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John Wall had a harsh introduction to USA Basketball protocol last week

John Wall - photo by Kevin C. Cox | Getty

– photo by Kevin C. Cox | Getty

John Wall had a harsh introduction to USA Basketball protocol last week when confusion over the departure time for the first Select Team practice led to him being about five minutes late for the bus from the hotel. The punishment: USAB Chairman Jerry Colangelo told Wall that he would have to pay a $600 fine.  “I didn't know the time. Didn't nobody send me the time,” Wall said, explaining his tardiness, after concluding practice on Monday at the Thomas and Mack Center on the UNLV campus.  A panicked Wall was concerned for two reasons: He didn't want to leave a negative impression on the body that will select future senior national teams – and since he is already avoiding the casino tables in Las Vegas, Wall definitely wasn't trying to just give away his money. Colangelo later put him at ease.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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