====== Lightning in a Bottle documentary ======
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UM alums [[https://x.com/Braddny|Brad Davidson]] and [[https://x.com/mikecoreysports|Mike Corey]] are producing a documentary film about the Minutemen's meteoric rise in the '90s under coach [[calipari_john|John Calipari]].  See their website for a teaser trailer and more about their team...\\
**[[https://www.283productions.com/|283Productions.com]]**

===== Help bring it to life =====
Summer 2026: A message from Mike Corey...

//The movie is going to be a 3-part series and it will be edited and complete by this fall.  Then we are hoping to sell it to Netflix, Amazon, Apple, etc ... and get it aired!  We have raised $575K so far and we only need $25K more to reach our goal.  We're still looking for a few more investors to help us cross the finish line.  Any amount right now helps us get to our goal!//

If you'd like to help, best way is to [[https://account.venmo.com/pay?recipients=Braddavidson24|send a Venmo to Brad Davidson]] (Braddavidson24).  Use 0988 for the last four digits of his phone number.

Venmo not your thing?  Reach out to Brad ([[https://www.facebook.com/brad.davidson.1460|Facebook]] or [[https://x.com/Braddny|X]]) or Mike ([[https://www.facebook.com/mikecorey99|Facebook]] or [[https://x.com/mikecoreysports|X]]) for other options.

===== Press coverage =====
  * 2/22/2024: Brad & Mike also talked about the effort on [[https://youtu.be/KXSzOxyOBkE?si=ZYhyabxyWNiOgRef&t=780|Just Being Frank]]
  * 6/12/2024: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-graduates-making-documentary-on-1990s-era-UMass-men-s-basketball-program-55543635|A ‘Refuse to Lose’ reunion: UMass stars gather to talk about Final Four run for new documentary]]
  * Sept. 2024: [[https://www.uma-foundation.org/flagship-focus-catching-lightning-in-a-bottle|UMass Foundation article]]
  * Spring 2025: [[https://www.umass.edu/magazine/spring-2025/Catching-Lightning-In-a-Bottle|UMass Magazine article]]
  * 2026: Brad & Mike spearhead an effort to get the NCAA to restore the '96 Final Four run back into the record books.  [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?t=17521|Links in this Board thread.]]

===== Memory helpers =====
  * [[season_1988-89|1988-89 season]], Calipari's first season
  * [[season_1989-90|1989-90 season]]
  * [[season_1990-91|1990-91 season]]
  * [[season_1991-92|1991-92 season]], first A10 titles
  * [[season_1992-93|1992-93 season]]
  * [[season_1993-94|1993-94 season]]
  * [[season_1994-95|1994-95 season]]
  * [[season_1995-96|1995-96 season]], Final Four run
  * [[season_1996-97|1996-97 season]], Bruiser takes over