Charles “Cotton” Nash, a three-time All-American men’s basketball player and a University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer, died Tuesday.
Hall of Famer Cotton Nash Dies
Oscar Tshiebwe is Kentucky’s Ninth Consensus Two-Time All-American
Oscar Tshiebwe continues to rewrite Kentucky’s history books as he becomes just the ninth consensus two-time All-American in program history.
Oscar Tshiebwe Named Third-Team All-America by Sporting News
Oscar Tshiebwe has become UK’s first two-time All-America selection since Tayshaun Prince after being named to The Sporting News All-America Third Team.
Oscar Tshiebwe makes history against Georgia plus Boxscore and Other Game Notes
Boxscore: Kentucky came from behind to defeat Georgia 85-71 behind a monstrous stat line of 37 points and 24 rebounds from Oscar Tshiebwe.
Oscar Tshiebwe Named Consensus All-America First Team
Oscar Tshiebwe became an NCAA Consensus First-Team All-America selection on Thursday when he added his fourth major honor as a first-team pick by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Kentucky legend ‘Cotton’ Nash now enjoys grandkids’ games
Once he helped build the University of Kentucky basketball program in the 1960s, playing several roles under the leadership of head coach Adolph Rupp. Today, Charles “Cotton” Nash still enjoys different roles — from Wildcat to professional ballplayer, to racehorse owner, to grandfather of seven who are developing their own sports legacies. “We have six grandchildren living…
Cotton Nash was one of the most illustrious performers to ever don “Kentucky” across his chest
Adolph Rupp, the architect of Kentucky basketball, told Sports Illustrated in 1962, “If I had my choice of one man in the country to build my team around, it would be Cotton Nash.” Kentucky basketball did not magically appear at the pinnacle of college basketball by accident. Rather, the program was elevated to blue-blood status…
More than a century of glorious Kentucky basketball sights and sounds…
When one sport, one school, one supreme program so dominates a state, you can take its measure with sounds alone. Cock an ear to the sound track of more than a century of basketball in the Bluegrass State and you’ll hear: The buzz of the Hyatt lobby in advance of a game at Rupp…
Kentucky great Cotton Nash and sons bound by love of family, sports
The successes they’ve had in their lives — in sports, law and the arts — have made their names and faces well known to many. Charles “Cotton” Nash, Patrick Nash and J. Richey Nash. What might not be well known to many people is that they are family. Cotton Nash, one of the greatest University of Kentucky basketball players of all time and …