Against Columbia, Clemente was the Crimson, scoring 30 of the team's 66 points to avenge an earlier loss in New York. It was a masterful performance and a huge boost to Harvard's collective ego. More importantly, the 30 points put Clemente at No. 4 on Harvard's all-time scoring list.

"He's certainly delivered in terms of the numbers, and I think without all the injuries he would have been 1,2,3 on the all-time scoring list," Sullivan said.

On Saturday, in front of an appreciative crowd, Parker and Clemente received standing ovations and a bouquet of flowers for their service. As the game wore on and it became apparent Harvard was going to win easily, the crowd chanted for more shots from Clemente, for more points.

Despite his best effort, unfortunately, Clemente could not deliver on his final shot. He missed his final three-point attempt--a shot he revolutionized at Harvard (and for which he owns the career record), and Sullivan decided, with 37.1 seconds left, that it was time for Clemente's college career to end.

After it was all over, Clemente made an interesting comment when asked about the individual records and goals he had accomplished in the face of his many injuries over the last four years.

"Individual goals? Nobody really remembers those," he said. "Everybody remembers the record. That's what's important."

So if in 20 years an intrepid reporter from this newspaper looks back in the books, what will she gather about the 2000-01 season? Will she know about the potential it held?