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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week

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Walter Cornett
January 2, 2012

From Dick Vitale: “I love his (Kidd-Gilchrist) passion and emotion. He had 24 points and 19 rebounds in a win over Louisville.”

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Regina Rickert | WildcatWorld.com

via Weekly awards – ESPN.

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