video all the time

  • @AlexGarcia-yp6ov
    @AlexGarcia-yp6ov 6 років тому +1466

    Anybody here after Kemba's 60 point game ?

  • @mattbogoshian4769
    @mattbogoshian4769 8 років тому +591

    man Butler really lost two national titles

    • @razkable
      @razkable 6 років тому +146

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

    • @vincentjames7210
      @vincentjames7210 5 років тому +5

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

    • @nuraby_9228
      @nuraby_9228 5 років тому +36

      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 роки тому +30

      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 4 роки тому +5

      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

  • @NoahTerranovabball
    @NoahTerranovabball 7 років тому +325

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

    • @tycalvert7322
      @tycalvert7322 5 років тому +61

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

    • @lordlightskin4200
      @lordlightskin4200 5 років тому +18

      Dont forget KD Pierce Timmy D Rose and more

    • @jordancockerall4853
      @jordancockerall4853 5 років тому

      Noah Terranova now they play together

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      Carmelo ?

  • @etiwahst
    @etiwahst 8 років тому +1559

    Hard to believe he's not an All Star yet

    • @cheese510
      @cheese510 8 років тому +183

      It's crowded at the PG position.

    • @valdog1
      @valdog1 8 років тому +15

      Shocka he's really good though

    • @etiwahst
      @etiwahst 8 років тому +14

      valdog1 too bad he's underrated.

    • @rewind4964
      @rewind4964 8 років тому +68

      Shocka well he is now

    • @etiwahst
      @etiwahst 8 років тому +14

      EpicwinFTW27 you called it

  • @ryandiver2602
    @ryandiver2602 3 роки тому +18

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

  • @RenaldyCalixte
    @RenaldyCalixte 5 років тому +1042

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

    • @jaysontaydumb9662
      @jaysontaydumb9662 5 років тому +7

      Yeeeeaaaaahh

    • @lancehalljr.3994
      @lancehalljr.3994 5 років тому +3

      Yup

    • @tighevans6783
      @tighevans6783 5 років тому +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 років тому

      @@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 5 років тому +5

      Brad stevens gordon heyward and kemba unite back together baby!

  • @dantaffe6761
    @dantaffe6761 8 років тому +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 років тому +6

      thats whats up

    • @kezo_fps
      @kezo_fps 5 років тому +3

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

    • @blackchicken4922
      @blackchicken4922 5 років тому +1

      Dan Taffe he is on the Celtics

    • @shiromkumar6616
      @shiromkumar6616 3 роки тому

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

  • @jasoncasebolt9990
    @jasoncasebolt9990 8 років тому +498

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

    • @PaperStackerJ
      @PaperStackerJ 8 років тому +29

      Don't forget he broke his ankles to

    • @cpa54
      @cpa54 8 років тому +19

      His ankles have not returned.

    • @ttrow5009
      @ttrow5009 7 років тому +5

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

    • @diegowirz4885
      @diegowirz4885 7 років тому

      W

    • @devvv4616
      @devvv4616 6 років тому +1

      Probably on a wheel chair still rn 😂

  • @roddyr798
    @roddyr798 8 років тому +826

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

  • @showtime1235
    @showtime1235 6 років тому +455

    “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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

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

    • @drunkentiger5536
      @drunkentiger5536 4 роки тому +1

      King Nick “mind ya business” ...we’re on a UA-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

  • @jakethomas3029
    @jakethomas3029 5 років тому +291

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

    • @aprilmotiondirectHawk
      @aprilmotiondirectHawk 5 років тому +8

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

    • @EADAMS_HA
      @EADAMS_HA 3 роки тому +5

      Woof

    • @christophermurawski4361
      @christophermurawski4361 3 роки тому +8

      This aged well

    • @robertlee3372
      @robertlee3372 3 роки тому

      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 3 роки тому +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

  • @rfritz901
    @rfritz901 8 років тому +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 7 років тому +2

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

  • @bigshanene4437
    @bigshanene4437 8 років тому +141

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

    • @uselessinformation3634
      @uselessinformation3634 8 років тому +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.

