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I remember going to the old, half empty Thompson-Boling arena as a 12 year old to watch us get obliterated by Kentucky in 1996. I remember how funny it looked with all those blue people sitting in most of the orange seats and the other 25% being empty.

Being a fan of the basketball program back then meant being happy with 15 wins.

Now here we sit with a real shot. It's hard for me to grasp it, but it's real. We finally have the horses.

I know it's December.

...but it's our December - and it's our time now.

What do YOU remember?
 
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I usually make it down to Knoxville for the UK/UT game every year. I remember all through the 90's watching season ticket holders at TBA read newspapers during the game, and leave early. All except for the 93 game, when the officiating travesty occured. The UT hoops atmosphere has certainly changed, and personally I'm glad to see it. I like UT hoops, and its also nice to have an actual rivalry within the conference for a change.
 
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I remember that really tall dude. Steve Hammer maybe?

I remember when he was our best player.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
I usually make it down to Knoxville for the UK/UT game every year. I remember all through the 90's watching season ticket holders at TBA read newspapers during the game, and leave early. All except for the 93 game, when the officiating travesty occured. The UT hoops atmosphere has certainly changed, and personally I'm glad to see it. I like UT hoops, and its also nice to have an actual rivalry within the conference for a change.
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If the hammer don't get dropped on both coaches any time soon (let's be honest here, Cal has his own skeletons), it may rival UL-UK for the next decade.
 
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I remember the showman, Ray Mears, with his unique style of basketball and entertainment, impossible for anyone but a UT fan to enjoy. I remember the arrival of Ernie and Bernie. I remember Stu Aberdeen, a fiesty little assistant coach, and a 7 footer named Tom Boerwinkle. I remember watching Pistol Pete play. I remember Don Devoe, one heck of a coach, and running him off because he could not "get us to the next level." Then I remember terrible basketball then being played, so bad that it became almost impossible to watch, even when we were winning under Jerry Green. I remember the excitement that Bruce Pearl brought to Vol basketball beginning the first year with the press and gunning of Smith and Lofton. I remember the elite 8, with a legitimate chance to make the Final Four. I remember watching UT beat Villanova, then Pitt thinking is this really UT and when do I (or them) wake up. I hope to remember this season a special one climbing to new heights with Basketball.
 
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I remember when they opened TBA my sophmore year at UT in 1987. I also remember Greg Bell draining 3 pointers and then dominating quarters at Ivy's on the strip just a few hours later. Once that was done it was time to hit the Lap and close down the bar....ahhh the good old days..
 
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Volman93 said:
Anywhere and everywhere would be my guess. Fire another one up Major! :devilsmoke: But in all seriousness, probably California.
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As of July of this year, he was in jail in Knox County for not paying child support. If I'm not mistaken, the thread was actually posted somewhere here on this forum.
 
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I remember going to a double header my freshman year against south carolina... w/ isaiah victor hitting a 2 or 3 at the buzzer to beat south carolina... The thing i remember the most was that the mens game was BEFORE the womens game and the "old" people in front of me said... "now its time for the REAL UT team to play", meaning women.. I couldn't believe it.. but.. the arena was full that day for the women.. Needless to say I love me some Bruce..
 
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I remember big crowds in Stokely watching some of Mears' teams. I remember watching the purest shooter I ever saw, until Chris Lofton came along, named Jimmy England. I remember a tartan floor, Ernie and Bernie, being ecstatic when Bernie made good on his promise to never lose to KY again. I've tried to forget what happened under Wade Houston, the first bald Kevin, Jerry green, and Buzz. I remember thinking, now the Vols have a real coach when I heard Bruce Pearl speak at his introductory press conference. I'll always remember the toughness of Dane Bradshaw, shot of Chris Lofton, and the spunk of JaJuan Smith. I'll fondly remember Pearl's first recruiting class, Duke, Wayne, Josh, Ramar, and Tatum along with all the other guys who did the heavy lifting of turning the ship around and getting it headed in the right direction. I hope to have many fond memories in the future and hope the Vols reach new heights in mens' basketball.
 
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As long as we are going down memory lane, I remember the Fisher point shaving scandals in the early '60s. Basketball was just an after thought in those days. Ray Mears had some good teams that ran other teams crazy while John Ward was saying "bottom" when Ron Widby would hit a jump shot in between his punts for the football team.

With all of his flaws, I hope Pearl can stay because I don't want to go back to the "Good Ole Days" of UT basketball.
 
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HoundDog4954 said:
I remember big crowds in Stokely watching some of Mears' teams. I remember watching the purest shooter I ever saw, until Chris Lofton came along, named Jimmy England.
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Michael Brooks could shoot it with anybody to don the Orange. He crossed the time line and was a danger to drill it. 3 point line and he's an all timer.
 
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volroadwarrior said:
As long as we are going down memory lane, I remember the Fisher point shaving scandals in the early '60s. Basketball was just an after thought in those days. Ray Mears had some good teams that ran other teams crazy while John Ward was saying "bottom" when Ron Widby would hit a jump shot in between his punts for the football team.

With all of his flaws, I hope Pearl can stay because I don't want to go back to the "Good Ole Days" of UT basketball.
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Amen
 
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I remember Lang Wiseman mixing it up with a foreign player on Ole Miss' squad (in 1991 or 1992 I believe). I remember someone in the student section yelling to that Ole Miss foreigner - Hey 3, you suck! - as it echoed throughout the empty TBA. I remember him looking up into the student section as it was yelled. I remember us losing that game as we did many others during the Houston "era". A positive moment in a sea of crap.....
 
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I remember saying "I can't wait until football season", in a way, I do miss those days too.....but I feel it is finally time to enjoy BOTH seasons again!!!!!:rock2:
 
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For me, the moment that epitomizes Tennessee basketball in the late 80s/early 90s was being down by about 20 at LSU and Doug Roth stepping out to hit a late 3 and then triumphantly jogging down the floor and giving the finger to the whole building.
 
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