
Greatest Moment
When SportsCenter's Tom Mees was handed the update, he refused to
read it on the air, thinking it was a joke. On Dec. 23, 1982, No.
1 Virginia lost 77-72 to Honolulu's Chaminade University, an NAIA
school with an enrollment of 900. The Silverswords held 7'4"
Ralph Sampson to 12 points in the biggest college hoops upset ever.
B/W PHOTO: BETTMAN/CORBIS (HAENISCH) FORWARD RICHARD HAENISCH CELEBRATED IN STYLE AFTER THE SILVERSWORDS CUT DOWN VIRGINIA.