Kansas vs. Memphis: 2008 National Championship | FULL GAME

Saved by a Mario Chalmers 3-pointer at the end of regulation, Kansas beat Memphis in OT to claim the 2008 national title, 75-68. Watch the full March Madness classic here.
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[@dino988]

Incredible comebacks for the last 2 Kansas National Titles. Congrats!

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

still wondering why memphis didn't foul

[@Hunnidband_nazzzy]

Yessssir been a Jayhawks fan since 2003 feels amazing watching both of those titles

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

@@Hunnidband_nazzzy And honestly, Kansas could realistically have about 3 or 4 more national championships under Self as well. Consider 2010 (overall No. 1), 2011, 2013, 2016 (Overall No. 1), and 2020….when Kansas was the Final AP Poll No. 1 and Final Coaches’ Poll No. 1 team….almost unanimously. 😱

[@stonecoldku4161]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zjI have a theory. Right before Rose's two free throw attempts KU calls a timeout. From what I've heard, in that timeout coach Cal talked about what to do depending on what happened with those free throws. Rose who is probably focusing on the fact that he has to take free throws in a very high-pressure situation may not have paid too much attention. There are three potential scenarios and only one of those situations is one where you'd foul. 1) Rose makes both free throws. This would put Memphis up four. You don't want to foul in that situation because you stop the clock and give Kansas a chance to go to the line and score without the clock going forward. 2) Rose misses both free throws and Kansas gets the rebound. You for sure don't want to foul there, because you give them a chance to tie the game at the line because you're only up two. 3) Rose makes one and misses one. This is the only scenario where you foul. They don't get a three-point attempt to tie the game. It just so happened it was scenario three and Rose just forgot.

[@Happytarheel7]

@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13yea so could UNC…. 2022 2012 2016 2008 2019

[@GingianaJones1]

I remember this game very vividly. I was in third grade and my mom had given up hope that Kansas would win. I told her it wasn't over. When Mario hit the shot, my mom threw me up in the air so high I hit the ceiling. Good memories of a great KU team.

[@creydadj]

Remembering the late great Billy Packer on his last ever NCAA championship coverage

[@evanhullinger2900]

The last NCAA Championship Game worked by Billy Packer. May he RIP

[@BillyLeotarto216]

I was such a huge Memphis fan back then! D Rose, CDR Rob Dozier, Joey Dorsey. such a powerhouse team! Oh the nostalgia

[@raadsalameh8164]

My heart broke

[@SylveonMujigae]

Who's here after Kansas won the 2022 National Championship?

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Me

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

still wondering why memphis didn't foul

[@tealsgaming607]

Here in 2024!

[@dustinthecouch2466]

It's cool that Roy Williams was at this game, with a KU shirt on! 1:21:51

[@AverageKingBooEnjoyer]

I mean he was the coach there for a while

[@musicman76enator]

Surprised that Jim Nantz and Billy Packer didnt say anything after the camera was on Roy. Interesting.

[@TheRadiation10]

Man drose made it to the championship game in his only college szn

[@musicman76enator]

But then it was vacated because they got some homeless drug addict to take his SAT for him. Oof. Lit bae selfie.

[@ChrisSmith-zv1qd]

@@musicman76enator what happened?

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Kansas has a chance to repeat this type of glory here in 2022

[@benratliff3008]

This aged well

[@Zehpolishw0nder]

They did indeed

[@SkippyClassy]

we love to see it

[@DeathKnightofAnime]

@@benratliff3008 This aged PERFECTLY.

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

2008, 2022 Howabout that pair!

[@sambevan5548]

I watched this game from beginning to end. I was stationed on 32nd ST San Diego on the uss peleliu…I will never forget when Mario hit that shot. Never screamed like that in my life. I’d waited my whole life to do that!

[@paultaylor2600]

“Would you rather be down 9 with 2 minutes left or down 15 with 20 minutes left?” - Bill Self 2022

[@creydadj]

The older Teahan probably told this story to his younger bro Connor.

[@matthewmorse3307]

Had to come back to watch the final four and championship game for good measure after winning the 2022 chip. Rock Chalk baby!!

