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Josh Harrellson has become one of those special NCAA tournament stories

Josh Harrellson

Josh Harrellson - photo by Mike Ehrmann | Getty Images

If somebody told you the story, you wouldn’t believe it.  Kid goes from being banished to the bathroom by a coach during halftime as a sophomore — and being forced to drive home from that away game in the equipment van — to surrounded by reporters after an NCAA tournament game that he played a big part in winning.Call it degradation to exhilaration.  Josh Harrellson is that player. The 6-foot-10 post player for fourth-seeded Kentucky had…

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On April 7, 2014, Kentucky sparks an exciting run to the national championship game with five freshman starters. UK, playing as an eight seed, knocks off four straight top-five seeds all by five points or less to become the first team to win five games in an NCAA Tournament by such a small margin. Freshman sharpshooter Aaron Harrison hits the game-winning 3-pointer in successive victories over Louisville, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final minute of play of each contest. UK eventually loses to UConn in the title game by a 60-54 score.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 7, 1926

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