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Former Cat Winston Bennett rebounds from his mistakes

Joe B. Hall and Winston Bennett

Joe B. Hall and – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Since his playing days ended, former UK men's basketball player Winston Bennett has gone from what he describes as a height of professional athletics, to some of the lowest points a person could experience.

Now he's a coach at University in Mayfield, Ky. On a Monday morning between games, he took time to share what he said was his often-humbling life story so far.

Before his 1980s years as a Wildcat, his NBA games, or assistant-coaching stint with Rick Pitino, Bennett's saga began in Louisville with a fatherly challenge.

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