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Kentucky fans bombard cell phone of Mississippi State’s Renardo Sidney

Renardo Sidney’s phone number spreading across Big Blue Nation

Renardo Sidney

- photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

From Brandon Marcello of the Clarion Ledger: “Renardo Sidney‘s digits are apparently popular here at Rupp Arena tonight. The cell phone of the sophomore forward has been the recipient of many phone calls today from area code(s). Sidney has not answered his phone, an MSU spokesman said. This is nothing new between MSU and Kentucky. The phone number of Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins was passed among the MSU faithful last season before the Bulldogs hosted the Wildcats.”

head coach was asked about the phone calls by Marcello during the postgame press conference but Stansbury didn't seem to know what he was referring to and commented that he believed he probably got more calls from Kentucky area codes today than Sidney did.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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