Other than the Ed Jucker era (1959 thru 1963) where the Bearcats appeared in five straight Final Four's, there is/was nothing else like the Bob Huggins era at UC, when it came to establishing competitiveness on the court. His teams were a direct reflection of him, fiery competitors, fighting tooth and nail. His most talented team is/was the 1999-00 team led by Kenyon Martin, but his best overall team is/was his 1992 Final Four team, led by Nick Van Exel, Corie Blount, Herb Jones, Terry Nelson, and Anthony Buford. That team executed as well as they were talented, which is definitely a formula for a successful season/team. This 1998 Great Alaska Shootout Championship is/was one of the best early season college basketball games I've witnessed, two top 25 teams playing at a late season level...
Man I wish the Bearcats would go back to these uniforms. Always felt they made a statement that this was a team that didn't suffer fools. Besides the Bearcats uniforms wish list, it would be nice to see the Great Alaskan Shoot Out get revived again.
Eazy Money love it! I was embarassed by him in high school here in cleveland a few times. I'm 6'1" and white, needless to say it was a long night. If it was today, he woulda been on youtube dunking over me
I think Huggins would have won a national title if he had stayed in Cincy. His last team was talented, they almost won the NIT even after the two best players got kicked off the team for not going to class. He would have landed OJ Mayo, Bill Walker and the other high caliber recruits.
"The Flintstones" of Michigan State didn't want any part of the Bearcats that season. It would've been a great 2000 NCAA Championship game to watch, had fate allowed it happen...
@@ShawnC.T. Martin's injury remains the single most significant in the history of March Madness! Has no peer whatsoever! It totally altered the entire bracket! It was the equivalent of the Earth being tilted off it's axis
+Lamont sherar Grand Kenyon was a Man among Boys. If he doesn't break his leg in the conference tournament, they go all the way and kill everyone in their path in the NCAA tourny his senior year.
@@IndyGST4 without a doubt Cincinnati wins in '99-'00! There has never been a more significant pre-NCAA tournament injury in college basketball history than Martin's
@@chrislloyd1512 Chris, yes as that season went on once Duke matured into the buzzsaw they were during conference play, they would have been capable of beating Cincinnati by 15, but in December of '98 they were still learning to play with one another chemistry-wise! The Duke team which lost this game way different than the one that annihilated their way thru February and March
I remember watching this game live during Thanksgiving weekend! Temple would go into the Shoe and beat #1 Cincinnati later in the year. Chaney had a history of getting the best of Huggins. Ahh when the Owls were a nationally relevant program....
It actually was the year Martin broke his leg that Temple won at Cincinnati! Bearcats were so dominant that was their only other loss besides Xavier 'til Martin got hurt! This game against Duke was '98-'99, not '99-'00!
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Other than the Ed Jucker era (1959 thru 1963) where the Bearcats appeared in five straight Final Four's, there is/was nothing else like the Bob Huggins era at UC, when it came to establishing competitiveness on the court. His teams were a direct reflection of him, fiery competitors, fighting tooth and nail.
His most talented team is/was the 1999-00 team led by Kenyon Martin, but his best overall team is/was his 1992 Final Four team, led by Nick Van Exel, Corie Blount, Herb Jones, Terry Nelson, and Anthony Buford. That team executed as well as they were talented, which is definitely a formula for a successful season/team.
This 1998 Great Alaska Shootout Championship is/was one of the best early season college basketball games I've witnessed, two top 25 teams playing at a late season level...
The 93 team that lost to North Carolina in the elite 8 was a hell of a team.
@@MrMashman93 Agreed, owned UNC in the first half, but there's two halfs in college basketball...
@@ShawnC.T. I said they lost plus I was talking about Cincinnati
I remember staying up way too late to watch this, but it was worth it!
Steven Jones me too...I was a freshman at Aiken High School....I woke up everybody in the house that night cheering 😂😂😂😂....
I went down to Louisville an was watching from the hotel me an my cousin an went crazy!!.. lol
I remember watching this at a little bar in Norwood. I'll never forget that moment.
The Pilot ?
@@JCNippert1 I want to say it was right off Montgomery Rd but the fog of time my friend has gotten the best of me.
I was at Jillian's playing pool and watched it there.
