Kentucky will celebrate the 1974-1975 men’s basketball team with festivities surrounding Saturday’s game vs. South Carolina inside Rupp Arena
50th Reunion for 1975 Kentucky Men’s Basketball Team is Saturday
Kevin Grevey was taught about the responsibility of playing Kentucky basketball
Former Cat and Bullet Kevin Grevey Sr. has found success on the court at nearly every stage. He was named Mr. Basketball in Ohio while playing for the Taft High School Tigers in 1971. He twice earned All-American honors at the University of Kentucky, where he was also SEC player of the year in 1973…
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…
Former Cat Kevin Grevey thrilled with SEC recognition, fan memories
Former University of Kentucky All-American Kevin Grevey was “thrilled” to be one of the legends honored during the Southeastern Conference Tournament here Friday. “It is always nice to be thought of in a positive way and to be loved by my Kentucky fans and to be recognized here by the…
Kevin Grevey to be Kentucky ‘Legend’ at SEC Tournament
For the past 12 years, the Southeastern Conference has recognized a “Basketball Legend” from each of its 12 member schools during the league tournament. All-American Kevin Grevey will be Kentucky’s “Legend” at this year’s tournament next week in Atlanta. Grevey was a consensus All-America pick in 1975. A two-time SEC Player of the Year (1973…
Joe B. Hall reunion and recognition ceremony scheduled for Saturday night
Saturday’s game will feature a reunion of over 40 former players to honor Joe B. Hall. The ceremony will celebrate Hall’s career, which included a national championship and three Final Four appearances, and coincides with the 25th anniversary of his retirement.
Former Cat Kevin Grevey on the ’78 NBA title season, Kentucky, and the Wizards
I had the chance to meet Kevin Grevey at his restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia back in 2003. He was genuinely a nice guy. I told the waitress there was a Kentucky fan there that wanted to meet him and he came out just a few minutes later and introduced himself. From the article: “Before…
There’s an interesting parallel between the 1975 Kentucky team and the current edition
With a win over Cornell on Thursday, Kentucky will go into a regional final as the favorite to make it to the Final Four. Thirty-five years ago this month, the Wildcats were about as far on the other end of the spectrum as a team could be. They were facing an undefeated juggernaut from Indiana,…
November 30, 1974: Kentucky’s “Super Kittens” debut with 97-70 win
From the “Kentucky Basketball: The Season Never Ends Calendar:” Kevin Grevey had 32 points and Jimmy Dan Conner 12 as the #16 Kentucky Wildcats blasted Northwestern 97-70 to open the season. The win featured the debut of “The Super Kittens”: James Lee (11 points), Jack Givens (8 points), Rick Robey (8 points) and Mike Phillips…