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Devin Booker shooting the three better than any Kentucky player ever – except Travis Ford

Devin Booker is shooting the three-point shot better than any Kentucky player has ever shot it – other than Travis Ford.
Devin Booker - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Devin Booker – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

If you’re searching for a statistical milestone other than 40-0 to follow for this Kentucky basketball team, Devin Booker is here to help.

Set your feet. Catch. Aim. Release. Follow through. Count it.

Then reload.

Don’t forget the reload gesture. Booker has started to show the world that reload gesture every time a three-pointer goes in.

“They (the coaches) joke around with me about it,” Booker said. “I guess it’s just something I do now.”

Yes, it is. Booker, a freshman, is shooting the three-point shot better than any Kentucky player has ever shot it – other than Travis Ford. But Ford’s place in the UK record book is not secure.

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 2, 1970, Dan Issel scored 42 points against Auburn.

 

On March 2, 1991, before a crowd of 24,310, the then-largest crowd in Rupp arena history, the Wildcats closed out the 1990-91 season with a 22-6 overall record. Although UK was ineligible for the SEC title because of probation, the Wildcats secured the best record in the league (14-4) with a 114-93 win over Auburn to end its two-year probation. A ceremony and parade followed.

 

On March 2, 1996, with a 101-63 victory over Vanderbilt in Rupp Arena on Senior Day, UK became the first team in 40 years to finish with a perfect record in the SEC, a 16-0 sweep. It was the Wildcats’ 25th win in a row, tying the school record for consecutive wins in a season. Two games later, they set the new record at 27 games.

 

On March 2, 2012, Darius Miller, in his final performance at Rupp Arena, led Kentucky in scoring with 17 points on Senior Night in a 30-point win over Georgia.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 2, 1897

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