King Rex was a centerpiece of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry and remains among UK's greatest in-state players.
Rex Chapman remains one of the more important basketball recruits the University of Kentucky has reeled in.
The high-flying, sharpshooting McDonalds All-American from Owensboro, KY had a legendary prep career and was a guaranteed program-changer. And due to the implications his commitment would create, Kentucky and Louisville turned the Commonwealth into a recruiting battleground.
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In 1986, UK and UofL were both at crucial points for their respective futures.