"I can't see a day when all red kettles go virtual, because the sight of someone standing next to a red kettle has become an icon -- a symbol of Christmas to people, " he said.
"We'd come out for the jump ball, and walking toward center court everybody is standing up and stomping their feet like 10, 000 kettle drums, " said Roosevelt Bouie, the team's leading scorer that season and with Louis Orr the cornerstone of Boeheim's first seasons as head coach.