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The nuts and bolts of the Enes Kanter eligibility issue

Enes Kanter

Enes Kanter

From Mike DeCourcy of SportingNews.com: “Kentucky fans who stayed up late Saturday night to watch international star Enes Kanter dominate the Nike Hoop Summit surely went to sleep with dreams of watching him do the same next season wearing a UK uniform. On that night, however, there still were three formal hurdles to be cleared in order for Kanter to play next winter for the Wildcats. The first fell Wednesday morning, when Kanter, a 6-10 power forward, officially signed a letter of intent binding him, as far as NCAA basketball is concerned, to the University of Kentucky.”

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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.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

February 18, 1912

12 Bert Johnson

February 18, 1969

10 Anthony Mathis

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