The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels drew a No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region and will open play against No. 9 Northern Iowa at 4:10 p.m. Thursday at Oklahoma City. Hooray Runnin’ Rebels! From mountains that surround you, to far across the sea, we’ll win with the Rebels of UNLV. In honor of this monumentous occasion, let’s take a moment to savor the video above. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the greatest college basketball team of all time. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the best college basketball team I’ve ever seen. The best college basketball team there’s ever been. Better than Mean Joe Greene. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the 1990 UNLV Running Rebels. Thank you and God bless.
The 1990 team just crushed the Duke Blue Devils in the Finals. Crushed them. Thumped them. Chumped them. Gasoline pumped them. 103-73. Holy Schnikies! The Rebels scored more points than any team in Championship game history. The Rebels set the record for margin of victory.
Duke was very young. Duke was very good. The drubbing that UNLV gave them only demonstrates just how dominating this team was. Anderson Hunt. Greg Anthony. Grandmama. Stacey Plastic Man Augmon. With a rebel yell, they cried more, more, more. In the midnight hour babe, more, more, more.
They were even better in ninety-one. Even more fun. All they did was run. Run, run and gun. The Fantastic Four were back. Four times the action. Four times the adventure. Four times the fantastic. It’s clobbering time. Undefeated in the regular season. Steamrolling through everyone. Everyone. Thirty-four straight wins. Forty-five over two seasons. Leading the nation in scoring margin at plus-twenty-seven. Goodness!
UNLV shot fifty-four percent from the field. They shot forty-two percent from beyond the arc. Four players averaged in double figures. Get the papers, get the papers. Larry Johnson averaged twenty-three. They were a juggernaut. Cain Marko style. Meet Duke in the Final Four. Down two. Grandmama. Wide open. Passes. Huh? Hunt misses the twenty-five foot jumper. Ballgame! Duke wins! Duke wins. They weren’t better. They play that game over ten times, UNLV wins that game ten times. Man, I loved that team.
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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Josh, Not better in 1991…UNLV played no one, and still plays no one. In the ACC, UNLV would be another also-ran. If memory serves correct, I believe Duke won the National Champeenship in 1991…and 1992.
i hate the acc. stupid bc.