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10 Lowell Hughes

Name
Lowell Hughes
Position
Guard
Class
JR
Hometown (Last School)
Prestonsburg, KY (High)
Ht
6'0"
Wt
175
Seasons
1957-58, 1958-59
Birthday
October 28, 2020

One of the finest all-around athletes in Kentucky schoolboy history since Wah Wah Jones, Lowell Hughes made the switch from quarter-back stardom with the football Wildcats to attempt to make the grade as a Kentucky basketeer. If he is successful in becoming a regular, Hughes will be the first to make the transition since Jones. Like the famous Wah Wah, Hughes did not report until after football season and found himself cast in the role of a late comer. Although better known as a school-boy All-America quarterback, Lowell also made the All-State basketball team at Prestonsburg.

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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