Best player you ever saw at the Devaney

[Handy Johnson]

Since this is the last season in our hallowed hall, I was wondering who was the best player (s) you ever saw there IN PERSON. Not read about, heard about or saw on TV. Here's my Top 5.

1. Wayman Tisdale - Oklahoma

2. Harold Minor - USC

3. Steve Smith - Michigan St.

4. Danny Manning - Kansas

5. Eric Piatkowski - Nebraska

Honorable mention: Anthony Peeler, Mitch Richmond, Byron Houston

Sorry I missed: Beasley, Durant, Griffin

[49r]

Michael Jordan.

Sat at about mid court in the old A section bleachers for that one.

Interesting sidenote to this story. The game had been sold out well in advance and I wasn't even planning on trying to go to the game, but for whatever reason I wasn't doing anything that night and so I thought what the heck and I went down to the will call window under the south side ramp right before tipoff and picked up that ticket.

And now I can say I got to watch MJ play in person.

[tcp]

1. Billups

2. Minor

3. Manning

4.Reeves

5. Smith

[49r]

This thread got me to thinking (nice job, Handy) about some of the greats that have played there, and I gotta say it's a pretty impressive list. Consider the 1988 NCAA tourney for example. Sean Miller and Pitt were there, along with Danny and the miracles. Will Perdue was there with Vandy.

Then I got to thinking about coaches. Did you know that John Calipari was an assistant with Pitt that year? Makes one wonder who some of the games' greatest are that have come through the BDSC that we may not have even known about!

[Kimani's Ffriend]

Surprised no one has mentioned Kevin Durant yet. Played at the Bob in 2007.

[Huskerpapa]

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

Kevin Durant

Danny Manning

Wayman Tisdale

Oh, did I mention Michael Jordan?

[colhusker]

Kevin McHale

[Creighton Fan]

I once saw Ronald Reagan there. He was the ultimate player on the world stage and my personal hero.

[unl]

Michael Beasley scored 50 on us...Don't you remember?

[Huskerpapa]

Michael Beasley scored 50 on us...Don't you remember?

I know this may sound petty and perhaps idiotic, but I was never that impressed with Beasley, despite his offensive ability. I just felt he was missing a nut here and a bolt there. But that is just me I guess.

[Silverbacked1]

Saw Eddie Rabbit

Alabama opened for him.

Oh wait are we talking just basketball?

My bad

[Cazzie22]

1988 NCAA Tournament, 1st and 2nd round...."Send it in Jerome" (apologies Bill Raftery) Lane of Pittsburgh. Utah State Dance team was spectacular!

[Silverbacked1]

1988 tournament games where a drunk Kansas fan walks up the stairs shouting at everybody who looks at him.

"You a Jayhawk?"

if they said no.

He'd yell back. "You are now Motherf#cker"

But my best player would be between Billups and Tisdale.

[royalfan]

Michael Jackson owned our asses one Friday night at the Bob.

[royalfan]

Pry Durant though for me. Although Perry did a pretty amazing job on him in the junk defense, considering he could barely move and Durant is a freak of nature.

[trickey]

Michael Jordan

Kevin Durant

Danny Manning

Wayman Tisdale

Eric Piatkowski

I can't wait until my player moves up my list...GATA!

[jimmykc]

I started a similar thread to this last summer with a complete list of all the players I remembered seeing during my many years at BDSC. I do remember sitting next to Oscar Robertson on the bleachers during the state high school tournament one year. He and Jordan were undoubtedly the best to enter BSDC. But Jack Moore was my favorite to watch.

[49r]

I seem to recall seeing Joba Chamberlain and Danny Woodhead there on an occasion or two also.

[atskooc]

Jordan

Magic

Pike

Hell, any of the NBA guys I saw in the two exhibition games I attended.

Stacey King was pretty darn good, at least I thought he was when he was manhandling our guys down low.

[Daledangdarn]

Did Blake Griffin play at Devaney?

[Daledangdarn]

BTW it is Piatkowski for me. I refuse to admit there was ever a better player.

[Silverbacked1]

Yes he did, I think it was his freshman year.

Doc and our "D" shut him down and we won, if I remember correctly.

[#GATA]

I seem to recall seeing Joba Chamberlain and Danny Woodhead there on an occasion or two also.

Joba Chamberlain is not important. He is 40 pounds over weight. Everyone will say he is a God because he plays for the Yankees. However, he is not as effective anymore because he is no longer able to use steroids. Yes, I said steroids. If anyone does not believe he was on something then you are completely out of your mind.

[Silverbacked1]

I was thinking more pizza and cheeseburgers, but, if you have inside information I will defer to you sir.

[HuskermavfanChuck]

Probably Manning for me. Was there for the '88 Tourney games. He basically willed that team to the championship that year. Really thought Oklahoma would beat them in the end, but that magic somehow stuck. Glad to be able to say I saw the start of that. After that, probably Pike and King. Just an awesome group that played in the early nineties. If only Danny could have kept that momentum going.