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Cats won’t be remembered for falling short

Ramon Harris - AP Photo

Ramon Harris - AP Photo

Standing on the precipice of greatness, perspective is easy to lose. So when the Cats stunningly fell just short of the Final Four, they fell hard.  A team whose 13 players had combined to play in six NCAA Tournament games before this year’s go-around often struggled to find the right reaction this year but before, there was always another chance somewhere.  But Saturday — after a shocking series of events in which UK forgot how to make its three-point shots, and then forgot almost immediately how to say “no” to the trey — that chance for redemption tomorrow vanished.

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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 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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