Gary Carter vs American University

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Speaking of game-winning shots, anyone old enough to remember this one?

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19K views · 364 reactions | An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time... | By Vol Network | Facebook

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I was there!

I was 8 years old at the time and with my parents, who would separate and divorce a year later. I remember seeing people leaving Stokely after we turned the ball over with 3 seconds left under the basket.

A few things I remember from back then ....

1) American U. was very good. Coached by Gary Williams, who would later coach at Boston College, Ohio State and win the 2002 National Championship at Maryland. If I remember correctly, they had beaten Georgetown.

2) The other two teams in the Vol Classic that year were California and Wyoming. In the first game that night, Cal also beat Wyoming on a last second shot. We arrived just in time to catch it. Tennessee blew out Cal in the championship game. Wyoming beat American in the consolation game.

3) Unfortunately, that may have been Gary Carter's last game. He and Ed Littleton were declared academically ineligible soon after. That's a shame too. That would have been DeVoe's best team. It was a good team anyway.

Good times. Great memories.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I was there!

I was 8 years old at the time and with my parents, who would separate and divorce a year later. I remember seeing people leaving Stokely after we turned the ball over with 3 seconds left under the basket.

A few things I remember from back then ....

1) American U. was very good. Coached by Gary Williams, who would later coach at Boston College, Ohio State and win the 2002 National Championship at Maryland. If I remember correctly, they had beaten Georgetown.

2) The other two teams in the Vol Classic that year were California and Wyoming. In the first game that night, Cal also beat Wyoming on a last second shot. We arrived just in time to catch it. Tennessee blew out Cal in the championship game. Wyoming beat American in the consolation game.

3) Unfortunately, that may have been Gary Carter's last game. He and Ed Littleton were declared academically ineligible soon after. That's a shame too. That would have been DeVoe's best team. It was a good team anyway.

Good times. Great memories.
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I remember the game but wasn’t there. I must have been listening to Ward on radio because I lived in Decatur Ga at the time and don’t think it was on TV. Also remember being devastated when Carter was kicked off team.
 
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Mikevol1964 said:
I remember the game but wasn’t there. I must have been listening to Ward on radio because I lived in Decatur Ga at the time and don’t think it was on TV. Also remember being devastated when Carter was kicked off team.
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I also was listening to the legend John Ward call this play as a 16 year old. Unbelieveable play by Carter.
 
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Speaking of game-winning shots, anyone old enough to remember this one?

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19K views · 364 reactions | An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time... | By Vol Network | Facebook

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Was 18 and listening
 
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Listened on a station in Fayetteville after having moved to Huntsville that fall. 1st Vol Classic I had missed since 1972 and definitely the best opening round.
 
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I Was there. Got home really early
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Sports Illustrated used to have a section called "Making a List." They would rank the Top Ten Best/Worst from various categories. They ranked the 1992 Duke vs Kentucky Elite 8 game as the best college basketball game ever .... I don't remember where the Tennessee vs Temple game from December of 1973 fell, but I do remember seeing it in the Top Ten of their "worst college basketball games ever" list.
 
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Freak said:
Speaking of game-winning shots, anyone old enough to remember this one?

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19K views · 364 reactions | An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time... | By Vol Network | Facebook

An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time...
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I was a senior at UT living out in the Bearden area (Timbers West apartments) at the time. Wasn't at the game because students were on Christmas Break. Heard the great John Ward call on the radio.
 
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Freak said:
Speaking of game-winning shots, anyone old enough to remember this one?

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19K views · 364 reactions | An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time... | By Vol Network | Facebook

An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time...
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No, you are super old.
Great video though!
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I was there!

I was 8 years old at the time and with my parents, who would separate and divorce a year later. I remember seeing people leaving Stokely after we turned the ball over with 3 seconds left under the basket.

A few things I remember from back then ....

1) American U. was very good. Coached by Gary Williams, who would later coach at Boston College, Ohio State and win the 2002 National Championship at Maryland. If I remember correctly, they had beaten Georgetown.

2) The other two teams in the Vol Classic that year were California and Wyoming. In the first game that night, Cal also beat Wyoming on a last second shot. We arrived just in time to catch it. Tennessee blew out Cal in the championship game. Wyoming beat American in the consolation game.

