Former University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp won four national championships, former University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith won two- one of which starred Michael Jordan, former UCLA coach John Wooden won ten- so, what do these three men have in common?  They’re all hall of fame coaches within the NCAA? Yes. But what else? They were all from relatively small towns around the country? True, but one more thing; they all played in the NCAA tournament back to back by a Florida State University team coached by Louisville native, Hugh Durham in 1972.

There I was standing in a line roughly as long as the state of Rhode Island with a basketball in hand.

In 1998 one of the greatest women in the history of area athletics passed away, Bunny Daugherty.  Despite her passing Daugherty’s legacy remains with us and will forever.  I know this undoubtedly because of not only the work that she did but the lives that she touched.

A standout coach at Sacred Heart Daugherty made a name for herself as one of the biggest and most respected champions for girls’/women’s athletics not only regionally but nationally as well.

Active U of L NBA-ers:

• Earl Clark- The stretch forward for the Orlando Magic has been laboring on the court this week. Clark received a DNP-coaches decision yesterday in a 117-107 overtime loss to Utah after a poor performance prior. Earl was scoreless against the Celtics Wednesday in another Magic loss. On a brighter note, E5 did have a double-double with 14 points & 10 rebounds in a 113-100 win over the 76ers on Monday. Earl is the only former Cardinal headed to the NBA playoffs. Clark is averaging 2.5ppg  and 2.7rpg on the season.