First-year coach John Calipari, as much beloved in the Bluegrass State as he is disliked in Memphis for making off with almost the entire U of M recruiting class when he switched jobs last spring, is on the verge of delivering Kentucky‘s 44th Southeastern Conference championship. The No. 2 Wildcats, 27-1 overall and 12-1 in the SEC’s Eastern Division after Thursday’s 82-61 victory over South Carolina, can clinch a tie for the league title today when they play at Tennessee. A UK win or a Vanderbilt loss at Arkansas will give the ‘Cats a share of the title, and if both happen, Kentucky will win it outright with two regular-eason games left next week.
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.