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Name
Donald Williams
Position
Guard
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Baton Rouge, LA (Progressive Christian)
Ht
6'3"
Wt
205
Seasons
2008-09
Birthday
July 31, 1988

Donald Williams was born on July 31, 1988 to Donald and Gilda Williams. 

Williams averaged 25 points per game at Progressive Christian Academy in Baton Rouge.  Prior to attending Progressive Christian, he attended Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge.  Williams was two-time Louisiana All-State and four-time all-district

Williams chose Kentucky over Marquette, St. John’s, New Orleans and UAB.  Kevin Galloway, Darius Miller, Josh Harrelson, Deandre Liggins and Matt Pilgrim joined him in the 2008 recruiting class.

On May 26, 2009, UK announced that Williams would be transferring from UK.  He didn’t play a single minute his freshman year.

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On March 12, 1970, Dan Issel scored 44 points against Notre Dame.

 

On March 12, 1994, No. 10 Kentucky took down No. 1 Arkansas 78, in the 1994 SEC Tournament semifinals.  Kentucky made 16 three-pointers and placed five players in double figures led by Tony Delk (16 points) to stun the No. 1 team in the nation before 20,431 fans in The Pyramid in Memphis.  This is one of six all-time Kentucky wins over teams ranked No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll.

 

On March 12, 1995, Kentucky repeatedly clawed it's way back in the SEC Tournament final against Arkansas - finding itself trailing by 19 in the first half, 12 points with nine minutes left in the second half, and nine points with 1:33 remaining in overtime to win its 19th SEC Tournament championship by beating Arkansas 95-93.  Freshman Antoine Walker had 23 points as the Cats defeated the defending NCAA champions before 30,067 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

 

On March 12, 2020, out of safety precautions and concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 SEC Tournament is canceled. Hours later, all NCAA winter championships are canceled, including the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats' season, at 25-6 and regular season SEC champions, abruptly comes to an end.

 

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