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John Calipari keeps players engaged with individual improvements

John Calipari is happy with the team work of his Wildcats and wants to focus on individual instrucion and improvement.

John Calipari - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

The Wildcats own a 14-0 record, with wins over quality teams such as Kansas, Texas, Providence, North Carolina, UCLA, and Louisville. They also have been unanimously ranked as the #1 team in the country by the AP for five straight weeks. There isn't much for head coach John Calipari to be upset about at this juncture of the season.

Kentucky played it's SEC opener against Ole Miss and had to pull out a three point win over the Rebels/Black Bears in overtime. Obviously the conference isn't going to be the cake walk that most media types and BBN members thought that it would be, the ‘Cats have to bring it every night. But it's not easy keeping young people engaged in supposed inferior opponents.

Understanding that he is dealing with young adults, Cal knows that in order to keep them engaged he must focus on their ego.

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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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