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1998-1999 Kentucky Basketball Roster

#PlayerHometown (Last School)HtWt
3J. P. BlevinsEdmonton, KY (Metcalfe County)6'2"181
4Steve MasielloWhite Plains, NY (Harvey School)6'1"170
5Wayne TurnerWayne TurnerBoston, MA (Beaver Country Day)6'2"190
11Saul SmithAthens, GA (Clarke Central)6'2"175
12Todd TackettPaintsville, KY (Paintsville)6'2"176
14Heshimu EvansBronx, NY (Evander Childs)6'6"215
21Tayshaun PrinceCompton, CA (Dominguez)6'9"213
22Ryan HoganDeerfield, IL (High)6'3"193
25Myron AnthonyNeptune Beach, FL (Fletcher)6'7"225
32Desmond AllisonTampa, FL (Robinson)6'5"214
33Michael BradleyWorcester, MA (Burncoat)6'10"235
34Scott PadgettLouisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'9"240
40Souleymane CamaraDakar, SN [Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, VA]6'11"211
42Jamaal MagloireToronto, ON (Eastern Commerce)6'10"260

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 2, 1961, Cotton Nash scored 25 points in his first varsity game.  

 

On December 2, 1967, Mike Casey scored 28 points in his very first varsity game.

 

On December 2, 1972, Joe B. Hall coaches his first game as head coach at UK, a 75-66 win at Michigan State. UK goes on to win the SEC Championship and finish 22-8 during Hall’s inaugural season.

 

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