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Kenny Rollins, former member of Kentucky Fab Five, dies

Kenny Rollins, a member of basketball’s Fabulous Five, passed away late Tuesday night.  Rollins, who turned 89 on Sept. 14, was a guard on ‘s 1948 national championship team that became known as the Fabulous Five.  “He was a pretty good basketball player, but he was a great father,” said his son, Kevin Rollins. “He was always there, always willing to listen and always willing to share when I asked.”  Rollins had been living with his son in Indiana since 2004.  The family plans a visitation at the K House on Oct. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m.  Interment will be at the Lexington Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Oct. 20.

 

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 23, 1948, Adolph Rupp’s “Fabulous Five” wins UK’s first NCAA Championship, 58-42, over Baylor. The team is met in Lexington by 15,000 fans and given a parade on a fire truck.

 

On March 23, 2009, Patrick Patterson joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 58 games.

 

On March 23, 2014, Wichita State was 35-0, ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, and a legitimate threat to win the NCAA championship. Kentucky was 25-10.  In the NCAA Midwest Region third round and before 19,676 at the ScottradeCenter in St. Louis, freshmen Andrew Harrison (20 points), Aaron Harrison (19), Julius Randle (13 and 10 rebounds) and James Young (13, the go-ahead trey inside the 1:30 mark) shocked the Shockers, 78-76.

 

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