Earlier tonight John Calipari tweeted the names of the eight former Cats that will be taking on the Dominican Republic national team in an exhibition game on August 15 at 7:30 pm: John Wall, Rajon Rondo, Tayshaun Prince, DeMarcus Cousins, Jodie Meeks, Nazr Mohammed, Eric Bledsoe and Keith Bogans. The Kentucky Pros will be coached by Joe B. Hall and Sam Bowie. The Dominican Republic will include NBA players Al Horford, Charlie Villanueva and Francisco Garcia. Presale tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.com. General public tickets are slated to go on sale Monday. More information will be released as it becomes available.
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.