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Exhibition Kentucky vs. Transylvania Fri., Nov. 1 – 7:00 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. Game Notes: UK | TU |
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For the third-consecutive season the Wildcats and Pioneers will meet during the preseason with a matchup in Rupp Arena.
Transylvania posted a 20-8 record last year and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship. Transy fell in the opening round to Illinois Wesleyan.
Transy lost six seniors from last year's squad including a trio of 1,000-point scorers.
The Pioneers are led by their top returning player in Parker Stansberry who averaged 8.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per outing. He hit .409 of his 3-point attempts and .813 from the charity stripe.
Transy will be without a single senior on its roster, but welcomes in a class of 13 freshmen.
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.