The Kentucky Wildcats knew at that point they would likely be without Willie Cauley-Stein.
Talking to the Cats after their Elite Eight matchup with Michigan was set, John Calipari offered a prediction of something that would help them survive the big man's absence.
“He told the team I was going to have a big day,” Marcus Lee said.
That's right. Lee, the player who had as many DNPs as games played in Southeastern Conference play, was going to star.
“And everyone in the world would be talking about you is what I said,” Calipari said.
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.