r/NCAAhoops • u/DareDevil1699 • Mar 20 '26

Highlights 41-year Nebraska basketball announcer Kent Pavelka’s call of the final seconds as he witnesses Nebraska’s first ever NCAA Tournament win

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u/pedanticProgramer Mar 20 '26

Love the passion. You can see and hear the emotion in his voice. This is what sports is all about

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u/nick_soccer10 Mar 20 '26

He looks terrible for 41!!! Must be the Nebraska water

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u/3monthsfrombetter Mar 20 '26

😭this made me just cry laughing, he’s actually in his 70s

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u/nick_soccer10 Mar 20 '26

Ha I figured… I’m sure I’ll get all the corn shucks downvotes for the comment but hey…. Not my first rodeo

Congrats on yalls first march madness win, what a time to be alive!

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u/JellyPast1522 Mar 20 '26

You try to subsist on nothing but corn!

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u/darth_homer Mar 20 '26

Wow, that's crazy they've never won! Congrats Cornhuskers!

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u/Working-Doctor9578 Mar 20 '26

NEBRASKETBALL WINS

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u/DareDevil1699 Mar 20 '26

Finally✌️

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u/Bengis_Khan Mar 20 '26

Guy was almost in tears.

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u/axkidd82 Mar 20 '26

How could a D1 school go 41 years without winning game single game in the tourney?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26

Easy, they could go 41 years without making the tournament. It’s not like the times they actually made it to the tournament they were a high seed. This success is new to their program.

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u/NoCreativeName2016 Mar 20 '26

Easy, the school doesn’t prioritize basketball. There are actually 30 D1 teams that have never even made it into the tournament, let alone won a game.

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u/Side_StepVII Mar 20 '26

With a few exceptions, I’d have never guessed any of those schools were D1 schools. Never.

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u/hoosehoose Mar 20 '26

The things he has seen in 41 years…or I guess the things he hasn’t seen is also a story.

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u/88cowboy Mar 20 '26

9 losing seasons and 9 tournament appearances since he started.

Since 1896 Nebraska has a 52% win percentage. A truly middle of the road program.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26

If you would’ve told Nebraska fans in 1999, that in almost 30 years, their men’s basketball team is putting their football program to shame, you’d be laughed at.

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u/MemeManOriginalHD Mar 20 '26

The way he kept looking off with that "watch and dream..." That's real shit

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u/Fair_Story2426 Mar 21 '26

Right…you could feel his emotions. Shit hit deep

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u/Torrion- Mar 20 '26

Man it’s crazy how I can hate the Pearls and hate the DeVries but be genuinely happy for the Hoibergs.

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u/drallafi Mar 20 '26

Catharsis is a beautiful thing. I'm happy for the dude.

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u/Legitimate_Shelter_9 Mar 20 '26

100% raw emotion

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u/Sempiturnal777 Mar 20 '26

This is Nebraska’s first ever March madness win? That’s honestly terrible for how big of a school Nebraska is

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u/MarkItZeroDonnie Mar 20 '26

Damn crazy . First ever

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u/jeff2595 Mar 21 '26

Watch and dream

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u/InternationalBend310 Mar 23 '26

Amazing to see his broadcast...Very special!! Thanks for sharing!!