John Calipari – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com
Kentucky and West Virginia haven’t met in the regular season since 2008. They haven’t met at one of the two schools’ campuses since 1992.
On Thursday night, they’ll meet in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in six years.
It’s odd that it’s worked out that way, but perhaps it’s also quite predictable at the same time due to the two teams’ close proximity, their recent history of close games and head coaches’ friendship.
“Cal called me about three weeks ago and said, ‘You know they’re going to put us in the same bracket don’t you?’ ” West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said following his team’s 69-59 third-round victory over Maryland on Sunday night.
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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