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Why Kentuckians are so crazy about basketball

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Walter Cornett
March 17, 2010

Kentucky Fans

Kentucky Fans

No one who has followed University of Kentucky basketball down through the years should ever be surprised at what the Big Blue Nation’s fans do. Many Kentuckians used to buy Vanderbilt season tickets just for the one game when the Wildcat played Vandy in Nashville. The school was embarrassed when so many UK fans would out-cheer Commodore fans that it stopped selling tickets to Kentuckians.

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Walter Cornett

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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