The Shot (Duke–Kentucky)

* [[Sean Woods]], the only non-Kentuckian, a 6'2"/1.88 m [[point guard]] from [[Indianapolis]] (formerly the head coach at [[Morehead State Eagles men's basketball|Morehead State]]).

* [[Sean Woods]], the only non-Kentuckian, a 6'2"/1.88 m [[point guard]] from [[Indianapolis]] (formerly the head coach at [[Morehead State Eagles men's basketball|Morehead State]]).

Although the seniors were the heart and soul of the team, its biggest star was sophomore [[Jamal Mashburn]], who would go on to become a consensus first-team All-American the following season and have a successful 12-year [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] career; he is now a college basketball analyst for [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]].

Although the seniors were central to the team, sophomore [[Jamal Mashburn]] was the leading scorer, who became a consensus first-team All-American the following season and had a successful 12-year [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] career. He is now a college basketball analyst for [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]].

The legacy of "The Unforgettables" at UK was great enough that the UK program decided to retire their jerseys (but not their numbers) almost immediately after that game. While jersey retirement is not uncommon, it is rare for a school to bestow this honor so soon after a player's career ends.

The legacy of "The Unforgettables" at UK was great enough that the UK program decided to retire their jerseys (but not their numbers) almost immediately after that game. While jersey retirement is not uncommon, it is rare for a school to bestow this honor so soon after a player's career ends.

===Duke Blue Devils===

===Duke Blue Devils===

Duke entered the 1991–92 season having just won their first ever national championship the previous year and looking to repeat as national champions for the first time since [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in 1972 and 1973. They were favored to do so, losing only [[Greg Koubek]] and [[Clay Buckley]] to graduation and [[Billy McCaffrey]] and Crawford Palmer to transfers while retaining their core players including center Christian Laettner, point guard [[Bobby Hurley]] and guard/forward [[Grant Hill]] and adding recruits [[Cherokee Parks]] and Erik Meek to its lineup.

Duke entered the 1991–92 season having just won their first ever national championship the previous year and looking to repeat as national champions for the first time since [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in 1972 and 1973. They were favored to do so, losing only [[Greg Koubek]] and Clay Buckley to graduation and [[Billy McCaffrey]] and Crawford Palmer to transfers while retaining their core players including center Christian Laettner, point guard [[Bobby Hurley]] and guard/forward [[Grant Hill]] and adding recruits [[Cherokee Parks]] and Erik Meek to its lineup.

The Blue Devils started the season ranked No. 1 and won their first 17 games. Their unbeaten streak came to an end when they lost a close contest to archrival [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] at the Dean Smith Center by a score of [[Carolina–Duke rivalry#Memorable games and incidents|75–73]]. However, Duke would only lose one other game (to [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] 72–68 in Winston-Salem) for the rest of the season and finished the season with a 25–2 record and the 10th regular-season championship in school history, entering the [[1992 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] as the No. 1 seed and defeating North Carolina in the ACC title game 94–74 to capture their 9th ACC tournament championship in school history.

The Blue Devils started the season ranked No. 1 and won their first 17 games. Their unbeaten streak came to an end when they lost a close contest to archrival [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] at the Dean Smith Center by a score of [[Carolina–Duke rivalry#Memorable games and incidents|75–73]]. However, Duke would only lose one other game (to [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] 72–68 in Winston-Salem) for the rest of the season and finished the season with a 25–2 record and the 10th regular-season championship in school history, entering the [[1992 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] as the No. 1 seed and defeating North Carolina in the ACC title game 94–74 to capture their 9th ACC tournament championship in school history.