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NAISMITH HALL OF FAME

Adolph Rupp – Inducted 1969
Cliff Hagan – Inducted 1978
Frank Ramsey – Inducted 1982
Dan Issel – Inducted 1993
Cawood Ledford – Inducted 1994
C.M. Newton – Inducted 2000
Pat Riley – Inducted 2008
Adrian Smith – Inducted 2010
Rick Pitino – Inducted 2013
John Calipari – Inducted 2015
Louie Dampier – Inducted 2015
Eddie Sutton – Inducted 2020

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

Cliff Hagan (1951-52, ’54) – 2006 
Dan Issel (1968-70) – 2006 
C.M. Newton (MBB 1949-51; AD 1989-2000) – 2006 
Frank Ramsey (1951-52, ‘54) – 2006 
Adolph Rupp (Coach 1931-72) – 2006 
Eddie Sutton (Coach 1986-89) – 2011
Joe B. Hall (Coach 1973-85) – 2012
Jim Host (Contributor 1957-59) – 2012

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 25, 1978, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 5 Arkansas, 64-59, in the 1978 NCAA Final Four.  Lexington products Jack Givens (23 points) and James Lee (13) led UK past Arkansas’ famous “Triplets” — Ron Brewer (16 points), Marvin Delph (15) and Sidney Moncrief (13) — before 18,271 fans in the Checkerdome in St. Louis.

 

On March 25, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight missed seven of his first nine shots. Still, he knocked down his second game-winner of the postseason, a 15-footer with 5 seconds left to lift the Wildcats to a 62-60 victory over No. 1 seed Ohio State in the East regional semifinals.  Josh Harrellson held his own against Ohio State super freshman Jared Sullinger, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 25, 1883

Richard Arnett

March 25, 1989

20 Kerry Benson