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Anthony Davis tops Scout.com’s refreshed Top 100 of the Class of 2011

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Anthony Davis - photo from Rivals.com

Big news from their rankings:  Anthony Davis moved to No. 1.  Michael Gilchrist dropped to No. 5.  Marquis Teague is at No. 6.  From Scout.com:  “We’ve got a change at the top of our individual rankings for the Class of 2011. Anthony Davis, the fastest-rising senior in the class, laid claim to the title. The big question is can hold onto it?  Davis’ meteoric rise to the top began in April and culminated when he was named the top overall prospect at the NBAPA Top 100 Camp in June. July was just as impressive and it was at the Peach Jam when Scout.com made the decision to change at the top.”

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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 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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