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15 Isaac Degregorio

Name
Isaac Degregorio
Position
Guard
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Pittsburgh, PA (North Catholic)
Ht
5'10"
Wt
170
Birthday
June 29, 2001

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HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 17.9 points per game as a senior for North Catholic and led his high school to a 26-2 record and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class 3A championship … Totaled 1,563 career points, 440 assists and made 283 3-pointers at a 40% clip … All-State Second Team selection … Was in the midst of leading North Catholic on an impressive run through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association 3A state tournament before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended play in the quarterfinal round … In the first two rounds, he posted scoring totals of 33 and 25, respectively … In the WPIAL championship, he scored 19 points and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts.

PERSONAL

Born June 29 in Pittsburgh … His parents are Amy and Dave DeGregorio … Has three brothers, Jackson, Eli and Owen … Grandfather Joe DeGregoio was John Calipari’s college coach at Clarion during the 1981 and 1982 seasons … … Pursuing a degree in kinesiology … Four-year honor-roll student in high school … Played baseball until seventh grade … Grandfather Joe DeGregorio has influenced him most in his life … His most prized possession is a 2012 Kentucky basketball national championship ring … Most memorable moment as a basketball player was winning the district championship his senior season … Eats a steak and cheese sub before games … A superpower he most wishes to have is invisibility … Lists John Wall as his favorite former Kentucky player … When he’s not playing basketball he’s playing video games or hanging out with his friends.

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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