Lost in all of the hoopla of recruiting this weekend, is the news that a former UK great has passed away. Mike Phillips, age 59, passed away after falling in his home in Madisonville.
The Ohio native was one half of the frontcourt dubbed the “Twin Towers” on UK’s 1978 National Championship Team that went 30-2 and beat Duke in the finals.
Former Wildcat Coach Joe B. Hall spoke about his former center on Monday. “He was a gentleman. He was coachable,” Hall said. “He played all out on the floor and gave everything off the floor as a student-athlete.