Favorite "Wow" Moment In IU Basketball History and Recently

[CottageGrove 563]

I know this breaks Jaybob's rule against using buzzer beaters but the first game I attended at AH was the Haston 3 to beat MSU in 2000. My seats were so far up under the balcony that we couldn't see the old scoreboard, and by the time we got down to the court the "storming" had fizzled out and people were leaving.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

Recent -" the shot " Past - 94 senior night RMK speech. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using BtownBanners mobile app

[seanmm1971 1,437]

This one Bobby Knight: "My critics can kiss my ass.": http://youtu.be/gS20_JesSq4

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[LIHoosier 25,827]

My RMK moment in particular is more of a surreal moment. When we was fired in 2000, the campus went nuts. Showalter Fountain was torn apart and a bunch of people headed to Assembly Hall in protest. At about 11pm, Knight himself came to the front of the building and using some kids third rate megaphone told the crowd to go home so the cops can get some rest.

 

Within 5 minutes you could hear a pin drop.

[mdn82 25,510]

My RMK moment in particular is more of a surreal moment. When we was fired in 2000, the campus went nuts. Showalter Fountain was torn apart and a bunch of people headed to Assembly Hall in protest. At about 11pm, Knight himself came to the front of the building and using some kids third rate megaphone told the crowd to go home so the cops can get some rest.

 

Within 5 minutes you could hear a pin drop.

That was to me a shittier day than the Sampson debacle.  

[JSHoosier 19,819]

That was to me a shittier day than the Sampson debacle.  

A stark difference from the reaction to Davis getting fired, relief with some people actually cheering.  I may or may not have said something along the lines of "we're free!".

 

Then we hired Sampson and my reaction was "f***!".

 

Bad times.

[CottageGrove 563]

My RMK moment in particular is more of a surreal moment. When we was fired in 2000, the campus went nuts. Showalter Fountain was torn apart and a bunch of people headed to Assembly Hall in protest. At about 11pm, Knight himself came to the front of the building and using some kids third rate megaphone told the crowd to go home so the cops can get some rest.

 

Within 5 minutes you could hear a pin drop.

 

I was there for that too. That was a true "wow" moment.  It was a weird 4 years to be a basketball fan at IU.

[Stuhoo 79,665]

There was one RMK fight with TV Teddy Valentine that was...Out. Of. Control.

 

NOT the chair toss game; I think it was against Iowa.I was at the game and remember thinking "Holy crap".

[OliviaPope40 6,438]

I'm sorry but for me personally this a huge wow moment.

Edited May 18, 2014 by OliviaPope40

[CampHoosier 3,697]

Sitting in Fort Lauderdale and watching Sheehey sink that shot against VCU in the tournament. We made it to the Sweet 16 off of another year of constant losing. We were out of the drought and the world made sense again.

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWFZ_iNgRDY

 

Does a whole highlight video count of VO? Lol. Around the 3:30 mark is the Missed Dunk Heard Round The World

[Myrmidon76 614]

My wow moment wasn't a play made in a game. It was introducing my children to Calbert Cheaney. Cal was extremely approachable and very responsive to the kids. Alford made me love Indiana, Calbert made me love the game.

[OliviaPope40 6,438]

WOW ESPN sure forgot to read our contract agreement for this :rtfm:

Edited May 18, 2014 by OliviaPope40

[BubbleKnuts 569]

Just watching Oladipo dominate was always a wow moment. If you'd compare any player to Jordan, it'd be him, and I said that at the beginning of his Sophomore year. Sheer athleticism, talent, great natured, charismatic, and extremely sportsmanlike. Getting completely dominated by Syracuse in the Sweet 16 also made me say, "Wow... This really sucks :("


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[coblehoosier09 13]

The Sampson deal was the worst decision ever idk who else was available at the time but had to of been better than him lol but glad for coach crean who put us back on our feet

Troy Williams potential to be as good as olidipo wow kid can jump dunk, and run


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[CorySoBro 5]

The "wow" moment that immediately comes to mind was the comeback win at Michigan to win the Big Ten Title outright. Seeing Victor collapse to the ground and then get up and break down on Crean's shoulders was one of the greatest moments in sports that I have ever seen. Not to mention celebrating so much that my neighbors had to knock on my door to check on me. 

[djsalway 4,161]

My most recent wow moment was JBJ recommitting. I thought for sure he was gone! <br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Agree completely with this. It was huge to get him. Also, from my younger days, the IU upset of Duke in 2002. One of the craziest nights in my house ever.

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

[quote name="djsalway" post="67148" timestamp="1400525954"]Agree completely with this. It was huge to get him. Also, from my younger days, the IU upset of Duke in 2002. One of the craziest nights in my house ever.[/quote]

I will never forget that game. I was the only one home because my parents were out for the night. When we won, I bet the whole neighborhood could hear me stomping and yelling lol

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[mesaiufan 30]

It was Frazier.

[TheStillman 991]

I know this was a dark time and involved everyone's favorite guy Sampson BUT the game against Michigan State with College Gameday on campus sticks out to me.  It was right in the middle of the Sampson debacle and was the second to last game he ever coached at IU.  On Wednesday the news broke that IU was in trouble again and it was pretty clear Sampson was a goner.  Just so happened that Wednesday was the beginning of a critical stretch of home games for the B1G title.  On Wednesday night IU came out firing on all cylinders against a tough Wisconsin team and nearly had them except for Brian Butch and his bank shot.  The absolute worst.  Which brings me to the game on Saturday against Michigan State.  The first time Assembly Hall was a stripe out and it was done to perfection.  The week of turmoil had the whole fanbase ready to explode and explode it did in what was the most cathartic release of energy I have seen in Assembly Hall outside of the Kentucky win.  A monster 28 point performance from Gordon and major minutes from Deandre Thomas who filled in for DJ after an injury led IU to a 19 point win that felt like twice that.  It was just strange time around the program highlighted by the fact that at the beginning of the game Sampson was booed as he entered Assembly Hall and by the end of the game people in the crowd were chanting his name.  Strange and dark times no doubt.