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Former Cat Adrian Smith enters Hall of Fame having lived the dream

1960 Olympic Team

1960 Olympic Team

For former Kentucky Wildcats guard Adrian Smith, membership on the 1960 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has been a gift that keeps giving.  Start with the memories. Marching into Rome’s Stadio Olimpico behind the American flag during the opening ceremonies. “The goose bumps came up all over you,” said Smith, a starting guard on Adolph Rupp’s 1958 NCAA championship team.

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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 27, 1956, Kentucky scored 143 points against Georgia for the most points ever scored by a Kentucky team in a single game.

 

On February 27, 1956, Kentucky made 60 field goals against Georgia for the most field goals ever made in a single game by a Kentucky team.

 

On February 27, 2016, freshman Jamal Murray scored 33 points at Vanderbilt.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

February 27, 1927

35 Zeb Blankenship

February 27, 1954

25 David Miller

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