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Blue team beats White team in Kentucky Alumni Charity Game

A crowd of 19,255 saw the Blue team and guard John Wall defeat the White team, 111-95 in last night’s Kentucky Alumni Charity game.

Brandon Knight - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Brandon Knight – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Rarely do you see a basketball game in Rupp Arena in September, but on Monday, UK head coach John Calipari put nine past and present NBA players and more than $1 million in donations together and asked fans to come watch.

A crowd of 19,255, including several recruits, saw the Blue team and guard John Wall defeat the White team, 111-95.

The Blue team was led by a triple-double from Wall, who began the game with a steal and a breakaway dunk. Wall finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Other members included guards Ramon Harris and DeAndre Liggins, and forwards Josh Harrellson, Perry Stevenson, Jared Prickett and Patrick Patterson.

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 26, 1949, Cliff Barker hit a shot against Vanderbilt from 63 feet, 7 inches to record the longest field goal ever made by a Kentucky player.  The previous record of 53 feet , 9 inches was set by Ralph Beard.

 

On February 26, 1991, Kentucky beat the Crimson Tide to win its 200th game in Rupp Arena and became one of two schools (along with North Carolina) to win 1,500 basketball games.

 

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