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Cats open Calipari Era with 75-59 victory over Morehead

Ed Reinke/AP Photo - Patrick Patterson scored 20 points with 12 rebounds

Ed Reinke/AP Photo - Patrick Patterson scored 20 points with 12 rebounds

Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats opened the John Calipari era with a 75-59 win over Morehead State on Friday night.  Patrick Patterson added 20 points – including his first career 3-pointer – to go with 12 rebounds, and Darnell Dodson had 15 points as Kentucky (1-0) pulled away in the second half.  Read article.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 23, 1970, Dan Issel scored 47 points against Alabama.

 

On February 23, 2019, with an 80-53 victory over Auburn, 10th-year head coach John Calipari moves past Joe B. Hall for the second most victories by a UK head coach in program history. He trails only the Baron of the Bluegrass, Adolph Rupp.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

February 23, 1921

17 Frank Etscorn

February 23, 1961

33 Tom Heitz

February 23, 1997

23 Jamal Murray

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