One of my favorite UNC teams - not the most talented, but, were a TEAM. Had experienced players everywhere and were such a great unit. So happy this squad ended up winning it all!!
Thank you for this video. I’ll never forget this Friday night, watching the game with my entire family (most of which are gone now). I had graduated from UNC in 1989. These seniors were the last of the players I remembered seeing on campus-and even having a few classes with. All was right with the world when my Heels survived this overtime classic. Good memories. 🥲
Thank you so much for uploading these great games from 93. I personally think it was one of the best tournaments ever in terms of talent, upsets, single-game records broken, and storylines. I appreciate these memories. You're the best!
I actually thought that this '93 Cincinnati team was better than their '92 team, even though they didn't make the Final Four like the '92 team did. They battled this great UNC team all the way. It should be noted that Cincinnati's victory margins in the '92 and '93 tournaments were 38, 12, 2, 31, 27, 37, and 17. Their losses were by 4 and by 7 in overtime. Those were a couple of solid, solid teams.
I'll never get over this loss as a fan of the program & Bob Huggins one of the most heartbreaking losses. When Gibson tied it I thought the Cats were gonna win. :(
Cincinnati's Nickey Maxwell Van Exel was simply "en fuego" in that 1st half, and then he turned just as cold in the 2nd half. North Carolina's size advantage helped them get back in this game, along with the 2nd half hot shooting of Donald Williams. Two excellent college basketball teams in 1993, laying it on the line...
The forgotten chapter of Cincinnati heartbreak. First round AD Jackson tore his knee. We will never know if Donald Williams hits those threes with ad on him, or a fresher nve or Tarrance gibson
So interesting that the only team from the 1992 Final Four that didn't reach at least the Elite Eight the following year...was Duke. Cincy, Michigan, and Indiana all got back, with Michigan returning. Duke OTOH, got KO'd by a Kidd...Jason Kidd. Even after this win, I still thought the Michigan/Kentucky winner was gonna be national champ. Shows how much I know.
Hey man no pun intended, but how were u 2 know that Michigan would play down a level after taking out Mashburn and Kentucky! Michigan was the best team and they let a Carolina team not even close to some of the historically lasting Tar Hole teams outplay them in the final! Had the real Fab Five we'd seen much of that season show up on championship Monday, they'd have blown Carolina out of the Superdome! I was 21 at that time, and to this very day now that I'm fastly approaching 50, still believe '93 Michigan is the best that didn't win it! Only a handful of teams in their category of not winning it all in the 40 years I've been watching the tournament, but the Fab Five is at the top without a title
@@bradlewis6514 I love how this UNC team gets absolutely no respect. People saying that Michigan was the vastly superior team, and should have blown out this UNC team in the Final didn't watch this UNC team the whole year. I might remind you, that they played one another at the beginning of the year in the old Rainbow Classic, and it took a last second shot by Jalen Rose to win the game by just one point. So, it's not like they even exerted "their vastly superior talent" even then. By using the "Tar Hole" reference, I can only assume you are a UNC hater....but this UNC team was WAY better than most people gave them credit for. This UNC team came back from 21 down to win against a VERY good FSU team this same season. They were a very smart team, that kept their poise, had great leadership in George Lynch, were extremely fundamentally sound and experienced, and well, had Dean Smith on the sidelines. No doubt the Fab Five were good, but UNC did something they didn't in the Final, they kept their poise, made the big shots, and showed it takes more than just superior talent to win.
Yes, Michigan had talent with the fab five BUT, they literally never won even a big ten title even, they weren't the best team in their respected conference. Yet, they played well in March, but Carolina was the better team. George Lynch was blue collar, Donald Williams was an assassin from deep. Extremely deep team, hard working team. I can't stand UNC but I'm a fan of George lynch and his toughness.
Thanks man. Even though I was almost four at the time, I would have to agree with you. I've heard about this tournament via highlight films from the 90s and when CSTV (now CBS College Sports) used to show Tournament Highlights from that time period. I agree with you about this tournament being one of the best ever in terms of everything you've just mentioned, along with 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003-06 and 2010.
