The Georgia Basketball team astonished everyone including yours truly by making it to the Final Four the year after superstar Dominique Wilkins departed for the NBA and Atlanta Hawks.
Without the “Human Highlight Reel,” few expected much from those left behind. But Coach Hugh Durham melded the starting core of point guard Vern Fleming, shooting guard Gerald Crosby, forwards James Banks and Lamar Heard and center Terry Fair to overachieve in stunning fashion.
I attended a few games in Athens that year and during the Wilkins era.