1. Sweet Revenge, 1997, Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, Alabama. Arizona felt it owed No. 1 seed Kansas, which entered the NCAA tournament 32-1. A year earlier in the Denver Sweet 16, the Jayhawks rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Arizona 83-80 on a 3-pointer by current Stanford coach Jerod Haase with 36 seconds remaining.
“Tell Lute I really feel for him,” said KU coach Roy Williams. “I really do.”
A year later, it was Lute Olson comforting Williams, who wept in the Kansas locker room.
Arizona won 83-80, which some insist is the most significant victory in school history, making possible an unexpected run to the national championship. Mike Bibby, Miles Simon and Michael Dickerson combined for 58 points as Haase, their tormentor a year earlier, scored just two points.
