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Former Cat Donald Williams reflects on his year at UK under Gillispie

He’s played in only nine games this season and spent Thursday afternoon on the bench watching his Mississippi teammates beat South Carolina 66-55 in the second game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament here. However, sophomore Donald Williams insists he’s happy at Mississippi and can even now look back and find…

He’s played in only nine games this season and spent Thursday afternoon on the bench watching his Mississippi teammates beat South Carolina 66-55 in the second game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament here. However, sophomore Donald Williams insists he’s happy at Mississippi and can even now look back and find…

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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 April 1, 1996, behind an NCAA title game record-tying seven three-pointers from Tony Delk, UK won its sixth national title. After two John Wallace free throws cut the UK lead to two, 64-62, the Wildcats responded with a Walter McCarty tip-in and a Derek Anderson three-pointer and Syracuse never threatened again.  Kentucky wins, 76-67.

 

On April 1, 2009, John Calipari was named Kentucky’s new head basketball coach.  His deal worth $31.65 million made him the highest-paid coach in college basketball.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 2, 1880

John Vogt

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