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Kentucky commit Michael Gilchrist remains number one ranked player in the class of 2011

Michael Gilchrist - photo by Todd Shurtleff

Michael Gilchrist - photo by Todd Shurtleff

From MaxPreps.com:  “We released our 2011 Top 100 today and – no surprise here – Michael Gilchrist of St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) remains in the No. 1 spot.   Austin Rivers of Winter Park (Fla.) made a strong challenge during a junior campaign that included averages of 23.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Rivers saved his best work for high-profile outings against nationally-ranked New Jersey power St. Benedict’s Prep (45 points), Brandon Knight and Pine Crest (41 points) and North Carolina’s Christ School (39 points) in the National High School Invitational.”

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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 26, 1949, Cliff Barker hit a shot against Vanderbilt from 63 feet, 7 inches to record the longest field goal ever made by a Kentucky player.  The previous record of 53 feet , 9 inches was set by Ralph Beard.

 

On February 26, 1991, Kentucky beat the Crimson Tide to win its 200th game in Rupp Arena and became one of two schools (along with North Carolina) to win 1,500 basketball games.

 

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