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Future Cat Dominique Hawkins tabbed Kentucky’s best by AP

Kentucky signee Dominique Hawkins was named boys’ players of the year in the state of Kentucky by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Dominique Hawkins

Dominique Hawkins

Kentucky signee Dominique Hawkins was named boys’ players of the year in the state of Kentucky by the Associated Press on Tuesday.  Hawkins, who officially became a Wildcat on April 18 when he signed with UK, swept the major high school basketball awards in Kentucky in 2013. The Madison Central High School guard was also named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball and Kentucky Gatorade State Player of the Year after leading his team to the state championship.

Hawkins averaged 20.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in leading Madison Central to a 35-2 record this year. En route to MVP honors, Hawkins averaged 26.8 points and 8.8 rebounds during the Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 8, 1949, Kentucky ends the year ranked No. 1 in the first season of the Associated Press basketball poll.

 

On March 8, 1976, Jack Givens keys a late rally as UK outlasts Mississippi State, 94-93 in overtime, in the last game played at Memorial Coliseum.  The final UK regular season game ever in the venerable Memorial Coliseum seemed headed for a crushing letdown. Kentucky trailed Mississippi State 84-77 with 1:23 left in regulation. Lifted by a crowd of 12,200, the Cats fiercely rallied, and, with eight seconds left, Jack Givens buried a short jumper to force overtime.

 

On March 8, 1984, Melvin Turpin scored 42 points against Georgia in the 1984 SEC Tournament. The 42 - his 42nd came on the game's last shot — established a new scoring record for the SEC Tournament.  Turpin's 18 field goals also made him No. 1 in the SEC tournament annals.

 

On March 8, 2025, Kentucky defeats No. 15 Missouri, 91-83, for its eighth win over an Associated Press Top 15 team in Mark Pope's first season as head coach. It is the most wins over AP Top 15 foes in program history and ties Indiana (1992-93) and Duke (1978-79) for the most top 15 wins ever in a single season. Pope's team finishes the year 24-12 overall and earned a trip to the program's first Sweet 16 since 2019.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 8, 1934

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