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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008
SECTION A

POSTSEASON PREVIEW

MARCHING
UNNOTICED

Written off before conference play
and plagued with injuries throughout
the season, UK enters the tourney
undermanned and overlooked

Senior Flamel Bradley tips a rebound during UK's 52-52 win over Alabama on Feb. 9 at Rupp Arena. Bradley has been one of the key cogs in UK's comeback from its early season struggles to a No tt seed in the South R

the NCAA Tournament.

Senior guard Ramel Bradley shouts after making a basket during UK's 60-
56 overtime loss to Georgia in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Con-

ference Tournament in Atlanta.

By Travis Waldron
twaldron@kykernel.com

ANAHEIM. Calif. -— The role of un—
derdog is not one that is familiar for UK
basketball. But a roller-coaster season that
started with a coaching change and wound
its way through injuries and bad losses has
left the Cats as just that ~~ the underdog in
their NCAA ﬁrst-round matchup with Mar»
quette.

The Cats and the Golden Eagles tip-off

today at 2:30 pm. EDT in Anaheim. Calif.
Senior guard Ramel Bradley said there

is no question UK is an underdog out west.

but it is a role he likes.
“1 think we do (consider ourselves the

underdog). just from the perspective of

the media and how people just count us
out and don't think we can win." Bradley
said at the team‘s pre—tournament news
conference yesterday. “But I think that‘s
the best place to be in — when no one be-
lieves in you and you just have to (be—
lieve) in yourself and just come out to«
gether as a team."

UK. the No. ll seed in the South Re-
gion. has played as the underdog several
times this season. The Cats lost to favored
North Carolina and Louisville at home and
fell to favored Indiana on the road. But UK
also defeated then—No. l3 Vanderbilt in the
SEC opener on Jan. 12 and downed thcn—
No. 3 Tennessee a week later. both at Rupp
Arena.

The Cats most dramatic role as under-
dog came after UK lost freshman forward
Patrick Patterson in late February for the
remainder of the season. UK tra\eled to
Knoxville to play the top-ranked Volunteers
that weekend with first place in the SEC

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East on the line and with few. if any.gi\uig
them a chance to win. The (‘ats held on un
til the ﬁnal seconds. when senior guard .loe
Crawford's game—tying 3-point attempt
rimmed out and sent the Cats away with -a
loss.

l'K elosed the regular season \\|ll‘. '\\i\
“ins o\ er South (“arolina and l ltlllila seal
ing its trip to the N('.»\.\ 'l'ouruaiiitut tor
the l7th coiisceutne season

While (‘rawtord agreed “llll liiadlex
about l'K‘s status as the underdog. \lai
quette guard llomiuit‘ .lamcs is not hit} mg:
ll.
“I don't think we're getting caught up
Ill the secdiiigs or \\ ho the underdog ;\f‘
James said. "We respect the law that we
know they had to fight to get int iizt tow:
nament. lt that's their motnatioi. .oiiau:

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I think we do (consider ourselves the undcrdog).just from the perspective of the
media and how people just count us out and don’t think we can win.”

ANAHEIM. Calif. — UK was on
a mighty magical run when a tomado
blew away the Cats‘ rhythm in the
Southeastern Con-
ference Touma-
ment last week.

Georgia was

the beneﬁciary of
the twister. as the
Bulldogs pulled a
rabbit out of a hat
by winning the
toumament after
ﬁnishing in a tie
for last place dur-
ing the regular
season.

The Cats
weren‘t the same team in that game
that had bounced back from a tough
early season start to win 12 of 16 SEC

. .

games. The magic from the regular
season was. at least for one game.
gone.

Now. as the Cats open up NCAA
Tournament play against Marquette to
day in Anaheim. Calif ., home of Dis—
ney‘s Magic Kingdom. the question is:
Can UK regain the magic it had before
the Georgia Dome disruption for
NCAA play?

“We‘ll be ready." UK head coach
Billy Gillispie said.

