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John Wall with Walter Cornett

John Wall with Walter Cornett

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. WildcatWorld.com’s mission is to be a one-stop shop for all your Kentucky basketball information.  Our emphasis is the history of the program.  You’ll find schedules and rosters dating back to the very beginnings of Kentucky basketball and you will find some of the best Kentucky basketball player biographies on the world wide web right here.  Feel free to contact us with news, suggestions, photos, ideas, etc at walter at wildcatworld [dot] com.

Walter Cornett and Drake - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Walter Cornett and Drake – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 15, 1979, No. 5 Kentucky defeated No. 1 Indiana, 69-58.  Kentucky seniors Kyle Macy (12 points), Jay Shidler (11) and LaVon Williams (11) stood tall as the Cats took down freshman star Isiah Thomas (14) and the No. 1 Hoosiers before 23,798 in Rupp Arena.

 

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