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Knee a non issue for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Tammie Brown | Wildcatworld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | Wildcatworld.com

Michael Kidd- Gilchrist got off to a great start in his professional career with an astounding performance in the first summer league for the .  Kidd-Gilchrist however faced a set back as he went down with a knee injury, which forced him to miss the remaining games for the Cats. Even though the injury was not deemed very serious at that time but with no words from the player or the Bobcats management, the incident gave rise to speculations.  MKG however made an appearance in charity game, and with that he put to bed all rumours of him not fully fit.  Kidd had earlier hinted that he will not be able to participate in the charity game, but ultimately showed up, and boy did he play. Known for his fighting spirit and stamina, MKG put up impressive numbers to portray that the injury was really not that serious at all. MKG shot the ball 15 of 32 from the field on his way to 32 points and 5 rebounds. He had trouble finding his rhythm from long range and missed on all of his attempts from beyond the arc but his overall game was excellent.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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