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Patrick Patterson enjoys his NCAA debut

Patrick Patterson - photo by Scott Utterback | The Courier-Journal

Patrick Patterson - photo by Scott Utterback | The Courier-Journal

Patrick Patterson had played 93 games in his University of Kentucky basketball career. He’d made 600 baskets and scored 1,521 points. And until Thursday, none of them had come in the NCAA Tournament. Patterson made up for lost time in UK’s 100-71 first-round win against East Tennessee State on Thursday at New Orleans Arena, scoring 22 points and grabbing five rebounds in his NCAA Tournament debut.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 5, 1953, Cawood Ledford broadcasts his first game as the radio “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On December 5, 1953, Cliff Hagan scored 51 points against Temple.

 

On December 5, 2009, freshman John Wall bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points -- including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left -- seven assists, five rebounds and three steals to lift the Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.  This was the first signature win of Calipari's tenure and proved his rebuilding job was well ahead of schedule.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 5, 1949

50 Randy Noll

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