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Young, inexperienced Kentucky Wildcats have developed into title contender

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Last year’s Kentucky team ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the country at one point. Next year, Kentucky will feature arguably the nation’s best recruiting class and might start the preseason as the No. 1 team.  This year’s team came with plenty of question marks, was hindered by the ineligibility of a key recruit, Enes Kanter, and was never dominating during the season.  However, while they don’t feature five first-round NBA Draft picks like last year’s roster, this year’s group accomplished something elusive to the players…

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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 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.

 

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