UCLA 1995 Championship Celebrated on Fox Sports Radio

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UCLA will honor the 20th Anniversary of the 1995 National Champion Men’s Basketball team at the Oregon game in Pauley Pavillion this Saturday. In order to honor the ceremony the Petros and Money Show interviewed some of the key figures from that team this past week on Great Sports Talk. Take a listen:

Coach Jim Harrick

Harrick is always a great interview, and this time he commented on:

• the emotion of seeing the 1995 team again
• when he knew that team was going to be special
• coaching at UCLA after John Wooden
• visiting the Seattle King Dome in anticipation of going to the title game
• what happened during the amazing last 2nd round play against Missouri

Ed O’Bannon

The Most Outstanding Player of the 1995 NCAA Tournament spoke about:

• still regular connecting with the entire 1995 team at least once a year
• being recruited by the late, great Jerry Tarkanian
• how the early Oregon loss actually helped the team
• the progress of the appeal against his courtroom victory against the NCAA
• the success of teammate Bob Myers with the Golden State Warriors
• how Wooden’s Pyramid of Success helps him sell cars in Las Vegas

Tyus Edney

The author of one of the greatest plays in NCAA Tournament history talks about:

• the process of the game winner against Missouri
• how he contributed from the bench in the title game
• his best and worst destinations playing across the world in his pro career

UCLA 1995 Championship