Now this is college basketball, almost every guy is a senior or junior. You actually got to know who these guys were. This one and done era sucks. I’m not against anybody going pro, but you knew back then who was coming back and you knew the college season would be fire.
This is arguably one of the best NCAA tournaments ever. Big time programs with big time talent. Not to mention all the small story lines in between. The Fab Five, Duke upset, Jason Kidd emerges, Indiana and Allen Henderson injury, the infamous timeout. Man, what memories. 15 going on 16 and thought I knew it all. Cross colors and baggy clothes. Also, anyone out there think that if Allen Henderson doesn’t get hurt Coach Knight picks up his fourth championship?
i was at this game, HUGE unc fan, carolina was in zone most of first half and van exel had 21 at the half, and in the second half derek phelps was all over him, van exel finished with 23, its why carolina won
I completely forgot Cincinnati backed up their Final 4 run in 1992 with an Elite 8 appearance in 1993. That's damn impressive! In a way this was basically the peak of the Bearcats tourney success under Huggins. Outside of 1996 it was mostly tournament disappointments until he left....
I understand what your saying as a big fan of Coach Huggins. Disappointing sure however you have to look at what has Cincinnati done since he was fired tell the truth he didn’t resign he was fired. They have been to the Sweet 16 1 time that witch Nancy not only fired one of the best coaches to ever coach she sent Cincinnati hoops down the crapper. Andy Kennedy was interim head coach got robbed of a NCAA appearance then he left for Ole Miss that doesn’t happen in College Hoops. Interim coach does well he stays & gets his shot so that tells you how bad Kennedy knew it was gonna get. They haven’t recovered since while Huggins has taken another school to the Final 4. He got the last laugh & Nancy should have had the guts to stay after firing Huggins you stay you don’t fire the biggest person at a University call for change then leave.
Van Exels was a complete absolute jerk! Glad he lost. This UNC was a team that kept grinding away no matter what the situation. This team reflected D. Smith more than any team he ever had.
Cincinnati didn't have anyone step up with the scoring but Nickk Van Exel and he had a horrible second half the Bearcats looked lost and tired in overtime and I don't know how you leave Donald Williams so open for those 3's that really broke the Bearcats back
Man, that sucks...As a matter of fact, I've been trying to get the 1993 Final Four for a long time and we could have had a killer partnership, though. You must've had plenty of great games that I don't have...LOL
Via the Carolina Insider podcast 09/22/2017, Dean Smith told Brian Reese NOT to dunk it on the set play at the end of regulation. "You're not going to have enough time to dunk it," Coach Smith told Reese. Luckily for the Tar Heels, though Coach was right as always, Carolina came back and won in OT.
@@joannerogers6852 He coached through the Wooden era. Had that not happened he woulda gotten another one. He knew how to get to the Final 4. I swear--Calabria doesn't foul Arkansas down 1--UNC wins that game and then the NCAA championship in 95! nagging...
I think Michigan beats both...Carolina had the size and a specific shooter in Donald Williams to give them problems, just like Duke and Bobby Hurley did.
The Tar Holes would not have won the national championship without his otherworldly outer body shooting experience! His perimeter game was mostly responsible for 4 of Carolina's six games run thru the bracket
And also for Michigan playing down a level in the finals! Their underachieving performance let Carolina in that game all night long! Had the more than capable Fab Five shown up, they win that game by at least 10-15 points! The Tar Holes were so extremely fortunate, key word being EXTREMELY
Terrence Gibson when he made the layup to tie it I thought Cincinnati was gonna somehow win. Just another heartbreaking loss for Bob Huggins the guy has no luck go his way.
Huggs had AD Jackson go down in first round giving Nick no backup. Zelle wasn't ready yet. Of course 2000 was Kenyon and then 2010 Desean Butler after dirty foul by Duke.
