The Orlando Magic entered the 2011 NBA draft needing to upgrade their perimeter defense and, perhaps, their toughness. The team might have accomplished those objectives when it drafted 6-foot-6, 205-pound Kentucky shooting guard DeAndre Liggins with the 53rd overall pick. “Probably more than anything else he's a tough kid,” said Magic General Manager Otis Smith. “He works. He's not afraid to work. He's one of those guys…”
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.