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Cousins launching himself into Player of the Year discussion

Demarcus Cousins - photo from UKAthletics.com

Demarcus Cousins - photo from UKAthletics.com

A blue and white Kentucky clad player might earn National Player of the Year honors before this season is all said and done, but here’s a notion worth considering: it might not be John Wall.  That player a few national writers speculated could derail UK’s season because of his emotions, it turns out he could be the difference in UK’s national championship aspirations.   Yes, it’s DeMarcus Cousins – not Wall – who has become the dominant player in college basketball.

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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

After Louisville bested Kentucky 80-68 in overtime in the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the two schools agreed to begin playing regularly starting with the following season’s opener.  On November 26, 1983, in the first regular-season meeting in 61 years between Kentucky and Louisville, the Wildcats employed a swarming defense and balanced offense to roll to victory.  Before a raucous Rupp Arena crowd of 24,012, UK took U of L apart. Seniors Jim Master (19 points), Melvin Turpin (16) and Sam Bowie, who returned after missing two full seasons to leg injuries with a stellar all-around game (seven points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocks), led the dismantling.

 

 

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