He upset that great UK team in 2010. I actually saw that game in person. WVU hits like 8 threes to start the game? UK can't hit a single three...one of the strangest games I've ever seen...
If backup point guard AD Jackson didn't get hurt early on in the tournament UC might have gone all the way. Van Exel had no one else to back him up other than Gibson as Lazelle Durden wasn't in his prime yet due to sitting a year because of Prop 48 and Carolinas height wore him down in the second half. Erik Martin and Blount foul trouble didn't help as they had no legs in ot.
I've never seen this before--but that play at .8 shoulda died. The defender tips that ball. Clock shoulda started...I guess it worked out as it should...
seriously if it wasn't for webbers extra timeout the missed dunk in regulation would of been the bigger screwup of the tournament if UNC had lost it. Of course the refs screwed up by saying it would of counted so things evened out in the end.
@@StFidjnr they said the buzzer sounded after the ball left--and I think it does--but the buzzer was wrong! Ball's in hand at 0:00--I think they got better technology now...I hope...
i was at this game, HUGE unc fan, carolina was in zone most of first half and van exel had 21 at the half, and in the second half derek phelps was all over him, van exel finished with 23, its why carolina won
Van Exel had no solid backup after AD Jackson's injury in first round. Rat Gibson was the teams mvp the whole tournament but he gave up the Williams OT threes. Would AD have done a better job? God only knows.
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One of my favorite UNC teams - not the most talented, but, were a TEAM. Had experienced players everywhere and were such a great unit. So happy this squad ended up winning it all!!
one of the smartest collection of players I've ever seen. Really high IQ basketball team
I couldn't stand Montross a native of Indiana going to UNC. I grew up in Ohio that looked at as the worst.
That team was stacked that year.
Thank you for this video. I’ll never forget this Friday night, watching the game with my entire family (most of which are gone now). I had graduated from UNC in 1989. These seniors were the last of the players I remembered seeing on campus-and even having a few classes with. All was right with the world when my Heels survived this overtime classic. Good memories. 🥲
It was a Sunday.
@@vinceedwards575 Thank you for the accurate reply. I obviously DON’T remember this game as well as I thought I did.😂 Rest in peace, Eric Montross.
@@molipaul Heels beat Arkansas on Friday night to advance to the Regional Finals on Sunday
Thank god for the creator who woke up and put the score real time on the screen of each game!
Lol. I wanna say Fox did it when they got the Nfl
Donald Williams was so huge for UNC in 93.
Thank you so much for uploading these great games from 93. I personally think it was one of the best tournaments ever in terms of talent, upsets, single-game records broken, and storylines. I appreciate these memories. You're the best!
I actually thought that this '93 Cincinnati team was better than their '92 team, even though they didn't make the Final Four like the '92 team did. They battled this great UNC team all the way.
It should be noted that Cincinnati's victory margins in the '92 and '93 tournaments were 38, 12, 2, 31, 27, 37, and 17. Their losses were by 4 and by 7 in overtime. Those were a couple of solid, solid teams.
I'll never get over this loss as a fan of the program & Bob Huggins one of the most heartbreaking losses. When Gibson tied it I thought the Cats were gonna win. :(
Nick Van Exel should have won this game
I completely agree
They hadem by 12 or whatever n letem back in the game then Van Excel cooled off smh
Cincinnati's Nickey Maxwell Van Exel was simply "en fuego" in that 1st half, and then he turned just as cold in the 2nd half. North Carolina's size advantage helped them get back in this game, along with the 2nd half hot shooting of Donald Williams. Two excellent college basketball teams in 1993, laying it on the line...
The forgotten chapter of Cincinnati heartbreak. First round AD Jackson tore his knee. We will never know if Donald Williams hits those threes with ad on him, or a fresher nve or Tarrance gibson
So interesting that the only team from the 1992 Final Four that didn't reach at least the Elite Eight the following year...was Duke. Cincy, Michigan, and Indiana all got back, with Michigan returning. Duke OTOH, got KO'd by a Kidd...Jason Kidd. Even after this win, I still thought the Michigan/Kentucky winner was gonna be national champ. Shows how much I know.
