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Cats battle for fifteenth Final Four appearance

Kentucky Wildcats guard Doron Lamb (R) drives around Indiana Hoosiers guard Remy Abell during the second half of their men's NCAA South Regional basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia, March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)Last year, the Cats upset North Carolina to advance to the Final Four, but in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, as the No. 1 overall seed, they’re favored to win.  UK (32-2) battles Baylor (27-7) in the Elite Eight for a chance to advance to its fifteenth Final Four appearance Sunday at 2:20 p.m. at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and these Baylor Bears are comparitive to the high-caliber teams of both UK and UNC.

 

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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 2, 2011, Kentucky made its 14th Final Four appearance in school history. The Wildcats faced Connecticut in the semifinal matchup, falling 55-56 to the eventual 2011 NCAA Champion.

 

On April 2, 2012, the Wildcats brought home the school’s eighth national championship after posting a 67-59 win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the title game. National Player of the Year Anthony Davis tallied only six points, but he earned Final Four Most Outstanding after pulling down 16 rebounds, blocking six shots and dishing out a game-high five assists. The Wildcats held the Jayhawks to 35.5 percent from the field, while outrebounding KU 43-35.

 

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