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Julius Randle confident injury won’t slow him down

Julius Randle - photo by Kye R. Lee | Dallas Morning News

– photo by Kye R. Lee | Dallas Morning News

You can't plan for injuries. Julius Randle knows that all too well.  The No. 2 player in the class of 2013 from Plano (Texas) Prestonwood Christian was all set for a big senior year and he was off to a great start at last weekend's Thanksgiving Hoopfest in Duncanville, Texas. Then on Saturday night, halfway through the second quarter of the second game of the 6-foot-9 forward's senior year, he came down funny on a drive to the hoop.

Randle limped off the court and went straight to the trainer. He would return to the bench during the fourth quarter but not play. Monday afternoon, the five-star confirmed to that he'd broken his foot and would be having surgery on Tuesday afternoon.

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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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