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Mychal Mulder experiences life as a shooter in first outing

In his first game at Rupp Arena, junior college transfer Mychal Mulder experienced the ups and downs of a shooter all in one night.

Mychal Mulder - photo by Walter Cornett

– photo by Walter Cornett

As all shooters know, there are ups and downs throughout practices, games and seasons. Sometimes the hoop looks like it's the size of the ocean. Sometimes the ball just never feels right.

In his first game at Rupp Arena outside of a light session at Big Blue Madness, junior college transfer Mychal Mulder experienced the ups and downs all in one night. Now, it's on to the next one for Mulder as prepares for its first exhibition game Monday again Ottawa.

“That's how shooters are,” junior forward Marcus Lee said of his teammate. “It's hit or miss. That's one thing that he does really well is that his confidence is so high with his jump shots that it doesn't matter if it goes in or not, he knows it will eventually go in. That's what great shooters do.”

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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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