Four fountains of confetti billowed and streamers floated down to the court at Rupp Arena. Players donned shirts that read “UK2K.” At the center of a mass of blue celebration, junior forward Patrick Patterson addressed 24,354 fans—few of which had left early.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.