3) Unfortunately, that may have been Gary Carter's last game. He and Ed Littleton were declared academically ineligible soon after. That's a shame too. That would have been DeVoe's best team. It was a good team anyway.

Good times. Great memories.
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Full circle.

Gary Williams is CRB’s mentor
 
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Speaking of game-winning shots, anyone old enough to remember this one?

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19K views · 364 reactions | An incredible finish to the game against American University in 1981! This was part of the annual Volunteer Classic. American’s head coach at the time... | By Vol Network | Facebook

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I was there sitting in the balcony! I've probably been to over 200 men's games in my lifetime, including the 1987 Tony White 51 point against Auburn, the 2006 Chris Lofton over Kevin Durant Texas game, and the 2010 win over Kansas. I passed on an opportunity to go to the 2010 win over Kentucky, which I still regret to this day.
 
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I wasn't there. But, back in the day, the Knoxville PBS station would replay the entire game on a delay. I would avoid the radio, and watch the replay like it was a live game. I remember thinking "this is the most Tennessee thing ever" to lose to American University, and being mad that I stayed up half the night to watch that mess, then losing my mind when Carter hit that shot!
 
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I remember it well...my dad and I were listening on the radio at neighbor's house. I thought of that one, Lofton's shot vs Winthrop, and prob the all timer, Higgins' heave vs that Jarrett Jack/Cris Bosh GaTech team in early 2000's as far as similar game winning shots
 
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I was there. I was also at the 11-6 game versus Temple in December 1973. We didn’t leave one second early for either game. I watched each of them until the final buzzer. Same with Stoerner’s fumble - didn’t give up and saw it all.

My seat was under the south balcony on the west side of that section. Kind of behind the UT bench. Carter stole that ball and launched the shot almost directly towards my location.

The video of Carter’s play was included in the montage of clips used to open WATE’s newscasts. So Knoxville got to witness the play a couple of times a day everyday (at 6pm and 11pm) for several years.
 
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Another wild finish from that same season was a 54-53 win vs LSU in Baton Rouge that ended in controversy.

LSU raced out to a 17-2 lead but Tennessee mounted a comeback behind Dale Ellis. LSU had a 53-52 lead on Tennessee's last possession, and Ellis had fouled out. There was a clock malfunction with 9 seconds left as Steve Ray was bringing the ball up the court. The clock didn't start running for about 4 seconds. Tennessee won when Dan Federman tipped in a miss by Michael Brooks at the buzzer. Dale Brown went berserk. DeVoe realized what had just happened and herded the team off the floor and back to their hotel immediately because he didn't know how the refs might respond to the controversy with the crowd (and Brown) going nuts.

Good times.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Another wild finish from that same season was a 54-53 win vs LSU in Baton Rouge that ended in controversy.

LSU raced out to a 17-2 lead but Tennessee mounted a comeback behind Dale Ellis. There was a clock malfunction with 9 seconds left as Steve Ray was bringing the ball up the court. The clock didn't start running for about 4 seconds. Tennessee won when Dan Federman tipped in a miss by Michael Brooks at the buzzer. Dale Brown went berserk. DeVoe realized what had just happened and herded the team off the floor and back to their hotel immediately because he didn't know how the refs might respond to the controversy with the crowd (and Brown) going nuts.

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The funniest part was when Dale Brown got on the PA and pleaded for fans to remain in their seats and that the last possession would be replayed while Devoe has his team skipping the showers to race to the bus and get the hell out of Dodge.
 
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Mikevol1964 said:
I remember the game but wasn’t there. I must have been listening to Ward on radio because I lived in Decatur Ga at the time and don’t think it was on TV. Also remember being devastated when Carter was kicked off team.
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Why did you live in the projects in Decatur during this time ?
 
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Gary Carter was a phenomenal athlete, when they played in the NCAA Tourney in Murfreesboro against ND he was a 6’2 freshman but tough as hell. I believe he had 13 rebounds in that game going up against Laimbeer, Woolridge and Tripuka.

Was really good in football too as I remember.
 
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