  • @sidneypratt8552
    @sidneypratt8552 8 років тому +288

    5 games in 5 days. Wow

    • @elijahshannon6403
      @elijahshannon6403 5 років тому +3

      Sidney Pratt 5 wins triple wow

    • @youtubehollywoodhank
      @youtubehollywoodhank 5 років тому +4

      And totaled 11 to close it out.

    • @mocash4321
      @mocash4321 4 роки тому +21

      and they didnt get paid a penny

    • @LakersFanSinceJulyst
      @LakersFanSinceJulyst 4 роки тому +3

      +shush actually so fucked when you think about it.

    • @Bobbarker23455
      @Bobbarker23455 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @terrickb39
    @terrickb39 6 місяців тому +3

    The best post season run I’ve ever seen in college basketball hands down

  • @keenanforkner2824
    @keenanforkner2824 3 місяці тому +1

    to this day i watch this mini doc all the time good shit bleacherreport

  • @puddlespuddles5208
    @puddlespuddles5208 6 років тому +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.

  • @amiineh7782
    @amiineh7782 6 років тому +23

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

  • @tonysnell9565
    @tonysnell9565 8 років тому +83

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

    • @TheMinecraftJones
      @TheMinecraftJones 8 років тому

      +Tony Snell Same

    • @bignips95
      @bignips95 8 років тому

      +Tony Snell Are you the real Tony Snell?

    • @Huntre
      @Huntre 8 років тому +4

      +Bailee Shuey .....

    • @raphaelsanzio8534
      @raphaelsanzio8534 8 років тому +2

      +Bailee Shuey Please tell me you're joking…

    • @bignips95
      @bignips95 8 років тому

      Raphael Sanzio I'm a Bulls fan just wondering

  • @noahrubenstein1109
    @noahrubenstein1109 10 місяців тому +2

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

  • @mcfcDJ51
    @mcfcDJ51 4 місяці тому +1

    I'll never forget watching them and DRose MVP year at the same time one of the greatest memories of my life

  • @ownedweezybaby
    @ownedweezybaby 8 років тому +20

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

  • @Matt_Laine
    @Matt_Laine 8 років тому +14

    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 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @956Roo
    @956Roo 6 років тому +48

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

  • @avzeolla3960
    @avzeolla3960 2 роки тому +16

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

    • @omerege3495
      @omerege3495 2 роки тому

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

    • @abhaypancharathi3866
      @abhaypancharathi3866 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @EtoGenesis
    @EtoGenesis 6 років тому +4

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

  • @isaacschaaf9652
    @isaacschaaf9652 7 років тому +22

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

  • @donsolos
    @donsolos 5 років тому +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

  • @bassboy2772
    @bassboy2772 8 років тому +32

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

    • @SupremeSupport
      @SupremeSupport 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 роки тому

      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

  • @Prettyboysad
    @Prettyboysad 5 років тому +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.

  • @theminifoo2856
    @theminifoo2856 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @mynickuhh410
    @mynickuhh410 8 років тому +11

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

  • @dylanmauga
    @dylanmauga 8 років тому +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 років тому +27

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

    • @WeAreSoBackBros
      @WeAreSoBackBros 8 років тому +42

      he probably was 5'10

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending 8 років тому

      The average is 6'2.5

    • @full6330name
      @full6330name 8 років тому +25

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

    • @dialgalim7850
      @dialgalim7850 8 років тому

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

  • @kasenbaker984
    @kasenbaker984 4 роки тому +40

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

    • @allenwarren6063
      @allenwarren6063 4 роки тому

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

    • @xivfrost563
      @xivfrost563 4 роки тому

      😢

    • @macdabluepanther
      @macdabluepanther 4 роки тому +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

  • @ripnujabes21
    @ripnujabes21 Рік тому +1

    I picked Uconn in the only two brackets I did that year, was very high on them cause of Kemba, guards win championships in NCAA and he was the best

