Also, the Iron 5 game vs Ohio State
John Shasky:
GH: Your first game back after the forfeit was against Ohio State at The Barn and you and your teammates were dubbed the "œIron Five" "“ what do you remember about the crowd response that game?
Shasky: We were nervous before the game as we didn't know how the crowd was going to react to us when we came up from the locker room, but the crowd's reaction was nothing short of amazing. The crowd at Williams Arena has always been electric, but that game was unlike anything any of us had seen. Every shot we made, every free throw that went in the crowd went crazy. That meant a lot to our team.
GH: How important was that win against Ohio State?
Shasky: It was a huge win for us. With everything we faced the previous week, the forfeit, losing half our team and our head coach, we really wanted that game. We only won one game after that, but we were competitive in quite a few of them. The guys that were left gave everything we had.
Tim Hanson:
GH.com: Thinking back to your days as a Gopher, which game/games stick out the most and why?
Hanson: Three games stick out for me, in this order:
1. Iron Five vs. Ohio State 1986 - first game after the Madison incident. Beat an Ohio State team led by Dennis Hopson and Brad Sellers 65-60. All five starters played 40 minutes, or close to it! John Shasky, Marc Wilson, Ray Gaffney, Kelvin Smith, and myself. We may have all scored in double figures as well!