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Tyler Ulis on pace to break John Wall’s assist record

Tyler Ulis is currently on pace to break John Wall’s astounding record of 241 assists in a single season

Tyler Ulis - photo by Walter Cornett

– photo by Walter Cornett

Tyler Ulis is currently on pace to break 's astounding record of 241 assists in a single season.

As of now, Ulis is ahead of Wall's pace in 2009-10. Wall had 162 assists through 25 gamesin his record-shattering year, and Ulis currently has 169 through 25 games played this season.

For Ulis to surpass Wall, the key will be to play enough games this year. He will need 11 more if he maintains his current pace of 6.8 assists per game.

Five games remain on the regular season schedule, so assuming Ulis plays in all of those, a trip to the Championship and the Sweet 16 will have him right in line with Wall. Go further than that, say the Final Four, and he should have no problem taking the crown.

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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