Reliving the Past Ten Years

I took some time on my Metro ride home last night to reflect on the last 10 years of Utah basketball (i.e., the Majerus era). I thought I would make this post so we could all re-live 10 great seasons:
 

1990-1991:

NCAA Sweet 16
WAC Champions
Final coaches poll rank: #9

Starters:

1. Tyrone Tate
2. Byron Wilson
3. Phil Dixon
4. Josh Grant
5. Walter Watts

Bench:

Jimmy Soto

Craig Rydalch

McKay McGrath

Paul Afeaki

Barry Howard

Shaun Mooney

All WAC First Team: Josh Grant
WAC Player of the Year: Josh Grant

Key Games:

Regular season sweep of BYU

Win over Luc Longley led New Mexico

3 game sweep of Wyoming (2 wins in Laramie)

Double overtime NCAA game against Steve Smith and Michigan State

1991-1992

NIT Third Place
WAC 4th Place

Starters:

1. Tyrone Tate
2. Byron Wilson
3. Phil Dixon
4. McKay McGrath
5. Paul Afeaki

Bench:

• Jimmy Soto
• Craig Rydalch
• Barry Howard
• Antoine Davison
• Barry Howard

Key Games:

• Barry Howard's last second lay-up beats Wyoming in Laramie
• Byron Wilson's half court shot beats UTEP in SLC
• NIT wins over Ball State, Arizona State and Rhode Island

1992-1993:

NCAA Second Round
WAC Co-Champions

Starters:

1. Jimmy Soto
2. Byron Wilson
3. Phil Dixon
4. Josh Grant
5. Larry Cain

Bench:

• Mark Rydalch
• Tony Block
• Daroll Wright
• Jeff Conley

All WAC First Team: Josh Grant, Byron Wilson
WAC Player of the Year: Josh Grant

Key Games:

• Pre-season blow out win over Texas
• Home blow out wins over UTEP and New Mexico
• Season sweep of BYU (including Phil Dixon's shot in the closing seconds in Provo)
• NCAA blow out win over Pitt

1993-1994

WAC 6th Place

Starters:

1. Terry Preston
2. Daroll Wright
3. Ma Jian
4. Keith Van Horn
5. Doug Chapman

Bench:

• Mark Rydalch
• Tony Block
• Jimmy Carroll
• Jason Jackman
• Ryan Hunt
• Chris Jones

All WAC First Team: Keith Van Horn
WAC Freshman of the Year: Keith Van Horn

Key Games:

• Van Horn scoring 30+ in loss at Air Force
• Ryan Hunt holding WAC leading scorer Trevor Ruffin to 6 points in win over Hawaii
• Win over WAC champ New Mexico

1994-1995:

NCAA Second Round
WAC Champions
WAC Tournament Champions
Top 20 in final coaches poll

Starters:

1. Terry Preston
2. Brandon Jessie
3. Jimmy Carroll
4. Keith Van Horn
5. Ben Melmeth

Bench:

• Mark Rydalch
• Alex Jensen
• Michael Doleac
• Drew Hansen
• Doug Champman

All WAC First Team: Keith Van Horn, Brandon Jessie
WAC Player of the Year: Keith Van Horn

Key Games:

• Maui Classic win over nationally ranked Indiana
• 3 game sweep of New Mexico (2 wins in the pit)
• Win at Hawaii without Van Horn or Jessie
• Season finalle win over BYU for the championship

1995-1996:

NCAA Sweet 16
WAC Champions
Top 20 in final coaches poll

Starters:

1. Andre Miller
2. Ben Caton
3. Brandon Jessie
4. Keith Van Horn
5. Michael Doleac

Bench:

• Terry Preston
• Mark Rydalch
• Ben Melmeth
• Drew Hansen

All WAC First Team: Keith Van Horn, Brandon Jessie
WAC Player of the Year: Keith Van Horn
All American: Keith Van Horn

Key Games:

• Narrow loss to Tim Duncan and Wake Forest in Winston-Salem
• Pre-season win over Texas
• Double overtime win over Colorado State
• First round NCAA win over Canisius without Van Horn
• Andre Miller's three pointer beats Iowa State in the final seconds of the NCAA second round game

1996-1997:

NCAA Final 8
WAC Champions
WAC Tournament Champions
Final coaches poll rank: #5

Starters:

1. Andre Miller
2. Ben Caton
3. Drew Hansen
4. Keith Van Horn
5. Michael Doleac

Bench:

• Jordie McTavish
• David Jackson
• Jeff Johnsen
• Hanno Mottola

All WAC First Team: Keith Van Horn
WAC Player of the Year: Keith Van Horn
All American (consensus): Keith Van Horn

Key Games:

• Win over Texas (in Austin) on Ben Caton's last second lay-up
• New Year's Eve game against Wake Forest
• Keith Van Horn's senior night win over New Mexico
• Van Horn's last second shots against SMU and New Mexico in the WAC Tournament
• NCAA overtime win over Stanford (with Van Horn fouling out in OT)

1997-1998:

NCAA Championship Game
WAC Champions
Final coaches poll rank: #2

Starters:

1. Andre Miller
2. Drew Hansen
3. Alex Jensen
4. Hanno Mottola
5. Michael Doleac

Bench:

• Jordie McTavish
• David Jackson
• Britton Johnsen
• Trace Caton
• Jon Carlisle
• Nate Althoff
• Greg Barratt

All WAC First Team: Michael Doleac, Andre Miller
Academic All-American: Michael Doleac, Drew Hansen
All-American: Andre Miller, Michael Doleac

Key Games:

• Pre-Season win at Wake Forest
• Win over Providence in Great 8 Tournament
• Season sweep of nationaly ranked Tulsa (including Miller's last second shot to win at Tulsa)
• "The mugging of Andre Miller"
• Win over nationally ranked New Mexico in SLC
• NCAA Tournament run: San Francisco, Arkansas, West Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina

1998-1999:

NCAA Second Round
WAC Champions
WAC Tournament Champions
Undefeated in WAC play
Final coaches poll rank: #10

Starters:

1. Andre Miller
2. Jeremy Killian
3. Alex Jensen
4. Hanno Mottola
5. Nate Althoff

Bench:

• Tony Harvey
• Phil Cullen
• Adam Sharp
• Brad Crockett
• Tyson Johnston

All WAC First Team: Andre Miller, Hanno Mottola, Alex Jensen
WAC Player of the Year: Andre Miller
Academic All-American: Hanno Mottola
All American (consensus) Andre Miller

Key Games:

• Sweep of Fresno State (including Alex Jensen's tripple double)
• Thwarting "the return of BYU"
• Miller's senior night win over New Mexico
• WAC Tournament overtime win over Tulsa

1999-2000:

NCAA Second Round
MWC Co-champions

Starters:

1. Tony Harvey
2. Jeremy Killian
3. Alex Jensen
4. Hanno Mottola
5. Nate Althoff

Bench:

• Gary Colbert
• Jeff Johnsen
• Phil Cullen
• Mike Puzey
• Adam Sharp

All MWC First Team: Alex Jensen, Hanno Mottola
MWC Player of the Year: Alex Jensen

Key games:

• Hanno scores 30 in win over top 10 Texas
• Jensen scores 5 points in 40 seconds to beat Air Force
• Mike Puzey shines in win over BYU
• 40 point blow out of UNLV
• Gritty NCAA win over St. Louis on Jeff Johnsen's prayer

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