Miscellaneous #3- Kentucky Basketball

      The Kentucky Wildcat men's basketball team played in their first game tonight against Maryland. They won in a very close game that really should not have been close at all. Like I said, it was their first game, so I guess you could use that as an excuse. Last year, Kentucky won the National Championship with ease. All five starters for the Wildcat team ended up being drafted to the NBA. Amazing huh? This year, Kentucky is the only college basketball team to have five completely new starters on the floor. After watching them play, I realize they have a lot of work to do. When they get into a groove, they are unstoppable, but you can tell that they are very young. I have always been a Kentucky fan, but I am slowly beginning to be more of a die-hard. My sister lived in Lexington, Kentucky this past fall for an internship for her doctorate degree for Physical Therapy. My parents have always went down to Lexington to see the horses and go to the races. My dad has always been a Kentucky fan as long as they have went down their to visit, so it rubbed off on me.

      Since my sister lived in Kentucky this past fall, I made a couple trips down to see her. While I was down there this summer, I went to Kentucky University and walked into the basketball facility where the men's team was holding a camp for little tykes. I walked into Coach Calipari's office, the Kentucky head basketball coach, and I was actually able to meet him. As I was standing there looking at pictures on the wall, I quickly glanced to my left and Calipari was standing directly beside me and shook my hand and said, "Hey there, thank you for being here." I was in complete shock. My heart started beating really fast and I couldn't believe what was happening. I had just met one of the most successful coaches in college basketball. It was crazy. This past fall, I attended Kentucky's Big Blue Madness, which was really cool as well. There are a lot of people who do not like Kentucky Basketball, because they think Calipari is a cheater. I do not know all of the facts, but I do know that he is a good teacher, communicator, and coach, and he loves his players and all the fans. I am really looking forward to this upcoming basketball season to watch some Wildcat basketball!