I stayed up late as a kid to watch this game. Glad my parents let me. People forget the Great Alaska Shootout had games that were late in the evening
Man I wish the Bearcats would go back to these uniforms. Always felt they made a statement that this was a team that didn't suffer fools. Besides the Bearcats uniforms wish list, it would be nice to see the Great Alaskan Shoot Out get revived again.
I thought I was the only 1 that was crazy about those uniforms! I just want a pair of the shorts any Bearcat colorway!
I was here as an young 8th grader watching this game with a koolaid smile on my face
Melvin helicopter levett 💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾#Hometeam
Eazy Money love it! I was embarassed by him in high school here in cleveland a few times. I'm 6'1" and white, needless to say it was a long night. If it was today, he woulda been on youtube dunking over me
Cincinnati was loaded with talent!
Loaded was a understatement
fan ever since 🤙🏻
@@SVTgotti Let's pray for a recovery!!🙏🏼
Duke had several first rounders in their starting lineup. Not to mention, Maggette didn’t even start
RIP Great Alaska Shootout 1978-2017.
That team was something special till K Mart went down
he went down after that year when DJ came..
That last play call by Cincy was BADASS
Back to back number 1 overall picks in this game along with countless other good players
I think Huggins would have won a national title if he had stayed in Cincy. His last team was talented, they almost won the NIT even after the two best players got kicked off the team for not going to class. He would have landed OJ Mayo, Bill Walker and the other high caliber recruits.
Michael Beasley would have been on that team with Walker and Mayo too.... crazy "what if..."
Great game and upload. This was probably one of the last years that power house teams were in the Great Alaska Shootout.
I’ve got to read up on what happened with the Great Alaska Shootout. Between it and Maui, those were THE two early season tournaments.
That was Duke's only regular season loss
do you have cincinnati @unlv 12/19/98 ?
That Bearcat team was loaded with grown men. Might have won it all if Martin didn't get injured in their conference tourney.
"The Flintstones" of Michigan State didn't want any part of the Bearcats that season. It would've been a great 2000 NCAA Championship game to watch, had fate allowed it happen...
@@ShawnC.T. Martin's injury remains the single most significant in the history of March Madness! Has no peer whatsoever! It totally altered the entire bracket! It was the equivalent of the Earth being tilted off it's axis
@@ShawnC.T. by far the best team Bob Huggins has ever had and it's not even close
This was the year before
KENYON MARTIN WAS TRUTH....
+Lamont sherar Grand Kenyon was a Man among Boys. If he doesn't break his leg in the conference tournament, they go all the way and kill everyone in their path in the NCAA tourny his senior year.
Cobra317 you are RIGHT
Their '98-'99 season ended with a second round loss to Temple which stopped a possible rematch with Duke in the Elite 8
@@IndyGST4 without a doubt Cincinnati wins in '99-'00! There has never been a more significant pre-NCAA tournament injury in college basketball history than Martin's
@@bradlewis6514 Temple always had UC's number.
Melvin Levett👌🏾 If you know you know
Human Eraser!!! 🔥 🏀
Kenyon Martin!!! 🔥 🏀
They were stunned
glory days.....
Brian Cook that Duke team should have beat them by 15
@@chrislloyd1512 Chris, yes as that season went on once Duke matured into the buzzsaw they were during conference play, they would have been capable of beating Cincinnati by 15, but in December of '98 they were still learning to play with one another chemistry-wise! The Duke team which lost this game way different than the one that annihilated their way thru February and March
Vince Carter vs Melvin Levett
I remember watching this game live during Thanksgiving weekend! Temple would go into the Shoe and beat #1 Cincinnati later in the year. Chaney had a history of getting the best of Huggins. Ahh when the Owls were a nationally relevant program....
It actually was the year Martin broke his leg that Temple won at Cincinnati! Bearcats were so dominant that was their only other loss besides Xavier 'til Martin got hurt! This game against Duke was '98-'99, not '99-'00!
cheer cincy and cincy will win
I m still sick this team lost to Uconn.
UConn was better. Richard Hamilton was the best player on the floor that night and in the NBA for their careers.
@elbowgang9715 Bye troll. What they did in the NBA is irrelevant.
Go Cats