For non-ISU early interest, I recall the Marquette team with Butch Lee, Bo Ellis and Jerome Whitehead. Several other players for other teams around that time are memorable, too.
What Player(s) Got You Hooked On College Basketball?
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Barry Stevens and Jeff Hornacek. Loved watching a win in Carver Hawkeye in the middle of an Hok section. They were not pleased.
Ya it was fun, I was only 7 but that brought me to college basketball. My family is Illinois grads so that was my first love.
Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner were the first players that got me into college basketball. They were underdogs to UNLV. I was a Duke fan until I started at Iowa State in ‘99. Then it was Fizer, Tinsley, and team. Nurse and Horton were also so, so good. Just a hell of a team.
Grayer and Stevens but Really Norm Stewart, Billy Tubbs, Johnny Orr. All those guys. Then the UNLV teams came around and I was really into them back then. They were really fun to watch. Then the Fab 5 hit. Big East back then had a cast of characters as coaches also. Rollie Massamino, st Johns Coach, John Thompson. The coaches back then were different types of dudes
Steve Carfino, Todd Berkenpas, Stokes and Payne. Steve was my first favorite player. They were always on TV. Then my dad took me to an Iowa State game, in person. Never looked back. Basically when Lute left, I left. Been ISU all the way ever since. Shows my age, God Dammit Elmer!
Started watching college ball with the marble Iowa teams back in the late 70's(?), Johnny came to Ames got into the Missouri game on a borrowed ticket where Barry Stevens made it rain and I've been all in ever since.
General college BB liked those Georgetown teams with dominate centers. It was always fun to watch players like Sampson, Ewing, Olajuwon. (Yes I know Ewing is the only one from Georgetown )
General college BB liked those Georgetown teams with dominate centers. It was always fun to watch players like Sampson, Ewing, Olajuwon. (Yes I know Ewing is the only one from Georgetown )
1967 Phil Jackson senior yr at University North Dakota. I was a freshman in high school.
I changed to 80% college/ 20% pro sports. And it remained that way today. I love college sports - nothing better, albeit NIL is working against me (even if I donate).
Once I moved to Ames, In ISU, Luther Blue, Dexter Green, Kelly Ward in Wrestling, Dean Uthoff with Lynn Nance team . They once had a player nicknamed “Frog” because of his jumping abilities.
I changed to 80% college/ 20% pro sports. And it remained that way today. I love college sports - nothing better, albeit NIL is working against me (even if I donate).
Once I moved to Ames, In ISU, Luther Blue, Dexter Green, Kelly Ward in Wrestling, Dean Uthoff with Lynn Nance team . They once had a player nicknamed “Frog” because of his jumping abilities.
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It was a series of players for me:
Hercle Ivy - Went off in first ISU game I attended in person
Dean Uthoff - First ISU player I met, he was from CR area as was I
Barry Stevens - The Shot against Mizzuri
Jeff Grayer and Jeff Hornacek ( and really Johnny Orr) after their run I was completely hooked.
Hercle Ivy - Went off in first ISU game I attended in person
Dean Uthoff - First ISU player I met, he was from CR area as was I
Barry Stevens - The Shot against Mizzuri
Jeff Grayer and Jeff Hornacek ( and really Johnny Orr) after their run I was completely hooked.
From the 1990's players I remember to this day. Kiwane Garris, Jerry Hester, Matt Heldman, Cory Bradford, Sergio MCclain, Robert Archibald, and Frank Williams.
Ditto. Grew up in NE IA with no ISU connections and those Raveling teams were funtastic. But i played bball, so i dont know that i needed to be hooked on it.
Once i went to ISU though, it was those early 90s guys. Meyer, Julo, Fred, et al. Julo lived in my dorm, so did Howard Eaton.
Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson.
I lived in Michigan and the Fab Five really got me into sports and playing basketball. After moving it Iowa, basketball camps with Tim Floyd made me a lifelong Cyclone.
I lived in Michigan and the Fab Five really got me into sports and playing basketball. After moving it Iowa, basketball camps with Tim Floyd made me a lifelong Cyclone.
Tim Floyd's 1996 and 1997 teams for me, Dedric Willoughby and Kelvin Cato.
