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Marquis Teague has words of wisdom for Kentucky freshmen

At the ripe old age of 19 last season, Marquis Teague played in just 48 games, averaging just 2.1 points and 1.3 assists per contest.

Marquis Teague - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

If freshmen ,  and all declare for the Draft this spring, it stands to reason all could be taken in or near the lottery and immediately step in and help a team.

When high-end freshmen leave for the NBA, that's usually the outcome, but one former Wildcats standout freshman can tell a different story.

“It's a difficult process, especially if you're a late pick and going to a team that might already be good and you don't get a chance to play right away,”  Marquis Teague told SNY.tv on Wednesday evening before his Chicago Bulls lost to the Knicks, 83-78, at Madison Square Garden. “You've been playing your whole life and then you have to get used to not playing as much or at all. That”s tough to deal with if you've been ‘that guy' your whole life. It's a huge adjustment.”

Those words of wisdom might end up resonating for some of this year's Kentucky freshmen, including  and , who are projected as late-first or early-second round picks should they come out in 2014.

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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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