On Friday, former Kentucky basketball star Charles Hurt passed away at the age of 55 after a long battle with leukemia. According to the Herald-Leader, funeral services for Hurt will take place Saturday at Shelby County High School. The visitation will begin at 10 a.m. and the funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. Hurt will be buried at Grove Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville.
Hurt, a native of Shelby County, played at UK from 1979-1983, scoring 786 points, grabbing 496 rebounds, and dishing out 104 assists in 124 games. He was drafted 134th overall in the sixth round of the 1983 NBA Draft by Milwaukee.