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Kentucky will be the No. 1 team in the country when they face North Carolina

Number 1UNLV stunned No.1 North Carolina 90-80 in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational tonight.  In the polls on Monday, North Carolina will surely drop and Kentucky will likely take the top spot in the polls.  That means Kentucky will be the No. 1 team in the country when they face St. John’s on Thursday, Dec. 1 and when they face the Tarheels on Saturday, Dec. 3.   Does North Carolina’s loss tonight help or hurt the Cats?  John Clay ponders that question.

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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

50 Randy Noll

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