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Dick Vitale endorses former Kentucky coach Tubby Smith for Maryland job

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was asked who he would endorse to replace Williams at , and he said he didn’t think Notre Dame’s Mike Brey or Arizona’s Sean Miller would take the job. Therefore, he put his support behind Tubby Smith, the coach that once coached Kentucky.  “My choice would be Tubby Smith. Instant credibility, he’s a winner, he’s a guy who’s a class guy,” Vitale said. “There’s never any problems in terms of the NCAA. I think personally, and he might not say this, but he’s available.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On December 5, 1953, Cawood Ledford broadcasts his first game as the radio “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On December 5, 1953, Cliff Hagan scored 51 points against Temple.

 

On December 5, 2009, freshman John Wall bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points -- including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left -- seven assists, five rebounds and three steals to lift the Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.  This was the first signature win of Calipari's tenure and proved his rebuilding job was well ahead of schedule.

 

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