John Calipari was on top of the college basketball world. This was well before Mario Chalmers and Kansas wrested the national crown from his Memphis team with a stunning overtime victory four years ago, also before Kemba Walker and longtime coaching rival Jim Calhoun of Connecticut denied his Kentucky team in last season's Final Four on the way to a historic championship of their own. Nearly 18 seasons have come and gone…
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.