  • @CTLatteberry
    @CTLatteberry 5 років тому +159

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

    • @EZYxProven
      @EZYxProven 3 роки тому +1

      What

    • @masonherrera6560
      @masonherrera6560 3 роки тому +1

      @@EZYxProven he got mad likes too

    • @ogloc4478
      @ogloc4478 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @tr3ybucks287
    @tr3ybucks287 8 років тому +13

    Kemba stepback J is unforgettable 💘😻

  • @VeDanteee
    @VeDanteee 8 років тому +208

    I thought I was watching a movie

  • @ItsCioffi
    @ItsCioffi Рік тому +118

    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 Рік тому +2

      Wow man. That must have been crazy times

    • @BradyHaslem
      @BradyHaslem Рік тому +4

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

    • @gmoney2.059
      @gmoney2.059 Рік тому

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

    • @derrickayala4525
      @derrickayala4525 Рік тому +1

      Now we champs again!!

    • @paddyjames14
      @paddyjames14 9 місяців тому

      was in brooklyn for that pitt game, electric

  • @seanconnolly6007
    @seanconnolly6007 8 років тому +11

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

  • @P21-j3s
    @P21-j3s 3 роки тому +9

    Who’s here after Kemba signed with the Knicks

  • @trenta13
    @trenta13 4 роки тому +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)

  • @MrJbreezy8
    @MrJbreezy8 8 років тому +225

    kawhi leonard will always hate jamal franklin

    • @austindean4604
      @austindean4604 8 років тому

      MrJbreezy8 why?

    • @MrJbreezy8
      @MrJbreezy8 8 років тому +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 7 років тому +28

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

    • @juniorflores4542
      @juniorflores4542 5 років тому +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 5 років тому

      The refs would have never let San Diego State win anyways

  • @landonx1x
    @landonx1x 8 років тому +53

    Should do one for Shabazz Napier and the 2014 Uconn team

  • @ripmxrcus
    @ripmxrcus 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @BlyGuy
    @BlyGuy 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +2

      This aged well

    • @BlyGuy
      @BlyGuy 9 місяців тому

      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!!!

  • @Nyfancam01
    @Nyfancam01 5 років тому +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! !!

  • @acheers9030
    @acheers9030 Рік тому +3

    so glad this is hittin the algorithm again\

  • @markfoley6280
    @markfoley6280 6 років тому +12

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

  • @mortalkombat2101
    @mortalkombat2101 8 років тому +145

    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 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +11

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

    • @courage2002
      @courage2002 8 років тому +1

      I think they ment as he was growing up

    • @SidyWidy
      @SidyWidy 7 років тому +12

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

  • @mrmojorisin8752
    @mrmojorisin8752 Рік тому +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 9 місяців тому +1

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

    • @mrmojorisin8752
      @mrmojorisin8752 9 місяців тому

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

    • @rainmaker3700
      @rainmaker3700 9 місяців тому

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

  • @mr.nobody9697
    @mr.nobody9697 4 роки тому +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.

  • @janeiltanggaan6427
    @janeiltanggaan6427 5 років тому +9

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

  • @keeksmarone818
    @keeksmarone818 8 років тому +696

    loud ass bass i can barely hear

  • @psychothof
    @psychothof 8 років тому +322

    this team had Kemba, Shabazz and Jeremy Lamb? Sheesh

    • @isaacschaaf9652
      @isaacschaaf9652 7 років тому +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 років тому +36

      KJ THA GAWD no one asked

    • @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh
      @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh 7 років тому +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 років тому +13

      Mister Captin America Ray Allen?

    • @jalintroutman4164
      @jalintroutman4164 7 років тому +41

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

  • @PunkThrashMetal
    @PunkThrashMetal Рік тому +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

  • @WhatAWonderfulWorld365
    @WhatAWonderfulWorld365 3 роки тому +1

    Captures how surreal the 2011 run was, although it misses that MSG becomes a home game crowd for UConn - special obsessed college fandom - which seemed to help fuel the amazing Big East 5 games in 5 days Big East championship, the only way UConn could get into the tourney that year. Bleacher Report does an exceptional job capturing this 2011 run, thanks!!

  • @zurielcastillo5071
    @zurielcastillo5071 6 місяців тому +3

    Anyone watching this after Kemba's retirement?

    • @bt8038
      @bt8038 6 місяців тому

      Yeah man

  • @heso504
    @heso504 5 років тому +37

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

  • @natewright4540
    @natewright4540 8 років тому +60

    Butler heartbreak 2 years in a row :(

    • @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh
      @CaptainAmerica-jw2xh 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +1

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

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 роки тому

      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 роки тому

      @@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

  • @robynhardy1432
    @robynhardy1432 2 роки тому +2

    Kemba one of my favorite players

  • @MrYS-eo5zw
    @MrYS-eo5zw 3 роки тому +2

    Kemba one of my favorite UCONN players of ALL TIME

  • @jonsnow8766
    @jonsnow8766 8 років тому +67

    I miss the old bigEast

    • @mabobber7408
      @mabobber7408 8 років тому

      +Jon snow what happened. im not familiar with ncaa

    • @jonsnow8766
      @jonsnow8766 8 років тому

      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 років тому

      +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 років тому +5

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

    • @bradlewis6514
      @bradlewis6514 3 роки тому

      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

  • @5crewItUp
    @5crewItUp 3 роки тому +8

    Who’s here right before we make this 2021 run

  • @tempurraaa
    @tempurraaa 5 років тому +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

  • @colexovitch
    @colexovitch 2 роки тому +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.

  • @SSJ4Ty
    @SSJ4Ty 4 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite sport runs from that decade. I don't follow college ball but that uconn run made me a fan of it.

  • @ronigorani6847
    @ronigorani6847 8 років тому +449

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

    • @bundy4559
      @bundy4559 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +6

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

    • @ivzr4308
      @ivzr4308 8 років тому

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

    • @realatf1955
      @realatf1955 8 років тому +1

      Doritos Mountain Jew cause the shoes add inchs

    • @ivzr4308
      @ivzr4308 8 років тому

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

  • @amabletorres6219
    @amabletorres6219 3 роки тому +4

    I love the fact that he faced brad stevens in the national championship and now he's coaching him

  • @jaxonvadori3157
    @jaxonvadori3157 6 років тому +16

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

    • @nilodelfin4030
      @nilodelfin4030 4 роки тому

      AnlamcaMCma abla abla nsmKw snowMAn qllanoQaKlQal SnowBALLs wowmlwAmlak anlqQnlqAown

  • @justinnardine8564
    @justinnardine8564 4 роки тому +1

    Kemba will never buy a beer in ct he took it to the next level in 11 I’ll never forget it

  • @jasperantonio6790
    @jasperantonio6790 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @mouhawilane3284
    @mouhawilane3284 6 років тому +5

    Kemba s 1st ballot Hall of Fame whenever he retires

  • @Wcoble21
    @Wcoble21 4 роки тому +8

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

  • @Muneeb08
    @Muneeb08 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @michaelhornung2641
    @michaelhornung2641 Рік тому +1

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

  • @RandyDubin
    @RandyDubin 3 роки тому +2

    2:43 People will talk about that moment 50, even 100 years from now. One of the signature moments in college basketball history for sure.

  • @kyleschultz9795
    @kyleschultz9795 5 років тому +5

    kemba man hes so good bro STOP SLEEPING ON MY BOI

  • @rcho223
    @rcho223 5 років тому +5

    That wasn’t a step back. That was a goddamn vacation

  • @taylortrantham5622
    @taylortrantham5622 5 років тому +4

    kemba will get his NBA championship one day

    • @jackknight4020
      @jackknight4020 4 роки тому

      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.

  • @nathanberry561
    @nathanberry561 Рік тому +1

    Man I’m a huge Pitt fan and i was 11 years old when he hit that step back against us… still pains me to this day, such a beast of a player

  • @AnthonydREDWAVE
    @AnthonydREDWAVE 4 роки тому

    I remember that run they went on like it was yesterday! I live in Waterbury, CT and that’s all anybody was talking about for months!! Incredible man!! You will never see another run like that in NCAAM history!! You can book it!!