Hey man no pun intended, but how were u 2 know that Michigan would play down a level after taking out Mashburn and Kentucky! Michigan was the best team and they let a Carolina team not even close to some of the historically lasting Tar Hole teams outplay them in the final! Had the real Fab Five we'd seen much of that season show up on championship Monday, they'd have blown Carolina out of the Superdome! I was 21 at that time, and to this very day now that I'm fastly approaching 50, still believe '93 Michigan is the best that didn't win it! Only a handful of teams in their category of not winning it all in the 40 years I've been watching the tournament, but the Fab Five is at the top without a title
@@bradlewis6514 I love how this UNC team gets absolutely no respect. People saying that Michigan was the vastly superior team, and should have blown out this UNC team in the Final didn't watch this UNC team the whole year. I might remind you, that they played one another at the beginning of the year in the old Rainbow Classic, and it took a last second shot by Jalen Rose to win the game by just one point. So, it's not like they even exerted "their vastly superior talent" even then. By using the "Tar Hole" reference, I can only assume you are a UNC hater....but this UNC team was WAY better than most people gave them credit for. This UNC team came back from 21 down to win against a VERY good FSU team this same season. They were a very smart team, that kept their poise, had great leadership in George Lynch, were extremely fundamentally sound and experienced, and well, had Dean Smith on the sidelines. No doubt the Fab Five were good, but UNC did something they didn't in the Final, they kept their poise, made the big shots, and showed it takes more than just superior talent to win.
Yes, Michigan had talent with the fab five BUT, they literally never won even a big ten title even, they weren't the best team in their respected conference. Yet, they played well in March, but Carolina was the better team. George Lynch was blue collar, Donald Williams was an assassin from deep. Extremely deep team, hard working team. I can't stand UNC but I'm a fan of George lynch and his toughness.
I think UNC was lucky that Mich. UK game went overtime. I do think Michigan was a bit more tired. And UNC had a deeper bench...
Also on Duke--Grant Hill was injured...
Andrea Joyce sporting the Brent Musberger Hair cut
Rest in peace #00
I'll always be indebted to the job Bob Huggins did, revitalizing UC basketball, he put it back on the national map, where it belongs...
It makes me sad that Huggins never won a National Championship at UC had the worst tournament luck I’ve ever seen.
@@patrickgray5633 I definitely agree...
Thanks man. Even though I was almost four at the time, I would have to agree with you. I've heard about this tournament via highlight films from the 90s and when CSTV (now CBS College Sports) used to show Tournament Highlights from that time period. I agree with you about this tournament being one of the best ever in terms of everything you've just mentioned, along with 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003-06 and 2010.
That was a clean block (at 10:16 mark) by Bostick on Montross.
Okay thanks! And thanks again for all the great uploads!!!
Now this is college basketball, almost every guy is a senior or junior. You actually got to know who these guys were. This one and done era sucks. I’m not against anybody going pro, but you knew back then who was coming back and you knew the college season would be fire.
This is arguably one of the best NCAA tournaments ever. Big time programs with big time talent. Not to mention all the small story lines in between. The Fab Five, Duke upset, Jason Kidd emerges, Indiana and Allen Henderson injury, the infamous timeout. Man, what memories. 15 going on 16 and thought I knew it all. Cross colors and baggy clothes. Also, anyone out there think that if Allen Henderson doesn’t get hurt Coach Knight picks up his fourth championship?
yes, as a Carolina fan...Henderson doesn't get hurt, Hoosiers probably win. They were the ones we were worried about.
@@MrCleverheel I don't think so. I think UNC (finally) beats Knight and Indiana...but thank goodness Kansas did it.
