Courtside with the Kentucky Wildcats
March 31st, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Butler big man Matt Howard said his hometown of Connersville, Ind., had mounted a fund-raising campaign to help his family travel to Houston for the Final Four.
Howard was unsure of the details.
“My dad always hangs out at a local coffee shop,” Howard said. “It started there. They raised quite a bit.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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