CBS NCAA 1983 "Pre" One Shining Moment 

William S. 35 years later you ain’t won shit since lmao

go heels.@@GoHeels2024

All right, think one of sixty four teams is gonna make it.

@@GoHeels2024 Most universities never win one, what is your point. Georgetown won just one, UNLV just one, NC St won two 74 @ 83..

I was 5 years old when this happened. Still remember the song. That spring I swear every day in the kitchen there was a coveted can of red cherry soda with NC State Wolfpack logo on the can. Still recall the taste.

And sentimental, as many of those coaches have just died in the last 10 years - Dean Smith, Jerry Tarkanian, John Thompson, Guy Lewis. I’m from southern Indiana and thankful that Bob Knight and Denny Crum are still living. Man, college basketball was so special back then.

​@@leczornBob Knight just died on November 2, 2023

Yes, and both died at 47.

2024 heading back to final four as a real long shot again. Think we can make it?😊

Yes, and I think they’re all here on RU-vid. Type in NCAA pre-One Shining Moment and the year, and it should come up. The one from 1986 is a very bad fit. I’m from southern Indiana and remember Louisville winning in 1986. When I looked it up a couple of years ago, I had no memory of seeing the montage at all. It’s very uninspiring. A year later when Indiana won the championship, they debuted “One Shining Moment,” and have kept it ever since. They found the perfect song for the event. It sure was special for two schools each about an hour from me to win the championship in consecutive years.

TSIKA totally plus she was under the basket. Plus she flopped

Lol

I was at that game

i wonder if that unc player got to shoot the free throws after that

He did not get to shoot free throws, but the field goal counted. Here’s the story. Fortunately and amazingly, the cheerleader wasn’t seriously injured.

They actually started playing One Shining Moment in 1987

From their first broadcast of the tournament in 1982, they played a different song every year until debuting “One Shining Moment” in 1987 and sticking with it.

RIP also to Lorenzo Charles who was responsible for the winning points.

As a fellow 89er, I agree with your statement, although I personally enjoyed the College Basketball years from 1995-2017. Fortunately, I have those games (along with games from the 70s-now) on DVD, to experience them in some form

@thomas tripp @joshua 38 I was born in 1970 and graduated from high school in 1989. I’m inspired that both of you realize how special that era of college basketball was. I’m particularly lucky that I grew up in southern Indiana, where we had large fan bases for three powerhouse teams - Indiana, Kentucky, and Louisville. If you ever have any questions or want some good stories about college basketball in that era, let me know!

@@leczorn yeah this state is NASCAR and college basketball. Indiana has great basketball history. I just remember my talk talking about David Thompson, Fire & Ice, the Houston squad we somehow beat, Ralph Sampson terrorizing the league. Spud Webb winning the dunk contest, at what, 5' 8"? Won with a 360 dunk. Can't imagine how that got its 3" shorter than me and when I was a collegiate wrestler and in great shape, I could grab the rim with one hand, so I have no clue how he does it. Wonder if he or Thompson had a higher vertical for their size.

CBS didn’t finish production of the montage til right before air time

Yes, and ironically, he went on to play for Bob Knight in the 1984 Olympics and played about 3.5 seasons with the Indiana Pacers.

@@leczorn after his playong career, one of the best jazz bassists. I own all of his CD's.

I did read that be became very accomplished in jazz and I’m glad that he seemed to find fulfillment in that area. I play bass guitar also, so I understand having passion for music, even though a different style of music.

@@leczorn you play bass, and I play percussion, piano, and lower brass. Music and sports brings many of us together.

TSIKA you make my dreams was used in a montage for cbs sports in general circa 1986

It’s debatable, but I heard that NC State was highly touted early in the season, then was slowed by injuries, but finally came together late in the regular season. Nevertheless, bearing a Houston team with two hall of famers, Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, was a phenomenal achievement. As for Villanova two years later, they just seemed to matchup very well with Georgetown. The two teams played twice in the regular season and Georgetown won narrowly both times - by seven at home and by two in overtime at Villanova. The Wildcats were pesky and slowed down the games, enabling them to stay close. The shot clock was instated the next season, and with it, Villanova likely would not have won the championship game. Their defenders point out that only twice did they have the ball on offense for more than 45 seconds - the original length of the shot clock - without shooting, but with a shot clock, Georgetown wouldn’t known when Villanova had to shoot and would’ve had a better chance of stopping it. And remember that Villanova sent 22-28 from the field - 78%. That’s about a one in five hundred thing. And it says a lot that after shooting so well, they still only won by two points!

Villanova vs Georgetown were familiar foes from the Big East. Ed Pinckney wasn’t afraid of Patrick Ewing…he played him 8 other times. NC State over Houston was the bigger upset by far.

Some guy named Mike Jordan

Slap a Crying Jordan on that guy's face!

+Ian Ward Christopher Cross "All Right"

I like that not one person scored at the scorer’s table

i loved when they changed the songs every year

+Mary Barrasso I'm still standing by elton john was one yr and give me one more night by phil collins was another

i think they used Van Halen's "Jump". Wasn't that the year Georgetown won? In year's past they had used Loggins' "This Is It"

+Julian Brown Man you just confused me I'am 51 and my memory is fading slightly. I thought 85 G-town & Nova was the first time they used this but you may be right about Van Halen. I think either that was the last year of Chris Cross(85) or the first year of Van Halen. As I type I think they used Van Halen after that. I remember they used a few songs but in1991 they started using One Shining Moment every year. Man this highlight reel was something to look forward to. One last glimpse of the Tourney and of college BBall so we got out VCRs set and taped this baby...

i have it on a vhs tape, i will try to transfer it and load it onto youtube

Julian Brown Thank you my dude...thru further watching I noticed One Shining Moment was used from '87. I don't know why 91 sticks in my mind...

when i was a kid, these highlight films were gold

Its not falsetto

I'm old school....

U crazy lmao

Even if they don't, they exceeded everyone's expectations.

@@George0025 That is for sure. They had to win the ACC to just get in

It was a North Carolina player and a James Madison cheerleader.

@@leczorn Tar Heel Jim Braddock.

It sure was...Idk why CBS decided to include that clip in this montage.

i had block all the way on that one

I was there that day, rematch of the 2nd round game from the season before where jmu gave the heels all they could handle, this time around unc rolled by about 18

@@bxktd It was some tradition they had when they scored first bucket of the game. Jimmy Braddock didn't care and wanted to score.

If she is alive today n watching she would probably b embarrassed but probably find it amusing also

Not adjusting to your feelings. Dont watch it

Tar Heels guard Jim Braddock

I was at that game in Greensboro. Remember it like yesterday.

And specifically written about the NCAA tournament, where every year hundreds of kids who’ve worked hard for years and were bypassed by the big schools get their one shining moment.

​@@leczorn I'm guessing you found out by now the song was actually written for Super Bowl XXI, right? They just changed the opening lyric

@@deputay Actually, it was originally written about basketball, then CBS decided to use it for the Super Bowl, but then after it got cut because of time, they decided to use it for the NCAA tournament and changed the lyric back!

@@leczorn I'll have to share that with the guy who was a CBS Sports executive in the 80s who worked on the NFL & college basketball and told me that story

I agree

Damn, why so salty?

They DID play against those dudes in the ACC Tournament semis a few weeks earlier. Had the Tar Heels won that match the Pack would’ve been NIT bound.

Marty Taylor only NC State actually earned the win by scoring more points than their opponent, instead of conning their way to the title.

@@nickmartin8495 Houston would have won the game if they would have been smart and hit the free throws

But they didn't