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Sports Illustrated Covers

The following are Sports Illustrated issues with Kentucky players or coaches on the cover courtesy of the Sports Illustrated Vault at SI.com.  I actually own original copies of most of these I am proud to say. Click on the thumbnail to view larger image.

December 10, 1962 | Volume 17, Issue 24Cotton NashOn the Cover: Cotton Nash, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: James Drake

 
March 07, 1966 | Volume 24, Issue 10
Adolph Rupp
On the Cover: Adolph Rupp, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: James Drake
 
March 28, 1966 | Volume 24, Issue 13
Pat Riley
On the Cover: Pat Riley, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: James Drake
 
December 02, 1968 | Volume 29, Issue 23
Mike Casey
On the Cover: Mike Casey, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: James Drake
 
March 16, 1970 | Volume 32, Issue 11
Dan Issel
On the Cover: Dan Issel, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: Rich Clarkson
 
March 31, 1975 | Volume 42, Issue 13
Mike Flynn
On the Cover: Mike Flynn, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: Rich Clarkson
 
April 03, 1978 | Volume 48, Issue 15
Jack Givens
On the Cover: Jack Givens, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: James Drake
 
December 05, 1983 | Volume 59, Issue 24
Sam Bowie
On the Cover: Sam Bowie, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: Manny Millan
 
February 08, 1984
Sam Bowie
On the Cover: Sam Bowie, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
 
May 29, 1989 | Volume 70, Issue 23
University of Kentucky
On the Cover: Basketball, University of Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: George Lange
 
February 26, 1996 | Volume 84, Issue 8
Rick Pitino
On the Cover: Rick Pitino, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: Patrick Murphy-Racey
 
April 08, 1996 | Volume 84, Issue 14
Antoine Walker
On the Cover: Antoine Walker, Basketball, University of Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: David E. Klutho
 
April 17, 1996
Tony Delk and Jeff Sheppard
On the Cover: Tony Delk and Jeff Sheppard, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: John Biever / SI
 
March 30, 1998 | Volume 88, Issue 13
Nazr Mohammed
On the Cover: Nazr Mohammed, Basketball, University of Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: John Biever
 
April 06, 1998 | Volume 88, Issue 14
Wayne Turner
On the Cover: Wayne Turner, Basketball, University of Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: John W. McDonough
 
April 08, 1998
Orlando "Tubby" Smith
On the Cover: Orlando “Tubby” Smith, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: John Biever / SI
 
March 10, 2003 | Volume 98, Issue 10
Cliff Hawkins
On the Cover: Cliff Hawkins, College Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats
Photographed by: Damian Strohmeyer
 
October 10, 2007
Kentucky Wildcats
On the Cover: Kentucky Basketball
Photographed by: AP
 
January 10, 2010
John WallOn the cover:  John Wall

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 26, 1949, Alex Groza had 25 points to lead Kentucky to its second straight NCAA title before 12,500 in the Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.  Alex Groza had 25 points to lead Kentucky.  Of Kentucky’s eight NCAA title game victories, this is the only one that came in a matchup of teams ranked No. 1 vs. No. 2. It was also an NCAA championship game meeting of coaching giants Adolph Rupp and Henry Iba.

 

On March 26, 1983, in the first meeting between the schools in 24 years, Louisville defeats UK 80-68 in overtime to earn a trip to the Final Four.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date