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Pitino and Calipari face off in historic rivalry

Calipari and Pitino

Calipari and Pitino

For a heated rivalry that has spanned nearly a century and that has existed longer than the famed North Carolina–Duke matchups, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals will face off for only the 41st time on Saturday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky for the Battle of the Bluegrass. The icing on the cake of this lengthy rivalry is the meeting between two fierce rivals Rick Pitino of Louisville and John Calipari of Kentucky.

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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 April 3, 1993, Kentucky faced Michigan in the NCAA semifinals, marking UK’s 10th Final Four appearance. An 81-78 overtime loss to the Wolverines ended Kentucky’s season at 30-4 and marked All-American Jamal Mashburn’s last game in UK blue.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 3, 1999

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