July 13th: On this date...

.... in 1993, your University of Kentucky Wildcats offered the one and only Scott Padgett a scholarship to play basketball with Rick Pitino. Will Padgett, father of the St. X forward Padgett, said his son was "overjoyed, like a little kid waking up on Christmas morning and seeing his presents." Padgett was a lifelong Kentucky fan (protocol for any young male) growing up in the filthy city of Louisville, just hoping to make it out. He played in only 14 games as a freshman on the 1994-95 team. Apparently, a nasty dog from Louisville ate his homework for a semester, because he flunked out. He turned everything around, though, and was a vital part of the runner-up 1997 team, the Champion 1998 team, and the Elite Eight 1999 squad. His 3-pointer vs. Duke in the 1998 Regional Final goes down as one of the most important shots in Kentucky basketball history.

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