I could do a column on either of the two games UK had against Arkansas in 1995, but I don’t have the loss in Fayetteville on Super Bowl Sunday where Scotty Thurman pushed off to get open for the game winner. That was a great game despite the outcome, but this one was even better. [...]
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WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: UK VS. ARKANSAS (1995)
Posted: 17th August 2008 by Kenny Colston in Antoine Walker, Arkansas, Tony Delk, UK basketball, Walter McCarty, WGCGA0
WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: UK VS. ARKANSAS (1994)
Posted: 11th August 2008 by Kenny Colston in Arkansas, Rick Pitino, Tony Delk, Travis Ford, UK basketball, WGCGAAfter the emotional win over Florida, all Kentucky needed to do in order to win the SEC East and avoid Arkansas until the SEC Tournament Finals was win at South Carolina. Unfortunately, the Cats came out flat, and the Gamecocks burned UK with a backdoor cut in the final seconds to pull off the surprise [...]
WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: UK VS. FLORIDA (1994)
Posted: 9th August 2008 by Kenny Colston in Florida Gators, Rick Pitino, Tony Delk, UK basketball, Walter McCartyAfter the Tennessee game, out heroes exacted some revenge on Georgia with an 80-59 win in Lexington. This set up a huge rematch with Florida on Senior Night. I may have glossed over this earlier, but Kentucky had lost to Florida in January in what I like to call the ugliest basketball game ever played. [...]
WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: UK VS. TENNESSEE (1994)
Posted: 7th August 2008 by Kenny Colston in Jeff Sheppard, Rick Pitino, Tennessee, Tony Delk, UK basketball, Walter McCartyComing off of the Mardi Gras Miracle, Kentucky seemed to be rejuvenated. They went into inhospitable Memorial Gym and beat a Vanderbilt team that was fighting like mad to get off the bubble. The 77-69 win was not as close as the score indicated, and everybody thought that the Cats could carry the momentum of [...]
WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: UK VS. LOUISVILLE (1993)
Posted: 2nd August 2008 by Kenny Colston in Louisville, Rick Pitino, Tony Delk, Travis Ford, UK basketballThe 1993-94 season brought a lot of question marks to the table. How would Kentucky replace Jamal Mashburn? How would Travis Ford play without another superstar to draw attention from him? Which of the sophomores would step up and become the next great player? Would any of the three newcomers (Anthony Epps, Walter McCarty & [...]
The UK Fantasy Basketball Draft — Part 1
Posted: 21st July 2008 by Kenny Colston in Chuck Hayes, Dan Issel, Jack Givens, Jamal Mashburn, Keith Bogans, Kenny "Sky" Walker, Kentucky Basketball, rajon rondo, Ralph Beard, tayshaun prince, Tony Delk, Travis Ford, UK basketballWhat If. It’s the favorite question of many sports fans and one that we at UK Wildcat Country bounce around a lot. The latest question we bounced around was: if we had to draft a 13-man roster full of former UK players, who would we pick and where? Well, we decided to make that a [...]
THE CBS CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET – KENTUCKY’S ROSTER
Posted: 11th July 2008 by Kenny Colston in Jack Givens, Ralph Beard, Ron Mercer, Tony Delk, UK basketballThis is one of the most difficult things I’ve done. Here’s the deal. CBS is doing a “Championship Bracket,” involving the six greatest programs of college basketball, based on number of championships – UCLA, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Duke and Kansas. UK is the #2 seed because of the seven championships. Each team’s roster will [...]
Who Deserves The Honor Next?
Posted: 29th May 2008 by Kenny Colston in Chuck Hayes, Gerald Fitch, Jamal Mashburn, Jeff Sheppard, Keith Bogans, Rupp Arena, Scott Padgett, tayshaun prince, Tony Delk, Travis Ford, Tubby Smith, Wayne TurnerI saw a story on another site and couldn’t help but repost this article I put out earlier in the year. Jamal Mashburn is the most recent Kentucky Wildcat to have his jersey retired in the rafters of Rupp Arena. Since it has been 15 years since Mashburn last donned the blue and white, I [...]