Trivia Thread
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Baltimore, for one, not sure about the other.
(Lil' yeller winky face)
(Lil' yeller winky face)
Catapult you are correct. Texas & Indiana 6 each
Can you or anyone name the 6 mcdonalds All-Americans from Indiana
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I'd have a better shot at Texas, but Marquis Teague and Trey lyles is all I know from IN
The 6 UK McDonalds All-Americans from Indiana are
1. Jim Master - 1980
2. Roger Harden - 1982
3. James Blackmon - 1983
4. Shawn Kemp - 1988
5. Marquis Teague - 2011
6. Trey Lyles - 2014
Trivia question: Which recent UK bball player also played football in high school?
Total bs question.Trivia question: Which recent UK bball player also played football in high school?
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And apparently Derek Willis
Who played volleyball in highschool and who shouldn't we sleep on this year?
That's it. He put up some great numbers at UK. When he left, he was the following on the all-time UK list:
7th in points
4th in assists
1st in steals
5th in free throw attempts
Davender was smooth. Always played at same speed...
Yeah. Whenever the topic of most underrated players comes up, I always say Davender. Truly an underrated player at UK.
Mel Turpin is the other guy who was way under-valued imo. You here so much more about Bowie. When Turpin left he was #10 all-time in scoring, 13 all-time in rebounding, 1st all-time in blocked shots, 8th all-time in field goals and 2nd all-time in FG%.
I was only 7 when Ed started playing for UK but I was always pretending to be him in the driveway shooting ball with my dad.
I was in my dorm once at Rick Pitino camp and Ed Davender walked in my room. Think he was friends with the counselor who was staying on our floor that week.
I remember he was wearing some outfit that was covered head to toe in Mercedes emblems.
There's your random, almost forgotten fact of the day.
I remember he was wearing some outfit that was covered head to toe in Mercedes emblems.
There's your random, almost forgotten fact of the day.
RIP Mel. Fun story-
While living on campus, coach actually paid a student manager to sit outside Mel's room to ensure Mel didn't sneak out to get food. Dude was big, and he liked to eat. Mel, being as hungry and as focused as he was on eating, decided to pay the student more to sneak him fast food behind coaches back. Mel told me that story not long before he passed. Man he laughed about that. He was truly a nice guy.
I preface this with this - I loved Ed Davender. He was my favorite player as a kid. I wrote his name on the back of my t-shirts and pretended to be him in the back yard, hitting last second shots to win games every day.
Now, with that said, my personal stories involving Ed were not quite as memory worthy. Dude made some bad decisions little while back.
But - still love the guy as a player.
Those #'s make Ed the most under appreciated player to ever lace 'em up for the Cats, imo.
Love that nickname. Also called the "Mealman." Although, he was considered at the time as one of the few players who ate his way out of the league. Had a brother who was 6'10" that worked for me for a while. He would change the light bulbs in my ceiling with no ladder.
Big Mel was not only an All-American basketball player here. He was an All-American person. Truly one of the all time best persons anyone will ever meet.
Who are the only two Major-Conference programs that have never advanced to the Sweet 16?
- 1 of them is obvious
- The other requires some thought
- 1 of them is obvious
- The other requires some thought
I know the guy that was assigned to that task. Kevin is his name. He's currently in the horse racing business.
GOT IT!
- Nebraska is now the only power 5 program that has never even won a game in the NCAA Tournament.
-Every other power 5 team has at-least made it to the Sweet 16
-Colorado hasn't been since 1963, which (I believe) is the longest active streak amongst the teams that have been there.
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Washington State was a good guess, but they actually made it to the S16 back in 2008. I guess that's what made Tony Bennett such a hot commodity in the coaching world.
Yep. I ran into him at a gas station in Hilton Head in the mid 80's. Super nice guy. One of the guys who I think belongs up in the rafters at Rupp.
