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Deandre Liggins stands tall in win over Ohio State

When it was over, DeAndre Liggins leapt atop a table on press row and popped the word ‘Kentucky’ on his blue jersey outward toward a delirious UK cheering section.The sweetest, most significant University of Kentucky basketball victory since 1998 had just gone final Friday night…
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When it was over, DeAndre Liggins leapt atop a table on press row and popped the word ‘Kentucky’ on his blue jersey outward toward a delirious UK cheering section.The sweetest, most significant University of Kentucky basketball victory since 1998 had just gone final Friday night…

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 10, 1951, Bob Burrow collected 34 rebounds against Temple for the most rebounds ever in a single game by a Kentucky player.

 

On December 10, 1977, as top-ranked UK is defeating Kansas on “Adolph Rupp Night” in Allen Field House on Naismith Drive in Lawrence, Kansas, Rupp dies. Thousands would participate in the funeral procession in Lexington.

 

On December 10, 2011, Indiana's Christian Watford hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer in Assembly Hall to stun No. 1 Kentucky.  It's only the second time Indiana had beaten a top-ranked team at Assembly Hall.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

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