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Anthony Davis continues to thrive but weight room beckons in the offseason

New Orleans Hornets Coach Monty Williams knows where he wants rookie power forward Anthony Davis to be when the regular season ends April 17.

 Coach Monty Williams knows where he wants rookie power forward Anthony Davis to be following a brief respite when the regular season ends April 17.

“There are some things I'd love to talk about with A.D., but there are a lot of personal things we'd like to keep in house,” Williams admits. “He's certainly got to be stronger. This summer he's going to have to live in the weight room. And he's going to have to shoot a lot of shots, just to get his shot right. He's got to get a better understanding of the game.

“Unfortunately, he's (20) but when you're in that position, you've got to grow up a little bit faster. So we're going to have to help him with that, and speed up his growth process. We're going to work on his game all summer. He's going to get about two weeks off and then he's going to be here. And we're going to figure all that out. He's got enough expectations. For me to say he's going to do this or that . . . . I know he's going to be stronger and he's going to have a better understanding of the game come next year.”

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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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