June 10th: On this date....

.... in 1978, Kentucky All-Americans Rick Robey and Jack "Goose" Givens, along with super sixth man James Lee were selected in the 1978 NBA Draft. All were coming off an NCAA Championship run under coach Joe B. Hall. The Indiana Pacers selected Robey with the 3rd overall pick. The Atlanta Hawks chose Givens with the 16th overall pick. James Lee went to the Seattle SuperSonics with the 39th overall pick. Robey played a total of eight seasons in the NBA, winning a Championship with the Celtics in 1981. Givens played just two years with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging less than seven points a game before being released. Lee never recorded an NBA stat according to basketball-reference.com.

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