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Doron Lamb’s hoop dreams began on the Lower East Side

Doron Lamb - photo by Eddie Rivera | DowntownExpress.com

Doron Lamb - photo by Eddie Rivera | DowntownExpress.com

From Eddie Rivera of DowntownExpress.com:  “This story is about a young kid from the Lower East Side that I have been fortunate enough to watch grow up and transform into a wonderful young man. I hope this story will inspire and motivate many kids in this diverse community.  His name is Doron Lamb and he is currently attending Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. I have never seen a kid with so much natural, raw talent.”

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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 January 27, 1968, at the time, it was believed that Adolph Rupp became college basketball’s all-time winningest coach when the Wildcats overcame a record-setting 52-point performance by LSU’s Pete Maravich to defeat the Tigers, 121-95. Years later, it was discovered that he had achieved that feat on Feb. 18, 1967, with a 103-74 win over Mississippi State.

 

On January 27, 2018, freshman Kevin Knox scored 34 points at West Virginia.

 

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