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Lindy’s 2009-2010 college basketball preview says Kentucky fans have issues

Lindy's 2009-2010 College Basketball PreviewPicked up my issue of Lindy's 2009-2010 college basketball preview today and wanted to share a few things from it.  One, of all the pictures of that have been taken over the last two years, you'd think they could have come up with something better than the one they chose.  Horrible.  Two, it says Calipari brings more baggage than Paris Hilton at Cannes but that's okay… fans have their issues too.  This comes after they rank Kentucky #8 in their preseason 25.  They make up for it somewhat by listing in their top 10 junior college player transfers and and at #1 of the Best New Guys for 2009-2010.  But then listed Kentucky's backcourt as #8 in the nation with no mention of Kentucky's frontcourt in their top 10.  Lindy's does pick Kentucky to win the SEC and selected John Wall and Patrick Patterson to their All-SEC team with Patrick Patterson picking up player of the year honors and John Wall picking up freshman of the year in the SEC.  Lindy's does do a nice job of breaking down the conferences and unless you need it for that, save your money.

 

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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