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NAISMITH HALL OF FAME

Adolph Rupp – Inducted 1969
– Inducted 1978
– Inducted 1982
– Inducted 1993
Cawood Ledford – Inducted 1994
– Inducted 2000
Pat RileyInducted 2008
Adrian Smith – Inducted 2010
Rick Pitino – Inducted 2013
John Calipari – Inducted 2015
Louie Dampier – Inducted 2015
Eddie Sutton – Inducted 2020

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

Cliff Hagan (1951-52, '54) – 2006 
Dan Issel (1968-70) – 2006 
C.M. Newton (MBB 1949-51; AD 1989-2000) – 2006 
Frank Ramsey (1951-52, ‘54) – 2006 
(Coach 1931-72) – 2006 
Eddie Sutton (Coach 1986-89) – 2011
Joe B. Hall (Coach 1973-85) – 2012
Jim Host (Contributor 1957-59) – 2012

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.