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Kentucky state lawmakers want Joe B. Hall in basketball Hall of Fame

Joe B. Hall

Two state lawmakers are putting on a full-court press to get former University of coach Joe B. Hall into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.  Reps. Rick Nelson, D-Middlesboro, and Ruth Ann Palumbo, D-Lexington, have filed a resolution in Kentucky’s General Assembly urging the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., to enshrine Hall among its inductees.

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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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