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He’s UK basketball royalty. His father, Jeff Sheppard, was the most outstanding player of the 1998 Final Four, leading the Cats to a national title that year. His mother, Stacey Reed Sheppard ...
The last team to do so in the SEC was the 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats, and before that, the 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky's regular season record was 30–1, with its only loss being by one point coming from a 3-pointer buzzer-beater by the Indiana Hoosiers' Christian Watford at Assembly Hall on December 10, 2011.
The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino. The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes, 78–69.
Here’s one take on the 10 most impactful achievements from the entirety of University of Kentucky sports lore.
June 12 — Pierre Russell, American ABA player (Kentucky Colonels) (born 1949) July 21 — Tarzan Woltzen, American NBL player (born 1905) July 23 — Chuck Hanger, America AAU player (born 1924) August 21 — Hal Cihlar, American NBL player (born 1914) August 25 — John Mills, American BAA player (Pittsburgh Ironmen) (born 1919)
Reed Sheppard tallied five more steals Wednesday night.. That puts him five steps closer to a Kentucky basketball record. Following UK’s heartbreaking, 75-74 loss to LSU, the Wildcats freshman ...
The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of Kentucky guard (1993–1998), was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA tournament in San Antonio in 1998. He played on two national championship teams at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino in 1996 and under Tubby Smith in 1998.
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