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Kentucky stifles Kansas in blowout, serves notice of potential

Kentucky fans and those who follow college basketball closely have had ample time to get to know the Wildcats, and remarkable hype has followed.

Karl Towns - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Karl Towns – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Rarely, especially in recent years, has a team been such a known commodity so early in the season.

With a group of returners from last year’s national runner-up and the Big Blue Bahamas tour, fans and those who follow college basketball closely have had ample time to get to know the Wildcats, and remarkable hype has followed.

On Tuesday, anyone who didn’t already know found out: These Cats, with those platoons, are a force to be reckoned with.

“We kind of bum-rushed them a little bit and every time they looked there were more tanks coming over the hill,” Calipari said. “It wasn’t substitutes; it was reinforcements. Here they come.”

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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.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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