Rider not afraid to take on big-time programs

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Walter Cornett
November 21, 2009

Tommy Dempsey - Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press

Tommy Dempsey has calculated this move for a while. The Rider coach could see the makings of a potentially great team last season when his Broncs were giving away games. Read article.

Walter Cornett

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 December 5, 1953, Cawood Ledford broadcasts his first game as the radio “Voice of the Wildcats.”

On December 5, 1953, Cliff Hagan scored 51 points against Temple.

On December 5, 2009, freshman John Wall bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points -- including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left -- seven assists, five rebounds and three steals to lift the Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. This was the first signature win of Calipari's tenure and proved his rebuilding job was well ahead of schedule.

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