Table of Contents
Foreword Mike Pratt xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xvii
1 Adolph Rupp 1
2 Joe B. Hall 4
3 Cawood Ledford 7
4 Bill Keightley 10
5 John Calipari 12
6 Tubby Smith 17
7 Rick Pitino 19
8 Dan Issel 23
9 C.M. Newton 26
10 Bob Wiggins 28
11 Big Blue Madness 29
12 Attend a Senior Night Game 33
13 Kentucky and Louisville-the Dream Game 35
14 The Greatest Game Ever 37
15 Anthony Davis 40
16 Memorial Coliseum 43
17 Tom Leach and Mike Pratt 45
18 Kenny Walker 48
19 Visit the Joe Craft Center 50
20 Learn "My Old Kentucky Home" 52
21 Ashley Judd 54
22 The Cats' Pause and Oscar Combs 57
23 Bernie Shively 60
24 Jamal Mashburn 62
25 Learn "On, On, U of K" 66
26 The Untouchables 67
27 The Won and Dones of 2012 70
28 The Unforgettables 73
29 Sam Bowie 76
30 The Fabulous Five 79
31 Cheerleaders 81
32 Read-and Possibly Loathe-the Lexington Herald-Leader 83
33 Wildcar Lodge 86
34 Nike and the Changing Uniforms 87
35 The Blue-White Scrimmage 90
36 Pat Riley 91
37 Rupp's Runts 93
38 UK vs. Duke, Part II 1998 97
39 John Wall 100
40 Paul "Bear" Bryant 102
41 The Season Without Joy 104
42 Rex Chapman 106
43 Bob Knight 110
44 Ralph Beard 114
45 The Comeback Cats 117
46 Tony Delk 119
47 The 1948 Olympic Gold Medal Winners 121
48 C-J and Larry Boeck 123
49 The Fiddlin' Five 125
50 Pitino's Bombinos 127
51 Wah Wah Jones 130
52 Bill Spivey 132
53 The Mardi Gras Miracle 135
54 Emery Air and Its Unusual Package 137
55 The Undefeated Season 139
56 Mitch Barnhart 142
57 The Attendance Record 144
58 Travel with the Team-to Maui, Alaska, or New York 146
59 UK vs. Tennessee 148
60 First UK All-American: Basil Hayden 150
61 Freedom Hall 152
62 Matt Jones and Kentucky Sports Radio 154
63 Vernon Hatton is Mr. Clutch 156
64 Terry Mobley and the Shot vs. Duke 158
65 Kyle Macy 160
66 The Draft Cats 163
67 Jack "Goose" Givens 165
68 Coach Cal's No. 1 Recruiting Classes 168
69 Visit Madisonville, Home of Frank Ramsey and Travis Ford 171
70 Watch a Game from the eRUPPtion Zone 173
71 The Walk-Ons 175
72 Take in a Barnstorming Tour 179
73 UK and UNC Rivalry 180
74 Surf on Over to Jon Scott's UK Website 184
75 Cotton Nash 186
76 Richie Farmer 188
77 Visit Ted Arlinghaus and Rupp Arena North 190
78 Louie Dampier 191
79 Tayshaun Prince 195
80 Party at Woodlawn and Euclid 197
81 Eddie Sutton 199
82 Derek Anderson and Ron Mercer-Thunder and Lightning 201
83 Kevin Grevey 204
84 Chuck Hayes 206
85 Go to YouTube and Check Out UKCAT8FAN's Videos 208
86 Jeff Sheppard 210
87 1997: Almost a Three-Peat 212
88 Jodie Meeks 214
89 Wayne Turner: The Ultimate Winner 218
90 Pitino's 1989-90 UK Coaching Staff 220
91 The Comeback Against Kansas 222
92 Meet UK Elvis: Rick Cothern 224
93 UK and Arkansas Rivalry 227
94 Brandon Knight 230
95 Patrick Patterson 234
96 John Wooden's Last Game 237
97 Get Your Maker's Mark Bottle Signed 239
98 Josh Harrellson and His Jorts 242
99 Listen to the Joe B. and Denny Show 245
100 Billy Gillispie 247
Sources 251
