Dominique Hawkins – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com
“Its a rivalry team that usually Kentucky fans don’t like at all,” Dominique Hawkins said of the Cardinals. “And this wins probably one of the biggest wins just for a regular-season game.”
Hawkins, a Richmond, Ky., native, knows what hes talking about because he grew up a UK fan. While he was home for Christmas, his mother reminded him of a UK-U of L game during his youth that gives some insight into the emotion woven into the fabric of the rivalry.
“My mom just told me that I was crying one game,” Hawkins said. “I cant really remember, but I think I was really little when I was crying that game.”
The freshman guard spent much of his childhood dreaming of wearing Kentucky blue against the Cardinals, but as recently as this spring it seemed unlikely he would ever get that chance. After playing his way into a scholarship offer at the Sweet Sixteen in March, Hawkins is living a Bluegrass dream.
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.