[@youarepredictable]

I remember listening to this game on the radio as I rushed home through traffic from work. I was living in Hawaii at the time and so we were several hours behind and still at work when this game started. I got home just in time to see the last 5 minutes of regulation and overtime. Next day at work, really bitter Memphis fan was very salty...saying "Kansas doesn't deserve to be champs", so I asked him, "But a team Kansas beat does? "

[@lilyjane5719]

She is in like the third or fourth row

[@lilyjane5719]

Sorry replied to wrong comment

[@musicman76enator]

Wayne Coito show!!

[@creydadj]

1:31:07 2022 Kansas team just surpassed that comeback

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

still for the history books

[@creydadj]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj yup considering they beat this special Memphis squad

[@stonecoldku4161]

"Which would rather be? Down 15 with a half to play or down 9 with only two minutes left?" -Bill Self at half of the 2022 National Championship. The team answered 15 with 20 minutes. Both are incredible comebacks. Rock Chalk!

[@Coco-qz7fn]

Russell Robinson and Chalmers were the best ball hawkers and off the ball defenders i've ever seen that year.

[@AndreiKenshin24]

14 Years After The Kansas Jayhawks Are Back World Championship The Completes Comeback Against North Carolina In NOLA #Rockchalk

[@ChiefBlue4298]

The Jayhawks are back on top of the mountain!!!

[@BenSmithTV7]

I thought this game was originally broadcast in HD :(

[@billrobinsonfilms2410]

It was, and CBS showed it this past weekend on TV in HD. Looked great. But still can't find an HD version on KZbin. Not sure why NCAA wouldn't want to post it in HD. As a Tar Heel fan, I am frustrated that both the 2005 and 2009 title games cannot be found in HD, even though they were both originally broadcast that way.

[@kuluke2002]

Here's the HD version! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqjWYahufs9jf6c

[@michaelnichols2358]

Still the most amazing thing I've ever seen. How they came back from 9 down with 2 mins to go is just unreal.

[@teddroberts2918]

When Chalmers hit that shot my head hit the ceiling and started bleeding. I didn't care at all

[@jacobresor1197]

A common experience for a lot of us!

[@eternal_napalm6442]

I remember this game well. It was a dogfight all game long. This Kansas team was totally stacked to the brim.

[@StewartHaasNewman]

Was a junior at KU in 2008. What a year both football and basketball wise..will never see that again

[@tacosbruh1299]

I mean we still got tomorrow

[@StewartHaasNewman]

@@tacosbruh1299 they will shock me if they make it past the sweet 16

[@tacosbruh1299]

@@StewartHaasNewman i know but it could still happen

[@ScoobyDooIsDead]

@@tacosbruh1299 bruh they got spanked how do you lose by 34

[@tacosbruh1299]

@@ScoobyDooIsDead ikr they got destroyed

[@sports3117]

I’m loving this channel. NCAA March Madness, you’re the best 👍

[@zechariahcameron3645]

They have another channel with many more classics.

[@michaelscott6439]

Memphis missed some FTs, but most people don't realize that the bulk of KU's comeback occured while Memphis was making their FTs. KU cut the deficit from seven to two and had possession with about 30 seconds left. During that stretch, Memphis had hit 4 of 5 at the free throw line.

[@TylerJohnson-jp2sh]

Best Kansas team possibly ever

[@jimbrown9101]

honestly if it wasn't for Darrell Arthur this game wouldn't have even been close, so Arthur goated.

[@Hunter87788]

Why do they say only 3 national titles Kansas has 5.. 1922, 1923, 1952, 1988, 2008. I know 1922 and 1923 were pre tournament titles but they should still count I mean national titles were awarded differently back in the day..

[@stonecoldku4161]

The NCAA didn't exist back then, so they don't recognize those titles. But they should count, and they should be recognized.

[@SkippyClassy]

HERE AFTER WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2022. Rock Chalk baby

[@jakeburns1066]

Hopefully they are striped the cheating should not be swept under the rug any longer.

