Dec. 19, 2002
No. 6/6 Indiana Hoosiers (8-0)
vs.
No. 18/16 Kentucky Wildcats (5-2)
The Indiana Game
Freedom Hall (18,865)
Louisville, Ky.
Dec. 21, 2002
5:05 p.m. ET
RADIO
UK Radio Network (80+ stations): Tom Leach, Mike Pratt, Dave Baker.
Listen Live
TELEVISION
CBS: Verne Lundquist and Billy Packer.
The Series
vs. Indiana
Nickname: Hoosiers
Web site: iuhoosiers.com
Series Record: UK leads 24-21
In Louisville: UK leads 7-4
Last Meeting: Dec. 22, 2001 – UK 66, IU 52 (Indianapolis)
Coaching Comparisons
Tubby Smith (High Point ’73)
Overall: 261-107 (.709) (12th)
at UK: 137-45 (.753) (6th)
vs. Indiana: 4-1
Mike Davis (Thomas Edison ’01)
Overall: 54-25 (.684) (3rd)
at IU: same
vs. Kentucky: 0-2
Stat Comparisons
Cats HoosiersRecord 5-2 8-0Scoring Offense 78.3 78.0Scoring Defense 69.7 65.2Scoring Margin +8.6 +12.8FG % 51.0 41.0FG % Defense 44.0 37.43FG % 39.7 35.63FG % Defense 37.0 22.1Free Throw % 69.6 70.6Rebound Average 34.0 45.1Opponent Reb. Avg. 32.9 41.2Rebound Margin +1.1 +3.9TO Average 14.3 12.1Opponent TO 15.1 11.9TO Margin +0.9 -0.2Blocks Average 5.0 7.3Steals Average 7.9 5.6
Probable Starters
KentuckyNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ppg Rpg Hometown '03 Note44 Chuck Hayes F 6-6 247 So. 7.4 5.4 Modesto, Calif. Struggling outside - 39.5% FG40 Jules Camara F/C 6-11 220 Sr. 9.3 6.1 Dakar, Senegal Team's leading FT shooter50 Marquis Estill C 6-9 236 Sr. 12.4 5.1 Richmond, Ky. 5th in NCAA FG%10 Keith Bogans G/F 6-5 213 Sr. 19.3 2.9 Alexandria, Va. Leads team in assists 4 Gerald Fitch G 6-3 188 Jr. 13.1 2.9 Macon, Ga. Season-low 3 pts vs. State
Indiana 4 Bracey Wright G 6-3 185 Fr. 18.4 5.4 The Colony, Texas May be nation’s top frosh50 Jeff Newton F 6-9 210 Sr. 15.0 10.8 Atlanta, Ga. Averaging a double-double 3 Tom Coverdale G 6-2 185 Sr. 14.3 3.6 Noblesville, Ind. Seasoned vet averages 5.0 apg32 Kyle Hornsby G 6-5 205 Sr. 7.9 3.4 Anacoco, La. 7 pts, 4 rbs, 3 asts, 2 st vs. UK ’01 5 George Leach C 6-11 225 Jr. 6.7 10.7 Charlotte, N.C. Averaging 4.1 bpg!
Wildcats Face Undefeated Indiana in Historic Rivalry
In one of the most hotly contested rivalries in college basketball, Kentucky will face unbeaten and sixth-ranked Indiana in Louisville’s Freedom Hall before a split crowd divided at the midcourt line, a sea of red on one end and a sea of blue on the other. It’s a border rivalry between the flagship institutions of two basketball-rich states competing for bragging rights in Louisville, where both team have sold 9,000 tickets to their respective fans who will pack the historic venue. Arguably the best atmosphere for a regular-season game in college basketball, the series alternates annually between the RCA Dome in Indianapolis and Freedom Hall.
Kentucky enters the contest with a 5-2 record after falling to No. 21 Michigan State at Rupp Arena last Saturday. MSU’s Tim Bograkos nailed an unlikely three-pointer with just 50 seconds remaining to put the Spartans up for good in a very physical 71-67 victory. State held UK point guard Gerald Fitch to just three points, more than 10 below his season average.
Indiana comes to Louisville with an unblemished 8-0 record, including a Maui Invitational Championship. The teams were scheduled to meet in the finals, but the Wildcats shot 2-for-22 from three-point range and were upset by Virginia in the tournament semifinals. The two programs represented the mainland in fine fashion as Kentucky had nearly 600 fans on hand for the tournament while IU brought approximately 500.
