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The last time Walter McCarty was on the Rupp Arena hardwood, he was celebrating a National Championship. Twenty three years later he returns to play the No. 1 team in America as the head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces.
The former Kentucky Wildcat averaged 11.6 points a game for Rick Pitino’s 1996 Championship squad. You may recall that time he knocked down a corner three-pointer to complete Kentucky’s Mardi Gras Miracle vs. LSU. Following the 96 season, the 6’10” stretch-four was taken with the 19th overall pick by the New York Knicks.