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Christian Laettner Laettner’s shot would push him into the public eye in a way few college players had been before. He was the star of Duke’s first national championship in 1991, but after The ...
They call it "The Shot." Now in my opinion, they should call it "The Pass," because The Shot, by Christian Laettner, is a turnaround jump shot from the top of the key that, sure, is a cool shot ...
Rick Pitino actually seems to like Christian Laettner. Duke goes on to win another National Championship, while Pitino and company are left to wonder what might have been. You've seen the ...
Getty Image. On March 28, 1992, Grant Hill threw an inbounds pass three-quarters of the way down the court to Christian Laettner, who took one dribble at the free throw line and hit a turnaround ...
In case anyone wasn’t aware that this week — this Tuesday, in fact — marks the 25th anniversary of “The Shot,” Christian Laettner reminded everyone in typical fashion … ...
Duke's Christian Laettner (32) fires up a shot over Kentucky's Deron Feldhaus with .2 seconds left on the game clock to score and send the Blue Devils to the Final Four on March 28, 1992 beating ...
Laettner says it doesn't feel like it has been 20 years since his famous shot lifted Duke to victory, in part because the much-celebrated play still is replayed so often on TV.
Christian Laettner led Duke to the Final Four in all four seasons at Duke, including the back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992. His 407 career points in the NCAA tournament remain a record, so do ...
Christian Laettner, who shot this ball toward the basket at the west end, he was done with college basketball. Or Sean Woods, who had just put Kentucky ahead at the east end, he was done. It was ...
Love him or hate him, Christian Laettner's iconic shot never gets old. Still talked about, the Duke star's buzzer-beater sent his team to Minneapolis in 1992. By Jerry Zgoda.
Twenty-five years ago, with a little more than 2 seconds left in overtime and Duke down by one, Christian Laettner nailed a last-second shot to beat Kentucky Wildcats 104-103 and send the Blue ...
ESPN analyst Mike Greenberg laid out his five best shots in basketball history on Monday, and he put Christian Laettner's iconic buzzer-beater against Kentucky in the 1992 Elite Eight at No. 3. No ...