Word: jumper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Frazier made a driving layup to put the Quakers up by one point with six minutes remaining. Mike Gielen's leaning jumper with four-and-one-half minutes left in the game put Harvard back in front, but 60 seconds later Frazier made a fast-break layup off a Tyrone Gilliams assist to put the Quakers ahead for good...
...turnaround jumper by Frazier increased the margin to three and his two free throws in the last ten seconds clinched...
...Wildcats played a determined, fast-paced second half. At the 16:26 mark, Brusseau broke through three Harvard players for a reverse layup. Kinney capped UNH's 12-point rampage with a jumper to give the Wildcats a 49-37 lead...
Jordan first became a national sensation on an evening in March 1982 with "the Shot," as appreciative locals still call it. Jordan, then a freshman at the University of North Carolina, nailed a 17-ft. jumper to win the school's first national championship in 25 years. Over the next two seasons, as accolades and awards poured in, Jordan maintained a healthy perspective. Dean Smith, the coach at Chapel Hill, had a lot to do with that. "Coach Smith challenged us on the court," says Jordan, "but also encouraged us in the classroom...
...Ralph brings the ball inside and he has a good jumper on defense," freshman center Eric Carter said...