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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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 29, 1986, following the Wildcats’ 85-51 win at Louisville on Dec. 27, more than 19,000 fans filled Freedom Hall for a Kentucky practice to usher in the era of school-boy legend Rex Chapman.

 

On December 29, 2001, No. 6 Kentucky defeated Louisville, 82-62.  A Rupp Arena crowd of 24,330 was calling for vengeance when former UK Coach Rick Pitino returned to Lexington for the first time as head coach of the Cardinals. Tayshaun Prince (18 points) and Keith Bogans (17) led a dismantling of Pitino’s overmatched team.

 

On December 29, 2009, freshman point guard John Wall set a school record with 16 assists as Kentucky crushed Hartford 104-61.

 

On December 29, 2016, freshman Malik Monk scored 34 points at Ole Miss.

 

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