Runnin’ Rebels Stars
We’re The Greatest School Workers Ever
… And We’re Dropping A Mannequin New Doc!
Revealed March 31, 2025 12:50 AM PDT
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Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony and the rest of the Runnin’ Rebels are getting a documentary (about time!) on their famed ’90 NCAA Championship squad — a crew the fellows say is the most effective ever!
Johnson, Augmon, and Hunt joined Babcock … the place they launched the mannequin new enterprise, titled UNLV: Kings Of Vegas, which they’re saying will, as quickly as and for all, ship the true story of the famed crew, along with never-before-told tales.
“It was prolonged overdue,” Hunt acknowledged … “To tell the story through our eyes.”
“There’s been many tales written about us. We’ve got been talked about,” Augmon added, persevering with … “One issue about this story, and it’s our story. It’s coming from our imaginative and prescient, our eyes, our voice, and it isn’t edited. This story is gonna be told by us and we’re gonna let it dangle!”
In spite of everything, the 1989-1990 crew, coached by the legendary Jerry Tarkanian, entered the tourney as a main seed. After defeating Arkansas-Little Rock, Ohio State, Ball State, and Loyola Marymount, the Runnin’ Rebels confronted Georgia Tech with a go to to the championship recreation on the street.
UNLV despatched Kenny Anderson and his Ga. Tech crew packing — although the competitors was shut — incomes a date with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski‘s Blue Devils.
On April 2, 1990, the teams squared off at McNichols Sports activities actions Enviornment in Denver, CO … a matchup that many framed almost nearly as good (Duke) vs. harmful (UNLV), participating in on racial stereotypes.
The Runnin’ Rebels blew the doorways off Coach Okay’s crew, worthwhile 103-73.
Given the ultra-impressive season, we requested Larry, Stacy and Anderson the place they actually really feel the crew stacks up in opposition to totally different good teams inside the realm of college hoops.
There wasn’t lots hesitation to say … correct on the very prime.
“I’ll put the crew up in opposition to anybody. Anybody,” Hunt acknowledged, as a result of the retired hooper ticked off a couple of of probably the most formidable squads ever, along with Michael Jordan‘s ’82 UNC crew that moreover obtained a Natty.
“Like Hunt acknowledged, you purchased them good UCLA teams, and you purchased Indiana that went undefeated one 12 months, nevertheless we might’ve beat anybody at any time, bro,” LJ declared, which Stacey cosigned.
“I agree, main, little doubt,” Augmon acknowledged.
The sure-to-be extraordinarily anticipated doc, which is ready to embrace commentary from Snoop Dogg, CHuck D, Coach Okay and others, is slated to drop this fall. The 4-part assortment is being produced by The Precise Story LLC and Hidden Empire Sports activities actions (the company behind Floyd Mayweather‘s The GOAT).
Attempt the overall dialog with the fellows — who a very long time later are nonetheless thick as thieves — as we concentrate on their polarizing, however appreciated head coach, nationwide safety of their crew (and whether or not or not it bothered the fellows to be depicted as hoodlums), money in college basketball (then and now with NIL), and reasonably extra!
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