Video: James Lee slams in the final two points of the 1978 NCAA Championship game
Video: Jack Givens pours in 41 points in 1978 NCAA Championship against Duke
Patrick Patterson is ranked 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage at 63%
– Patrick Patterson is ranked 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage at 63%. – John Wall is ranked 3rd in the nation in assists per game with 6.9. – Demarcus Cousins is ranked 19th in the nation in double-doubles with 9. – Kentucky is ranked 5th in the nation in rebound margin at…
March 22, 1998: ‘Ghost’ of ’92 classic scared away in 86-84 comeback over Duke
If Big Blue Nation carried psychic scars from Christian Laettner and six years earlier – and it did – Tubby Smith’s first UK team supplied the healing salve. Down 17 points with 9:38 left, Kentucky rallied behind the penetrating drives of point guard Wayne Turner. With the score tied at 81 and 39.4 seconds left,…
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.
April 1, 1996: Kentucky turns to 3-pointers to earn 6th NCAA title
Tony Delk hit seven three-pointers and scored 24 points, and freshman Ron Mercer came off the bench to score 20 to allow Rick Pitino to put the exclamation mark on his epic rebuilding job at UK by leading the school from probation to its first NCAA title in 18 years. Read article.
March 30, 1996: One down, one to go after Cats topple No. 1 UMASS
In a game that many believed was 1996’s de facto national title game, UK was ranked No. 2, while John Calipari and UMass were No. 1. The matchup proved one of the most intensely fought college basketball games ever played. Avenging an early-season loss to Marcus Camby and crew, UK prevailed with – of all…
John Wall cleared by NCAA to play at Kentucky
University of Kentucky men’s basketball student-athlete John Wall has been certified with conditions by the NCAA. The conditions are repayment of expenses and a two-game withholding, including the first exhibition game versus Campbellsville (Nov. 2) and the first regular-season game against Morehead State (Nov. 13). Read article.
10 most notable Kentucky players that never played in a Final Four
The best thing about John Calipari’s infusion of top-level talent into the Kentucky basketball program is this: Assuming he stays healthy, it should mean that Patrick Patterson at last gets to play in an NCAA Tournament. Read article.
The old master, Adolph Rupp, outfoxed them – March 31, 1958
This is a Sports Illustrated article dated March 31, 1958 about Adolph Rupp’s 4th NCAA title defeating Seattle and Elgin Baylor, 84-72. Read article.