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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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 7, 1957, what was then referred to as “the longest game in UK history” proves fruitful for the Wildcats as they defeat Temple 85-83 in three overtimes. Vernon Hatton scores UK’s final six points to edge the Owls.  Hatton hit a shot from 47 feet against Temple that tied the score at the end of the first overtime.  This remains one of the games that looms largest in the lore of Kentucky basketball.

 

On December 7, 1988, LeRon Ellis scored 37 points against Northwestern State.

 

On December 7, 1996, No. 6 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Indiana, 99-65.  Before 20,074 fans in Freedom Hall, UK’s Derek Anderson (30 points) and Ron Mercer (26) led a Kentucky full-court blitz that annihilated Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers.

 

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