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Anthony Davis will replace Kobe Bryant in NBA All-Star Game

The NBA announced Friday Anthony Davis will receive his first NBA All-Star selection for the game in New Orleans on February 16.

Anthony Davis - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

With 's leg injury keeping him out of the 2014  All-Star Game, the NBA had to name a replacement for his spot on the Western Conference team. With a bevy of deserving candidates in the West, the NBA will select ' big man Anthony Davis. The NBA announced Friday the second year star will receive his first All-Star selection for the game in New Orleans on February 16.

Davis was the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, giving the Pelicans an immediate cornerstone to build around. He's been phenomenal in his first season and a half when he's been on the court, averaging 20.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks in just his second season of play. His shooting percentages are quite good as well with 51.8 percent success from the field and 76.6 percent from the free throw line.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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