UMass vs. Georgetown 1996 Elite 8

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https://youtu.be/ycGyB0uq1oc 4




The '95-96 UMass Minutemen clued the nation in on their secret at
the beginning of the season when they defeated #1 Kentucky 92-82
to start a run of 26 consecutive wins.  The secret? 
John Calipari's squad was really, really good.  So was
Marcus Camby.  The junior center poured in 32 points,
grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 5 shots.  It would remain a
theme as the season went on with Camby leading the Minutemen to a
#1 ranking, a #1 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament.


Once there the Minutemen survived a scare from Stanford to reach
the Sweet 16 where they destroyed 12-seed Arkansas to set up an
Elite 8 showdown with Allen Iverson and the 2-seed Georgetown
Hoyas.  As it turns out it was only a showdown on paper as
UMass cruised to a 14 point win and a trip to the schools first
Final Four.


Camby won several National Player of the Year awards for
averaging 21ppg, 8rpg, and nearly 4 blocks before declaring for
the NBA Draft where he was selected 2nd overall.


“He was the difference on the team. Marcus is the one that got us
to that other level. If anybody turned this program around, it
was Marcus.”


-Carmelo Travieso, Starting Guard


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