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Kentucky offers 2021 basketball recruit Daimion Collins

Top 25 national frontcourt prospect Daimion Collins is the latest recipient of a Kentucky scholarship offer.

Top 25 national frontcourt prospect is the latest recipient of a scholarship offer.

Collins — a 6-foot-9 forward from Atlanta, Texas — received the offer from the Wildcats on Wednesday night. The highly athletic prospect from the class of 2021 recently emerged on 's radar, and Kentucky assistant coach Joel Justus will be the program's primary recruiter. Collins has also been recruited heavily by Texas assistant coach Jai Lucas, who is expected to be announced as the newest addition to Kentucky's basketball staff in the very near future.

Before the Kentucky offer, Texas and Oklahoma were viewed as the two most likely landing spots for Collins, though UK is now expected to be a major player for his commitment. Rivals.com ranks Collins as the No. 20 overall player in the 2021 class, and he is considered one of the most athletic frontcourt players in the group.

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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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