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

still wondering why memphis didn't foul

[@creydadj]

Bill Self and the Teahan family 2x champs

[@hoopjo12345]

I would love to go to Lawrence Kansas to see my Jayhawks play

[@tylercooper1551]

I was living in Columbia, MO at the time because my ex wife was going to graduate school at MU... my neighbors absolutely hated me and I had the cops called on me for yelling so loud when Chalmers hit that 3

[@jasonpeters9716]

F'ing haters... Lol...u should told cops... "Don't worry, I won't have ever call cops on Missouri neighbors. They can't even make a Final Four."

[@251to502]

Note: John Calipari got his start as a volunteer assistant at Kansas under then coach, Ted Owens.

[@stonecoldku4161]

Note: Bill Self got his start as a grad assistant at Kansas under then coach, Larry Brown.

[@251to502]

@@stonecoldku4161 Right. Both men were connected through Larry Brown.

[@roneydwan]

DERRICK ROSE WAS THE TRUTH ON MEMPHIS TEAM

[@jxyd3n252]

He was the truth in the NBA

[@ajax_9_miami836]

Mario Chalmers goated

[@hoopjo12345]

My favorite team of all time is the Kansas Jayhawks I am a very big fan actually I'm a huge fan actually I'm a huge fan

[@wg7644]

at 107:10 mark Collins makes a steal and an incredible save/pass and then a few seconds later makes a 3 pointer quite possibly the 7 seconds ever played in a championship game.

[@test-do3yz]

I will always remember where i was for the Chalmers 3

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

Jim Nantz sounded so young back then 🤣🤣

[@smwinfreysmw]

WHOOO ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK K.U 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPS BABY WHOOOO 🏆 🎊 🎉🥇🏅🎖🏆

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

National Champions here in 2022!!!! Pretty good football team I'd say also 😉 2022, what a year to be a Jayhawk!!! ROCK CHALK CHAMPIONSHIP

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

Rock Chalk!

[@Noname-ns2md]

Had this exact same Kansas team been duke or north carolina, it'd widely be considered one of the top 10 greatest teams of all time

[@toolondaboards]

42:02 Yo Gotti sighting

[@musicman76enator]

I dont see it.

[@ChrisSmith-zv1qd]

@@musicman76enator look closer. He had on a blue shirt

[@Hof79905]

Could Billy Packer have willed Memphis to win this game anymore than he tried to. Billy was so sad when KU won this game. Glad he is done with broadcasting.

[@jwoodfill14]

ROCK CHALK

[@Hoovesnhorns]

16 years later and I still question why Memphis didn’t foul up three. This game was over once Mario hit that shot. Every bit of momentum was on Kansas side.

[@mbarn6633]

Seriously, Memphis had their chances.

[@faceones]

Why they did foul before the shot in regulation is beyond me

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Glad Calipari left leaving the door open for Gonzaga to become THE “mid-major” (if you can call them that now)

[@mpup54]

How does one not pass the ACT test 3 times? Cmon Derrick!

[@hoopjo12345]

You have to time it good My favorite team of all time

[@hoopjo12345]

How much is it to go see a final 4 game

[@immabaddass]

please post the one steph score 30 at the second half

[@musicman76enator]

Back when life was good. The world was a much better place compared to now. 2008 was a fun year. One of the greatest ever. Wish I had a time machine so I can go back.

[@inc2000glw]

2010 was the end of good stuff. It went to ads and money everywhere

[@sterlingpless4335]

What a great game Caliparis boys chocked at the foul line

[@leobleu7273]

Anyone who beat calipari is okay by my book! Can't stand that oily snake of a coach! I've always had a lot of respect for Bill Self and he's no whiner either! The missed free throws is what cost them the championship for sure!

[@keeganquinn5031]

D ROSE 🌹

[@TheDouglasburson]

Official Ed Hightower always was a poor official. Just an “affirmative action” NCAA quota.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Excellent

[@ihonestlydontevenknow4359]

ready to see another chip tomorrow 🏆🏆 #rockchalk

[@1990Thunderbolt]

congrats!

