NCAA
1942
1968
W.B. "BILL11 KEIGHTLEY
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
Affectionately known as "Mr. Wildcat," Bill Keightley has been associated with the Wildcats basketball program since 1962.
Keightley graduated from Kavanaugh High School in Lawrenceburg and is a retired U.S. Postal Service carrier. The avid Cincinnati Reds fan is married to the former Hazel Robinson of Lawrenceburg. The Keightleys have one daughter, who works in the University's postal department.
MARTA McMACKIN
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
WALT McCOMBS
BASKETBALL TRAINER
Walt McCombs is the trainer assigned to UK basketball oni daily basis. He joined the UK staff in 1972 and left in 1974 for J three-year stint at Clemson. He rejoined the Wildcats staff in 1977. A native of Belton, S.C, he is a 1971 graduate of The Citadel. He is married to the former Sue Shaver. They have threj children, Crystal, 13; Emily, 11, and Nathaniel, 1.
SUZETTA YATES
STAFF ASSISTANT
Marta McMackin is one of the more familiar faces around the Kentucky basketball offices, having been on the staff for 14 years. A native of Ironton, Ohio, McMackin attended Morehead State University and the University of Kentucky. She is an avid Cleveland Browns and Bernie Kosar fan. She and husband Ron have three sons, Ron, 27; Rick, 25, and Rodd, 22.
Suzetta Yates joined the UK Athletics Department a year an] She serves as the receptionist in the UK basketball offices. A Lexington native, Yates is a 1987 UK graduate with a major in history. She was married last September to Mark Yates.
UK MANAGERS AND TRAINERS
Manager Benson Tatum, Manager Ken Cayheart, Equipment Manager Bill Keightley, Manager Spencer Tatum, Manager | Jeff Morrow and Trainer Walt McCombs.