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How DeMarcus Cousins can take final step to becoming an elite NBA big man

DeMarcus Cousins - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

' center DeMarcus Cousins is well on his way to being one of the best big men in the , but, in the coming season, he'll still have to prove to many that his attitude can work in his favor instead of holding him back.  Look, the young man was a risky draft pick in 2010. He had the skillset to be a talented NBA big man, but had the personality red flags of a Latrell Sprewell, and questions loomed about his commitment to conditioning.  Athletically, the 6'11” University of Kentucky star could have been the top draft pick. Instead, four teams passed on him before the star-deprived Kings finally took a chance on him with the fifth pick.

 

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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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