Favorite non game moments in UK basketball history

[bthaunert]

Three that stand out to me:

1988 Senior Night and Happy Chandler singing MOKH for the final time



2010 College Gameday at Rupp



Mark Pope Introductory Press Conference



1996 Team Celebration at Rupp




Any others that people can remember?

 

[JPFisher]

For me, it's clearly the draft that was the most important day in Kentucky basketball history.

 

[BlueBomb]

In 1978, I was 12 years old, and I went to the airport to greet the NCAA championship team when they returned. Pretty big stuff for youngster.

 

[dariusmillerUK]

Kate on State St

 

[Creed Bratton]

Not sure it's my favorite but the funniest and one of the most memorable non basketball moments to me has to be Billy Gillespie driving around New Circle Road so that he couldn't meet with Mitch and get fired. Oh and Cutler chasing him down the halls. 🤣

 

[KFuqua]

Three that stand out to me:

1988 Senior Night and Happy Chandler singing MOKH for the final time



2010 College Gameday at Rupp



Mark Pope Introductory Press Conference



1996 Team Celebration at Rupp




Any others that people can remember?

Those and Cawood's final goodbye really stand out to me.

 

[TucsonCat]

1996 Euclid celebration. Close enough to feel the heat from 18 news van.

Senior Day 1989.
Someone made an airplane out of a 3 sign and threw it in to court. Pitino took the mic and asked who threw it. The sight of 23000 people pointing at one poor soul has never left my mind.

 

[TopCatCal]

1. - When Calipari left for Arkansas.
2. - In the past when we would get a highly rated 5-Star recruit
3. - When UK hired Rick Pitino
4. - When Billy Gillispie left

 

[BlueSince92]

1996 Euclid celebration. Close enough to feel the heat from 18 news van.

Senior Day 1989.
Someone made an airplane out of a 3 sign and threw it in to court. Pitino took the mic and asked who threw it. The sight of 23000 people pointing at one poor soul has never left my mind.

We probably high-fived each other in ‘96 on Euclid.

 

[storm1507]

Two Keys...post game or pre game for that matter.

 

[bthaunert]

1996 Euclid celebration. Close enough to feel the heat from 18 news van.

This is from 2012, but looks like a ton of fun.

 

[KYCAT78]

Three that stand out to me:

1988 Senior Night and Happy Chandler singing MOKH for the final time



2010 College Gameday at Rupp



Mark Pope Introductory Press Conference



1996 Team Celebration at Rupp




Any others that people can remember?

In 74 season a coed from TN. sat next to me at game, afterwards we hit the Library Bar and drank the night away. She did not have a place to stay so she ended up in my Dorm. Even though we lost game rest of day was awesome.

 

[Aike]

John Wall’s intro at Big Blue Madness stands out.

 

[Cleatortoises]

1985 the final four was at Rupp.
The Villanova and St. Johns fans (chicks) were
camping on Blanding-Kirwin when it started raining sideways.
Haggin Hall provided hot showers and warm beds and hearts for the poor Yankee princesses.
If you know you know.

 

[DreadLox]

The philanthropy of the Barnstables. (They were UK cheerleaders +50 years ago.)

 

[Indyadolph]

"Notre Dame had fun in St. Louis."

Joe B., at the pep rally at Memorial after the 1978 Championship.
Digger Phelps enjoyed make snide remarks about UK and Joe . . .
Joe got the last word.
Loved it!!!

That 1978 Final Four was the closest Digger even remotely came to a National Championship.

Joe may only have one title, but that's one title more than thousands of other coaches . . . Digger included.

 

[chroix]

Cutting through Memorial to get to class when it was raining and ending up looking at a bunch of NCAA trophies.

Pope’s introductory press conference.

Chuck Hayes senior night.

 

[Roe07]

When I woke up on a random Monday morning back in April to find out John Calipari left for Arkansas.