We‘ll ﬁnd out.

Several factors could go into UK
getting its pro-tornado magic back.

Can Ramel Bradley shake his 4-
for-l7 shooting performance and per-
form at the All-SH? caliber he was
playing at during the regular season?
He has to. or UK is doomed.

Without Bradley, UK is magic-less.

Can Joe Crawford overcome the fa-
tigue that has so obviously plagued him
over the last few weeks? His numbers
were typical Crawford against Georgia
— he ﬁnished with 24 points — but it's
probably going to take all of a healthy
and fully rested Crawford to win.

And can the Cats forget about the
Georgia loss and galvanize around the
second chance the NCAA Tournament
selection committee gave them?

If the players are as focused about
Marquette as Gillispie is. the Cats have
probably already moved on.

Gillispie was asked yesterday
about the irony of playing at the same
site as his last team. Texas A&M.

"i am totally immersed in our
team." Gillispie said.

He’s obviously not thinking about
the Aggies. Or the Bulldogs.

Whatever happens today. don't for

get just how magical UK's run to the
NCAA Toumament has been.

The Cats have freed themselves
from locks while underwater without
two keys. Patrick Patterson and Jodie

Meeks. for multiple games this season.

And that won't change today.

Patterson (deﬁnitely) and Meeks
(“very. very doubtful." according to
Gillispie) won't be able to help the
Cats against Marquette. Those losses
are severe for UK. but they have

proven they can overcome them. main-

ly because of everything else they‘ve
gone through this season.

Bradley and Crawford were asked
during a news conference yesterday
what was the lowest point of the sea-
son.

“We lost to Gardner-Webb and

Ramel Bradley, senior guard

you're like 'this is riditiilous.~ "
Bradley said, “'lhings can‘t get any
worse at Kentucky ' But “lien \ou lose
to

CM“ ford cut him otl.

“T . an Diego." (‘rawlord said

Bradley continued.

“ .. to San Diego. It can get worse
Just \\ hen you think it can‘t get any
worse. it can."

That was almost three months ago
Now the season could last just one
more game.

So will UK prc\ ent it from hap~
pening today and perform one more
magic act against Marquette"

Who knows‘.’ But I‘m sure they
have a few more tricks up their
sleeves.

Jonathan Smith is u _[I’llflltlll\'"l \r'
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PAGE A2 | Thursday, March 20, 2008

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

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UK in the NCAA
Tournament

Total NCAAToIirnament ap-
pearances, more than any
other program in the nation

one -----

Consecutive bids to the tour-
nament, the third- -Iongest ac-
tive streak behind Kansas
(19) and Arizona (24)

141 and 98

Total NCAAmTournament
games and wins, more than
any other program in the na-

tion

..... coo

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UK has won at least its first-
round game (every year
since 1992), the longest such
streak In the nation

29,11 and"

.....

Number of points, rebounds
and assists by Marquette's
Dwayne Wade when the
Golden Ea les defeated the
Cats in 20 3 to advance to
the Final Four

.....

Total games UK has played
against Marquette The Cats
own a 7- 6 overall advantae
but are 4-5 against the Go d-
en Eagles in NCAA Tourna-
ment play

13, 31 and 40

Number of Final Fours, Sweet
165 and Elite Eights UK has
advanced to in tournament
history

........

National championships,

WNIT isn’t the tourney the
Cats wanted, but they’ || take it

By Kong! Colsto
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Every year around spring.
hundreds of women anticipate
being asked to “The Big
Dance." And whether it's the
high school senior prom or the
NCAA Tournament, the excite-
ment and disappointment is
similar for both.

So you'll have to excuse
UK women‘s basketball head
coach Matthew Mitchell if he
sounds a little disappointed
about being asked to the
women’s basketball equivalent
of the junior prom A the
Women‘s National Invitational
Tournament.

