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After long wait, Kentucky Wildcats rise back to top

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Pat Forde talks to John Clay - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

This article was written by Pat Forde of ESPN.com.  I sat next to him in the media room at the post-Arkansas press conference.  He’s taller in person than he looks on the internet.  From Mr. Forde, “Welcome back, Kentucky. Where you been all this time? Unless we have a ballot-rigging that would horrify even Chicago politicians, the Wildcats will be No. 1 Monday when the new Top 25 polls are released. The last unbeaten team in America made that clear by humiliating Arkansas 101-70 in a game that wasn’t quite as close as the Little Bighorn score.”

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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 February 18, 1903, State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record.

 

On February 18, 1909, with a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record.

 

On February 18, 1950, Bill Spivey scored 40 points against Georgia Tech.

 

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