SN Archive: Christian Laettner remembers college basketball's most famous shot
For Christian Laettner, his game-winning shot vs. Kentucky remains vivid to this day. He spoke to The Sporting News about the shot that propelled the Blue Devils to their second consecutive national title.
SN Archive: Christian Laettner remembers college basketball's most famous shot originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The following article ran in the March 16, 2009 issue of The Sporting News magazine as part of an "I Remember" series.
College basketball fans will never forget it. Neither will Christian Laettner. His Duke team trailed Kentucky, 103-102, with 2.
1 seconds remaining in overtime in the 1992 NCAA East Region final when Laettner caught an 80-foot inbounds pass from Grant Hill. Laettner dribbled, faked, turned and hit a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give the Blue Devils the win. For Laettner, the moment remains vivid to this day.
He spoke to Sporting News about the shot that propelled the Blue Devils to their second consecutive national title. I remember it was a play that we practiced. It was called Home Run.