January 6th: On this date...

..... in 1998, Wayne Turner had one of his most efficient days as a Wildcat to lead the Wildcats to a 90-79 victory in Athens, Georgia. It was a familiar place for new Kentucky head coach, as it was Tubby Smith’s first appearance back at Georgia since taking the job in Lexington. Not only was it Tubby Smith’s first game back at Georgia as UK’s head coach, it was also the first time in NCAA history that a coach coached with one son on his team and another son on the opposing team. Freshman Saul Smith logged 10 minutes as a backup point guard and G.G. Smith played 36 minutes as Georgia starting point guard. Kentucky’s Wayne Turner, though, was the story as he finished the game 5-8 from the field and 10-13 from the free throw line to finish with 20 points - 5 rebounds - 5 assists. Allen Edwards added 19 points and 6 rebounds; Heshimu Evans and Nazr Mohammed both finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds. The win moved the #6 Wildcats to 13-2 on the season, in what would turn out to be a very memorable season for the new head coach.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach