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Still doubtful for Saturday, Willie Cauley-Stein says, ‘Don’t count me out yet’

Willie Cauley-Stein is out of the boot he had been wearing on his injured right ankle, but the chances he plays Saturday in the Final Four still look slim.

Willie Cauley-Stein - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Willie Cauley-Stein is out of the boot he had been wearing on his injured right ankle, but the chances he plays Saturday vs. in the Final Four still look slim.

“Don't count me out yet,” Cauley-Stein said Friday during 's open locker room media availability. “I don't know yet. I'm still figuring out if I want to give it a try or not.”

Cauley-Stein, who took some shots during 's open practice but still had a noticeable limp walking to and from the locker room, said his ankle is doing better and said there “there's always a possibility” he could play. But he also realizes the long-term implications of rushing back if his ankle isn't healed.

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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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