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John Wall came to college a star, left a legend

John Wall - photo from UKAthletics.com

John Wall - photo from UKAthletics.com

Even with a multimillion dollar contract and the likely No. 1 selection in the 2010 NBA Draft looming in the near future, John Wall, dressed in his one and only suit, had to quickly bounce from his news conference announcing his intentions to stay in the draft and get to class.  Wall had a geology test to take.  “I want to thank everyone for coming out but I’ve got to go take this test,” Wall said as he exited stage right for class.

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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.

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