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Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist named Wooden Award finalists

Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-GilchristIf it’s uncommon for two teammates to be candidates for National Player of the Year, how rare is it for two roommates to do it?  Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were named to the Midseason Top 25 for the John R. Wooden Award. Finalists for the award were announced on ESPNU’s show “The Experts” on Tuesday afternoon.  The two star forwards came to Kentucky as consensus top-five players…

 

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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 November 27, 1976, with Adolph Rupp looking on from the stands, UK defeats Wisconsin, 72-64, in the new, 23,000-seat, $53 million Rupp Arena. Rick Robey scores the first goal in Rupp with 19:30 left to play in the first half.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

November 27, 1924

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November 27, 1943

32 Sam Harper

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