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Derek Willis and Dominique Hawkins aim to remind Kentucky teammates, fans they belong

Derek Willis and Dominique Hawkins believe they more than belong in the recruiting class considered arguably the best in the history of college basketball.

The University of ‘s two non-McDonald’s All-Americans believe they more than belong in the eight-man class that’s considered arguably the best in the history of college basketball.  They’re also big fans of one another.

Bullitt East forward and Madison Central guard Dominique Hawkins said on Wednesday before practice for Friday’s Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic that they are confident of their place in coach John Calipari’s stacked class.

“People overlook us, but we’re very good players, too, as we come in with the other six players,” Hawkins said. “But hopefully we’ll get to show our stuff when we get to the University of Kentucky.”

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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.

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