Former UK All-American and national champion Johnny Cox will be honored as Kentucky’s representative in the 2019 class of Southeastern Conference Legends at the 2019 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville.
Each year, the conference honors former greats from all 14 SEC institutions. Cox will be honored at halftime of the Cats’ first game of the tournament.
Cox, a native of Hazard, KY, helped lead the Cats to the 1959 national championship. He averaged 14.9 points and 12.6 rebounds per game for the 23-6 Cats. Cox also helped to guide UK to the SEC Championship in 1958 and 1959.