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Darius Miller nabs Sports Illustrated’s All-Glue Team honors

Darius Miller - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.comThe date: Feb. 1, 2011. The place: Oxford, Mississippi. The game: Kentucky at Mississippi. On a critical possession in the final minute, with Kentucky clinging to a one-point lead, Darius Miller, the Wildcats’ 6-foot-8 junior forward, twice had the ball in his hands with a clean look at the goal.  He passed. Both times.  The possession ended with a rushed, errant three-pointer from Miller’s teammate, DeAndre Liggins.

 

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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 April 1, 1996, behind an NCAA title game record-tying seven three-pointers from Tony Delk, UK won its sixth national title. After two John Wallace free throws cut the UK lead to two, 64-62, the Wildcats responded with a Walter McCarty tip-in and a Derek Anderson three-pointer and Syracuse never threatened again.  Kentucky wins, 76-67.

 

On April 1, 2009, John Calipari was named Kentucky’s new head basketball coach.  His deal worth $31.65 million made him the highest-paid coach in college basketball.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 1, 1941

33 Pat Doyle

April 1, 1958

15 Chris Gettelfinger

April 1, 1982

14 Erik Daniels

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