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Anthony Davis leads Dick Vitale’s award winners for 2011-12 college basketball season

Anthony Davis - photo by Regina Rickert | WildcatWorld.comThis is the time of the season where people talk about conference tournament and who will get in the big dance. They argue about potential seeds.  It is also the time of year where we give out awards. The prizes are doled out to the best of the best, the crème de la crème in college hoops.  It was not easy to pick Player of the Year or Coach of the Year. The best player race really came down to two: diaper dandy Anthony Davis of Kentucky and Kansas star Thomas Robinson.

 

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 18, 1903, State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record.

 

On February 18, 1909, with a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record.

 

On February 18, 1950, Bill Spivey scored 40 points against Georgia Tech.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

February 19, 1896

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