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2000 win milestone belongs to Cats past and present

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“This is for the greatest fans in the history of college basketball,” UK Coach John Calipari said.  What a trek UK2K has been.  Win No. 108 (1921) came when Bill King’s free throw with no time left gave Kentucky its first major tournament championship, 20-19, over Georgia in the finals of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament.

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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.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

November 27, 1924

25 Chester Duff

November 27, 1943

32 Sam Harper

November 27, 1999

Oscar Tshiebwe
34 Oscar Tshiebwe

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