It's a fact that IU should have won in 1992 if not for TV Teddy Valentine
I miss the days of tough/grind it out Cincinnati Bearcats basketball. I’m not sure we’ll ever see it again. Man
i was at this game, HUGE unc fan, carolina was in zone most of first half and van exel had 21 at the half, and in the second half derek phelps was all over him, van exel finished with 23, its why carolina won
I don't have the 1993 NCAA Final Four at this time, but whenever I can get my hands on it, I will do it.
it’s been on youtube
I completely forgot Cincinnati backed up their Final 4 run in 1992 with an Elite 8 appearance in 1993. That's damn impressive! In a way this was basically the peak of the Bearcats tourney success under Huggins. Outside of 1996 it was mostly tournament disappointments until he left....
I understand what your saying as a big fan of Coach Huggins. Disappointing sure however you have to look at what has Cincinnati done since he was fired tell the truth he didn’t resign he was fired. They have been to the Sweet 16 1 time that witch Nancy not only fired one of the best coaches to ever coach she sent Cincinnati hoops down the crapper. Andy Kennedy was interim head coach got robbed of a NCAA appearance then he left for Ole Miss that doesn’t happen in College Hoops. Interim coach does well he stays & gets his shot so that tells you how bad Kennedy knew it was gonna get. They haven’t recovered since while Huggins has taken another school to the Final 4. He got the last laugh & Nancy should have had the guts to stay after firing Huggins you stay you don’t fire the biggest person at a University call for change then leave.
Can you put up the Carolina Arkansas game in the sweet 16 as well? Thanks so much for all these old games love them!!
Great game. Carolina wasn't going to be denied a National Championship ! 😅
Van Exels was a complete absolute jerk! Glad he lost. This UNC was a team that kept grinding away no matter what the situation. This team reflected D. Smith more than any team he ever had.
I had the 1993 final four...but lost them when my comp crashed and lost so many old games..ugh. Between us we could have had a killer partnership lol
Great game, largely forgotten.
.8 seconds. how do you try to catch and come down and jump and dunk? how?
I currently don't have that UNC/Kentucky Southeast Regional final game. But, you're welcome though.
I don't have the Arkansas/UNC Sweet 16 game at this time, but I will definitely upload that whenever I get my hands on it.
Cincinnati didn't have anyone step up with the scoring but Nickk Van Exel and he had a horrible second half the Bearcats looked lost and tired in overtime and I don't know how you leave Donald Williams so open for those 3's that really broke the Bearcats back
Jamell Shaw they were hurt when ad jackson was hurt in the first game. Van exel had no backup and got tired.
Man, that sucks...As a matter of fact, I've been trying to get the 1993 Final Four for a long time and we could have had a killer partnership, though. You must've had plenty of great games that I don't have...LOL
Via the Carolina Insider podcast 09/22/2017, Dean Smith told Brian Reese NOT to dunk it on the set play at the end of regulation. "You're not going to have enough time to dunk it," Coach Smith told Reese. Luckily for the Tar Heels, though Coach was right as always, Carolina came back and won in OT.
Dusty T coach smith overrated as game coach. 2 titles in 36 years with 2-3 top 20 recruits every year. Booo
@@joannerogers6852 He coached through the Wooden era. Had that not happened he woulda gotten another one. He knew how to get to the Final 4. I swear--Calabria doesn't foul Arkansas down 1--UNC wins that game and then the NCAA championship in 95! nagging...
Nicky V had some handles!
Would love to see the 1995 UNC/UK Regional Final if you have it. Thanks for the uploads.
The ceiling is the roof.go.tarheels.
Would have been very interesting how the Final Four plays out if Cincinnati wins this game.Do they or Kansas beat the Michigan Fab Five?
I think Michigan beats both...Carolina had the size and a specific shooter in Donald Williams to give them problems, just like Duke and Bobby Hurley did.