“On one level. we are dis-
appointed that we didn‘t make
the NCAA Tournament."
Mitchell said Monday night af-
ter learning his team failed to
make the 64-team cut. “Our
goal at the beginning of the
season was to make it to the
NCAA Toumament

The Cats found out late
Monday that they were an au-
tomatic qualifier for the
WNIT. UK earned a first-
round bye and will play Mid-
dle Tennessee State tomorrow
at 7 pm. at Memorial Colise-
um.

“I think we are deserving
of (the bye)." Mitchell said.
“How we ﬁnished and how we
played down the stretch. I think
we were deserving."

Although the Cats didn‘t
reach their ultimate goal of
making it to the NCAA Tour-
nament. the WNIT bid isn't all
that disappointing. given how
they began the season. UK
started the year with a wealth
of senior—laden talent. but the
Cats struggled to find their
game under first-year UK
coach Mitchell, stumbling out
of the gate to a 6—8 non-confer-
ence record.

After junior guard Carly
Ormerod went down with a
foot injury. it appeared the
Cats' season would only get
tougher as they headed into
conference play. Instead. the
Cats made waves in Southeast—
ern Conference play by upset—
ting a ranked Georgia team
twice and a ranked Aubum
tezuri.

An 8-6 conference record
earned the Cats fourth place in
the SEC final standings. but a
loss to South Carolina at home
on Senior Day might have
done the Cats in. Still. if not

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at all. (‘ats liaye high hopes alter be-
“We‘re excited to be in the ing the first fourth-place Sli('
postseason." Mitchell said. school to be denied a .N(';\/\

'lournaiiieiit bid.
"we lt;t\‘e a chance to \\II]
it " Mitchell said. “You lime to

“Going into conference play.
itot a lot of people thought we
had a chance to be in postsea—
son." locus one game at a game. .\
And it's Iiot like UK isn't a sur\i\c-and adxaiice iiieiitalr
common dance partner wIth the ty."
WNIT. The ('ats have Iiiade a
postseason tournament the last
four years. three of them being
the WNIT. Last year. UK Iiiade
it to the third round of the tour-
nament. winning two straight

But first UK has to get
past MTSl'. who easily dis-
patched of Western (‘aroiiiia
ItH-(i‘t last night. The Cats
hold an is' 3 o\ei'all record
against MTSU but hasn‘t met

road games before falling to
Wisconsin.

With a first-round bye. a
second—round home game and
a be\y of experienced ('ats
ll) of 15 UK players have post-
season experience -- UK could
be prime for a run iii the

the Blue Raiders since I901).
With all the experience on the
('ats' squad. Mitchell hopes
UK can use its past kiio\\!~
edge \sisely

"(\Vc) tlcltttllcl) lt.t\c the
opportunity to us: c\periciite
as an adxaiitage.” Mitchell
said.

second only to UCLA, wmner

of 11 national titles for the

ference play. UK might not
have been asked to any dance

Cats‘ turnaround in con-

BASKETBALL

Continued from page A1

into this game. that‘s on them.“

James. a junior, is making his third con-
secutive trip to the NCAA Tournament
since coming to Marquette. but he has not
won a tournament game yet. The Golden
Eagles. the No. 6 seed in the South Region.
fell to Alabama in 2006 and Michigan State
last season.

Just as the Cats are using a rough regu—
lar season as their motivation. James is us—
ing his lack of success in March as his.

“We haven’t won a tournament game
since I've been here." James said. “That‘s
our motivation. Each team has to have some
type of edge coming into any game for
added motivation. If that‘s their war cry.
then we've got ours as well."

If there is an underdog in this game. it
might be hard to spot.

“They deﬁnitely remind us a lot of us."
sophomore forward Perry Stevenson said. “I
guess the only difference is that they have a

Up next
UK vs. Marquette

When: Today. 2:30 pm. EDT
Where: Anaheim, Calif.
TV: CBS

higher seed and different uniforms,"

Like UK. Marquette relies heavily on lls
guard play to find success on offense. Three
of its four leading scorers 7* James. .Ierel
McNeaI and Wesley Matthews are
guards. and the other. Lazar Hayward. is a
6-foot-6 forward that plays outside the paint
more often than in it. Marquette center ()use
mane Burro averages just 5.5 points and 5.5
rebounds per game.

UK head coach Billy (iillispie spent
much of the early season preaching tough-
ness to his team and has recently applauded
the effort and toughness UK showed
throughout conference play. Marquette

WNIT. Led by senior All-SEC
selections Samantha Malioiicy
and Sarah Elliott and All-SEC
freshman Victoria Dunlap. the

“But the players decide
him to ltttisli this season, l~l|
\\ot'k as hard as I can as .I
coach to prepare them."

brings that same grit to the Inuit eici's time
out. (iillispie said.

“What really Irma/es me Is Alar-
qucttc‘s) consistency \\ itli their etl'ort. and
they really played \ycll together." (iillispic

said. “ThcyWe \yoii Iiiost til their games this
year. The ones they ha\eti‘t non. they ~\e
been right there and Iiad a chance to “I”
them. But it‘s all about thou) the_\ play hard
every single time. .Iiid as a coach that's \\ hat
I appreciate the most "

The last time [K and \laiquctlc played.
the (ioldett ltaglcs “etc the underdog l'K
had won 2(- coiisecutne games. “as the .\'o
l team in the country and \\;1\ looking toad
\ancc to its l4tli l‘llldl l3'oI1i' \sllt‘lt it met
Marquette iii the [Inc light \TIII'LIIIL'IIL‘
guard Dwyane Wade erupted. IiothIIiig a
triple-double. as the (ioldeii I..I3.I|es knocked
off U K Xi (it).

lhis game iiiiglit not Ii ch itiip to the
Final 1" our on the line. but ll s 3 u naiitLed to
ha\e a unique atiiiospheie. Maitpiettc head
coach Tom ('reaii said.

”li\ei'y titiie there's been a Marquette
Kentuck) Elaine." ('I‘eaii said. “it‘s Iiad a
special feel."

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The Cats’ road to the Sweet 16

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Two manthx ago, it was hard
to imagine the UK men '.\' basket-
ball team would even he plaving
in the NCAA Tournament. Willi

a 7~9 record. the mere idea of
wanting a game against one of

the top-()4 teams in the nation
‘ seemed almost ludicrous.

Fast forward to today's
matehup Willi lllarquette. and
it's clear that the same postsea-
son bag: of pas! seasons will
onee again have (”an ﬁrm on
the edge oflherr seals when UK
tips offal 2:30 pm [51)]:

lltullgll the ('at.\' are the No.
ll seed am! will come in as im-
derdogs against the No. 6 seeded
Golden Eagles, jam around Lex-
ington are vearningjiir (le ﬁrst
Sweet 16 appearance since 2005.

73) do so. [he (‘at.\' will have
to upset Marquette and then dis"
patch of either Na. 3 seeded
Stanford or No. 14 needed (‘or—
nell. l'helirllrm‘lng is a look at
the three teams in L'K's pod.

Marquette

The Golden Eagles (24—9.
ll—7 Big East) are no strangers
to postseason play. Just ask the
2003 UK squad. which was
knocked out of the tournament
by the Dwayne Wade-led team
that reached the Final Four.

But for a team that was
picked in several preseason top-
lt) polls and one of the fa«
vorites to win the Big East at
the beginning of this season.
anything short of the Sweet l6
will be labeled as a disappoint
ment to those surrounding the
Marquette program.

The Golden Eagles have the
talent to get past the second
round. but they have yet to play
up to their potential this season.

The heart and soul of Mar-
quette for the past three seasons
has been junior Dominic James.
a scrappy. tenacious guard list-
ed at a generous 5-foot-l l.

