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Darius Miller showed progress during NBA rookie season

As a rookie trying to grasp everything quickly, New Orleans Hornets backup forward Darius Miller showed signs of progress this season.

As a rookie trying to grasp everything quickly,  backup forward Darius Miller showed signs of progress this season.  But it didn't come easy and Miller was forced to make improvements while playing in the Development League.

Miller, 6 feet 8, 235 pounds, was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development in late December after he had appeared in 27 games and was averaging two points a game for the Hornets.

Before he was recalled Jan. 27, Miller played in 11 games with the Energy, which included eight starts, and averaged 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 27.2 minutes. Among the team's rookies, which included No. 1 overall pick and No. 10 overall pick , Miller was the only Hornets player to draw a NBA Development League assignment.

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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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