SALT LAKE CITY — Jazz coach Quin Snyder just mentioned it in passing, saying, “I know Andrew Gaze because I played against him in college” — referring to the Sydney Kings’ coach, who is a legend in Australian basketball.
When Gaze was asked about playing against Snyder, he lit up and exclaimed, “How could I forget? I’m 1-0 against him. That’s fantastic stuff.”
The game he was talking about was a big one, the NCAA Tournament semifinals in Seattle on April 1, 1989. The Pirates won the game, overcoming a big first-half deficit to win 95-78 and advance to the finals where they lost to Michigan.