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Q In 1903, Kentucky’s W.WH. Mustaine collected $3 for a §   (
5 ball... and so the legacy began: ,, (
  • Seven NCAA Championships
Q • Most Wins in College Basketball
j • Best Winning Percentage in College Basketball
  • Most Consensus All-Americans
  • Most Associated Press Top-10 Finishes
g   • 41 Southeastern Conference Titles
  • 23 SEC Tournament Championships
  • 15 National Attendance Crowns
  The UK Athletics Association has a series of events and % 'gl]3-2003 l  
  promotions planned in celebration of the 100th anniversary Q ,0
  of Kentucky Basketball, such as the commemorative Pepsi 65 Q`
  cans that were passed out at Big Blue Madness and through   1‘°
  the middle of December. Also, October 27, Johnny Benson
I drove in the NAPA 500 NASCAR race in Atlanta with the
UK anniversary logo on the hood of his car and snarling
1 Kentucky Wildcats around the wheel wells. Die-cast replicas
j of the anniversary car are available for purchase online at _
{ http://store.valvoline.com/
  Underway now through December 14, fans can vote for    
' the greatest games and greatest players in UK basketball his- UK junior swimmer Joey Faltraco has been named to the
  tory at ukathletics.ocsn.com/index-main.html, at the first 2003 United States Pan Am Team. He was selected at the
  four home basketball games, on Papa J ohn’s box—toppers senior national event in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to compete in
and at participating retail outlets including Pepsi displays in the 200-yard backstroke. He is the UK record-holder I the
{ Kroger stores statewide, McDona1d’s restaurants, NAPA 200-yard backstroke as well as the 100-yard backstroke,
  Auto Parts stores statewide, and Kentucky Select Chevrolet 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400—yard IM.
  Dealers. Balloting for “Greatest Players" and “Greatest Diver Clayton Moss, an All-American on all three
  Games" will end just in time for the Greatest Games series boards last season, has been named to the 2002 Senior Na-
j to begin on the UK Radio Network December 29. The UK tional Team, repeating his membership on the 2001 Na-
§ Network will air the Top 10 games, counting down from No. tional Team. He won the Southeastern Conference title for
l 10 to No. 1, every Sunday night from 7 - 9 p.m. EST, with the the second year and finished second in the NCAA on the
  exception of Super Bowl Sunday. one-meter board last season. Last season he also was
. At the Michigan State game December 14, the UK team named "2002 Male Diver of the Year" at the SEC Champi-
l will wear "retro" unifomis by Nike. McDonald’s will pro- onships Meet and by the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
E duce commemorative "100 Years" Santa hats. Some will be The UK men’s and women’s soccer teams continue to
J given away at the basketball game on December 14. The rest make noise. The men’s team has been ranked as high as 15
i will be available at participating stores while supplies last. and never been out of the top 25 throughout the early sea-
; In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of their national son. The women’s team advanced to the NCAA tourna-
  championship, the 1978 UK team will be honored at the UK! ment for the second straight year.
i Notre Dame game January 18. February 22-23 has been des-
j ignated reunion weekend, and there will be a dinner on Feb-
j ruary 22 with former players, coaches and others, to benefit
  the UK Basketball Museum. During timeouts and at half-
j time of the Wildcats’ game versus Ole Miss on February 23,
  former players will be recognized on the court and the "Fan- _
V tasy Five" will be announced, as voted on by the fans. Check Ollt the Blg Blllé
` Other commemoratives in February include "100 Years" Madness photo gallery
i hats available in NAPA stores statewide and commemora- _ ·
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  commemorative cans and glasses, Pepsi will conduct a vend- Sp0l°tS/m·b8SkbVSp€C-ICU
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