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Don Owen: Denied a shot at NBA, Kentucky Colonels made Bluegrass epicenter of hoops in 1975

April 11, 2020April 11, 20201

Would you believe the best professional basketball team in the world once made its home in Kentucky? Yes, and in…

January 27, 20200

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Like thousands of basketball fans, teams and coaches across the nation, John Calipari was speechless…

December 10, 2018December 10, 20180

I have just finished reading a remarkable and enjoyable basketball book about the glory days of the Boston Celtics and…

November 8, 2018November 5, 20180

This month will mark the beginning of my 43rd year in covering the storied University of Kentucky basketball program as…

April 7, 2016April 6, 20160

Over several decades, there have been many national articles about Adolph Rupp and his 1965-66 Wildcats, popularly called “Rupp’s Runts.”…

September 10, 2015September 9, 20150

As you saw it on Saturday night, Kentucky’s defense in the second half was nothing to brag about. Facing a…

February 19, 2015February 19, 20150

Louie Dampier, one of Kentucky’s best pure shooters in history, has finally made it to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall…

February 12, 20150

By Jamie Vaught Special to NKyTribune When I wrote a recent column about ex-American Basketball Association (and NBA) superstar Dan…

January 29, 2015January 28, 20150

In recent years, there have been some movements or discussions as well as media stories about bringing an NBA franchise…