[@inc2000glw]

Did this team get vacated year?

[@bimmerbent]

Cal up 9 @ 2min, can't execute inbounds play, no foul last play to allow 3. NOTHING CHANGED IN 15 yrs.

[@jasonpeters9716]

-Memphis 60 Kansas 51, 1:56mins in Regulation. National Title Gm 2008. -UNC up 15pts at Halftime vs Kansas. National Title Gm 2022. (Largest Halftime comeback NCAA Title gm history.) -KC Royals dwn 1-0 bt9th vs STL Cards, Gm6 WS Elimination gm. 1985. -KC Royals dwn 4runs bt8th vs Oak A's, WildCard. 2014. -KC Royals dwn 4runs bt8th vs Hou Astros, Gm4 ALDS Elimination gm. 2015. -KC Chiefs dwn 24-0 vs Hou Texans 2ndQtr, AFC Div Rd gm. 2019 -KC Chiefs dwn 20-10 vs SF 49ers 4thQtr 6mins to play, SBLIV. 2019 Season. -KC Chiefs dwn 10pts vs Philadelphia Eagles 3rdQtr, SBLVII. 2022 Season. I'm 45yrs old. Born & Raised in Kansas City. Been a Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs & Kansas City Royals fan +35yrs. Lololol...talk about serious Dra-MA! (Trust me? Been on wrong end of outcomes of my 3teams just as many times or more in Postseason settings.)

[@mjharrisdmg2014]

MANE I WAS SO HURT WE COULD NOT MAKE NOT A NAN FREE THROW

[@250R1983lover]

Sherron Collins was a baller

[@rev.robertleebrownjr.354]

I have seen the one vs oklahoma and the one vs Memphis and the last one vs north Carolina

[@GrubWarp]

bruh memphis winning would've been lit. it wouldve been vacated though right?

[@flipze2042]

Yeah rose had someone take a test for him so he could play in the tournament so if they won there would be no champ for 2008

[@jamedlock83]

@@flipze2042 Just because games and titles get vacated, doesn't mean anything. . Schools still celebrate them, and even in the NCAA makes them take down the banner, they are allowed to hang them back up in the school somewhere, just not the arena.

[@Anorxite4]

@@jamedlock83 well if a player is playing illegally then it doesn't really mean anything at all

[@spencerwess5899]

If Derrick Rose wouldn’t of had a stomach ache for eating gummy bears that day they probably would of won it! He had to miss the media that day cause he wasn’t feeling well. His poison is sugar and he got a candy addiction but I don’t blame him cause I love that stuff

[@ChrisSmith-zv1qd]

@@spencerwess5899 he really was sick?

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

those rims loud

[@victoranthony9037]

Douglas-Roberts CHOKED

[@jasonpeters9716]

The TOUGHEST Final Four in the NCAA Tournament's HISTORY. The 2008 Final Four. Just LOOK at all the NBA Players off KU, Memphis, UNC, UCLA. *Plus the 2008 Final Four, where ALL FOUR #1Seeds participated in a Final Four? Was the only time that happened.

[@ybjtya4366]

The 2 time

[@beezy22]

Great game between both teams but after Mario Chalmers hit the game tying three, I’m thinking Kansas is gonna turn it up in overtime….TBH, Memphis, you had the game and y’all played too relaxed…Randy Moss voice:Memphis, come on man…I wanted to laugh but couldn’t..smh…lol…

[@charlesechols6553]

Pain

[@ilovegodandjesusjohn316]

Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

[@jonathan_tong93]

Philippine Airdate: April 8, 2008 TV Networks: Net 25 and Heart Music Channel TV Host: Mari Kaimo TV Analysts: Recca Trinidad, Aster Amoyo, Pete Ampoloquio, Jr., And Peter Ledesma Commentators: Matt Pareja and Randy Sacdalan Courtside Reporters: Elmer Caseles (Memphis) and Zyrene Parsad (Kansas) ©2008 Eagle Broadcasting Corporation and NCAA Multimedia

[@BelgianNobleman]

Great game. Go Jayhawks!

