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On this date in Kentucky basketball history in 2003…

Keith Bogans

Keith Bogans

Kentucky didn’t bother to cut down the nets at the Superdome after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Wildcats plan to take care of that little matter in three weeks. Tournament MVP Keith Bogans scored 22 points and second-ranked Kentucky stretched its winning streak to 23 games, holding off Mississippi State 64-57 in the title game Sunday. After a weekend of upsets, the Wildcats will head into the NCAA tournament ranked No. 1 and favored to win it all.

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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 2, 2011, Kentucky made its 14th Final Four appearance in school history. The Wildcats faced Connecticut in the semifinal matchup, falling 55-56 to the eventual 2011 NCAA Champion.

 

On April 2, 2012, the Wildcats brought home the school’s eighth national championship after posting a 67-59 win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the title game. National Player of the Year Anthony Davis tallied only six points, but he earned Final Four Most Outstanding after pulling down 16 rebounds, blocking six shots and dishing out a game-high five assists. The Wildcats held the Jayhawks to 35.5 percent from the field, while outrebounding KU 43-35.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 2, 1880

John Vogt

April 2, 1992

Brian Long
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