Since 2002, Mike Pratt and Tom Leach have been as much a part of Kentucky basketball as Rupp Arena itself, as longtime color analysts for the UK Radio Network. This collection of candid and intimate conversations between Pratt and Leach gifts fans and readers insights into every season from 2002 to 2021—observations that only they could share. Pratt and Leach cover it all here: the games, the players, the coaches, and the moments that stood out.
coaching . I'd have never thought , all those years down the road , this same guy would turn around and be able to help me . ” A loyal guy , Casey had stayed with the Sonics for a decade , an unheardof tenure for an assistant coach ...
Featuring personal essays and behind-the-scenes stories from Kentucky legends Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones, Dan Issel, Joe B. Hall, Kyle Macy, and Tubby Smith, as well as more recent players like Patrick Patterson, Darius Miller, and John ...
... 31) Dale Brown (92, 93) l l En c y c l o p e d i a En c y c l o p e d i a Steve Bruce (87) T.R. Bryant (1905, 06, ... 86) C Craig Callihan (Mgr.) (2008, 09) Gerry Calvert (55,56, 57) Jules Camara (1999, 00, 02, 03) George Campbell ...
In Adolph Rupp and the Rise of Kentucky Basketball, historian James Duane Bolin goes beyond the wins and losses to present the fullest account of Rupp's life to date based on more than one-hundred interviews with Rupp, his assistant coaches ...
Against a talented Wolf-pack team that included future NBA players Nate McMillan, Bennie Bolton, Chucky Brown, Charles Shackleford, Chris Washburn, and Vincent Del Negro (son of the former Wildcat player), Kentucky blew a five-point ...
GAME. OF. MY. LIFE. NO. 22 KeNtucKy76, NO. 13 FlOriDa 68 February 26, 2011 bY brANDON KNIGHT I think probably for us a big-time ... We had a pretty good game overall, and I thought that was what got us rolling. ... 1 Ohio State and No.
Bringing the history of the University of Kentucky basketball program to life, this record details the team with the most wins in the history of the game and with some of the most devoted, knowledgeable fans.
More than just a basketball narrative, the book explores a period in American life when indoor plumbing and electricity were still luxuries in some areas of the country and when hardship was a way of life.
Casey finished with 23, Pratt 21 and Poole, in another strong performance off the bench, chipped in 13. Issel scored 33 and UK outscored Alabama 19-6 in the overtime period to give Rupp his 800th career victory, an 83-70 win in ...
Meanwhile, junior forward Johnny Cox had 24 points and 16 rebounds. Kentucky beat Seattle 84–72 for Rupp's fourth—and perhaps most improbable—national championship. In typical fashion for that team, the Wildcats trailed most of the ...