1992 Classic Four Sport #43
Referee: Gerry Donaghy, Frank Scagliotta
Player: #35 Byron Houston, Oklahoma State (Big 8)
Teammate: ???
Opposing player: #21 Rob Brookin, Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East)
Context Clues
Byron Houston played for Oklahoma State (Big 8) from 1988-1992, according to sports-reference.com,
A comment below identified #21 as Rob Brookin, who played for the Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East) from 1986-1990, ccording to sports-reference.com. If that is true, it narrows this photo down to two season.
Sat, Nov 26, 1988, Oklahoma St @ Pittsburgh, Fitzgerald Fieldhouse: this seems an unlikely match as I would expect a Pitt home game for Pitt to be team wearing white.
Fri, Dec 1, 1989, Oklahoma St v Pittsburgh, neutral site. The Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions (in Charlotte). Referees were: Gerry Donaghy, Frank Scagliotta, Steve Gordon. Box score available here.
Update: confirmed this is NOT Steve Gordon.
Wed, Dec 27, 1989, Oklahoma St V Pittsburgh, neutral site
From other readers:
“Rod Brookin of Pitt Panthers in the front. OK State played Pitt twice in his senior 1989-90 season. 12/1/89 at the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions (in Charlotte) & 12/27/89 at the Kuppenheimer Classic at the Omni (in Atlanta). Based on a familiar looking teal court paint, I'd lean towards the Charlotte arena being the neutral site for this photo. They met once in 1988-89, but it was a Pitt home game.”
“The box score from the 1 December 1989 Tournament of Champions; OSU vs Pitt. Officials: Gerry Donaghy, Frank Scagliotta, Steve Gordon
https://okstate.com/documents/2023/1/12/Boxscores_1989-90_Part2.pdf
I'd say that's Steve Gordon on the card. The player behind Houston, only one Pitt player has a uniform number ending in "0"; Darelle Porter. Looking at cards on comc; that Pitt player on the right looks like "TIN" on the jersey; Bobby Martin.”
“The third Pitt player is likely Brian Brush, Seems to be the only name on the 89-90 Pitt roster that fits. No idea on the second OK State player though”
“The other OSU player looks like either Darwyn Alexander or Royce Jeffries.”
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