I'm guessing every one of you will pick one of the eight national champions, but I gotta go with 2015. Harrison-Harrison-Ulis-Booker-Hawkins-Poythress-Lyles-CauleyStein-Towns-Dakari. What a collection of talent. And they all seemed to get along, too.
What was your favorite UK team?
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The Unforgettables
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1992
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I was a student from 93 to 98.
1992
1993
1998
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2012
2010
2015
I was a student from 93 to 98.
That is tough!
84 (Twin Towers & Sky Walker) was the first UK team I closely followed
92 certainly captured all of our hearts, and was my first year at UK
93 I loved Mash and this team, and was my last year at UK
96 and 12, how could you not love these 2 teams, and all the pressure they dealt with
15 that team was so special, if only Poy had not gotten hurt
But if I have to pick just one, maybe the 93 team
84 (Twin Towers & Sky Walker) was the first UK team I closely followed
92 certainly captured all of our hearts, and was my first year at UK
93 I loved Mash and this team, and was my last year at UK
96 and 12, how could you not love these 2 teams, and all the pressure they dealt with
15 that team was so special, if only Poy had not gotten hurt
But if I have to pick just one, maybe the 93 team
'96 and '12 were my favorites. The dominance of the '96 team and Coach Pitino's masterpiece team and AD was/is my favorite Cal era player who has played at UK. Loved MKG too. Just enjoyed watching how they played and never felt they'd lose-even though they did twice that season.
The 78 team was the team that was my favorite. I used to imitate them shooting in the backyard
For no good reason I really enjoyed the passing playmaker ability of the 2003 team.
‘93 Mashburn year just cause he was an absolute stud, I think that was the year but FF before losing to the fab 5. Then ‘97 mercer and Anderson…..thunder and lightning, those 2 owned college basketball before the DA injury. Those guys were unguardable & of course 2012 since we cut the nets down.
I loved the '86 team (was always playing Walker with a turn-around fade in the driveway- though I was more of a Harden).
2003 was a fantastic ride with the Vandy comeback and 26 in a row.
2014 was such a rush as we put it together late and made it to the championship game.
However, I think that 1997 was the team I always go back to in my heart. Anderson's injury should have been the season (I sent him a letter the morning after it happened). Yet they put together another run. I actually saw their last win in person (and Anderson's free-throws on the technical). The championship game could have gone either way. Epps hit that late 3 to tie it, but too many fouls in the end cost us the title. I guess I have an affinity for the also-rans in team history.
2003 was a fantastic ride with the Vandy comeback and 26 in a row.
2014 was such a rush as we put it together late and made it to the championship game.
However, I think that 1997 was the team I always go back to in my heart. Anderson's injury should have been the season (I sent him a letter the morning after it happened). Yet they put together another run. I actually saw their last win in person (and Anderson's free-throws on the technical). The championship game could have gone either way. Epps hit that late 3 to tie it, but too many fouls in the end cost us the title. I guess I have an affinity for the also-rans in team history.
2005, although it’s not a team that was built to make a run like a lot of the popular groups mentioned . It was still a fun season with the come from behind win at Louisville. Coming up short against MSU, with many squandered opportunities to close that came was heartbreaking. Just a memorable year for me, traveling to Atlanta was fun.
There's something about Chuck Hayes that just rips your heart out.
The 1986 team should not be overlooked. 32-4 with the heartbreaking E8 loss to LSU.
They were a thing of beauty to watch. Magic in motion. Unfortunately we had a couple players who played with the flu and TW hit one huge shot after another. We were playing for a NC; they were playing for that and a lot more, but why shouldn't they have been playing to break the racial barrier in college basketball? We weren't used to playing against a team that quick or that good defensively, but my guess is that we would have beaten them 7 times out of 10. The night it mattered the most, things just didn't work out. We didn't bring our A game and they did.
1996 was the best team I've ever seen.
But, my favorite team was 1993. I was in sixth grade. Mashburn was my hero. I had the "Monster Mash" poster with him squeezing the air out of the ball in my room until I left for college. I used to keep my own stats as I watched the games. I knew the entire roster by name, class, height, position and home town.
Instead of taking a family vacation that summer, my parents got us nosebleed seats near the roof at the Final Four in New Orleans. I left the Superdome ugly crying, snot bubbles and all. That team is the team that made me a diehard UK fan and they will always have a place in my heart.
But, my favorite team was 1993. I was in sixth grade. Mashburn was my hero. I had the "Monster Mash" poster with him squeezing the air out of the ball in my room until I left for college. I used to keep my own stats as I watched the games. I knew the entire roster by name, class, height, position and home town.
Instead of taking a family vacation that summer, my parents got us nosebleed seats near the roof at the Final Four in New Orleans. I left the Superdome ugly crying, snot bubbles and all. That team is the team that made me a diehard UK fan and they will always have a place in my heart.
1996, obviously. But I really loved the heart of the 2011 team. I really thought we would beat UConn in the rematch. That loss hurt.
I took a gut punch with both of my favorites ... I loved the Runts in '66, in no small part because I saw Larry Conley win the Kentucky State Tournament in '61 and carry Ashland on his back to the Finals in '62. And my co-favorite was the '75 U.K. team. Grevey, Jimmy Dan, Bob Guyette, and Mike Flynn were seniors; Goose, Robey, Mike Phillips, and James Lee were freshmen. I lost $100 when they lost to UCLA in John Wooden's last game. That was the last team sports bet I ever made. (Still played a little golf for some cash, though. 
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)to me, it has to be when I was a kid. Every game meant so much to me. So I’ll say the Gerald Fitch team that lost to UAB, I believe that was 03
1996 - Best NCAA team in history
1992 - The Unforgettables
2003 - Suffocats
1992 - The Unforgettables
2003 - Suffocats
The 1984 team is my favorite. Love the front court of Turpin, Bowie and Walker. Add in Bennett, Blackmon, Master, Harden. A very very good team. Crush me the way we played in the 2nd half against Georgetown. Stil have nightmares of Michael Graham.
That was a good team. Hated when they lost. This was 03/04 after we lost in 02/03 to Marquette in the elite eight.