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Ashley Judd’s favorite Kentucky player is Tony Delk

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– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Ashley Judd spoke with the media following 's win over Saturday.  Someone asked her if John Wall was now her favorite Cat.  She responded, “Did you notice wore a brown suit today?  I think Tony will always be my favorite Cat.” 

She added that deserves some love as well for the simple reason that she believes he will be around a little longer than John Wall and commended him on his energetic play against Georgia. 

This marks the first time I've ever met Ashley and I was impressed with her intelligence and how humble she appeared to be with all the people and bright lights surrounding her but what impressed me most about Ashley though was her basketball acumen.  She's done her homework.  Either that,  or she really truly is a Kentucky fan.  She spewed out stats and records without blinking an eye mentioning the NCAA MVP tourney MVP award Delk won in 96 to go along with his record setting performance from beyond the arc. 

Say what you want about Ashley Judd, whether you agree or disagree with her political views or whether you think she's a bandwagon-er or not, but personally I think it's great that she is such a proud supporter of the Kentucky basketball program and am glad she took the time out of her schedule (she's pursuing a Masters degree, has a new movie coming out called Tooth Fairy and is producing several other movies) to come cheer on the Cats. 

Thank you Ashley.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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