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Kentucky has been disappointing but its all relative to preseason expectations

Kentucky would likely still be No. 1 with Ohio State’s schedule.

John Calipari - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

From of :  “Like I wrote Saturday night, has indeed been disappointing … but its all relative to preseason expectations. The Wildcats arent as good as most thought they'd be, obviously. But theyre still good and good enough to be ranked, and don't let those three losses convince you otherwise. In an ideal Big Blue world, sure, Kentucky would have zero losses. So this 8-3 record isn't great. But it should be noted that A.) Kentucky's three losses came to the schools currently ranked No. 6 , No. 7 and No. 16 here, B.) all three of Kentucky's losses were by single-digits, C.) none of Kentuckys losses were at Rupp Arena, and D.) Kentucky is still rated 11th at KenPom.com with an offense that ranks fifth nationally in terms of efficiency. In other words, like I wrote Saturday night, theres nothing too embarrassing about Kentucky's resume right now even if Kentucky's resume isn't what most expected it to be at this point.

Which brings me back to my initial question.

Where would Kentucky be ranked if it had played Ohio States schedule to date?”

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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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