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John Calipari has become one of college sport’s greatest showmen

John Calipari

Warning:  This is not an article written by a fan of John Calipari.  From Paul Finebaum of AL.com:  “It was the inimitable Jerry Tarkanian who said it best. “The NCAA is so mad at , it’ll probably slap another two years’ probation on Cleveland State.”  Based on the latest news, watch out Cleveland State.  Well, it’s early June and that can only mean two things: John Calipari is relaxing at the beach in the wake of another stellar college basketball season — the most recent saw his team go 35-3, earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and an elite eight appearance.”

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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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 20, 1942, after winning its sixth SEC championship, UK wins its first NCAA Tournament game, 46-44, over Illinois.

 

On March 20, 1946, Ralph Beard's free throw with 40 seconds left lifted the Wildcats to their first national title in the NIT, with a 46-45 victory over Rhode Island before 18,475 in the old Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

On March 20, 1948, Kentucky defeated Holy Cross, 60-52, in the 1948 NCAA Final Four.  Alex Groza went for 23 points and Ralph Beard 13 while Kentucky held Holy Cross star Bob Cousy to five points before 18,472 in the old Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was a pivotal win in the drive to Kentucky’s first NCAA title.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 20, 1933

22 Ronald Clark

March 20, 1945

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42 Pat Riley

March 20, 1953

23 Jerry Hale

March 20, 1953

20 Jimmy Dan Conner

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