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Richard Arnett

Name
Richard Arnett
Position
Guard
Hometown (Last School)
Troy, KY (Woodford County)
Seasons
1902-03, 1903-04
Birthday
March 25, 1883

Legal Name:  Richard Hood Arnett
Date of Death: January 9, 1955

Member of Kentucky’s first basketball team as a junior.  College nickname was “Dick.”  Member of the Patterson Literary Society.  Graduated in June of 1904 with a Bachelor of Pedagogy (teaching).

Married Bertha Duerfeldt in Riverside, California in May 1924. They owned and published a weekly newspaper in Jucaipa, California.  Died January 9, 1955 in San Diego, California, and was buried in Redlands, California.

 

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On February 17, 1934, UK establishes a national record with its 23rd consecutive win (47-27 over Vanderbilt). Near riot erupts as fans vie for seats in Alumni Gym.

 

On February 17, 1951, Bill Spivey joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 52 games.

 

On March 14, 2010, Kentucky won their 26th SEC Tournament championship in thrilling fashion, beating Mississippi State 75-74 in overtime in front of 20,082 fans at Bridgestone Arena. DeMarcus Cousins' putback with no time remaining sent the game to overtime and John Wall's leaning three-pointer over a defender gave UK just enough cushion to beat State in extra time for the second time that season.

 

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