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SlimKibbles
03-04-2010, 07:36 PM
It's been 20 years. I honestly don't think I've ever been affected as much by an athlete's death. I fell in love with that LMU team. They were so much fun to watch and they were another "little" school that was making a name for itself those last two years Kimble and Gathers played at LMU. The XU-LMU game at The Gardens was one of the best games I've ever seen in person. The year before when X played them in LA, was just as nuts while watching it on tv. I missed the WCC tournament game when he collapsed. I didn't find out he died until the next morning when I was getting ready to go to school (I was in 7th grade). I think once I got home, I spent the rest of the day watching ESPN.
JimmyTwoTimes37
03-04-2010, 07:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuOFkJvPyI
GoMuskies
03-04-2010, 07:52 PM
That game LMU played against Michigan was the greatest tribute anyone paid to him.
chico
03-04-2010, 08:11 PM
Outside the Lines had on Kimble, Fryer and Westhead this evening. Man, what a team they had. I still remember getting chills seeing Kimble shoot the left handed free throw.

ABC apparently airing a documentary about Gathers in early April - part of the 30 for 30 thing ESPN's doing.
JimmyTwoTimes37
03-04-2010, 08:16 PM
LMU is playing Lasalle on ESPN Classic right now...Sweet game
GoMuskies
03-04-2010, 08:22 PM
LMU is playing Lasalle on ESPN Classic right now...Sweet game

With Lionel Simmons? I wish we had THAT LaSalle in the A-10! Didn't they finish up something like 31-3?
X-band '01
03-04-2010, 08:26 PM
Outside the Lines had on Kimble, Fryer and Westhead this evening. Man, what a team they had. I still remember getting chills seeing Kimble shoot the left handed free throw.

ABC apparently airing a documentary about Gathers in early April - part of the 30 for 30 thing ESPN's doing.

That was the first time I ever stayed up late as a kid to watch an NCAA Tournament game - LMU vs. New Mexico State. I remembered hearing about Gathers dying on an ABC News telecast, but I didn't remember him as an LMU player at that point.

Once I saw Bo Kimble shooting the FTs and the announcer (Greg Gumbel, I think) explaining the story behind it, I definitely had chills down my spine.

Fox did a Hank Gathers movie during the mid-90s; I wonder if that's going to be replayed anytime soon.
AviatorX
03-04-2010, 08:45 PM
Box score from the LMU-XU game of that season:

http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/021805aah.html
SlimKibbles
03-04-2010, 10:53 PM
Box score from the LMU-XU game of that season:

http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/021805aah.html

I always forget how Strong and Hill had huge individual performances in that one. I remember Kimble going off, I remember Jamal's shot, I remember Jeff Fryer hitting a bunch of 3's, and I remember the whole game just being a constant run-and-gun.

I wish I had checked back on this earlier. I didn't know about the ESPN Classic games.
muskiefan82
03-04-2010, 11:08 PM
IF Hank Gathers was playing right now, Evan Turner would wish he could be like Hank.

Greatest college player I've ever seen. Did it ALL. Dude was ridiculous.
An X Fan
03-04-2010, 11:30 PM
Box score from the LMU-XU game of that season:

http://www.lmulions.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/021805aah.html

Thanks for sharing. For all the younger Xavier fans, check the box score:
- Tyrone Hill - 38 points, 20 boards
- Derek Strong - 24 points, 24 boards
- Future NBA'er Aaron Williams was on the team too
- Xavier legends like Davenport, Walker and Gladden (I was 9 at the time and worshiped Jamie Gladden)

Xavier basketball stands on the shoulders of giants.