January 28th: On this date...

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach

... in 1968, your #9 University of Kentucky Wildcats head basketball coach, Adolph Rupp, became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history. Actually, we’ll call it, “in the history of the World.” And although the game wasn’t necessarily close, it was exciting for the fans in Baton Rouge. The 121-95 win for the Cats was the first time they had the opportunity to face one “Pistol” Pete Maravich. The Pistol finished his first ever game versus Kentucky with 52 points and 11 rebounds. Big Blue countered with 58% shooting on 90 shots from the field. This included a quartet of solid games: Mike Casey (31 points - 10 rebounds), Dan Issel (17 points - 14 rebounds), Mike Pratt (18 points - 12 rebounds), Thad Jaracz (24 points - 7 rebounds). While the victory was well and good, years later it was discovered that Adolph Rupp actually achieved the feat on February 18,1967, in a 103-74 win over Mississippi State.