Best Players to Play at RES and Huntsman Center

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- 06/26/2023 at 10:19 AM #190386
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  alexsmith
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  I heard on a radio show a few weeks back where they asked who the best players to play against BYU in Provo were. I’ve been thinking lately about who the best players to play both in football and in basketball are against our Utes in Salt Lake City are.
  
  Obviously Caleb Williams has to make the list with the Heisman (which makes those wins so much sweeter) but what other big players have we had the chance to see in SLC?
- 06/26/2023 at 10:53 AM #190388
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  Yergensen
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  Football: Mariota, Marshall Faulk, Jabril Peppers
  
  Basketball: Tim Duncan, Damian Lillard
  - 06/26/2023 at 12:26 PM #190394
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    UtesRule
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    Yup, that New Years Eve Utah vs Wake Forest game (Tim Duncan vs Keith Van Horn, as Seniors in college) was a lot of fun!
    - 06/26/2023 at 12:40 PM #190398
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      Tony (admin)
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      That night was electric… until we lost. LOL
- 06/26/2023 at 11:12 AM #190389
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  thirtyfour-thirtyone
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  Football: Brian Urlacher comes to mind, as does Aaron Rodgers. I hate to say it, but its hard to ignore Steve Young. I’m currious to see how Caleb Williams shakes out both this year and in the NFL.
  
  Basketball: Gotta go with Duncan. He’s one of the best of all time. I’m assuming we don’t count Magic Johnson vs Larry Bird here?
- 06/26/2023 at 11:27 AM #190390
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  Ute Dub
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  Marshall Faulk – Football, James Worthy – Basketball
- 06/26/2023 at 12:28 PM #190395
  
  UtesRule
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  Don’t leave off Tom Chambers from this list. He is a 20,000+ point scorer in the NBA!
- 06/26/2023 at 12:34 PM #190396
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  UtesRule
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  Also, don’t forget Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, from the 1979 Final Four played at the Huntsman Center (it was known as the Special Event Center at that time), along with Mark Aguirre and Terry Cummings from Depaul, who was also part of that final four.
  
  Trivia question: without using a search engine, who can name the fourth team in that 1979 Final Four?
  - 06/26/2023 at 1:04 PM #190400
    
    Ute Dub
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    I think we’re going for “played in SLC” and “Against Utah”. At least, that’s how I read it.
  - 06/26/2023 at 2:37 PM #190402
    
    ProudUte
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    Penn.
- 06/26/2023 at 2:06 PM #190401
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  Ute95
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  Football: Marshall Faulk (1993) & Steve Young (1982)
  
  Basketball: John Havlicek (#29 all-time NBA) and Jerry Lucas (#72 all-time NBA) in the Nielsen Fieldhouse in 1959. Utah beat Ohio St. 97 to 92.
  - 06/26/2023 at 2:49 PM #190403
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    ProudUte
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    I know some dislike mentioning any BYU players, but if we are honest Jimmy Mac, Young and Detmer have to be on the list in football.
    
    You should add Jim Kiick from Wyoming, and Danny White from ASU to the list.
    
    In basketball, there are many including Al Wood, Sam Perkins, and James Worthy from North Carolina. Danny Ainge and Cosic were both studs. Wayne Estes from the 1964 Aggies may have been one of the best. He unfortunately was electrocuted after a game in 1965. He was averaging over 33 points a game when he died.
- 06/26/2023 at 10:01 PM #190410
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  UtesRdx
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  I saw Charles Barkley (Auburn) and Bill Cartwright (USF) play in the old Utah Classic.
  
  Tim Hardaway UTEP
  
  Michael Cooper UNM
  
  Best Player: Tom Chambers: dunking the ball while beating everyone down the court
  
  Best shooter i ever saw was Tickey Burden
  - 06/27/2023 at 8:59 AM #190413
    
    utefansince79
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    A few here have mentioned Marshall Faulk and I was in attendance when he and Jamal Anderson lit up Rice-Eccles in a memorable game which had 5 lead changes in the 4th quarter with Utah winning in the last minute of the contest.
    
    Also was in the Hunty on New Year’s Eve when Tim Duncan led Wake Forest to a win over KVH and the Utes. Had 2 seniors who would be top 2 in the next draft facing each other.
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