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Several Kentucky recruits make first dozen roster spots for Boost Mobile Elite 24

Boost Mobile Elite 24

The first 12 players selected to participate in the sixth annual Elite 24 event, the nation's premier summer showcase, have been announced.  Featuring 24 of the top high school basketball players from across the nation, Boost Mobile Elite 24 participants are selected by high school basketball experts from RISE and other talent evaluators.   Players are selected based on their performance during AAU tournaments and national summer camps. The 2011 Boost Mobile Elite 24 will be held at the Venice Beach Courts in Los Angeles on Aug. 26-27.  The game airs live on ESPNU on Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT.   Read full article here.

Boost Mobile Elite 24 – 2011 Roster Release I 
Pos. Name Class Height Weight High School ESPNU Rank
PG Kyle Anderson  2012 6'7″ 210  St. Anthony 
(Jersey City, N.J.)
No. 10 ESPNU 100
PF  2012  6'8″ 230  Findlay Prep 
(Henderson, Nev.)
No. 46 ESPNU 100
C    2012  6'10” 280 Jamesville-DeWitt 
(DeWitt, N.Y.)
No. 5 ESPNU 100
PF 2012 6'8″ 220 Wichita Heights 
(Wichita, Kan.)
No. 19 ESPNU 100
PF Grant Jerrett 2012 6'9″ 200 Lutheran 
(La Verne, Calif.)
No. 15 ESPNU 100 
PF  2012  6'10” 225 Brewster Academy 
(Wolfeboro, N.H.)
No. 4 ESPNU 100
SF 2012 6'6″ 205 Bishop Gorman 
(Las Vegas, Nev.)
No. 3 ESPNU 100
PF 2013 6'9″ 225 Prestonwood Christian  
(Plano, Texas)
No. 1 ESPNU Super 60
PG Marcus Paige  2012 6'1″ 160 Linn-Mar 
(Marion, Iowa)
No. 27 ESPNU 100
PF Tony Parker  2012 6'9″ 270 Miller Grove 
(Lithonia, Ga.)
No. 25 ESPNU 100
SG Rodney Purvis 2012 6'4″ 185 Upper Room Christian 
(Raleigh, N.C)
No. 7 ESPNU 100
C Cameron Ridley 2012 6'10” 230 Bush 
(Fort Bend, Texas)
No. 11 ESPNU 100

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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