Tayshaun Prince, who was a local high school All-American at Dominguez and a top college player at Kentucky, has been selected for the 2022 class of the Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame (SCBBHOF). Prince, who had a long NBA career, is currently the Vice-President of Basketball Affairs with the Memphis Grizzles of the NBA.
Prince, who once scored 41 points in a NCAA playoff game for the Wildcats, won the 2004 NBA title with Detroit. The 6-9 Prince still has local ties to the Compton area where he grew up.
2022 SO. CALIF. BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Bill Armstrong Stacey Augmon Jay Bilas
Mitchell Butler Michael Cooper Keith Erickson
Nicole Erickson David Greenwood Ebony Hoffman
Andre Miller Eugenia Miller Paul Pierce
Tayshaun Prince Lorenzo Romar Willie West, Jr.
Candice Wiggins Steve Fryer (Lifetime Service)
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.