That was a good player for us that goes unheralded. (I hope that's a word lol). Allan Edward's comes to mind.... Darius Miller too.... ... just bored up at 3 am and cant sleep and watching YouTube vids on the old Cats teams lol.
Name me a player.....
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Are you serious? Everyone knows that guy was a beast!
Lol. Chuck Norris has a picture of Matt Pilgrim in his bedroom
Well I just can’t believe a guy named MbergCat would say Sparks!
Jk I liked Sparks a lot. His free throws to beat UL and the crazy 3 to force OT against MSU were legendary.
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He was a McDonalds AA out of high school. IMO, I thought he actually underperformed.
Absolutely. Eric Daniels was actually my first pick but had already been mentioned. Idk how the hell I forgot Fitch. Excellent choice. I'll name two centers: Magloire and Mohammed.
You could almost pick any player from Tubbys good teams and they could make this list. Outside of like Prince, bogans and .......?
Exactly what I was thinking lol maybe the whole Rondo class except Bradley. Camara also wouldn't fit said criteria IMO. Estill would fit the criteria.
Edit: I could probably go on forever, especially with Tubby's guys, like you said.
My bad. The OP said, "that goes unheralded". I thought he meant unheralded coming in. My apologies.
Nazr Mohammed #1 for sure. He weighed like 400 lbs when he got here. Was on JV team with Mills, total project by Pitino.
Also, correct me if I am wrong, but Jeff Sheppard wasn't a burger boy or anything. I believe he was Mr. Basketball in Georgia but I don't think he was a Top 25-30 recruit.
Other than that, lots in the '90s and early 2000s.
Padgett, Mills, Hayes, Fitch, Daniels, Epps, Estill, and many more.
**Now I've re-read another post and see OP looking for people who are "forgettable" but made a big splash; still sticking with Mohammed. He was a core of late '90'' and is often forgotten considering his achievements**
Also, correct me if I am wrong, but Jeff Sheppard wasn't a burger boy or anything. I believe he was Mr. Basketball in Georgia but I don't think he was a Top 25-30 recruit.
Other than that, lots in the '90s and early 2000s.
Padgett, Mills, Hayes, Fitch, Daniels, Epps, Estill, and many more.
**Now I've re-read another post and see OP looking for people who are "forgettable" but made a big splash; still sticking with Mohammed. He was a core of late '90'' and is often forgotten considering his achievements**
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The whole 98 team does not get the credit they deserve, that team had balls and heart.
These so called 5 star guys we have now could learn a lot from that team.
These so called 5 star guys we have now could learn a lot from that team.
Mills
Padgett
Moss
Meeks(ranked in the 30s, but not expected to be as good as he was)
Estill
Evans
Nazr (jv team as a freshman)
Fitch
Daniels
Hawkins
Padgett
Moss
Meeks(ranked in the 30s, but not expected to be as good as he was)
Estill
Evans
Nazr (jv team as a freshman)
Fitch
Daniels
Hawkins
Sean Woods...I don’t think he gets the credit he deserved for leading the team in ‘92...If not for Laettner I believe we would be seeing the shot he hit to put us up against dUKe.
This was going to be my pick. Nothing flashy, but he was a great player that grabbed a ton of rebounds and just did a ton of the little things. Loved that guy.
My two favorites mentioned:
1. Jeff Sheppard. He was a 4-star out of HS, so not sure if that was unheralded. He was in the class after Delk, who was a top 5-ish guy, so he was a bit overshadowed at his position. He was a key player on both the 96 and 98 title teams. That's pretty impressive.
2. Nazr Mohammad was just a 3-star and worked his way to a first round pick and a very long and productive NBA career. He didn't contribute much to the 96 title, but was a huge part of the 98 title.
1. Jeff Sheppard. He was a 4-star out of HS, so not sure if that was unheralded. He was in the class after Delk, who was a top 5-ish guy, so he was a bit overshadowed at his position. He was a key player on both the 96 and 98 title teams. That's pretty impressive.
2. Nazr Mohammad was just a 3-star and worked his way to a first round pick and a very long and productive NBA career. He didn't contribute much to the 96 title, but was a huge part of the 98 title.
Hansen wins that award but Dale Brown, Derrick Miller, Allen Edwards and anyone named Hawkins also comes to mind.
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