Van excel was a true baller left handed assasin
I have both Michigan games from te 93 final four (national semifinal vs UK and final vs UNC), how can I get them to you?
can you please upload the 1993 NCAA final four
donald williams, big three pointers
The Tar Holes would not have won the national championship without his otherworldly outer body shooting experience! His perimeter game was mostly responsible for 4 of Carolina's six games run thru the bracket
And also for Michigan playing down a level in the finals! Their underachieving performance let Carolina in that game all night long! Had the more than capable Fab Five shown up, they win that game by at least 10-15 points! The Tar Holes were so extremely fortunate, key word being EXTREMELY
Bob Huggins great coach has the worst NCAA tournament luck I wish he'd get a National Championship before he retires.
Terrence Gibson when he made the layup to tie it I thought Cincinnati was gonna somehow win. Just another heartbreaking loss for Bob Huggins the guy has no luck go his way.
By then they were lucky to even force ot. By then they had no legs and too many fouls. Erik Martin's foul out hurt.
@@bearcattony00 yup but that's unfortunately the way the game goes.
Gibson aka Rat gave up the Williams threes and according to Huggs book, took the loss the hardest.
Huggs had AD Jackson go down in first round giving Nick no backup. Zelle wasn't ready yet. Of course 2000 was Kenyon and then 2010 Desean Butler after dirty foul by Duke.
He upset that great UK team in 2010. I actually saw that game in person. WVU hits like 8 threes to start the game? UK can't hit a single three...one of the strangest games I've ever seen...
I'll inbox you the details.
8th grade. Good times
If backup point guard AD Jackson didn't get hurt early on in the tournament UC might have gone all the way. Van Exel had no one else to back him up other than Gibson as Lazelle Durden wasn't in his prime yet due to sitting a year because of Prop 48 and Carolinas height wore him down in the second half. Erik Martin and Blount foul trouble didn't help as they had no legs in ot.
Yea bro we could have. I had a lot of games..then stupid comp crashed..killed me when they told me I lost everything.
Cincy should have won this game . They would have beat Kansas and played Michigan in a rematch.
That last basket should have counted
It shoulda been Cincy's ball--it was off Reese at .8....lol...
3 of Cincinnati starters from cali lol....he definitely recruits all over the country lmao!!!
Obviously the officials had money on UNC to win this game the officials were as blind as my 86 year old grandmother
I've never seen this before--but that play at .8 shoulda died. The defender tips that ball. Clock shoulda started...I guess it worked out as it should...
Height disadvantage and foul trouble killed the cats in this game.
Van exel getting tired since he had no other guard help after ad Jackson's injury against coppin was a huge factor. He had no legs by ot.
TARRR HEEEELS!!!
This game really pissed me off
Man college officiating sucked 24 years ago too?
1:35:56 who misses a dunk?
seriously if it wasn't for webbers extra timeout the missed dunk in regulation would of been the bigger screwup of the tournament if UNC had lost it. Of course the refs screwed up by saying it would of counted so things evened out in the end.
but Paul Evereklian the buzzer sounded while the ball is still in the player's hand
The way the Cats made Jim Voskuil look like Larry Bird in the final four, God only knows
@@StFidjnr they said the buzzer sounded after the ball left--and I think it does--but the buzzer was wrong! Ball's in hand at 0:00--I think they got better technology now...I hope...
Bearcats should have won
If they had ad Jackson they win going away
The tenuous drama internally gather because arithmetic consistently close except a repulsive roadway. reflective, deeply select
Man.
These refs suck. I'm a UNC fan and there were bad calls against both teams.
i was at this game, HUGE unc fan, carolina was in zone most of first half and van exel had 21 at the half, and in the second half derek phelps was all over him, van exel finished with 23, its why carolina won
Coach Smith did a lot of rotating in that game, that's what helped, if you have good depth you have extra "weapons".
Van Exel had no solid backup after AD Jackson's injury in first round. Rat Gibson was the teams mvp the whole tournament but he gave up the Williams OT threes. Would AD have done a better job? God only knows.
Phelps was an outstanding defender.