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Kentucky vs North Carolina Alumni Charity Game – all you need to know

The game will feature Kentucky players either currently or formerly playing professionally against North Carolina players either currently or formerly playing professionally.

For the first time in the game's history, the Alumni Charity Game is sold out. Fortunately for fans who didn't get tickets in time, the game will be broadcast on national television, which is also a first.
ESPNU will televise the game, which will be held Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in Rupp Arena.
The game will feature UK players either currently or formerly playing professionally against players either currently or formerly playing professionally. The Big Blue Nation will have an opportunity to enjoy some of the top talent to don the Blue and White against other elite talent. Per rules, the University of cannot confirm individual players participating in the exhibition game.
Tom Hart will call the game alongside UK Athletics Hall of Famer and former UK men's basketball star Tony Delk, who recently had his jersey retired in Rupp Arena, and former North Carolina forward Jason Capel. Kaylee Hartung will serve as the sideline reporter.
The UK Charity Alumni game has been played twice in Rupp Arena (2012, 2013) and raised millions of dollars for charities in conjunction with the Basketball Fantasy Experience. The inaugural game in 2012 raised $350,000 and then ballooned to more than $1 million in donations in 2013. Despite not playing the game in 2014, the John Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience was able to raise approximately $1 million with the money going to 23 different charities and organizations.
Presentations for the beneficiaries will be presented throughout the 2015 game — during timeouts, at haltime and postgame.
Doors to Rupp Arena will open Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.

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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