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Rosters for 2017 UK Legends Game Announced

Rosters for 2017 UK Legends Game Announced

by Eric Lindsey

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rosters for the 2017 UK Legends Game, which will be held Aug. 25 in Rupp Arena in conjunction with the UK Alumni Charity Game, were announced Monday. Twenty players are expected to suit up for the Legends Game at 7 p.m., with others, including current NBA players, playing in the UK Alumni Charity Game at 8 p.m.
 
Per NBA rules, the University of Kentucky cannot confirm any current NBA players participating in the exhibition games.
 
The Legends Game will be split into the following two teams. Chip Rupp, grandson of legendary UK coach Adolph Rupp, will coach the Blue Team and former UK coach Joe B. Hall will head up the White Team.
 

Blue Team White Team
Coach: Chip Rupp Coach: Joe B. Hall
Heshimu Evans Julius Mays
Cliff Hawkins Jarrod Polson
Shagari Alleyne Bobby Perry
Andre Riddick Perry Stevenson
Jon Hood Ravi Moss
Jeff Sheppard Marquis Estill
Dale Brown Lukasz Obrzut
Kyle Macy Jared Prickett
Kenny Walker Jared Carter
Goose Givens Kevin Grevey

 
Tickets for the both UK Alumni Charity Game and the Legends Game are currently on sale. All seats are reserved and priced at the following rates:
 

  • Courtside: $500
  • Premium lower level: $100
  • Lower level sideline: $50
  • Lower level: $25
  • Premium upper level: $10
  • Upper level: $5

 
Tickets can be purchased at the Rupp Arena box office, online at Ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster Outlet or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. There is an eight-ticket limit per person. All orders will have additional fees attached plus a $1 facility fee. All proceeds from the game will go to charity. 
 
You must be 16 or older to purchase tickets and children under the age of 2 get in for free with a paying adult (the child will not have a seat and must sit on the lap of the paying adult). 
 
Doors to Rupp Arena will open at 6 p.m. ET.
 
For the latest on the Kentucky men’s basketball team, follow @KentuckyMBB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and on the web at UKathletics.com
 

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