In celebration of Kentucky Basketball and tonight’s Big Blue Madness event at Rupp Arena, Kentucky Sports Radio looks back at the history of Madness under John Calipari in Lexington. Beginning with the unforgettable ’09 edition through whatever happens tonight, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Big Blue Nation have had a lot of fun at the ceremonial first practice of the season.
Enjoy a rundown of some of the top Big Blue Madness moments of the last fourteen years.
2009: The John Wall Dance was born
Legend has it that DeMarcus Cousins planned to do the dance first, but Cousins did not enjoy being elevated on the platform and wouldn’t let go of the handrails, thus paving the way for John Wall to steal the show.