Indiana is Kentucky’s fourth ranked opponent in eight games.
Series Information
Kentucky and Indiana will meet for the 46th time in a series filled with memorable moments. UK leads the series, 24-21, winning seven of the last eight games. The Hoosiers’ last victory came on Dec. 4, 1999, an 83-75 win in Indianapolis’ RCA Dome. Last year, the Wildcats held IU to 32.1% shooting from the field and its lowest point total in the series since 1976 en route to a 66-52 victory.
Twelve of the last 17 meetings have been decided by 10 points or less, including two overtime games. The last meeting in Freedom Hall occurred on Dec. 22, 2000, an 88-74 Wildcat win.
In his sixth season at Kentucky, Tubby Smith is 4-1 against Indiana, while IU’s Mike Davis is winless against the Cats in two previous meetings.
Davis’ Connection
Fans may remember Mike Davis playing against Kentucky at Alabama. Davis lettered four years — 1979-83 — signing with Tide coach C.M. Newton after earning Mr. Basketball honors in Alabama. Newton, however, left after Davis’ freshman season. Alabama played in two NITs and two NCAA Tournaments while Davis was on the roster. He scored more than 1,200 points in his UA career.
When Davis finished playing in the CBA in 1995, he was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater by David Hobbs, a current UK assistant coach. In ’96, Hobbs and Davis led Bama to the NIT Final Four and a 19-13 record the following year.
UK vs. Big Ten
The Hoosiers are the Cats’ second consecutive Big Ten opponent this season. UK dropped its last game to Michigan State last Saturday.
Kentucky is 86-52 all-time against the conference.
Home Away from Home
Kentucky could easily call Louisville a second home after playing more than 140 games there, dating back to the 1908 season. The Wildcats own a 112-29 overall record in the “River City” and have won nine of their last 10 games in Freedom Hall.
Last season, the Cats downed Tulane, 101-67, in the arena. UK swept IU and Louisville at the Fairgrounds during the 2001 season.
The Cats are 7-4 all-time against Indiana in Louisville, dating back to the 1942-43 season. In 1993, the two teams set the Freedom Hall attendance record when 20,060 fans filled the arena.
Freedom Hall opened in 1957 and the Wildcats helped to christen the facility by winning the 1958 NCAA Championship there. UK’s “Fiddlin’ Five,” led by Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, upended Temple and Elgin Baylor-led Seattle to grab Adolph Rupp’s fourth NCAA Championship in 11 seasons.
Tradition
Much has been made of the tradition in college basketball that Kentucky and Indiana possess. Examples include:All-Time Wins
1. Kentucky 1,822
9. Indiana 1,527
NCAA Championships
1. UCLA 11
2. Kentucky 7
3. Indiana 5
Final Four Wins
1. UCLA 24
2. Kentucky 17
3. Duke 14
4. Indiana 12
Current Consecutive Tourney Appearances
1. Arizona 18
2. Indiana 17
6. Kentucky 11
Coaches w/NCAA Title
Kentucky 4
Indiana 2
1st Team All-Americans
Kentucky 15
Indiana 11
Great Games
March 17, 1973 — In the Mideast Region final, IU upends Kentucky, 72-65, to advance to the Final Four.
March 22, 1975 — Kentucky returns the favor two years later, snapping IU’s 34-game win streak with a 92-90 victory. IU had beaten the Cats for the fifth straight time earlier that season, 94-78.
Dec. 6, 1980 — Sam Bowie and Fred Cowan each scored 14 points to offset Isiah Thomas’ 20 points for a 68-66 UK win at Assembly Hall. It was Kentucky’s last win in Bloomington.
Dec. 7, 1996 — The “Air Pair,” Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson, combined for 56 points as UK handed Bobby Knight one of his worst losses, 99-65, in Louisville.
Hawkins Returns
Point guard Cliff Hawkins could return to the court on Saturday after missing the first seven games of the season due to academic reasons. Should the junior close out the semester in good standing following final exams this week, he’ll be eligible to play against the Hoosiers.
Hawkins averaged 7.1 points and a team-leading 4.3 assists per game last season, starting 29 of UK’s 32 games at the point. He also led the Wildcats in steals.
Big John
Indiana native John Stewart would have been a senior on this year’s Kentucky team. The 7-foot center collapsed and died of a heart ailment while playing for Indianapolis’ Lawrence North during an Indiana State High School playoff game in March 1999. He would have been the Cats’ first 7-footer since Sam Bowie graduated in 1984. The Wildcats plan to pay tribute to “Big John” on Senior Day this March.
Good Shots, Good Percentage
Kentucky has continued to shoot the ball well this season, topping the .500 mark in four of its seven games, including three of the last four.
After converting a season-high 62.7% against High Point on Dec. 3, the Cats topped the 60.0% mark a second time on Dec. 7 with a 60.3% outing against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, marking the first time that Kentucky had put together back-to-back 60.0% shooting performances since the 1996-97 season. That season, the Wildcats shot 63.9% against College of Charleston in the finals of the 1996 Great Alaska Shootout before hitting 60.9% of its shots against Purdue in the Great Eight in Chicago just four days later.
For the season, the Cats are shooting 51.0%, led by Marquis Estill’s 70.4%. Kentucky has not shot 50% or better from the field during the three-point era, 1986-87 to the present. In 1985-86, UK hit 51.4% during Kenny Walker’s senior year as UK advanced to the Elite Eight.
Threeville
Kentucky is shooting an SEC-leading 39.7% from three-point range this season, thanks to three Cats who are pouring it in from long range.
Keith Bogans has hit 48.7% of his three-pointers, Gerald Fitch has hit 48.0% and Kelenna Azubuike has canned 60% (6-10) from beyond the arc.
The school record for three-point shooting in a season is 39.7% by the 1996 champs. The best by a Tubby Smith-coached UK team was 36.7% by the 1998 champs.
UK shot a season-high 62.5% from three-point range during its upset victory at No. 12 North Carolina two weeks ago.
As a side note, Indiana has allowed opponents 22.1% shooting from three-point range this season.
Injury Bug
After losing Jules Camara for much of the preseason with a broken hand and pulled hamstring, the Wildcats were dealt a more serious blow on Dec. 1 when junior college transfer Antwain Barbour broke his left hand in practice. Barbour underwent surgery on Dec. 3 to stabilize the break in his third metacarpal bone and has since missed four games. Doctors expect him to be out for 4-6 weeks.
“Respect Month”
UK forward Chuck Hayes has termed December “Respect Month” for the Wildcats. Following road games at North Carolina and Tulane early in the month and a home date with Michigan State last Saturday, the Cats face Indiana and Louisville over the next two Saturdays.
UK holds a 429-102 mark (.808) in the month of December, including a 3-1 start to the month this year. Last season, the Cats went 5-1 in the year’s final month with its only loss coming at the hands of then-No. 1 Duke in the Jimmy V Classic.
Maui Dividends
Since the Wildcats returned from its three-game stint in the Maui Invitational, their stats have improved. In the four games since, UK has shot 56.0 percent from the field and 50.8% from three-point range.
The Wildcats are averaging 81.2 ppg in the stretch, up from 74.3 in Maui.
Keith Bogans has shot 57.7% from the field and 56.0% from three-point range during the last four games while averaging 21.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
Cats in Stats
In the NCAA stats, Marquis Estill ranks fifth in the nation and second in the SEC in field goal percentage, hitting 70.4% entering the week. As a team, UK ranks 13th nationally in field goal percentage (51.0%).
In the SEC stats to start the week, Keith Bogans ranks third in scoring, ninth in FG percentage, fifth in 3FG percentage and second in threes made per game.
Gerald Fitch ranks seventh in 3FG percentage. Estill also ranks third in blocks, just ahead of teammate Jules Camara in fifth.
As a team, UK is tied for third in the league in scoring, third in FG percentage, first in three-point percentage, fifth in FT percentage and fourth in blocks.
Vs. Ranked Opponents
The Wildcats own a 2-1 record this season against ranked opponents with wins over No. 20 Gonzaga in the Maui Invitational and No. 12 North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a loss to No. 21 Michigan State last weekend.
Later in the season, UK will battle another top-10 team in Notre Dame. The SEC is loaded with four ranked opponents in this week’s polls — Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi State.
Cats in the Polls
The Wildcats were ranked 17th in both preseason polls. Last week, the Wildcats rose to No. 12 in both polls before suffering the loss to Michigan State. This week, UK ranks 16th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 18th in the AP poll.
Rupp Arena
Kentucky is in its 27th season at Rupp Arena, where the Wildcats own a 341-40 (89.5%) record.
The Cats have won the national attendance title the past seven seasons. Overall, the Wildcats have won 15 national attendance titles in the building.
Once again this season, the arena debuts new upgrades, including all blue seats in the lower level, a new concourse, a standing-room only “eRUPP-tion Zone” for the student body and a media press box, all totaling $5.1 million. The new purple concourse is two levels, replacing the old one-level boxed concession stand. It features greater concession stand access and more restrooms. The “eRUPPtion Zone” moved 400 season ticket holders to other seats in lower arena and moves the band and nearly 700 students into the end zone nearest UK’s bench. It also gives students access to floor-level seating, er, standing. Shockingly, a UK junior from Lincolnton, N.C., Andy Acker, named the area in a contest among the student body. His entry was picked from nearly 200 submissions.
National Exposure
The Indiana game marks UK’s seventh national television appearance in eight games this season, its second consecutive contest on CBS. The Cats will appear on national TV 16 times during the 2002-03 regular season, including 10 ESPN appearances and six games on CBS.
Next Opponent
Kentucky will return to Freedom Hall to face in-state rival Louisville in one week. The Cats will have their second career meeting against former coach Rick Pitino and his Cardinals after a 79-59 UK win in Lexington last season. It marks the first time UK has faced U of L since former big man Marvin Stone transferred there last December. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Last Time Out
Michigan State’s Tim Bograkos hit a three-pointer with 50 seconds remaining to put the Spartans ahead for good en route to a 71-67 win over UK.
Keith Bogans had a season-high 23 points in 37 minutes, but MSU contained Gerald Fitch, holding the hot shooter to three points.
Milestones
Keith Bogans used a 23-point performance against Michigan State to advance to 15th on UK’s all-time scoring list. In the past two games, Bogans has surpassed a trio of UK legends — Johnny Cox, Pat Riley and Cliff Hagan — to reach 15th place on the all-time list. He has 1,494 points and needs 15 points to catch Melvin Turpin.
Bogans’ three made 3FGs against MSU moved him into third place on the UK list for career three-pointers, pushing him past Travis Ford and Derrick Miller. He needs 48 more trifectas to catch former teammate Tayshaun Prince in second place.
Jules Camara ranks seventh on the Wildcats’ all-time blocked-shots list, trailing No. 6 Nazr Mohammed by six blocks.
Three Mania
Kentucky ranks third nationally in consecutive games with a made three-pointer. The Wildcats have hit a three-pointer in 480 consecutive games, which trails UNLV and Vanderbilt.
The Wildcats’ last game without a three-pointer came 14 seasons ago against Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 1988, a “three-point” loss in the Great Alaska Shootout.
Estill Holds Record Mark
Senior Marquis Estill shot six-of-eight from the field in the season opener against Arizona State and now has the minimum 200 made field goals in his UK career to take the all-time lead in FG percentage. So far this year, he’s 38-of-54 from the field (70.4%). For his career he’s shooting 62.7%.
Estill ranks ahead of the school’s previous record holder, Charles Hurt (1980-83), who shot 59.3 percent. Estill can own the school record should he maintain the pace throughout the season. The 6-9 center can earn a fourth year of eligibility should he graduate by the fall semester of 2003.
Career FG Percentage (Min. 200 made)
62.7 Marquis Estill (234-373) 2001-03
59.3 Charles Hurt (303-511) 1980-83
59.1 Melvin Turpin (626-1059) 1981-84
58.1 Rick Robey (533-917) 1975-78
57.1 Kenny Walker (765-1339) 1983-86
Double-Doubles
Kentucky got its first double-double performance of the season when Jules Camara totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds in relief against Virginia. It marked Camara’s fifth career double-double.
Chuck Hayes nearly pulled off the feat against Gonzaga, but fell just short, finishing with 11 points and nine boards against the Bulldogs.
SEASON NOTES
100th SeasonThe Cats are playing their 100th season of basketball this year. The Cats have a number of events planned throughout the season, including fan balloting for the program’s greatest players, games and moments. The celebration includes replays of the top 10 games on radio, a 25-year reunion of the 1978 NCAA Champs, and four special-edition bobble-head dolls that fans can collect. The celebration concludes with an all-letterman reunion on Feb. 23 at the MSU game.
Kentucky celebrates unparalleled tradition, including seven NCAA titles, the most wins in college basketball, the best winning percentage in college hoops, the most consensus All-Americans, the most AP top-10 finishes, the most SEC Championships and tournament crowns and 15 national attendance titles.
Its first bobble-head promotion was held at the home opener when 500 lucky students received a Kyle Macy bobble-head. The second bobble-head was Adolph Rupp, which debuted against Michigan State. A third has made its way out of the bag before the Indiana game — Tubby Smith.
Fitch Named SEC and TSN’s POW
Gerald Fitch recorded back-to-back career highs – 18 points against High Point, 25 against No. 12 North Carolina – in early December to lead the Wildcats to consecutive wins, earning SEC Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. He also was recognized nationally as The Sporting News’ Player of the Week.
Fitch shot 68.2% from the field for the week and 75.0% from three-point range against the two teams. Against High Point, he totaled a career-high six assists as well. Against UNC, he scored 16 of his 25 in the decisive second half as UK rallied from a 43-40 halftime deficit. Fitch, normally a two-guard, was playing at point guard in the absence of 2002 starter Cliff Hawkins. He averaged 21.5 ppg and 4.0 apg for the week.
Triple Trouble
Three Wildcats topped the 20-point mark in UK’s win over UNC on Dec. 7, making it the first time in 13 seasons that three players scored 20 points in the same game. Gerald Fitch led the team with a career-high 25 points, while Keith Bogans and Marquis Estill each added 20. All of Estill’s points came in the decisive second half.
The last group to accomplish the feat included current UK assistant coach Reggie Hanson. With Tubby Smith on the sidelines as an assistant coach, Hanson combined his 20 points with 21 by Deron Feldhaus and a 40-point burst from Derrick Miller for a 100-73 win over Vanderbilt on Feb. 7, 1990.
Long-Range Love
UK was 10-of-16 from treyville against UNC, connecting on 62.5% of its shots, which would be a school record had the Cats made the minimum 20 threes needed.
It was the highest three-point percentage since UK hit 63.6% of its shots against Wake Forest during its 1996 march to the national title. UK was 7-of-11 from outside in that game.
Daniels’ Solid Return
Junior Erik Daniels, who was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating NCAA rules governing summer league play, had a stellar return against North Carolina on Dec. 7. Daniels shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, including 1-of-1 from three-point land, for 9 points, while grabbing five rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes.
His productive start was reminiscent of his freshman season when the Cincinnati native missed the opener after having his knee scoped in the preseason. He returned against UCLA and over the course of the next three games was a perfect 9-for-9 from the field.
Home Openers
With the win over High Point, Kentucky is now 85-15 all-time in home openers. Nine of those losses occurred before Adolph Rupp began coaching in 1930. The Cats are 66-6 since 1930, losing the home opener in 1955 to Temple, 1962 to Va. Tech, 1972 to Iowa, 1988 to Northwestern State, 2000 to Penn State and last season to Western Kentucky.
UK now stands at 24-3 in home openers at Rupp Arena.
Maui Invitational Results
Kentucky finished in third place at the 19th annual Maui Invitational. Kentucky beat Arizona State in the first round before getting upset by Virginia in the semifinals. The Wildcats then beat No. 20 Gonzaga in the consolation game. It was the third appearance for UK in the Maui Invitational. The Cats are now 7-2 all-time in the tournament, earning a championship in 1993 and a third-place finish in 1997 in their two previous appearances.
Keith Bogans averaged 16.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game to earn All-Tournament team honors. UK rival Indiana beat Virginia to claim the 2002 title.
Well more than 500 Kentucky fans made the trip to the Maui Invitational to cheer on the Wildcats. UK chartered an L1011, and along with an official traveling party of 55 team and school personnel, an additional 300 fans were aboard the plane. Also, another 150 fans purchased the trip through Commonwealth Travel in Lexington and flew commercially. Others made the trip via additional travel agencies or on their own to help give the Wildcats the largest cheering section among the eight participating teams.
SEC Domination
UK will play its 70th season of SEC action in 2003. A charter member, the Cats have been the most dominant team in the league through the years, recording a 780-212 mark (78.6%). No other team has won more than 647 regular-season SEC games (Alabama) and no other team has a better winning percentage. UK has averaged 11.3 wins and 3.1 losses per season during its SEC tenure.
