March 26th: On this date...

...in 1992, your #6 University of Kentucky Wildcats fought off a scrappy #17 Massachusetts squad and their up and coming head coach John Calipari, 87-77, to advance to the East Region finals in Philadelphia. Fresh off an SEC Tournament MVP, Jamal Mashburn continued his torrid streak, finishing with 30 points on 11-15 shooting. Unforgettable senior John Pelphrey helped Mash out with 18 points of his own. The red-haired Paintsville-native added four assists, four rebounds, and four steals. The young hot-head coach was charged with a technical foul that night for getting out of his coaching box, a charge Calipari denies to this day. Coach Cal says there were so many lines on The Spectrum floor that it simply appeared like he was out of the box. A claim that I definitely would not have believed if he wasn't the head coach of my favorite basketball team. And since he is, I'll just say the refs were clearly in the wrong, but the outcome was ultimately unaffected and correct.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach