1992 Final Four: Michigan vs Cincinnati Highlights [Fab Five vs Van Exel]
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2022
- April 4 1992
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Notable players: Chris Webber Jalen Rose Nick Van Exel Juwan Howard Jimmy King Ray Jackson Corie Blount Anthony Buford James Voskuil
Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson showed up to Minneapolis, Minnesota with their usual flashiness, displays of insane athleticism, and their brash cockiness for the '92 Final Four. All of this attitude was met with the same energy by a 6 foot 1 guard from Kenosha, Wisconsin, named Nick Van Exel and his Cincinnati Bearcats.
Cincinnati utilized a full-court press implemented by coach Bob Huggins throughout the regular season, finishing with a 29-4 record and finished the season on a 10 game win streak. Van Exel-who didn't become a starter until the middle of the season-was joined in the backcourt with Anthony Buford, the second leading scorer on the team with just over 15 points a game, as well as future first round pick Corie Blount. Michigan had an all star cast of freshmen, also known as the Fab Five, who led the Wolverines to a 25-9 season, a big improvement over the years prior of 14-15.
In a game filled with high tension, the stage was set for a highly intense ballgame with players unafraid to show their dislike for one another, in particular Jimmy King and Nick Van Exel.
Michigan would escape with a 4 point victory and a date in the championship game with the Duke Blue Devils, thanks to the help of the game slowing down and UC missing too many shots to implement their full court press.
Now the coaches: Bob Huggins and Steve Fisher. Fisher, who got the head coaching job at Michigan because during the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Bill Frieder-head coach- informed athletic director Bo Schembechler of his intention to accept the University of Arizona coaching position following the current season. When informing Schembechler, the AD ordered Frieder to leave immediately and placed Fisher as the interim head coach. Michigan went on an improbable tournament run; Fisher rode the coattails of star Glen Rice and captured the NCAA championship as the interim coach. He was named the permanent head coach a week after the championship game. After two down years, Fisher and his staff did a helluva job recruiting (some of which was done by the players as well) nabbing 5 freshman, 2 of which were first team All-Americans (Webber and Howard), two second team All-Americans (King and Rose), and a diamond in the rough from San Antonio Texas in Ray Jackson. Webber was the consensus best player in high school in America by a wide margin, considered the biggest prize anyone could have gotten in the 1991 high school class. World, say hello to the Michigan Fab Five. Meanwhile, a former high school star that was in year 3 of his new prestigious job at the University of Cincinnati was just getting a Hall of Fame coaching career underway. After a 71-26 record in the NAIA at Walsh University (shoutout), and a 97-46 record at Akron, Bob Huggins rose the college coaching ladder. The program he stepped into hadn't made the NCAA Tournament since 1977. He was just getting started at UC with flashy PG Nick Van Exel, and with constructing a successful ballclub, the Bearcats future looked bright in Ohio with Huggins manning the sidelines.
Fisher would sniff national championships with the remaining players of the Fab Five following these years, but would be let go by Michigan under a cloud of a booster scandal involving players on his Michigan team receiving benefits. One of these players was reported to be Chris Webber. Fisher was fired in 1997, but he wasn't done manning the sidelines. After a season as an assistant with Webber's Sacramento Kings, Fisher returned to college basketball at San Diego State. The Aztecs most recent NCAA Tournament appearance was in 1985. By his third year, Fisher had SDSU with a record of 21 and 12. Fisher led San Diego State to their first ever Division 1 postseason victory, and completely refurbished the program. Fisher remained as coach from 1999 to 2017, where he amassed 386 wins. In the 2010-11 season, his Aztecs went 31-5 with some kid named Kawhi Leonard, reaching the Sweet Sixteen. His former assistant at Michigan and SDSU, Brian Dutcher, is now the head coach, and started one season 26-0, finishing 30-2 (tournament was cancelled because of COVID-19), and is continuously growing the program.
Huggins amassed even more success, with Cincinnati and now West Virginia. Huggins left UC in 2005 under a dark cloud similar to Fisher, being forced to resign because of a DUI and the school's president "Zimpher said that the Bearcat program under Huggins didn't fit with her plan to upgrade UC's academic reputation." Like schools really give a shit. Nonetheless, he left as the winningest coach in the program's history. Huggins then turned around his alma matter, amassing 326 wins to the present day and a Hall of Fame enshrinement. 
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Van Exel was a beast at Cincinnati
One of my favs
Kobe said he used to kill him
His right okie year. Till he figured he could only go left lol
Damn I am old. I remember watching this game on tv. That era of college bball was really something!
