It's funny what you remember as a fan. One of my greatest Haas memories was Cal's OT home win over WSU in 2005 which was the difference between making the Pac-10 Tourney and missing out. Far from a great season overall, but I treasured that senior year trip down the coast.
There’s more to college basketball than the NCAA Tournament. By making the casual fan mistake of only looking at March Madness, this article misses out on telling the stories that truly became special to hardcore Cal Basketball fans, like breaking the losing streak to Ucla or winning the Pac 12 championship. It’s a shame.
"Ah yes, the 1992-1993 Cal Basketball season. With all due respect to Pete Newell’s 1959 National Championship run, this has to be the most memorable year in Cal hoops history."
How on Earth is making to the sweet sixteen more memorable than winning the national championship? Absurd. (Unless your sole criteria is things that you personally remember in which case the Sonny Dykes era was more memorable than Cal's Wonder Teams).
Write off the 70s as “bone dry” if you like, but that means you missed out on watching the unforgettable Gene (The Dream) Ransom and Ray (Sugar Bear) Murry, missed upsetting #11 USF on their home court, missed the 5OT win over Oregon that left thousands of Cal fans without either voices or fingernails. In other words, missed the quintessential Cal experience of exhilarating fandom despite frustratingly bad coaching.
Thanks for this ... I was a freshman in Harmon for that '86 game vs UCLA. Hundreds of us camped out the night before the game to get good seats and show our support with NBC at Harmon for the first time in forever. My favorite Cal sports day EVER - singing Louie Louie after storming the court!
Thanks for the overview.
It's funny what you remember as a fan. One of my greatest Haas memories was Cal's OT home win over WSU in 2005 which was the difference between making the Pac-10 Tourney and missing out. Far from a great season overall, but I treasured that senior year trip down the coast.
There’s more to college basketball than the NCAA Tournament. By making the casual fan mistake of only looking at March Madness, this article misses out on telling the stories that truly became special to hardcore Cal Basketball fans, like breaking the losing streak to Ucla or winning the Pac 12 championship. It’s a shame.
"Ah yes, the 1992-1993 Cal Basketball season. With all due respect to Pete Newell’s 1959 National Championship run, this has to be the most memorable year in Cal hoops history."
How on Earth is making to the sweet sixteen more memorable than winning the national championship? Absurd. (Unless your sole criteria is things that you personally remember in which case the Sonny Dykes era was more memorable than Cal's Wonder Teams).
Write off the 70s as “bone dry” if you like, but that means you missed out on watching the unforgettable Gene (The Dream) Ransom and Ray (Sugar Bear) Murry, missed upsetting #11 USF on their home court, missed the 5OT win over Oregon that left thousands of Cal fans without either voices or fingernails. In other words, missed the quintessential Cal experience of exhilarating fandom despite frustratingly bad coaching.
Thanks for this ... I was a freshman in Harmon for that '86 game vs UCLA. Hundreds of us camped out the night before the game to get good seats and show our support with NBC at Harmon for the first time in forever. My favorite Cal sports day EVER - singing Louie Louie after storming the court!
Always exciting to see fellow 925ers in the wild! Now I have a new site to follow!