I don’t remember it as him being “one of the few”…I think we got respect basically all year after we kicked UNC’s butt in the Garden, and especially once we ran Villanova out of the Dome.
But I definitely remember Knight being our biggest champion that year. We played flat out great basketball and he recognized it and loved it. Gotta respect that.
I really miss those 09-14 times…we played such good ball back then. And the quality of play and level of interest in college hoops was still good at the time. I hope we see all of it again.