It was February 2005 and Memphis was 13-10 and coming off a double-digit loss to Houston. The team's most talented player (Sean Banks) had flunked out of school mid-semester. Another starter (Jeremy Hunt) had recently been arrested on a domestic violence charge. But John Calipari didn't use his weekly spot on the C-USA teleconference to discuss either of those things. He instead indirectly lobbied the officials for an upcoming game at Louisville.
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.