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Kentucky Basketball Wallpapers

I’ve been trying to maintain a collection of Kentucky wallpapers over the years for historical purposes.  This should serve to explain why there are wallpapers on here that you might think don’t belong.  You’ll even find the famous Ashley Judd Hockey poster.  If you have wallpapers that you’d like to see added here, send them to [email protected].

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 15, 1973, No. 17 Kentucky defeated Austin Peay, 106-100 in overtime in the 1973 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.  In UK’s first NCAA Tournament game without Adolph Rupp as its coach, senior center Jim Andrews scored 30 points, but it was senior reserve Larry Stamper who tallied the final six points in overtime as the Wildcats outlasted Austin Peay and its charismatic star, James “Fly” Williams (26 points), before 15,581 fans in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym.  This was Joe B. Hall’s first NCAA tourney win.

 

On March 15, 1992, eligible for postseason play for the first time in three years, Kentucky dominates Alabama, 80-54, to take its 16th SEC Tournament Championship.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 16, 1916

Robert Strohm
3 Robert Strohm

March 16, 1962

20 Jim Master

March 16, 2005

Travis Perry
11 Travis Perry