The year is 2011 and John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats are headed to the Final Four, the school’s first trip since winning the whole thing in 1998. A 4-seed in the tournament’s East region, Kentucky upset No. 1 overall seed Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen, and then beat No. 2 seed North Carolina in the Elite Eight game to advance to the final weekend.
What a blast that UK-Ohio State game was.
The UK-UNC game too. Coach Cal kissing DeAndre Liggins after Liggins’ corner 3-pointer is an all-time moment.
After that win over the Tar Heels to snap a 13-year Final Four drought, the program’s swagger reached uncharted swagger territory when the players found themselves celebrating with Jay Z in the locker room.