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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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On November 12, 2010, Terrence Jones scored 25 points in his very first collegiate game.

 

On November 12, 2024, Mark Pope, in just his third game as Kentucky coach, scored his first win over a top-10 opponent by defeating 6th-ranked Duke, 77-72, in the Champions Classic.

 

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