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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to be featured in HBO documentary

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Michael Gilchrist - photo by Brian Spurlock | US Presswire

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has yet to play his first collegiate game, but by the time he does, he will already have been featured in an HBO documentary called Prayer for a Perfect Season.  Kidd-Gilchrist played his high school basketball for national powerhouse St. Patrick’s in Elizabeth, N.J. During his senior season, award-winning director Marc Levin and a camera crew followed his national championship-contending team that took an undefeated record into a end-of-season showdown against archrival St. Anthony’s.

 

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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.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 5, 1949

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