Members of Kentucky’s 1995-96 national championship team never waste an opportunity to get back together. When they do, there’s a familiar script. They first catch up on each other’s lives and families, but it’s not long before they start reminiscing. There are too many memorable moments to count, but there seem to be two they…
Getting championship rings ‘just like winning’ again for ’96 greats
Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
Former Cat Allen Edwards leaves WKU to coach under Larry Shyatt at Wyoming
WKU assistant men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards is leaving the Hill to accept a position as the second assistant under new University of Wyoming head coach Larry Shyatt, the university announced Monday. Edwards, who recently completed his first season as the third assistant at WKU, is familiar with the Shyatt family coaching tree. Edwards and…
November 20, 1997: The Tubby Smith era begins
Kyle Macy and Tubby Smith made their debuts in front of enough cameras to match a Hollywood movie premiere. Smith, though, inherited a far more talented squad of players, a group that raced to a 39 point blowout of Morehead State. The eagles managed only 16 baskets made out of 58 shots taken, while their…
March 30, 1998: Record rally from halftime ends with 7th national title
Cementing their place in UK lore, The Comeback Cats of Jeff Sheppard, Nazr Mohammed and Scott Padgett rallied from 10 down at halftime to make Tubby Smith the fourth different Kentucky coach to win an NCAA championship. Read article.