From Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com: “Lane Goodwin is a 13-year-old Kentucky boy who is dying of cancer. It's unbearably sad, and even researching his story for this post welled me up. The good that has come out of Lane's situation is the Thumbs Up for Lane campaign, which has brought a lot of attention to children's cancer. The boy's dire situation has catalyzed a movement that has gone global. If you're unfamiliar with the Thumbs Up for Lane campaign, find out more here. And know that everyone from musicians to Louisville players to people filling churches to teams still in the Major League Baseball playoffs are supporting Lane in myriad ways. It's inspiration bordering on positive mania. If this kind of goodwill could fight cancer, we'd never lose another child to the disease.”
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.
On This Day In UK Basketball History
- On March 18, 1966, Louie Dampier joined the 1,000-point club. He did it in 53 games.
- On March 18, 1966, Kentucky, the No. 1 team in the nation, faced off against No. 2 Duke in the 1966 NCAA Final Four. Louie Dampier (23 points) and Pat Riley (19) led the top-ranked Cats past No. 2 Duke in front of 14,253 at the Cole Field House in College Park, Md.
- On March 18, 1972, Adolph Rupp coaches his last game at UK, a 73-54 loss to Florida State for the Mideast Region title in the NCAA Tournament.
- On March 18, 1978, in the 1978 NCAA Tournament round of eight, sophomore point guard Kyle Macy scored nine points in the final 6:16 to rally the Wildcats past Michigan State and freshman star Earvin “Magic” Johnson before 13,485 at the University of Dayton Arena.