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Coach uncertain if Andrew Wiggins will visit for Big Blue Madness

Andrew Wiggins (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)

(Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)

The nation's number one overall prospect, and the easy choice for the top player in the class of 2014, Andrew Wiggins is expected to attend 's event this weekend at Rupp Arena.   Over the last few days reports have surfaced that have said that Wiggins will be cancelling that visit to head to his hometown of Toronto to spend time with his family. On Monday afternoon, Cats Illustrated caught up with Wiggins high school coach, Rob Fulford of Huntington (W.V.) Prep to get the real scoop on what Wiggins' weekend plans are.   “We're still not exactly sure what Andrew is going to do this weekend,” coach Fulford said, “He had told John (Calipari) that he would be coming to their midnight madness event when they were down here a few weeks ago. I've heard all the reports out there, but Andrew hasn't told me that anything has changed.”  As a seventeen year old who lives far away from home and his family, Wiggins obviously would like to take advantage of every situation that he can to return to Toronto and spend time with family members. With practice starting up a week from Tuesday at Huntington Prep, this could be Wiggins last chance to get back to Canada until well after his team finishes their high school season.

 

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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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