February 10th: On this date....

...... in 2009, your University of Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Florida Gators, 68-65, in dramatic fashion as Jodie Meeks drained an off-balance three as time was winding down. As dramatic as Meeks’ shot was, the remaining 4.7 seconds had fans even more on the edge of their seat as Nick Calathes was fouled on a three-point attempt as time expired. The Kentucky bench erupted as the clock expired thinking the game was over, but the referees sent everyone back to the bench for potential game-tying free throws. Calathes had dominated the Cats all game long, finishing with 33 points - 7 rebounds - 3 assists. He was also 11-12 from the free throw line before the last tries. Calathes then managed to miss all three attempts as the Rupp Arena crowd rose to its feet shake the building. The win moved Kentucky to 17-7 on the season, 6-3 in the SEC. Billy Clyde followed this up with an atrocious ending to the season, with the only other highlight being Perry Stevenson’s cram of a lifetime in the NIT. This was one of the few highlights of the 2008-09 season and is one of the only acceptable memories from an otherwise “voided year in the history books”.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach