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Kidd-Gilchrist, Lamb, and Miller talk about Kentucky’s new squad (with video)

Kidd-Gilchrist, Lamb, Miller talk NBA, new UK squadThree of the six former players who were selected in the Draft in June were back on campus today helping coach run his youth camp at the Joe Craft Center and Memorial Coliseum. , and were on hand today and Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague and Eloy Vargas will be working the camp later this week. Olympian Anthony Davis is the only one who can't attend, for obvious reasons, so MKG is working two days.  It was nice to watch these new millionaires run around and play with children who no doubt idolize them. The all had a little fun – and oddly enough, former Wake Forest head coach Dino Gaudio was giving play-by-play on the microphone for a modest crowd of parents. Today's morning session ended with Kidd-Gilchrist working for a game-winning shot for his squad with a little fella on his hip.

 

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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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