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Brandon Knight chosen as Male Prep Athlete of the Year

Brandon Knight

Guard Brandon Knight, headed to in the fall, and power forward Chiney Ogwumike, who will join her sister at Stanford, were honored as national high school athletes of the year Wednesday.   It was the fourth time in eight years that the male and female awards went to a pair of basketball players. The previous hoops duo to win were Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Maya Moore of Connecticut in 2007.  Knight averaged 31.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 82 percent from the free throw line last season for Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He led the Panthers to the state Class 3A state title game as a senior and had a 4.0 GPA.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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