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42 Mark Coury

Name
Mark Coury
Position
Forward
Class
SO
Hometown (Last School)
West Bloomfield, MI (Detroit Country Day)
Ht
6'9"
Wt
239
Seasons
2006-07, 2007-08
Birthday
August 8, 1986

Mark Coury was born on August 8, 1986, to Jerry and Maria Coury.  His father played basketball at Wayne State University.

Coury was an all-area and all-state selection as a senior at Detroit Country Day School after averaging 8.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. He led his team to a 23-3 record and a spot in the state semifinals. An all-state performer in track and field (shot put and discus), he also lettered in football and baseball during his prep career.

Not satisfied with his scholarship offers, Coury took a year off from the basketball system.  He worked to improve his body and his game. He and his father searched the Internet for a higher-level college program that needed help at power forward.  That’s how unheralded prospect Mark Coury came to be a walk-on for Kentucky.

Coury played two seasons for the Wildcat basketball program after walking onto the team as a freshman. He earned a starting role as a sophomore in 2007-08, seeing action in all 31 games with 29 starts for an 18-13 NCAA tournament team. Coury averaged 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds while adding 19 assists, 11 steals, and 10 blocked shots in 10.7 minutes per game. Overall, he shot 43 percent from the field. Coury posted a double-double in his first career start against Central Arkansas, recording career highs of 13 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. He also notched nine points and five rebounds in a win against nationally ranked and then-unbeaten Vanderbilt. As a freshman, Coury saw limited time, earning 20 minutes in 10 games and registering four points, three rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot, and a steal. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection recorded a perfect 4.0 grade point average in business management.

On July 17, 2008, Gillispie announced that Coury had been granted a release and could pursue opportunities to be a scholarship player elsewhere.  He transferred to Cornell and finished his career there.

College Statistics:

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky2023000012521114102.066.67000.30.20.10.10.4
Kentucky33126600091821335019201011613110.743.3350.0001.70.60.40.32.0
Total-3512863009182235552121111265418.644.4450.0001.40.50.30.31.6

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006-072023000012521114102.066.67000.30.20.10.10.4
2007-0833126600091821335019201011613110.743.3350.0001.70.60.40.32.0
Total3512863009182235552121111265418.644.4450.0001.40.50.30.31.6

 

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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