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John Calipari: Andrew and Aaron Harrison have got some myths to bust

CBS Sports Network and CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein sat down with Wildcats coach John Calipari and asked him a few questions.

The Harrison Twins

The Harrison Twins

CBS Sports Network and 's Jon Rothstein sat down with Wildcats coach and asked him a few questions.  One question:  “A big part of your success the past five or so years has been due to elite guard play. Do the freshmen you brought in this year have a chance to take a seat at that table?”

Calipari's answer?  “Andrew and have got some myths to bust. You talk about two great kids who when it's time compete at that level will be ready. Now there's been times when the competition wasn't high or they got bored and they stepped back. My challenge is to keep them involved. I think you'll find that they're different than guys I've had. They're bigger. They're 6-5, 220. wasn't that big. I don't think was that big. was kind of in between that and he was faster. wasn't as big but could really shoot the ball. He was a different type of point guard. I think Aaron and Andrew bring great size. They should be two great defenders. They've got to be in shape. They've got to be used to staying in a stance. But they should be two great defenders.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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