James has slipped in recent
years — he averages 13 points
per game. down from 15.3 two
seasons ago .- and is an ex-
tremely streaky shooter. hitting
just 4l percent of his shots.

If the (tits can keep the
ﬂeet—footed James from running
and hold the Golden liagles'

WHY CHOOSE
ANYPLAECE ELSE? “m

Marquette‘s
Dominic
James sails to
the basket
against Notre
Dame on Jan.
12, at the
Bradley Cen~
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leading scorer. Jerel McNeal. in
check. they'll have a great
chance to pull off the upset.

Stanford

Without a doubt the best
team in UK‘s pod. It‘s hard to
see the (‘ats having a chance in
this one. given the presence of
Stanford twin 7-footers Brook
and Robin Lopez.

Without UK freshman for-
ward Patrick Patterson. expect
the Cardinal to pound the ball
inside if UK and Stanford meet
in Round 2.

Brook Lopez is a surefire
top»2() pick in this year's NBA
Draft. if he decides to go pro ._
the 7»footer turned down big
bucks last year to return for his
sophomore campaign.

Stanford doesn‘t come in
with an extraordinary win re—
sume it’s defeated only four
teams in the NCAA Tournament
field W but it has an impressive
record (26—7. 135 Pac—llll and
enters the toumey as the No. I]-
ranked tcani in the Associated
Press Poll. >

If the Cats meet the Cardinal
in the second round. UK will
need a big game from sophomore

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forward Perry Stevenson. who
remains UK‘s only legit threat in-
side after the Patterson injury.

Cornell

Don‘t let the name. the No.
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Greeks to
host forum

for lone prez
campaign

By Katie Seltz
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It won’t be a debate. but students will
have the opportunity to have questions an-
swered by Tyler Montell. the sole candi-
date for Student Government president.
and his running mate Grant Mills.

The Greek Political Action Committee
is holding their annual forum tonight at 7
in the Worsham Theater in the Student
Center. The event is usually a debate be-
tween candidates where the committee en—
dorses a candidate afterward. Since Mon-
tell is the only presidential candidate. the
event will serve more as a question and an-
swer forum. said Kevin Meadows. who
will moderate.

“Montell will speak first — he will ex-
plain his platform issues and field about
seven questions." Meadows said. “Mills
will be asked about four questions."

All Greek organizations were asked to
submit questions for the candidates. Mead-
ows said some questions will be specific to
Greeks and others will concern the entire
campus.

“There will be questions about how
(the candidates) will help the Greek com-
munity. how they will help bring about di-
versity and other issues important to UK
students." Meadows said.

Each Greek organization is asked to
send two delegates to the forum. Meadows
said. and at the end they will vote whether
or not to endorse Montell and Mills.

Out of the past l9 SG presidential win-
ners. 18 were endorsed by GPAC. And
though there is only one candidate this
year. Meadows said it is still important to
discuss the issues.

“This is probably the best time to get
informed about the candidates." he said.
“It is a time for (students) to come out and
actually hear the candidates speak."

All students are encouraged to attend.
Meadows said. but the event mainly aims
to familiarize Greek students with the can-
didates and their platforms.

“We want (Greeks) to really get out
there and meet the candidates." he said.
“We want them to get the information and
knowledge on who to vote for."

There will probably be a senator-at-
large and college senator candidates in at-
tendance. Meadows said. but they won’t be
participating in the forum.

According to election rules. candidates
for senate can start campaigning. hanging
up posters and passing out promotional
material Sunday at noon.

The election will take place Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week. This is the
first year online voting will be allowed
from any computer in a spring election.

Online polls will open Wednesday at 9
am. and will not close until Thursday at 6
pm. The on«campus voting sites will be
open from 9 am. to 6 pm. Wednesday and
Thursday.

CELEBRATING 37 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

ilm pays tribute to block in danger

By Rebecce Sweeney

Since he has lived in Lexington. Ben Allen has
seen many perfomiance venues come and go.