The best era hands down then it peaked and came crashing down to where we are today unfortunately! Actually it's been terrible for well over a decade, maybe two decades now but who's keeping track Lol
Yes sir - and I miss the days of Full Court Presses - wearing a point guard out physically before he even crosses half court - ((40 Minutes of Hell "Arkansas Razorbacks")) - dam I miss those days
@@christopherbrock8913 I was a huge fan of that great Arkansas team with Day & Mayberry.
@@gokhanguneysu3419 yes sir 👍🏾 Corliss Williams (Big Nasty), Corey Beck, Scottie Thurman were my guys - Came back in the 2nd half and took down Duke for the championship - but I still can't explain what happened that next year in the championship game when that freshman Toby Bailey came out of nowhere and hit 20 points for UCLA - I was in the 7th grade and I dam near cried that night - but those games in that era was just different - you always knew North Carolina, Kentucky, and Duke was going to be there - but teams like UNLV (Larry Johnson and those guys), Michigan, Arkansas and others would make their presence known also - those were the best days
@@gokhanguneysu3419 I would have loved to have seen that UNLV championship team play against the FAB 5 - but they missed each other by a few years - That UNLV team had all 5 staters get drafted also - Larry Johnson and Corliss Williams had the same type of style - they were my favorite 2 college basketball players - and Glenn Robinson for Purdue was my other guy
Got to watch Nick the Quick play regularly at UC. What a treat to see him cook when he was the go to guy. He was amazing.
The Fab Five rocking the Huaraches.
Give credit to Jimmy King for balling out in this game, love me some Nick Van Excel. Great game.
NVE was a top Point Guard at that time 91-92 circa to go first round in the 93 draft at 9th-10th overall. However his attitude caused him to drop into 2nd round especially with his encounter with coach George Karl
Nick the quick, Slick Nick , Nicky V was a bad man damn im 43 now I was 11 when this game was played but at the same time this is when I started rocking long ass shorts and black socks the beginning of a new era time flys
Ahhhh man this was a damn good game I am watching this in 2024 just happen to run in to this damn they were balling
This is so dope, thanks for these highlights!!!
Fab were very entertaining.
when the game's over and Michigan wins, the silence from the announcers is deafening. They barely said another word, as the establishment did not want these guys to win
And this is why the duke game was stolen in the second half. NCAA wanted duke to win and they let them
This was the game before the big game right here, van exel, Blount & Beaufort was no joke at Cincy. This was the best game of the the tournament
Yeah it really was a lot of back and forth Play. And words too
voskuil was the difference.
Yea sparked it
R.I.P. Herb Jones...🙏🏽
Bearcats had to take it to the rack in the last 90"😔 RAD semi nonetheless. To this day they're my two favorite squads 🐾🖤❣️
Van Exel was a scoring machine
This was so awesome for a 7th grader in SW Ohio
Buford euroing C-Webb like that in 92 was crazy 😂😂
Hated when they had to play loved both teams
Yeah, remember this.This was a great game
Great highlights... 7 future NBA players in one game. (Michigan: Webber, Howard, King, Rose, Riley. Cincy: Van Exel, Blount) Close game, but rebounding (Mich 45 to 27) and poor 3pt shooting (6 for 22) doomed Cincinnati.
Those Cincinnati teams from that era looked like they lived in the weight room.
dope....keepin grindin...
This was a good game, 🗑talking was @ a premium with these two talented teams...
Duke Blue Devils forever
What might have been for us Bearcats if we had just kept this lead...
You would have gone to the national championship and got your a$$ beat like Michigan did.
Uh-oh Fab Five, Cincy's got Nick Van Exel. He's going to challenge you on street cred.
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van Exel could play
Remember people used to chant, "Jalen can't read"
Back when eveything from sweet sixteen were big names. No middies or cindies hanging around 😂😂!!
hurry up fab 5 duke ready waiting
Good thing they Bench Ray Jackson, it seems he was trying to throw the game. Ray was making some suspect decision out there as if it was done deliberately!!!
Nirk the quirk.
This didn’t show how good Nick was, tbh.
Lebron James could neverhandle either teams.
Where’s Rob Pelinka
if he's there, he spent most of the time on the bench....why, you expect him to play major minutes in this level a game? lol
Making draft picks on the bench, knowing one day he will be VP for the lakers
I miss basketball like this. Free flowing, passing the ball, using the post, teams using presses and traps... actual strategy. Now it's just endless high screen and rolls and three pointers. Boring.
Facts! Basketball sucks now. Everybody just wants to jack up threes the whole game.
What a travesty Jimmy and Ray didn’t get NBA shots
More thugs in this game than an episode of Sopranos.
Dont leave out you and your family