[@hoopjo12345]

I LOVE MY KANSAS JAYHAWKS BASKETBALL TEAM

[@HMR2121]

Hey Announcer how do you know that #14 is mad at himself when he bangs the ball to the floor at 1:14:32 ? You called it great judgment by the refrees.

[@donovanjohnson4279]

CDR had just missed three straight free throws. It’s no way of knowing for sure why he bounced the ball as he did but I think the commentators were saying they don’t want to see a tech given for that in that situation

[@charlesnana.]

1:16:05

[@kevingaray1593]

04/07/2008 - 16 years ago

[@jjreggaeshark]

The quality is wack

[@jasonpeters9716]

Memphis played in a weak Conf USA. Was use winning gms by +20pts. They never had to deal with "pressure offensive possessions," or more IMPORTANTLY pressure Free Throws ALL SEASON.. Kansas Jayhawks played in BigXII. They were tested bout every night fr Jan1st-Selection Sunday 2008. *Let me be ABSOLUTELY CLEAR though...... 2007-08 Memphis Tigers? Easily one of the tp10 teams of the 21stCentury.

[@donovanhoxtell4374]

1:31:13 streamers!

[@ebev91]

I really didn't need to see this in my recommended.

[@dirtydan6098]

D rose is BANNED from ever touching a basketball again. Shame on him for being too dumb to get a sub par ACT or SAT score

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Chris Douglas roberts single handedly lost the game

[@muddobber6863]

Totally unsurprising the NCAA is monetizing this game on KZbin after stripping Memphis of all their wins that year for using a player the NCAA had already cleared.

[@griffen8313]

womp

[@cathythomas934]

Dear NCAA the history started with Allen Memphis back-up guard not making the trip... Rose needed the help Will Memphis ever get a legitimate shot like your Kansas & Duke Why not us ?

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

still wondering why memphis didn't foul

[@williamwroten7859]

Just realized Derrick rose was sick this game bc he eat to much candy and my hometown college team won this game

[@UknowKavo]

Y they shorts so big

[@kurthaberle4698]

Two words...free throws

[@ARRROWLAKES85]

I was in high school this year, It was satisfying watching Rose choke. The recruiting of Calipari "the one and done" I'm not a big fan of. I watch more college than NBA and love the crowd,passion, and the rivalries dating back gives the atmosphere entertaining. You can feel it in these classic games

[@ScoobyDooIsDead]

Just a rose hater huh

[@Sinister_Six]

I see what you're saying, and as a UK fan I would honestly like to see some of Cal's teams have veterans, but I'm not against the one and done. The whole reason to go to college is to get a job. If you can do it after one year then go ahead and do it, you know?

[@tumbleweedconnection7906]

Don't blame cal. Duke has had their fair share of one and dones too. It's the NBA rule that needs to change. It's not an NCAA rule

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

1:16:36 his nba story

[@Jarredcapcuteditz_7]

Poor DRose😕

[@Onepride5608]

Prime example why coaches have you shoot lots of free throws if they made one of the ones they missed at the end of the game they would have won

[@jonathanjohnson3749]

William Cooke Chicken

[@dariushodges5328]

One more example of the ncaaa not wanting Memphis to win they take Penny Hardaway from the city I'm never watching college basketball again

[@OrionOodama]

Like many here, I've been reviewing past Final Fours and National Championships as much as I could. Then it dawned on me. Should Memphis won this game, or Michigan Wolverines back in 1992 and 1993, would NCAA committee eventually vacate the title and give it to the losing team instead? It is not about winning, but more of winning "the right way" (per Larry Brown). Otherwise, falsified wins can be nullified and voided should exposed and proven.

[@stonecoldku4161]

The NCAA would vacate the title but would not award it to the runner up. There would just be a vacant title for 2008. Like what happened in 2013 with Louisville. As far as the NCAA is concerned, there was no champion in 2013.

[@GoCards1983]

Memphis choked this one away... man they clearly had the more talented team... but man Chalmers saved Bill Self for sure!

[@jacobresor1197]

I remember a different kind of choking from that 2013 Louisville team!