Since his playing days ended, former UK men’s basketball player Winston Bennett has gone from what he describes as a height of professional athletics, to some of the lowest points a person could experience. Now he’s a coach at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky. On a Monday morning between games, he took time to share what he…
Former Cat Winston Bennett rebounds from his mistakes
Joe B. Hall sat everybody down for an old-fashioned Rupp reamin’…
Joe B. Hall would rather reveal what his middle initial stands for than admit that he felt some satisfaction when two Cats began clawing at one another—throwing punches, no less—during a recent practice. One of the pugilists was Winston Bennett, a rock-solid 6’7″ freshman forward. The other looked like a doo-wop singer on whom someone…
Former Kentucky star Winston Bennett begins third season as coach at Mid-Continent
Mid-Continent University is hoping a big senior class translates into a big men’s basketball season. MCU returns five starters plus its top seven reserves from a team that set school records with 15 wins (15-15) and 10 TransSouth victories (10-6), a fourth place conference finish that was MCU’s highest ever. Demonstrating an ability to keep…
The Big Cat Came To Play – Sam Bowie, December 5, 1983
Sam Bowie did everything but score a basket as Kentucky blew out Louisville in the rivalry that wasn’t—but now is. Read article.