Ramon’s game winning 3 has apparently been logged in as one of the best gamewinners in Pitt’s history. So they turned to Larry Harris to find out what he thought.

While watching the Pitt-West Virginia basketball game, Larry Harris spilled his soda and popcorn when Ronald Ramon swished a 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired to give the Panthers a 55-54 victory.

“I had a little flash of Cincinnati,” Harris said. “It was exciting.”

Harris made one of the most memorable shots in Pitt history when he sank a 15-foot jumper from the right corner at the buzzer for a 65-64 victory over the No. 12 Bearcats on Feb. 2, 1977, at Fitzgerald Field House.

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“They always talk about that one,” said Harris, now an assistant coach at North Carolina State. “Somewhere along the line, if the conversation is long enough, that always comes up. It’s one of those things you always remember.

“For us, our school and our fans, that was a special moment for us. I wish it was against West Virginia, though.”

Harris is an assistant coach for Sidney Lowe at NC State. What sticks out for me is that he was watching Pitt. At the same time, there was a Clemson-Virginia game being played. The Wolfpack have a game with Clemson in a week, yet he was still watching his alma mater play.

That’s the great thing about the college game. You never forget your school. Even if you are wearing other colors in the employ of another, you think of your school as “us.”