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Kentucky vs. Cornell will be the ultimate clash of hoop cultures

 

It’s a 12 seed against a top seed, but that’s only the beginning. It’s a team from a league that is routinely mocked against a team that represents college basketball royalty. It’s a team with a bunch of seniors getting ready to enter a tough job market against a team with a bunch of freshmen bound for the NBA lottery.  Northern Iowa and Saint Mary’s are legitimate Cinderella stories of March Madness 2010, but nothing beats the Big Red theme.   Ivy League vs. SEC? It’s the sweetest of the Sweet Sixteen.

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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

On December 15, 1979, No. 5 Kentucky defeated No. 1 Indiana, 69-58.  Kentucky seniors Kyle Macy (12 points), Jay Shidler (11) and LaVon Williams (11) stood tall as the Cats took down freshman star Isiah Thomas (14) and the No. 1 Hoosiers before 23,798 in Rupp Arena.

 

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