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Future Cat Kyle Wiltjer adds another honor: Oregon Class 6A Player of the Year

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Kyle Wiltjer - photo by Thomas Boyd | The Oregonian

Jesuit senior Kyle Wiltjer had done just about everything a person could in the world of Oregon high school basketball.  League titles. State titles. League player of the year. A scholarship to a major basketball program. But until now, one accolade eluded the 6-foot-10 forward: Class 6A player of the year.  The Kentucky-bound Wiltjer said he was honored to receive the award but that he never focused on it. Instead, he was all about winning state championships, emphasis on the plural.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 14, 1938, Joe Hagan’s 48-foot shot with 12 seconds left lifts the Wildcats over Marquette, 35-33. Then-Kentucky governor A.B. “Happy” Chandler sprinted onto the playing court at the final buzzer and drove a nail into the floor to mark the spot from which “Hagan’s heave” was launched.

 

On February 14, 2009, Jodie Meeks scored 45 points at Arkansas.

 

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