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John Calipari is trying to get Eddie Sutton back to Kentucky

John Calipari, who often calls Eddie Sutton to chat, is putting out the welcome mat for him to return to Lexington.

The Rotary Club of Tulsa was successful in luring to Tulsa. The basketball coach will be the keynote speaker at the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards on Monday at the Renaissance Hotel.

But will Calipari be successful in luring Eddie Sutton back to Kentucky?

Sutton, a retired coach who resides in Tulsa, is in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. His body of work includes shepherding four programs – Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, – to NCAA Tournaments.

Sutton is a beloved figure here, but parades are not staged for him in Kentucky, where he posted a four-season record of 90-40. He resigned under pressure in 1989 after a 13-19 season and amid allegations of NCAA wrongdoing, although he was not cited in any charges.

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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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