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Kentucky Wildcats will play Providence on December 1, 2013 in the Barclays Center

Next year, the Kentucky Wildcats and their five McDonald’s All-Americans will face a young Providence team Dec. 1

John Calipari - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

John Calipari – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

The Barclays Center announced “multi-year agreements” to host the Wildcats and Maryland going forward.  On Nov. 9, Kentucky and Maryland opened the college season at the new Barclays Center, with the Wildcats winning a close one, 72-69.

Next year, the Wildcats and their five McDonald's All-Americans will face a young team Dec. 1, while Maryland will also play a game TBD.

Kentucky's 2013 class features McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-American Andrew and , , and  .Those five will play in the Jordan Game April 13 at Barclays, too.

“We are excited to return to Barclays Center next year to play Providence,” said Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari. “This season's game against Maryland was an NCAA Tournament environment in November. It's a great building and a great city. We're looking forward to being back in Brooklyn next season and beyond.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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