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Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Jan 21, 2023, 3:46 PM
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But it used to be truly something special.
There were a number of ACC games back in the early 80's where fans would have to sit in the aisles, because they ran out of seats. Of course we had mega superstars to watch play like Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Ralph Sampson, Mike Geminski, and Len Bias. There were also Clemson superstars to watch as well like Larry Nance, Billy Williams, and Vincent Hamilton. Littlejohn was a great environment to watch a basketball game back in the day. There was no piped in music (the pep band took care of that), no video board to watch replays, and no promotional stuff (except for maybe Bojangles). It was about basketball plain and simple.
What other greats visited or played for Clemson in that time period?
Go Tigers!!! Beat VT!!!
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Larry Nance, Horace Wyatt, Mike Eppley
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:12 PM
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and my favorite "Jumpin' Murray Jarmin" were great Tigers in the early 80s.
Plus, there were a ton of ACC players that visited Littlejohn to play...Thurl Bailey, Sidney Lowe and Derrick Whittenburg of NC State made up a terrific team. I won't even name the great Dook or UNC players because I disliked them too much to honor them by posting their names.
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Re: Larry Nance, Horace Wyatt, Mike Eppley
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Jan 21, 2023, 7:48 PM
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Wow! I forgot about Murray Jarmin. That rascal could JUMP!!!
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Packer & Durham had him on their show a couple years ago!***
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Jan 21, 2023, 8:01 PM
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I rarely missed a game back then
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:20 PM
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add Horace Grant, Elden Campbell and Dale Davis for us if you want to include the entirety of the 80's.
Others
Duke-Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill
Holes-Sam Perkins, Kenny Smith, Brad Daugherty, JR Reid,
UVa-Jeff Lamp, Bryant Stith
Maryland-Derek Lewis, Albert King, Adrian Branch,
Woofies-Lowe, Whittenberg, Corcianni, Rodney Monroe
Tech-Mark Price, Bruce Dalrymple, later Kenny Anderson and Dennis Scott
Wake-Mugsy Bogues, later Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan
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Re: I rarely missed a game back then
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:27 PM
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Moose Campbell!
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Later an inaugural member of the Greenville Spinners***
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:39 PM
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Exciting basketball brings in excited fans
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:25 PM
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Which then brings in better players.
The teams back then would put a serious whooping on the teams today.
Good times!
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Re: Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Jan 21, 2023, 4:47 PM
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Johnny Dawkins put on a show
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The ads at Clemson sporting events are ridiculous.
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Jan 21, 2023, 6:23 PM
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Seeing a game at Notre Dame really puts that into perspective.
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Skip Wise***
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:14 PM
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Welcome
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:30 PM
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To the 21st century. Great environment tonight.
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Re: Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game***
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:56 PM
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Re: Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Jan 21, 2023, 9:57 PM
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Skip Wise.
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Re: Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Jan 21, 2023, 11:03 PM
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If we're going back with Skip Wise, then you've got to include Tree Rollins and Stan Rome.
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Vince Hamilton, Murray Jarmin, Grayson Marshall,Greg Buckner
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Jan 24, 2023, 7:59 AM
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as well. Also will never forget Chris Michael hitting a jumper to beat the tarholes. I was sitting against the back wall in the corner of littlejohn. Couldn't be any further away from the court. Up there where you could look over the wall and see the concourse below. Littlejohn went CRAZY!
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Re: I agree, but Skip was the best Clemson bb player I ever saw***
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Jan 23, 2023, 10:18 PM
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I wish he had played longer.
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Re: Littlejohn is still a good place to watch a basketball game
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Jan 24, 2023, 8:09 AM
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David Thompson, Muggys Bogues, Tree Rollins, Dale Davis, Elden Campbell ...
ACC ruled basketball from 70's to at least 2010.
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