April 27th: On this date...

... in 1993, your University of Kentucky Wildcat assistant coach Billy Donovan told Marion County's own Anthony Epps that UK was "not ready to commit" to him for the 1994 season. The Cats had focused most of their efforts on Charles O'Bannon, who later committed to UCLA. Epps, eventually received a scholarship offer, ended up being the starting point guard for the most dominant team in my lifetime, the '96 Cats. Epps followed up the '96 campaign by leading his final team to the NCAA title game in 1997. On rosters full of Parade and McDonald's All-Americans, Anthony Epps was arguably the most vital part of these Championship teams. John Wall and his Freak Show talent are nice, but solid game managers like Anthony Epps and Wayne Turner were the last point guards to lead us to a Final Four/Championship. Of course, now that we're getting elite level point guards to come to Lexington, we can use this game manager for spot duty.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach