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32 Clay Evans

Name
Clay Evans
Position
Guard
Class
Sophomore
Hometown (Last School)
Flemingsburg, KY
Ht
5'9"
Wt
165
Seasons
1953-54
Birthday
March 8, 1934

From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide:

Smallest man on the varsity squad at 5-9 and 165, Evans makes up for lack of size with ability and determination . . . A good shot and regarded as a steady, dependable performer, he should see limited reserve action this year while gaining vital game experience . . . Captained his high school team in his last two seasons and starred in the first annual East-West All-Star Game in the Coliseum in 1952.

Transferred to Morehead after Sophomore Season

Obituary – Wendell Clay Evans, Flemingsburg Gazette (August 17, 2000)

Wendell Clay Evans, 66, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Aug. 7, 2000 in Lexington of an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Evans was a retired agency manager for State Farm Insurance and a former teacher, basketball coach and school administrator in the Fleming County school system.

Born in Fleming County on March 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Uhlan and Frankie Hurst Evans.

Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Fern Evans, one son, Rev. Glen Hurst Evans of Tulsa, Okla.; one granddaughter, Olivia Leigh Evans of Tulsa, Okla.; one brother, Kenneth Evans of Lexington; four sisters, Mary Dan Day of Beaver Creek, Ohio, Jo Ann Grannis and Nila Ray Simons, both of Flemingsburg and Norma Jean Wagner of Bethel, Ohio. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Nancy Evans of Georgetown.

Preceding him in death was a brother, Donald Dean Evans.

Memorial services were held Aug. 12 at Flemingsburg Christian Church with the Rev. Norman Wasson officiating.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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