The Wildcats have won 41 SEC titles and 23 SEC Tournament Championships, more titles than the other teams combined.
Kentucky has won eight of the last 11 SEC Tournament titles.
PRESEASON NOTES
Returning Production
UK lost just one starter off its 2002 Sweet 16 team (Tayshaun Prince), but returned just 67.1% of its scoring from a year ago. Here’s the complete breakdown, which includes Cliff Hawkins, who’s expected to return during the holidays:
Points 67.1%
Rebounds 76.6%
Assists 81.7%
Blocks 67.3%
Steals 77.4%
SEC Preseason Poll
The Wildcats were picked to finish third in the SEC Eastern Division in a preseason poll of media members. UK, which has not finished lower than second since the league split into divisions in 1992, was also predicted to finish fourth in the race for the SEC regular-season crown.
Keith Bogans was the only Wildcat picked as either first- or second-team preseason All-SEC poll. The first team included Erwin Dudley (Alabama), Mario Austin (Miss. State), Jarvis Hayes (Georgia), Maurice Williams (Alabama), and Brett Nelson (Florida). The second team included Bogans, Ronald Dupree (LSU), Matt Bonner (Florida), Ezra Williams (Georgia) and Derrick Zimmerman (Miss. State).
BIG BLUE MANIA
Keightley’s Seen Half of UK’s Games
Incredible.
Bill Keightley is in his 42nd season as equipment manager of the UK basketball team. The beloved “Mr. Wildcat” has served on the staff since the 1961-62 season and has witnessed 1,268 games during his career, owning a 969-299 record during that era.
The Wildcats, who are celebrating their 100th season of basketball, have played 2,390 games, meaning Keightley has witnessed 53.1% of the games.
The Lawrenceburg, Ky., native, who has a jersey retired in the rafters of Rupp Arena, has worked under five different head coaches at UK — Rupp, Hall, Sutton, Pitino and Smith. The current cats have a modern nickname for the 75-year-old Keightley — “Smooth.”
Wiggins In 50th Season
Big Blue fan Bob Wiggins continued his amazing streak of following the basketball Cats. He’s starting his 50th season watching Kentucky play in person and through his own record-keeping, has attended 1,226 UK games.
Wiggins, who is retired and lives in Falmouth, Ky., saw 615 consecutive games — home and away — from 1977 until he suffered a heart attack just before the 1996 Great Alaska Shootout. It’s the second-longest streak on record at UK. The longest record is the late Steve Reardon’s 626 games.
The illness forced Wiggins to miss four games, but he has since returned to see every contest in person, a streak of 212 games.
Meanwhile, his home court streak is still intact. Wiggins has not missed a home game in 42 years, a streak spanning 590 games. During that period, which dates back to 1960-61, UK has a home record of 524-66.
UK’s NBA Players
To start the 2002-03 NBA season, the following Wildcats were active:
Derek Anderson – Portland
Tony Delk – Boston
Jamaal Magloire – New Orleans
Jamal Mashburn – New Orleans
Walter McCarty – Boston
Ron Mercer – Indiana
Nazr Mohammed – Atlanta
Scott Padgett – Utah
Mark Pope – New York
Tayshaun Prince – Detroit
Antoine Walker – Boston
In addition, former UK assistant coach Jim O’Brien is the head coach of the Boston Celtics while former UK All-American Pat Riley coaches the Miami Heat.
Other Wildcats participating in professional basketball include Heshimu Evans, Jared Prickett, Andre Riddick and Wayne Turner, who are all playing overseas, and Saul Smith, who plays for Columbus of the NBDL.
UKathletics com 100-Year Catalog and Online Store
UK Athletics has released an official catalog and online store with products celebrating the 100 years of UK hoops. The product line includes memorabilia, Tubby Smith autographed items, videos, DVDs and the full-line of Nike apparel. The catalog is a special 100-year basketball that features UK’s national champions, All-Americans, great coaches and 100-year logo. Fans may call 888-234-9350 or log on to ukauthentic.com to purchase items.
— Go Cats —
Did You Know?
Kentucky and Indiana arguably have the largest fan bases in college basketball. For the seventh straight year, the Cats led the nation in 2002 in home attendance, averaging 21,014 per game. Indiana finished third nationally last season in home attendance with a 17,456 average
