John Calipari can exaggerate with the best of them. That's why, when Calipari constantly says the UK men's basketball team is the youngest team in America, reporters often chuckle. It turns out he isn't joking. Of the 65 teams in the NCAA Tournament field, Kentucky is the youngest team in terms of experience. According to KenPom.com, the Cats average 0.85 years of experience, far and away the youngest team in the Big Dance. Gonzaga, an eight seed, is the closest with 1.24 years of experience.
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.