January 15th: On this date...

... in 2005, two scary names from Kentucky’s past reunited as point guard Patrick Sparks met his old Western Kentucky coach Dennis Felton down in Athens, Georgia. Kentucky had fourteen players log minutes, controlled the contest throughout and won the game 74-55. Patrick Sparks led the way for the Cats on the outside (15 points - 5 assists) and Chuck Hayes dominated things down low (13 points - 11 rebounds). The game was also a coming out party for freshman Ramel Bradley, who impressed with his play off the bench. Bradley finished the contest with an efficient 5-7 shooting and 14 points. The victory moved #8 Kentucky to 13-2 on the season, the only losses coming to North Carolina and Kansas. They would only lose two games in SEC play in 2005 and go into the NCAA Tournament boasting a 25-5 record after falling in the SEC Championship game to Florida. The run ended in Austin, Texas, in the Elite Eight to Michigan State.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach