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The nonconference slates are complete, and the Southeastern Conference teams are ready to rev up for the start of a two-month battle for league supremacy. Most of the 12 teams begin league play Saturday, and many already have answered preseason questions about the . After a down season last winter, the league seems to have bounced back. It is No.5 in the current Ratings Percentage Index, with nine teams in the top 100 and seven with at least 10 wins.

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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.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 5, 1949

50 Randy Noll

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