“In my short time living here. roughly 10 years.
I have watched traditional and improvised spaces

for art and music come and go like the
breeze. always with a lack of money to
pay the rents or in a notice to cease and
desist from the city." Allen said.

Allen has been a performer and a
promoter in Lexington. and on Tuesday
he contributed his thoughts and memo—
ries for a film many hope will spark dia—
logue over downtown development and
possibly save music venues from de—
struction.

The desire to live in a city that sup—
ports its art spaces and venues inspired
Griffin VanMeter to film a video and a
documentary about the Rosenberg
Block. between Main and Vine streets
and Limestone and Upper streets. The
proposed construction of a 40-story ho-

tel that will demolish buildings on the block and
displace businesses. including The Dame. Mia‘s

Alaine Livingston, left, James Cronin, center left, Neil Molarz, centvr mil" in: t. ._ lasr ii i r mt
versity of Louisville, took the stage of the Student Center‘s Cats '19 ,. f.

and Buster‘s. was announced March 4.
VanMcter. a member of Creative Lexington.
which pushes for a stronger Lexington music

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ed by watching
the city destroy
all the elements
of character that
attract and
retain me."

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has been filming testimonials about the
block and will continue Friday from 9 ant. to 4
pm. on the first floor theater of the downtown pub-
lic Iibrzuy.

“1 am so frustrated by watching
the city destroy all the elements of
character that attract and retain me."
VanMeter said.

“These oral histories personify the
buildings. by adding words to the
bricks. showing that buildings are
more than their psychical materials."
VanMeter said. “Buildings are spaces
for people to connect with. to experi—
ence other people. to experience life.
Buildings are where memories and
stories happen."

The video will be shown as pan of
an educational forum. titled “Wake tip
Lexington: An Event to Save Our
Block." The forum is hosted by Prev
serve LL‘XlnglOll in support of the

businesses on the Roseiiburg Block. It will be held
March 2‘) at “[30 am. in the Kentucky Theater.

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The event will also feature speakers discussing
the importance of the block. altematives to the pro
posed development and a multimedia presentation
of photographs of downtown. Music and refresh-
ments will be provided and discount coupons to
downtown bars. restaurants and retail stores will be
distributed.

Eric Thonrason. a founding member of Pre—
serve Lexington and member of the board of direc—
tors. said the group was formed in 2006 after ru—
mors of the development surfaced. The group is fo-
cused on encouraging people to speak out about
this development. Thomason said.

“We are working hard to mobilize the thou-
sands of people opposed to this project that we hear
from on a daily basis." he said,

Nick Sprouse. general manager of The Dame.
said he thinks the video is a fantastic idea but has
not decided if he will speak on camera.

“I appreciate their efforts." Sprouse said. "It‘s
terribly important to educate the minority group in
l inngton that still is in favor of the development
on just how vital this block is

Lexington IoLals. people from other cities and
performing artists ha\c shown overwhelming sup—

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Students help Kenton (Io.
in preservation project

By Jill taster

jlaster@l(ylternel.com

UK Classics Professor Ross
Scaife died of cancer Saturday.
leaving behind an impact on the
lives of his friends and family and
on Internet studies in the humani-
ties.

Scaife. 47. died in his Lexington
home Saturday after ﬁghting cancer
for more than a year. He taught in
UK's Department of Modem and
Classical Languages, Literatures
and Cultures for l7 years. continu—
ing after his diagnosis in January
2007. Although he improved after
chemotherapy last spring. Scaife‘s
condition began to worsen in De-
cember. said his wife. Cathy Scaife.

“He fought it hard. and we all
thought he had overcome it.“ said
Ted Fiedler. the chair of modern and
classical languages department.

One of his greatest passions in
his career was improving online hu—
manity academics. Cathy Scaife
said. Since July 2005. Ross Scaife
served as the d' tor of the Collab-
oratory for Re. rch in Computing
for Humanities. Which provides UK

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