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The state of Kentucky is wild about new coach John Calipari and the Wildcats

Lyons/Getty - Speedy point guard Eric Bledsoe takes to the air last week at Rupp Arena.

Lyons/Getty - Speedy point guard Eric Bledsoe takes to the air last week at Rupp Arena.

It was 8:20 p.m. at Kentucky’s annual Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena and the house was rocking like post time on the first Saturday in May. More than 24,000 rabid fans, many of whom had camped out for three days in 500 tents set up outside the Craft Center, were hoping for the chance to get tickets to see their beloved Cats and to witness an extravaganza thatsignified the rebirth of this storied program.  Read article.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On November 27, 1976, with Adolph Rupp looking on from the stands, UK defeats Wisconsin, 72-64, in the new, 23,000-seat, $53 million Rupp Arena. Rick Robey scores the first goal in Rupp with 19:30 left to play in the first half.

 

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