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Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones enters Wednesday night’s clash with Notre Dame coming off his worst performance in his short college career. Freshmen, by nature, are somewhat inconsistent, but Jones has bucked that trend for the most part, posting double-doubles in four of his first seven games. Jones is 6-foot-8 and weighs around 240 pounds. But while the body says he should be a power forward, the skills clearly indicate a player just as comfortable on the perimeter.

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Terrence Jones - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones enters Wednesday night’s clash with Notre Dame coming off his worst performance in his short college career. Freshmen, by nature, are somewhat inconsistent, but Jones has bucked that trend for the most part, posting double-doubles in four of his first seven games.  Jones is 6-foot-8 and weighs around 240 pounds. But while the body says he should be a power forward, the skills clearly indicate a player just as comfortable on the perimeter.

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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 20, 1958, No. 2 Kentucky defeated No. 7 West Virginia, 97-91, in the 1958 UKIT championship game.  A balanced UK attack led by Sid Cohen (23 points), Bobby Slusher (19), Don Mills (17) and Johnny Cox (16) allowed the Cats to overcome the brilliance of West Virginia star Jerry West (36 points, 16 rebounds) before 11,700 in Memorial Coliseum.

 

On December 20, 2008, Jodie Meeks scored 46 points against Appalachian State.

 

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