October 24th: On this date...

... in 2008, Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks declared himself 100% healthy about a miserable 2007-08 campaign that was plagued by injury and a coaching change. A sports hernia initially diagnosed as a stress fracture in his pelvis and a hip flexor limited the Norcross, GA, native to 11 games. And with the loss of seniors Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley, Meeks knew he needed to step up his offensive game in order for the Cats to be successful. The fact there was no mention on the SEC’s preseason All-SEC team also kept the fire alive in Jodie for 2008-09. Little did Big Blue Nation know what was in store for them during the 2008-09 basketball season. While the team struggled down the stretch, the individual performances by Jodie Meeks were immediately legendary. Jodie had a monster season highlighted by the ridiculous 54-point performance at Tennessee.

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