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Rex Chapman

Big Brother, indeed. Eddie Sutton proclaimed Kentucky the “Big Brother” of this rivalry and, as in the Orwellian vision, “Big Brother” was everywhere yesterday in smashing Louisville 85-51. How all-encompassing was it? The defeat was Louisville’s worst since Feb. 13, 1956 (Xavier 99, U of L 59). It was Louisville coach Denny Crum’s worst, period. An 86-64 loss to North Carolina on Dec. 29, 1980, was his previous nadir.

 

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 1, 1950, UK plays its first game in the new, $3.9 million, 11,500-seat Memorial Coliseum. Skeptics label the building a “white elephant.”  The Wildcats made the first game played in Memorial Coliseum a memorable one as they routed the West Texas State Buffaloes.

 

On December 1, 2011, Kentucky blocked 18 St. John's shots for the most blocks ever recorded by a Kentucky team.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 1, 1911

Ralph Kercheval

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