John Calipari made a prediction last week. Marcus Lee is working to make sure it comes true.
Lee, a 6-foot-9 forward who's played sparingly in his first two seasons at Kentucky, will turn heads in 2015-16, Calipari said, will make people question why the Wildcats coach didn't use him more frequently as a freshman and sophomore.
Lee wants to prove him a prophet.
“I mean, I haven't left this place since we got back (from the Final Four),” Lee said this week, standing in UK's practice gym at the Joe Craft Center. “That's the only thing I've been tying to prove.”
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 18, 1966, Louie Dampier joined the 1,000-point club. He did it in 53 games.
- On March 18, 1966, Kentucky, the No. 1 team in the nation, faced off against No. 2 Duke in the 1966 NCAA Final Four. Louie Dampier (23 points) and Pat Riley (19) led the top-ranked Cats past No. 2 Duke in front of 14,253 at the Cole Field House in College Park, Md.
- On March 18, 1972, Adolph Rupp coaches his last game at UK, a 73-54 loss to Florida State for the Mideast Region title in the NCAA Tournament.
- On March 18, 1978, in the 1978 NCAA Tournament round of eight, sophomore point guard Kyle Macy scored nine points in the final 6:16 to rally the Wildcats past Michigan State and freshman star Earvin “Magic” Johnson before 13,485 at the University of Dayton Arena.