So Georgia lost to Belmont in the first round of the NIT this year. While this is considered an upset, it is not a surprise to me. UGA basketball history is full of probations and disappointing teams. Winning 20 games in a season is almost unheard of so this year's team settled on 19.
Georgia basketball was terrible until Hugh Durham came along in the early 80's. He somehow lured Dominique Wilkins to Athens and then recruited some fine player around him. In 1983 Georgia made it's one and only Final Four appearance, losing to the famous Jim Valvano NC State team that year.
Georgia's star player on that team was Vern Fleming. Vern came down to Athens from New York City and ended up being a first round draft pick by the Pacers.
This is card 83 from the 1986 Star set. For those of you who may be unaware, there was no major card set available for the NBA during the mid-eighties. I had no way to get these cards near my house and ended up getting this card in a box of Crunch'n'Munch. Toffee flavored, I beleive.
I'm pretty sure this is the only Star NBA card I ever owned. Star eventually gave up producing basketball cards when Fleer got the NBA liscence.
Georgia basketball was terrible until Hugh Durham came along in the early 80's. He somehow lured Dominique Wilkins to Athens and then recruited some fine player around him. In 1983 Georgia made it's one and only Final Four appearance, losing to the famous Jim Valvano NC State team that year.
Georgia's star player on that team was Vern Fleming. Vern came down to Athens from New York City and ended up being a first round draft pick by the Pacers.
This is card 83 from the 1986 Star set. For those of you who may be unaware, there was no major card set available for the NBA during the mid-eighties. I had no way to get these cards near my house and ended up getting this card in a box of Crunch'n'Munch. Toffee flavored, I beleive.
I'm pretty sure this is the only Star NBA card I ever owned. Star eventually gave up producing basketball cards when Fleer got the NBA liscence.
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